KR20110073692A - Apparatus for automatically adjusting electromotive driving convenience equipment by using bluetooth communication, initial user setting value registration method and automatically adjusting method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for adjusting automatically the electric-powered driving support equipment of the vehicle, and a registration method of value set by the initial user and an auto calibration method are provided to improve a convenience for users by adjusting an equipment of an electric-powered operation piece of a vehicle for the user properly when the user take the vehicle with a cell phone. CONSTITUTION: The apparatus for adjusting automatically the electric-powered driving support equipment of the vehicle includes a Bluetooth send and receive part(10), which transmits and receives data as a predetermined protocol by using a cell phone and a bluetooth communications of a user; an user interface part, which processes a menu selection and a key input of the user about a right or wrong decision, and indicates announcements and messages demanding a response of user; an application data processing part(20) decoding data received from the bluetooth send and receive part or encoding data to transmit through the bluetooth send and receive part; a memory storing a program to execute and storing data needed to execute a program and a set value of each user as to the electric-powered driving support equipment of the vehicle; a microcontroller(30), which loads and executes the program saved in the memory, distinguish the user of the cellular phone from data decoded with the application data processing part, determines if the current setting as to the electric-powered driving support equipment of the vehicle accords with the set value saved in the memory corresponding to the recognized user, and creates operation commands as to the electric-powered driving support equipment of the vehicle on the basis of the set value of the recognized user; an operation command transceiver transferring operation commands created in the microcontroller through a vehicle interior communications network; and a driving support equipment driving part driving the electric-powered driving support equipment according to the operation commands delivered from the operation command transceiver.

Description

APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING ELECTROMOTIVE DRIVING CONVENIENCE EQUIPMENT BY USING BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION, INITIAL USER SETTING VALUE REGISTRATION METHOD AND AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically adjusting electric driving convenience equipment of a vehicle, a method for registering initial user setting values, and an automatic adjustment method. More particularly, a mobile phone user is identified using Bluetooth communication, and an electric seat and an electric mirror are provided. And an apparatus for automatically adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle based on a preset value of a mobile phone user stored in advance for the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle such as an electric tilt, a method of registering an initial user setting value in such a device, and The present invention relates to a method for automatically adjusting electric driving convenience equipment.

Seats, mirrors, steering wheels, etc. among the driving convenience equipment of the vehicle are gradually changed to electric, and, in addition, a memory function for storing setting values for each user is being added.

As a related art for implementing a memory function of a vehicle seat, for example, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2009-0098484 (published: September 17, 2009) discloses a controller of a memory sheet for a vehicle and its Control method ".

The memory sheet for a vehicle according to the related art includes a slide motor for moving the memory sheet forward and backward, a recline motor for adjusting the inclination of the seat back, a front height adjusting motor for adjusting the height of the front part of the seat, and a seat. The rear height adjustment motor for adjusting the height of the rear portion of each, each motor is driven by a relay (relay), each relay is configured to operate based on the relay control data stored in the internal memory for each user.

However, the memory sheet for a vehicle according to the related art is configured to store a memory setting value by pressing one of a plurality of buttons installed near a driver's door for each user, but when a plurality of users drive a vehicle, Among the plurality of buttons, there is a risk of confusion as to which button has stored its setting value, so that user convenience is inferior. In addition, the memory sheet for automobiles according to the prior art has a problem that the driver's surroundings are complicated because a button for the memory sheet must be installed near the driver's seat.

The present invention has been derived under the above-described technical background, through a technology for identifying a user by Bluetooth communication between a user's mobile phone and the device for automatically setting driving convenience of the present invention, and through a measurement controller communication network (CAN). Using technology to drive electric driving comfort equipment, identify the mobile phone user, and based on the pre-stored cell phone user settings for the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle such as electric seat, electric mirror and electric tilt It is an object to provide a device for adjusting convenience equipment.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an initial user setting value registration method in the apparatus for adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle and an automatic adjustment method of the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for automatically adjusting electric driving convenience equipment of a vehicle, the device comprising: a Bluetooth transceiver for transmitting and receiving data using a predetermined protocol using a Bluetooth communication with a user's mobile phone; A user interface unit for processing a user's key input for menu selection or deciding, and displaying a prompt message and a message requesting a response from the user; An application data processor which decodes data received from the Bluetooth transceiver or encodes data to be transmitted through the Bluetooth transceiver; A memory storing a program to be executed, and storing data necessary for executing the program and user-specific setting values for the electric convenience equipment of the vehicle; Load and execute the program stored in the memory, identify the user of the mobile phone from the data decoded by the application data processing unit, and the current settings for the electric convenience equipment of the vehicle are stored in the memory corresponding to the identified user A microcontroller for determining whether or not to coincide with a setting value, and generating a driving command for the electric convenience equipment of the vehicle based on the identified setting value for the user; A drive command transceiver for transmitting a drive command generated by the microcontroller through an in-vehicle communication network; And it is characterized in that it comprises a driving convenience equipment driving unit for driving the corresponding electric driving convenience equipment according to the driving command transmitted from the drive command transmission and reception unit.

The initial user setting value registration method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) searching for a Bluetooth device to receive the ID of the mobile phone as identification information, and determining whether the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone is registered as a user from the received ID of the mobile phone; (b) if the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone is registered as a user in step (a), determining whether to store the current setting of the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle by inquiring the user through the display of the guide screen; And (c) if it is determined in step (b) that the user wants to save the current setting, storing the setting value of the electric driving convenience equipment for the current user as the setting value of the corresponding user. It is done.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for automatically adjusting the electric driving convenience device, the method including: (a) searching for a Bluetooth device and determining whether a mobile phone having a Bluetooth function is connected; (b) if it is determined in step (a) that there is a Bluetooth connection by the mobile phone, receiving the ID of the mobile phone as identification information and determining whether the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone is registered as a user from the received mobile phone ID. ; (c) if the corresponding Bluetooth cellular phone is registered as a user in step (b), determining whether the current setting for the electric driving comfort equipment matches a setting value for the corresponding registered user; And (d) generating a driving command for driving the electric convenience equipment of the vehicle based on the setting value for the user when the current setting does not match the setting value for the user in step (c). Characterized in that it comprises a step.

The apparatus for automatically adjusting the electric driving convenience equipment according to the present invention, the initial user setting value registration method and the automatic adjustment method, the user's setting value for the electric driving convenience equipment by using the Bluetooth function of the mobile phone in advance for each user and In the future, when the user rides the vehicle with the mobile phone, the mobile phone user is automatically identified by the Bluetooth communication, and the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle is adjusted for the user based on the user's setting value. It is possible to improve the user's convenience in using the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle, and it is not necessary to install various buttons and controllers for storing the user setting values of the electric driving convenience equipment, and thus the cost and installation for the various buttons and controllers. It has a technical effect to save space.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various different forms, and only the embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention and to those skilled in the art. It is provided for complete information.

First, a device for adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an apparatus for adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus of the present invention for adjusting the electric driving convenience equipment of a vehicle includes a Bluetooth transceiver 10, an application data processor 20, a microcontroller 30, and a controller area network (CAN) communication. The transceiver 40, the input unit 51, the display device 52, the memory 53, the electric seat driver 71, the electric mirror driver 72, and the electric tilt driver 73 are included.

The user's mobile phone 60 has a Bluetooth transmission / reception function, and it is assumed that the user registration has been performed in advance with respect to the device of the present invention. The Bluetooth transceiver 10 transmits and receives data in a predetermined protocol by using Bluetooth communication with the mobile phone 60. For example, identification information such as an ID of the mobile phone 60 may be received through the Bluetooth transceiver 10.

The application data processor 20 decodes the data received from the Bluetooth transceiver 10 or encodes data to be transmitted through the Bluetooth transceiver 10, and stores the decoded received data in the microcontroller 30. In the meantime, the transmission data transmitted from the microcontroller 30 is encoded and transmitted to the Bluetooth transceiver 10.

The memory 53 stores a program for implementing an initial user setting value registration method in the apparatus for adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle, and a program for implementing the automatic adjustment method for the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle. have. In addition, the memory 53 provides a storage space necessary for the execution of such a program and stores data necessary for the execution of the program or data for setting values for each user.

The microcontroller 30 loads and executes the programs stored in the memory 53. That is, a program relating to an initial user setting value registration method or a program relating to an automatic adjustment method of electric driving convenience equipment can be selected by a user's operation, and the selected program is loaded from the memory 53 by the microcontroller 30. Is executed.

For example, when a program relating to an initial user setting value registration method is executed, the microcontroller 30 identifies the user from the ID of the mobile phone 60 input from the application data processing unit 20, and It determines whether the user is a registered user from the ID, and stores the setting value of the electric vehicle convenience equipment for the user.

On the other hand, when a program related to the automatic adjustment method of the electric driving convenience equipment is executed, the microcontroller 30 identifies the user from the ID of the mobile phone 60 input from the application data processing unit 20, and determines whether the user is a registered user. And determining whether the current setting for the electric driving comfort equipment matches a preset value stored by the user, and generating a driving command for driving the electric driving comfort equipment with the setting value of the user. The driving command generated as described above is output to the CAN communication transceiver 40.

A detailed process of the initial user setting value registration method and the automatic adjustment method of the electric driving convenience equipment executed by the microcontroller 30 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The input unit 51 processes a user's key input for menu selection or decision making, etc., as an input signal when the program is executed. The display device 52 displays a menu selection screen, a guide message screen, and the like when the program is executed. The input unit 51 and the display device 52 operate as a user interface unit and may be implemented as an integrated device such as a touch panel display device. Of course, the input unit 51 and the display device 52 may be implemented as separate devices as in the present embodiment.

When the microcontroller 30 drives the electric driving convenience equipment, as described above, the driving command output from the microcontroller 30 is transmitted to the CAN communication transceiver 40. Here, CAN is a controller area network mainly used for communication of an internal electromagnetic period of a vehicle, and means a serial bus communication network that connects peripheral devices such as sensors or drives in a real-time control application system. In such CAN, addressing concepts such as those used in Ethernet and the like are not used, and messages are sent to all nodes present in the network using unique identifiers in that network. Each node decides whether or not to process the message based on this identifier, and the bus access order is also prioritized according to the competition principle. The CAN method has the advantage that data can be transmitted without interruption even when an interruption occurs, and thus it is suitable for use in electromagnetic period communication in a vehicle in which noise is high and communication stability is important.

The CAN communication transmission / reception unit 40 transmits the driving command transmitted from the microcontroller 30 to the electric seat driving unit 71, the electric mirror driving unit 72, and the electric tilt driving unit 73, which are electric driving convenience equipment. In the present invention, for convenience of description, only the electric seat, the electric mirror, and the electric tilt are disclosed as the electric driving convenience equipment, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various driving convenience equipment that can be electrically operated may be used. .

The electric seat driving unit 71 drives the electric seat of the driver to operate the electric seat according to the user's set value. The electric mirror driving unit 72 drives an electric room mirror or an electric outside mirror to operate each electric mirror according to a user's setting value. The electric tilt driver 73 drives the electric tilt device mounted on a steering wheel to operate the electric tilt device according to a user's setting value.

Therefore, when the user stores the user's setting values for the electric driving convenience equipment in advance by using the Bluetooth function of the mobile phone 60, and later rides on the vehicle while carrying the mobile phone 60, the device of the present invention Automatically identify the user and adapt the vehicle's electric driving comfort equipment to the user.

Next, an initial user setting value registration method in the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of an initial user setting value registration method in the apparatus of FIG. 1. As described above, when the program relating to the initial user setting value registration method is stored in the memory 53, and the user selects execution of the program relating to the initial user setting value registration method through the menu operation of the input unit 51, This program is loaded and executed by the microcontroller 30.

When the operation is started, the microcontroller 30 searches for the Bluetooth device through the Bluetooth transceiver 10 and receives the ID of the mobile phone 60 having the Bluetooth function as identification information, and receives the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone from the ID of the received mobile phone. It is determined whether 60 is registered as a user of the apparatus of the present invention (S21). In other words, it is determined whether the user of the mobile phone 60 has been previously authenticated to have access to the apparatus of the present invention. This means that when the device of the present invention is applied to a vehicle, the user can use the device of the present invention only for a user who has been registered in advance by the vehicle owner's secret key input or the like, instead of giving permission to all users of the cellular phone with Bluetooth function. Because of the purpose to give.

In step S21, if it is determined that the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone 60 is registered as a user, it is determined whether to store the current settings for the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle (S22). In this step, the microcontroller 30 displays a guide screen on whether to store the user setting through the display device 52, and receives the user's key input through the input unit 51 to store the current setting. By judging whether it is.

When it is determined in step S22 that the user wants to save the current setting, the microcontroller 30 may set the setting values of the electric driving convenience equipment for the current user, that is, the setting values of the electric seat, the electric mirror, and the electric tilt. It stores in the memory 53 as the setting value of the user (S23). When this step S23 is performed, execution of the program relating to the initial user setting value registration method is terminated and the software subroutine is returned.

Next, a method for automatically adjusting the electric driving convenience equipment according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the automatic adjustment method of the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the program related to the automatic adjustment method of the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle is stored in the memory 53, and the user executes the program related to the automatic adjustment method through the menu operation of the input unit 51. If selected, this program is loaded and executed by the microcontroller 30.

When the operation is started, the microcontroller 30 searches for the Bluetooth device through the Bluetooth transceiver 10 and determines whether the cellular phone 60 having the Bluetooth function is connected (S31).

If it is determined in step S31 that there is a Bluetooth connection by the mobile phone 60, the microcontroller 30 receives the ID of the mobile phone 60 as identification information through the Bluetooth transceiver 10, and received From the ID of the mobile phone, it is determined whether the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone 60 is registered as a user of the device of the present invention (S32). As described above, when the device of the present invention is applied to a vehicle, the present invention does not give all users of the cellular phone having the Bluetooth function to use, but only the user who has registered in advance by secret key input of the vehicle owner. This is for the purpose of granting permission to use the device.

In step S32, when it is determined that the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone 60 is registered as a user, the microcontroller 30 determines whether the current setting for the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle matches the setting value for the user. (S33). That is, the microcontroller 30 compares the user-specific setting values previously stored in the memory 53 and the current setting values for the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle by the initial user setting value registration method of FIG. 2. Judge a match.

In step S33, if it is determined that the current setting of the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle matches the setting value for the user, the driving of the electric driving comfort equipment is not necessary, so that execution of the program is terminated. The software subroutine is returned.

In step S33, if it is determined that the current setting of the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle does not match the setting value for the user, the microcontroller 30 sets the setting value of the user stored in the memory 53. Load and generate a drive command for the electric driving convenience equipment based on the loaded set value (S34). The driving command generated as described above is transmitted to the electric seat driver 71, the electric mirror driver 72, and the electric tilt driver 73 through the CAN communication transceiver 40 of FIG. 1. As a result, the electric seat driving unit 71, the electric mirror driving unit 72 and the electric tilt driving unit 73 can operate the electric tilting device of the electric seat, the electric mirror, and the steering wheel, respectively, based on the user's setting values. Can be.

After the step S34 is executed, execution of the program is terminated and the software subroutine is returned.

According to the apparatus for automatically adjusting the electric driving convenience equipment of the present invention described above, the initial user setting value registration method and the automatic adjustment method, the user's setting value for the electric driving comfort equipment using the Bluetooth function of the mobile phone If the user saves in advance for each user and later rides on the vehicle with the user carrying the mobile phone, the mobile phone user is automatically identified by Bluetooth communication, and the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle is based on the user's setting value. By adjusting it to, the user's convenience in using the electric driving comfort equipment of the vehicle can be improved, and various buttons and controllers are not needed because various buttons and controllers for storing user setting values of the electric driving comfort equipment need not be installed. Can save cost and installation space.

So far, the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention have been described. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an apparatus for adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of an initial user setting value registration method in the apparatus of FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the automatic adjustment method of the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A Bluetooth transceiver for transmitting and receiving data using a predetermined protocol using a Bluetooth communication with a user's mobile phone; A user interface unit for processing a user's key input for menu selection or deciding, and displaying a prompt message and a message requesting a response from the user; An application data processor for decoding data received from the Bluetooth transceiver or encoding data to be transmitted through the Bluetooth transceiver; A memory storing a program to be executed, and storing data necessary for executing the program and user-specific setting values for the electric convenience equipment of the vehicle; Load and execute the program stored in the memory, identify the user of the mobile phone from the data decoded by the application data processing unit, and the current settings for the electric convenience equipment of the vehicle are stored in the memory corresponding to the identified user A microcontroller for determining whether or not to coincide with a setting value, and generating a driving command for the motorized convenience equipment of the vehicle based on the identified setting value for the user; A drive command transceiver for transmitting a drive command generated by the microcontroller through an in-vehicle communication network; And It includes a driving convenience device driving unit for driving a corresponding electric driving convenience equipment according to the driving command transmitted from the drive command transmission and reception unit; A device for automatically adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle. The method of claim 1, The driving command transmitting and receiving unit uses a controller area network (CAN) as an in-vehicle communication network. A device for automatically adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle. The method of claim 1, The driving convenience equipment driving unit includes an electric seat driving unit, an electric mirror driving unit and an electric tilt driving unit A device for automatically adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle. The method of claim 1, The data decoded by the application data processor is an ID of a mobile phone, and the microcontroller identifies a user of the mobile phone by using the ID of the mobile phone. A device for automatically adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle. The method of claim 1, The user interface unit is implemented by a touch panel display device A device for automatically adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle. The method of claim 1, User-specific setting values stored in the memory are stored in advance by a program for initial user setting value registration. A device for automatically adjusting the electric driving comfort equipment of a vehicle. (a) searching for a Bluetooth device and receiving an ID of the mobile phone as identification information, and determining whether the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone is registered as a user from the received mobile phone ID; (b) if the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone is registered as a user in step (a), determining whether to store the current setting of the electric driving convenience equipment of the vehicle by inquiring the user through the display of the guide screen; And (c) if it is determined in step (b) that the user wants to save the current setting, storing the setting value of the electric driving convenience equipment for the current user as the setting value of the corresponding user. How to register initial user settings. (a) searching for a Bluetooth device and determining whether a mobile phone having a Bluetooth function is connected; (b) if it is determined in step (a) that there is a Bluetooth connection by the mobile phone, receiving the ID of the mobile phone as identification information and determining whether the corresponding Bluetooth mobile phone is registered as a user from the received mobile phone ID. ; (c) if the corresponding Bluetooth cellular phone is registered as a user in step (b), determining whether the current setting for the electric driving comfort equipment matches a setting value for the corresponding registered user; And (d) generating a driving command for driving the electric convenience equipment of the vehicle based on the setting value for the user if the current setting does not match the setting value for the user in step (c); Containing Automatic adjustment of electric driving convenience equipment.

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