KR20110080750A - Audio/video/navigation integrated system for vehicle having capability of upgrading map data by using hand phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An audio/video/navigation integrated system for a vehicle having a map data upgrade function using a cellular phone is provided to improve user convenience by allowing map data for a navigation service to be stored in the internal memory of the cellular phone. CONSTITUTION: An audio/video/navigation integrated system for a vehicle comprises a GPS antenna(21), a cellular phone(10), a navigation board(22), an audio board(51), an LCD module(42), and an amplifier. The GPS antenna receives location information of a reference satellite. The cellular phone comprises an internal memory for storing map data. The navigation board is driven with a navigation related application to implement a navigation service based on the location information received through the GPS antenna and the map data read from the internal memory of the cellular phone. The audio board executes management on power supply from a vehicle battery, management on sound volume outputted to an external amplifier, radio reception, and deck driving. The LCD module displays a screen according to video signals outputted from the navigation board or the audio board. The amplifier amplifies the audio signal outputted from the audio board and outputs the amplified audio signal to a speaker.

Description

Vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system with map data upgrade function using mobile phone {AUDIO / VIDEO / NAVIGATION INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE HAVING CAPABILITY OF UPGRADING MAP DATA BY USING HAND PHONE}

The present invention relates to a vehicle audio / video / navigation system, and to a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system configured to access a memory provided in a cellular phone and perform upgrade of navigation-related map data.

Audio / Video / Navigation (AVN) integrated systems have recently been widely used as vehicle convenience equipment. The AVN integrated system for a vehicle is a device configured by integrating audio devices, multimedia equipment, and navigation devices in a vehicle, and is accessible through a common user interface, and provides audio services such as radio and compact disk (CD), and digital versatile (DVD). Video services such as a disk) and navigation services such as a destination guidance function.

The AVN integrated system for a vehicle is configured to share a speaker, a display device, a key input unit, etc., which are user interfaces for audio service, video service, and navigation service, so that each audio device, video device, and navigation device are provided separately. It has several advantages, such as eliminating duplicate parts, ease of operator operation, and providing mixed service.

In such a conventional vehicle AVN integrated system, map data for a navigation service is stored in a USB memory or a flash memory in the navigation board.

For example, in order for an AVN integrated system to access map data, current location information is transmitted to a central processing unit (CPU) through a microcomputer in the navigation board, and an operating system (OS) mounted on the CPU is Deliver the message to the navigation application. The navigation application outputs a command to read the map data, and the OS reads the map data from the flash memory or the USB memory where the map data is stored by using the MMC port or the USB port of the CPU. Accordingly, the navigation application may execute the navigation service using the read map data.

However, since the existing AVN integrated system needs to record the map data in a large memory through an external PC to update the map data, it is complicated to upgrade the map data such as visiting an after-sales center. Uncomfortable. In addition, the existing AVN integrated system has a problem that requires a larger amount of memory as the navigation map evolved to 3D.

Therefore, in the existing AVN integrated system, there is a demand for technical improvement that can easily update map data and cope with a large memory capacity for map data.

The present invention is to solve the above-described technical problem, by storing the map data for the navigation service in the internal memory of the mobile phone, by accessing the map data to execute the navigation service can remove a large internal memory, mobile phone An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system having a map data upgrade function using a mobile phone, which can improve user convenience by simply recording map data in the internal memory of the mobile phone.

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system having a map data upgrade function using a mobile phone according to the present invention includes: a GPS antenna for receiving location information of a reference satellite; A mobile phone including an internal memory for storing map data; A navigation board driven by a navigation related application and configured to perform a navigation service using location information of a reference satellite received through the GPS antenna and map data loaded from an internal memory of the mobile phone; An audio board for managing power supplied from a battery of the vehicle, volume management output to an external amplifier, radio reception, and deck driving; An LCD module which performs a screen display function according to a video signal output from the navigation board or the audio board; And an amplifier for amplifying the audio signal output from the audio board and outputting the amplified audio signal to the speaker.

According to the present invention, by storing the map data in the internal memory of the mobile phone, by configuring a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system to connect the mobile phone and the navigation board by wireless or wired communication, the map data storage space for navigation services Can be removed from the car audio / video / navigation integration system and the user can easily upgrade the map data by simply recording the map data into the internal memory of the mobile phone.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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 configuration and operation of a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system having a map data upgrade function using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile phone 10, a GPS antenna 21, a navigation board 22, a CDP deck 31, and a DVD deck ( 32, multimedia terminal 33, LCD module 41, Bluetooth module 42, satellite radio module 43, audio board 51, switches 52, 53, microphone 61, rear module 62 ), CUBIS 63, FATC 64, antenna 65, and external amplifier 66.

In-vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated systems perform three services, namely navigation, audio and video services.

Specifically, the mobile phone 10, the GPS antenna 21, the navigation board 22 and the LCD module 41 performs a navigation service, the antenna 65, satellite radio module 43, audio board 51, The CDP deck 31, the multimedia terminal 33, and the external amplifier 66 perform audio services, and the audio board 51, the CDP deck 31, the DVD deck 32, the multimedia terminal 33 and the LCD Module 41 performs a video service. Here, it can be seen that one unit may operate for redundant services. In addition, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to those disclosed in FIG. 1, and design changes, other modifications, and additional functions may be implemented.

The navigation board 22 includes a central processing unit (CPU), and includes, for example, Windows CE 5.0 as an operating system (OS), and can be driven by applications for basic operations and navigation-related applications. . That is, the navigation board 22 performs a navigation service according to the navigation application using the location information of the reference satellite received through the GPS antenna 21 and the map data loaded through the mobile phone 10, and the route guidance screen. Is displayed to the user through the LCD module 41.

The mobile phone 10 includes a memory for storing map data and may be connected to the navigation board 22 using various wireless or wired communication such as USB, wireless USB, and Bluetooth. The mobile phone 10 may be replaced by another type of storage medium such as an iPod (IPOD) or PMP, in which case, a communication method suitable for the storage medium should be used. Therefore, by storing the map data using the internal memory of the mobile phone 10, it is possible to remove the map data storage space from the vehicle audio / video / navigation system. When the map data is upgraded, the user can simply download the map data by connecting the mobile phone to the PC, thereby improving user convenience than the existing method in upgrading the map data.

The Bluetooth module 42 is connected between the navigation board and the audio board 51 through an inter IC sound (I2S) interface and performs Bluetooth hands-free and streaming functions.

The satellite radio module 43 is an optional audio service and is connected to the audio board 51 through an I2S interface to receive satellite radio broadcasts. The switch 52 is used to select the functions of the Bluetooth module 42, the microphone 61, the CDP deck 31, the DVD deck 32, etc., and the switch 53 is input through the multimedia terminal 33. It is used to select whether to transmit the video signal VIDEO to the rear module 62 which is a rear seat display.

The car ubiquitous system (CUBIS) 63 is a module for providing Internet access in a vehicle, and the full automatic temperature control (FATC) 64 is a module for providing a fully automatic temperature control function.

The antenna 65 is used to receive AM / FM radio broadcasting or DVD broadcasting, and the external amplifier 66 amplifies an audio signal provided from the audio board 51 and outputs it to a speaker (not shown). Accordingly, sound may be reproduced in the speaker.

The audio board 51 performs power management supplied from the battery of the vehicle, volume management output to the external amplifier 66, radio reception, and deck driving. For example, the audio board 51 performs a radio broadcast reception function by extracting an audio signal from the radio broadcast signal received from the antenna 65 or the satellite radio module 43 and outputting the audio signal to the external amplifier 66.

In addition, the audio board 51 drives the CDP deck 31 or the DVD deck 32 according to the operation of the switch 52 of the user, and the video generated by the driving of the CDP deck 31 or the DVD deck 32. The signal is displayed on the LCD module 41 via the navigation board 22, and the audio signal generated by driving the CDP deck 31 or the DVD deck 32 is externally amplified by the audio board 51. Outputted to 66 is reproduced by a speaker (not shown).

According to the present invention as described above, by storing the map data in the internal memory of the mobile phone, by configuring a vehicle audio / video / navigation integrated system to connect the mobile phone and the navigation board using wireless or wired communication, navigation services The map data storage space can be removed from the integrated vehicle audio / video / navigation system, and the user data can be easily improved when the map data is upgraded by simply recording the map data in the internal memory of the mobile phone.

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.

10: mobile phone 21: GPS antenna
22: navigation board 31: CDP deck
32: DVD deck 33: multimedia terminal
41: LCD Module 42: Bluetooth Module
43: Satellite Radio Module 51: Audio Board
52, 53: switch 61: microphone
62: rear module 63: CUBIS
64: FATC 65: antenna
66: external amplifier

Claims (4)

A GPS antenna for receiving location information of a reference satellite;
A mobile phone including an internal memory for storing map data;
A navigation board driven by a navigation related application and configured to perform a navigation service using location information of a reference satellite received through the GPS antenna and map data loaded from an internal memory of the mobile phone;
An audio board for managing the power supplied from the battery of the vehicle, managing the volume output to the external amplifier, receiving the radio, and driving the deck;
An LCD module which performs a screen display function according to a video signal output from the navigation board or the audio board; And
Amplifying unit for amplifying the audio signal output from the audio board to output to the speaker
Automotive audio / video / navigation integration system.
The method of claim 1,
The mobile phone is connected to the navigation board using a wireless or wired communication such as USB, wireless USB, Bluetooth.
Automotive audio / video / navigation integration system.
The method of claim 1,
The mobile phone is implemented with other types of storage media such as iPod (IPOD) or PMP.
Automotive audio / video / navigation integration system.
The method of claim 1,
It further comprises a Bluetooth module connected between the navigation board and the audio board through a predetermined interface to perform a Bluetooth hands-free function and a Bluetooth streaming function.
Automotive audio / video / navigation integration system.

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