KR20130008225A

KR20130008225A - Apparatus and method to prevent leaving mobile phone alone in vehicle

Info

Publication number: KR20130008225A
Application number: KR1020110068832A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박성두
Original assignee: 현대모비스 주식회사
Priority date: 2011-07-12
Filing date: 2011-07-12
Publication date: 2013-01-22

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for preventing a neglected mobile phone in a vehicle and a method are provided to sense whether or not a mobile phone is existed when a driver leaves without considering a mobile phone location in the vehicle. CONSTITUTION: A device(10) for preventing a neglected mobile phone in a vehicle includes a Bluetooth communication unit(120) and a control unit(110). The Bluetooth communication unit communicates with the device in the vehicle. When the door of the vehicle is locked, the control unit senses whether or not the mobile phone is existed I the vehicle and outputs an alarm sound when the mobile phone is existed. [Reference numerals] (110) Control unit; (120) Bluetooth communication unit; (130) Door switch; (140) Door lock switch; (150) Speaker; (AA) Cellular phone

Description

Apparatus and Method to Prevent Leaving Mobile Phone alone in Vehicle}

The present invention relates to a method for preventing cell phone neglect, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for preventing cell phone neglect in a vehicle which can be prevented from being left in a vehicle due to carelessness when the driver gets off.

Recently, cell phones have become a necessity for modern people so that cell phone storage boxes including handsfree are the basic options of the vehicle.

However, due to its convenience, the driver often makes a mistake of leaving the cell phone in the cell phone storage box.

In order to prevent such a problem, when the door is placed in the cell phone storage box of the vehicle, it has been disclosed a device for outputting an alarm sound determined by the mobile phone neglect in the vehicle.

However, the conventional device is operated only when placed in a specific position (cell phone storage box), so that the user cannot detect whether the mobile phone is left without the cell phone storage.

Disclosure of Invention The present invention has been made in the technical background as described above, and an object thereof is to provide an apparatus and method for preventing in-vehicle mobile phone leaving the mobile phone in a vehicle when the driver gets off by Bluetooth communication. It is done.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for preventing in-vehicle mobile phone communication, including: a Bluetooth communication unit for performing Bluetooth communication with an in-vehicle device; And a control unit that detects whether a mobile phone exists in the vehicle through the Bluetooth communication when the door of the vehicle is opened and then locks and outputs a warning sound if present.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for preventing an in-vehicle mobile phone illegal use, wherein the in-vehicle mobile phone anti-attractive method is enabled by an in-vehicle in-vehicle anti-leakage device. Checking whether it is locked; If the door is locked after the door is opened, detecting whether the mobile phone is in the vehicle by performing a Bluetooth communication with a device in the vehicle; And outputting a warning sound when the cellular phone is in the vehicle.

According to the present invention, by determining the presence of the mobile phone in the vehicle by Bluetooth communication, regardless of the location of the mobile phone in the vehicle can detect the presence of the mobile phone at the time of the driver's departure, the mobile phone in the vehicle The neglect can be prevented.

1 is a block diagram showing a device for preventing in-vehicle mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for preventing illegally leaving a mobile phone in a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods of achieving the same will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. As used herein, the terms " comprises, " and / or "comprising" refer to the presence or absence of one or more other components, steps, operations, and / Or additions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing a device for preventing in-vehicle mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle mobile phone prevention apparatus 10 includes a Bluetooth communication unit 120, a door open / close switch 130, a door lock switch 140, a control unit 110, and a speaker 150. do. Here, the door opening and closing switch 130, the door lock switch 140 and the speaker 150 may be configured separately from the mobile phone unattended prevention device 10.

The Bluetooth communication unit 120 communicates with a device in a vehicle via Bluetooth.

The door opening and closing switch 130 is a switch for door closing provided in the vehicle door, and outputs a door opening signal when the vehicle door is opened, and outputs a door closing signal when the vehicle door is closed.

The door lock switch 140 is a switch for locking a door provided in a vehicle door or a head unit, and outputs a door lock signal when the vehicle door is locked.

Here, the door opening and closing switch 130 and the door lock switch 140 may be configured as a single switch, of course.

When the control unit 110 sequentially detects the door open signal, the door closed signal, and the door lock signal, the control unit 110 checks whether the mobile phone exists in the vehicle through Bluetooth communication through the Bluetooth communication unit 120.

For example, the control unit 110 may determine that the mobile phone exists in the vehicle if it can communicate with the mobile phone through the Bluetooth communication unit 120.

In this case, the control unit 110 may detect only the door open signal and the door lock signal without separately detecting the door closing signal.

The control unit 110 outputs a warning sound through the speaker 150 when the mobile phone is present in the vehicle, thereby preventing the mobile phone from being left unintentionally due to the driver's carelessness.

The in-vehicle mobile phone illegally parked prevention device 10 may prevent the aforementioned in-vehicle cell phone neglect while the vehicle is turned on and off, and the aforementioned portable vehicle may be carried out only when the vehicle is turned off. You can prevent phone neglect.

However, in order to perform the corresponding function when the vehicle is turned off, the mobile phone in-vehicle prevention apparatus 10 in the vehicle is operated by being supplied with battery power for a predetermined time (for example, 20 minutes) after the vehicle is turned off. Needs to be.

Hereinafter, a method for preventing cell phone neglect according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for preventing illegally leaving a mobile phone in a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile phone illegally parked prevention device 10 performs Bluetooth communication with the mobile phone while the vehicle is turned on (S210).

The mobile phone illegally parked prevention device 10 checks whether the start of the vehicle is turned off (S220).

When the start of the vehicle is turned off, the mobile phone illegally park prevention device 10 checks whether the door of the vehicle is opened (S230).

The mobile phone illegally parked prevention device 10 checks whether the door is locked after the door of the vehicle is opened (S240).

When the mobile phone illegally parked device 10 is locked after the vehicle door is opened, Bluetooth communication checks whether the mobile phone exists in the vehicle (S250).

The mobile phone illegally parked prevention device 10 outputs a warning sound when there is a mobile phone in the vehicle (S260).

As described above, according to the present invention, the presence of the mobile phone in the vehicle is determined by the Bluetooth communication, so that the mobile phone can be detected when the driver leaves the vehicle regardless of the location of the mobile phone in the vehicle. Can be prevented from being left unattended.

While the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, Of course, this is possible. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by the description of the following claims.

Claims

A Bluetooth communication unit for performing Bluetooth communication with an in-vehicle device; And
When the door of the vehicle is locked after being opened, the control unit detects the presence of a mobile phone in the vehicle through the Bluetooth communication, and outputs a warning sound if present
In-vehicle mobile phone unattended device comprising a.

The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
Detects a signal from the door open switch of the vehicle to detect that the door of the vehicle is open, and detects the signal from the door lock switch of the vehicle to detect that the door is locked. .

The method of claim 1,
The battery is supplied with battery power for a predetermined time after the vehicle is turned off, and when the mobile phone in the vehicle is present when the door of the vehicle is locked after being opened, and outputs the warning sound.

A method for preventing in-vehicle cell phone illegally by a device for preventing in-vehicle cell phone illegal communication,
Checking whether the door is locked when the door of the vehicle is opened;
If the door is locked after the door is opened, detecting whether the mobile phone is in the vehicle by performing a Bluetooth communication with a device in the vehicle; And
Outputting a warning sound if the mobile phone is in the vehicle
In-vehicle mobile phone neglect prevention method comprising a.

The method of claim 4, wherein the checking step,
Sensing that the door is opened by detecting a signal from the door open switch of the vehicle; And
Detecting that the door is locked by detecting a signal from a door lock switch of the vehicle
Including a mobile phone unattended prevention method that includes.

5. The method of claim 4,
Receiving battery power for a predetermined period of time after the vehicle is turned off to perform the checking to the outputting operation in the state where the vehicle is turned off;
In-vehicle mobile phone neglect prevention method further comprising.