KR20140079187A - System and method for setting the fob key availability of the vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for setting availability of a key fob in a vehicle to set or change availability of one or more key fobs and a method thereof. To that end, the present invention includes: a setting unit which includes a plurality of keys to set a user setting mode or a key fob access mode to change availability of a key fob and outputs a setting signal according to the key input onto a display control unit; the display control unit which, if the key fob access mode is selected according to the key input in the user setting mode, requests a list of authenticated key fobs to a main control unit, receives the list, composes a key fob access screen including an area for setting availability of each key fob included in the list, outputs the key fob access screen on a display window, and transmits the availability data of each key fob set on the display window through user selection back to the main control unit; and the main control unit which performs authentication of a key fob through communication with the key fob and, upon a request from the display control unit, sends the list of the authenticated key fobs to the display control unit or receives the availability data of each key fob from the display control unit and allows or restricts access to the key fob according to the received data. By doing so, the present invention enables a user to easily set or change availability of a key fob using a user setting mode.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for setting the availability of a vehicle '

The present invention relates to a system and a method for setting a Pobble key availability of a vehicle to which a smart key system is applied. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for setting a Pobble key availability, And more particularly, to a system and method for setting a vehicle's Pobble key availability, which can limit the use of a specific Pobble key when a Poble key is lost.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] In recent years, with the generalization of automobile electronic keys, a driver opens and closes a door from the outside without pressing a separate key insertion or operation button such as a FOB key, A button start technique has been developed which can start the vehicle only by pressing a start button without inserting the lift key into the key groove and this button start technique will be positioned as an important trend of future development vehicles As a result, it is known as a very popular field.

Such a paw key is provided at the time of shipment from the vehicle, and two or more paw keys can be separately used to perform functions such as start-on / off, door lock / unlock, and the like.

However, if the Pobu key is lost, the user who learned the lost Pobu key can also check the location of the vehicle using the Pobu key, and can lock / unlock the door and turn on / off the vehicle, There is a risk of theft.

In addition, since valet parking is becoming popular in recent years, there is an increasing tendency to leave the vehicle to a third person. In such a case, driving by a third party often leads to an accident, and aft or other illegal method There was possession of the vehicle stolen by the user having it.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0063207 (published on Jun. 10, 2011, entitled Vehicle Function Restriction System Using Pobkey) discloses a technology relating to a vehicle function restriction system using a Pobkey In this technique, only the insertion of the mechanical key is detected to limit the function of the vehicle, so that even when the vehicle is left to a third party, the risk of an accident can be prevented.

However, according to this conventional technique, if the forgotten key is lost, the access to the vehicle by the user who has learned the lost forgotten key can not be fundamentally blocked, so be sure to visit the service center or the like and change the usage setting for the forgotten key And the operation of changing the use setting of the forbidden key is configured to be performed only by the administrator having the administrator authority, so there was a lot of troubles according to the use of the forbidden key when the forbidden key is lost.

Patent document KR 10-2011-0063207 A Published on Jun. 10, 2011

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for displaying an authorized Poble key on a display window of a vehicle when a Poble key is requested by a driver, To enable or restrict the accessibility of the Pod Key by a simple procedure without having to visit the service center to enable or disable the specific Pod Key when the Pod Key is lost. And to provide a system and method for setting the availability.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a plurality of keys for setting a POD key access mode for changing a user setting mode and a use of a FOB key, When the POD key access mode is selected in a state in which the user setting mode is set according to the key operation, the POD key list is requested and received from the main control unit, and each of the POD keys is used in the received POD key list And a display for transmitting the presence information setting information to the main control unit by the user selection of each fork key set through the display window by configuring the forbidden key access screen including the availability setting area capable of setting the availability, The control unit, and the forbey key to perform the forbidden key authentication, and in response to a request from the display control unit, And a main control unit for transmitting the key list to the display control unit or receiving from the display control unit the usability setting information for each toe key and thereby allowing or limiting access to the toe key, System.

In the above-described system for setting the availability of a Pawkey key for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the setting unit is configured by any one of a vehicle switch, a jog shuttle, and a touch screen.

In the forbey-key availability setting system of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, the display control unit activates and sets the selected paw key when the paw key to be allowed to be accessed on the paw-key access screen is selected, The display unit displays a confirmation screen asking whether or not the key has been lost, outputs the confirmation screen, and then sets the deactivated display unit to deactivate the forbey key, which is confirmed to be lost through a key operation of the setting unit, on the confirmation screen.

In the forbey-key availability setting system of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the display control unit outputs one or more messages selected from a notification message during reception of the authenticated pod-key list or a location notification message of the authenticated pod- .

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, there is provided a communication device including a setting unit for outputting a setting signal in response to a key operation to a display control unit, performing a Forbidden key authentication by communicating with a FOB key, A method of setting a Pobble key usable state in a vehicle control system including a main control part for controlling permission or limitation, and a display control part having a pod key list authenticated by the main control part and a display window for outputting a pod key access screen, Confirming whether the pod key access mode is selected in a state in which the user setting mode is set according to a key operation of the setting unit, requesting and receiving an authorized pod key list from the main control unit when the pod key access mode is selected, Configure the forb key access screen, including the availability and availability area where you can set the list and availability of each forb key A step of setting usable presence / absence information to be permitted or restricted according to whether or not the pod keys are selected, and a step of setting usable presence / absence setting information according to the user selection of each forb key set through the display window, The method comprising the steps of:

According to the present invention, in using a Pawkey in a vehicle, a Pawkey access mode is provided that displays a list of Pawkey keys authenticated by the main controller in a display window of a vehicle upon request of a driver and can set whether to use each Pawkey By allowing the operator to change whether to allow or restrict access to the token key, it is possible to conveniently restrict the use of a particular token key in the event of a loss of the token key, without having to visit the service center. .

FIG. 1 is a block diagram briefly illustrating the configuration of a pod-key availability setting system of a vehicle according to the present invention.
2A and 2B are operational flowcharts illustrating a method of setting whether or not to use a Pawkey key of a vehicle according to the present invention.
FIGS. 3A to 3F are views for illustrating exemplary configurations of screens displayed on a display window in each processing step in a system and method for setting whether or not a pod key can be used in a vehicle according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a system for and method for setting whether or not a vehicle can use a pod key according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described herein and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and that various equivalents and modifications may be substituted for them at the time of the present application shall.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a pod-key availability setting system of a vehicle according to the present invention. The system includes a setting unit 10, a display control unit 20, and a main control unit 30 .

The setting unit 10 includes any one of a vehicle switch, a jog shuttle, and a touch screen, and has a plurality of keys for setting a Pod key access mode for changing the user setting mode and the use of the FOB key , And outputs a setting signal according to the key operation to the display control section 20. [

The display control unit 20 has a pod key list authenticated by the main control unit and a display window 21 for outputting a pod key approach screen. When the user setting mode is set according to the key operation of the driver through the setting unit 10 When the forbidden key access mode is selected, the mainframe unit 30 requests the mainframe unit 30 to transmit the authenticated poby key list, receives the poby key list information from the main control unit 30, and sets whether or not each of the forbidden keys can be used in the received poby key list And outputs the generated information to the display window 21. The information on whether or not to use the portable telephone set according to the user's selection for each of the portable keys set through the display window 21 is input To the main control unit (30). At this time, the display control unit 20 can output a notification message indicating that the Pobble key list is being received through the display window 21 during receiving the Poble key list, or a notification indicating the current position of the authenticated Poble key A message can be output to the display window 21.

In addition, in the display control unit 20, when a Pod key to be allowed to be accessed is selected according to a key operation of the driver through the setting unit 10 on the Pod key access screen, the selected Pod key is activated and set, The POD key is displayed on the confirmation screen asking whether the corresponding POD key is lost or not, and then the POD key is confirmed to be lost through the key operation of the setting unit 10 on the confirmation screen.

The main control unit 30 carries out the Pawkey authentication by communicating with the FOB key 40. The main control unit 30 constructs the Pawkey list information authenticated according to the request of the display control unit 20 and transmits it to the display control unit 20 (Or activation / deactivation setting information for each forbu key) for each forbu key from the display control unit 20 when the user setting is completed through the forbu key access mode, And restricts access to the parent key that has been granted or disabled.

2A and 2B are operational flowcharts illustrating a method of setting whether or not a Pobble key can be used in a vehicle according to the present invention. The flowchart includes a setting unit 10 for outputting a setting signal according to a key operation to the display control unit 20, ) Key 40 and for controlling access to or limitation of access to each of the forbidden keys, and a pod key list and a pod key access screen authenticated by the main control unit 30, In the vehicle control system including the display control unit 20 provided with the display window 21 for outputting the output signal of the main control unit 20, the display control unit 20 is an operation main body, do.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a method of setting a Pobble key availability of a vehicle according to the present invention includes steps of entering a Pobble key access mode and receiving a Poble key list (S101 - S110) (S111-S116), and a setting information transmitting step (S117).

In the step of entering the forbidden key access mode and receiving the forbidden key list (S101 to S110), it is checked whether the forbidden key access mode is selected in a state where the user setting mode is set according to the key operation of the setting unit 10, A step of confirming whether the user setting mode is selected by checking the key operation state of the setting unit 10 when the display control unit 20 requests the main control unit 30 to receive an authenticated pod key list (S101). When the user setting mode is selected, a step (S102, S103) of confirming whether or not to select a pod key access mode while displaying a user-settable item (menu) including the pod key access mode on the display window 21 When the key access mode is selected, the main control unit 30 requests the main control unit 30 to transmit the POD key list (S104). In response to receiving the POD key information from the main control unit 30, (S106). The step of outputting the notification message to the display window 21 (S105), confirming whether the reception of the pod key information is completed, and ending the output of the pod key information reception notification message And outputting the notification message to the display window 21 for a predetermined time (S108-S110).

The forbidden key availability setting step S111 to S116 constitutes a forbey key access screen including a tob key list received from the main control unit 30 and a usable availability setting area for setting the availability of each forbey key, Setting the usable presence information to permit or restrict access according to whether or not the pod key is selected in a state of outputting the pod key to the main control unit (21), wherein the main control unit (30) (Step S111), and it is checked whether or not there is a selection of a Pawkey to access (or restrict) access through the Pawkey access screen Step S112: Activating and setting the selected pod key on the pod key access screen, if the selected pod key is selected on the pod key access screen (S113) (Step S114), a step S115 of confirming whether or not the forgot key not selected on the confirmation screen is lost (S115), a step of deactivating the for-key identified by the key operation (Step S116).

The setting information transmission step S117 transmits the usability setting information according to the user's selection to each of the toe keys set through the display window 21 to the main control unit 30 again so that the main control unit 30 can transmit When the key authentication is performed by communicating with the public key, the usability setting information is processed so that it can be used as a criterion for allowing or limiting the access of the Pove key.

FIGS. 3A to 3F are reference views illustrating respective screen configurations output to the display window 21 in each processing step in the system and method for setting the Pawkey key usability of the vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a user-settable item (menu) display screen including a forbidden key access mode as a screen presented when the user set mode is entered, FIG. 3B shows a main screen 30 as a screen presented when the forbidden key access mode is selected, FIG. 3C shows a message display screen for receiving the POD key information while receiving the POD key information from the main control unit 30 in a state of requesting transmission of the POD key list, FIG. 3D is a Pobb key access screen including a Pobkey list received by the main control unit 30 and a usable setting area for setting whether or not each Pobble key can be used. FIG. If you select a Poble key to allow access on the key access screen, Confirmation screen and which, Figure 3f is a screen presenting results for disabling the key fob is confirmed to the loss by operating the keys on the confirmation screen. In particular, in case of entering the user setting mode or entering the Pobble key approach mode, a character display or other Pobble key information display, a Bold type, a color change, a flicker or the like may be displayed And the like.

The overall operation of the system for and method for setting the Pawkey availability of the vehicle according to the present invention in such a configuration will now be described.

First, when the user operates the key of the setting unit 10 (S101) to enter the user setting mode (Y branch of S101), the display control unit 20 displays the internal display window 21 (Menu) display screen including the forbey-key access mode as illustrated in FIG. 3A (S102).

 Next, when the user again operates the key of the setting unit 10 (S103) and enters the Pod key access mode (Y branch of S103), the display control unit 20 transmits the Pod key list to the main control unit 30 (S104), and also outputs a message to the display window 21 (S105) informing that the POD key information is being received, as illustrated in FIG. 3B, while receiving the POD key information from the main control unit 30. FIG.

Thereafter, the display control unit 20 confirms whether the reception of the token key information is completed (S106). When the reception is completed (Y branch of S106), the display control unit 20 ends the output of the notification message during reception of the token key information (S107). Next, a position notification message (FIG. 3C) for the authentication fork key information received from the main control unit 30 is output to the display window 21 (S108) (Step S109). When the time has elapsed (Y branch of S109), the output of the message is terminated (S110). Then, as illustrated in FIG. 3D, A pobkey key access screen including a pobkey key list and a usable / non-usable setting area for setting whether or not each pod key can be used is configured and output to the display window 21 (S111).

Finally, the display control unit 20 confirms whether the user selects a Pawkey for accessing (or limiting) access via the key operation of the setting unit 10 on the Pawkey access screen (FIG. 3D) (S112) When the forb key (the forb key # 1 in the drawing) to be permitted to access is selected on the forb key access screen, the activation setting (S113) is performed for the selected forb key (forb key # 1).

(Fig. 3E) for inquiring whether or not the unselected fork key (the forbey key # 2) is lost and outputs it to the display window 21 (S114) (POBKEY # 2) that is confirmed to be lost while being inactivated (S116) for the corresponding PODK key when the user confirms the loss of the PODK # 2 by key operation of the setting unit 10 (Y branch of S115) (Fig. 3F), and transmits the pod key enable / disable setting information to the main control unit 30 in step S117 so that the main control unit 30 can communicate with the pod key 30 , The usability setting information can be used as a criterion for allowing or limiting the access of the pod key, and all operations are terminated.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Modification is possible. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto, and that all equivalent or equivalent variations thereof fall within the scope of the present invention.

10: setting unit 20: display control unit
30: main control unit 40:

Claims (7)

A setting unit having a plurality of keys for setting a pod key access mode for changing a user setting mode and a use mode setting of the FOB key and outputting a setting signal according to the key operation to the display control unit;
When the forbidden key approach mode is selected in the user setting mode according to the key operation of the setting unit, the authenticated pod key list is requested and received from the main control unit, and the possibility of using each forbidden key is set in the received pod key list A display control unit configured to configure a forbey key access screen including a usable presence / absence setting area and to output the usable presence / absence setting information according to a user's selection to each of the main keyboards; And
(FOB) key, and transmits the authenticated pod key list to the display control unit in response to the request of the display control unit, or transmits the pod key list to the display control unit, And a main control unit for receiving or limiting the access to the pod keys according to the received information. The apparatus according to claim 1,
Wherein the vehicle is configured by any one of a switch, a jog shuttle, and a touch screen of a vehicle. The display device according to claim 1,
When the forbey key to be allowed to access on the forbidden key access screen is selected, activation is made for the selected forbidden key, a confirmation screen for inquiring whether or not the forgotten key is not selected is outputted, and then, Wherein the vehicle is set to deactivate for the forbey key identified as lost through the vehicle. The display device according to claim 1,
And outputting at least one message selected from among a notification message during receipt of an authenticated token key list or a location notification message of an authenticated token key. A main control unit for performing a forbidden key authentication by communication with a setting unit and a FOB key for outputting a setting signal in response to a key operation to the display control unit and for controlling permission or restriction of access to each of the forbidden keys, And a display control unit having a display window for outputting a pod key access screen, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) It is confirmed whether the Pod key access mode is selected in the state where the user setting mode is set according to the key operation of the setting unit. When the Pod key access mode is selected, the Pod key list is requested to the main control unit 30 and received step;
(b) Configure the forb key access screen including the received tob key list and available availability setting area to set whether or not to use each forb key, and display it on the display window. Establishing the availability information; And
(c) transmitting usability setting information according to a user selection to each of the toe keys set through the display window (21) to the main control unit again. Way. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step (a)
And outputting at least one message selected from among a notification message during reception of the authenticated token key list or a notification message of the location of the authenticated token key. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein step (b)
Configuring and outputting a confirmation screen for inquiring whether or not a forbidden key that has not been selected has been lost after activating the selected forbidden key when the forbidden key to be permitted access is selected on the forbidden key access screen;
Further comprising the step of deactivating the Pod key confirmed to be lost through a key operation of the setting unit on the confirmation screen.

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