KR20160112498A - Apparatus for searching a smart key of vehicle and method therefor - Google Patents

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KR20160112498A
KR20160112498A KR1020150038310A KR20150038310A KR20160112498A KR 20160112498 A KR20160112498 A KR 20160112498A KR 1020150038310 A KR1020150038310 A KR 1020150038310A KR 20150038310 A KR20150038310 A KR 20150038310A KR 20160112498 A KR20160112498 A KR 20160112498A
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박치국
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/03—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems or for
    • B60R16/0315—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems or for using multiplexing techniques
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/10—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device
    • B60R25/102—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/10—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device
    • B60R25/104—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device characterised by the type of theft warning signal, e.g. visual or audible signals with special characteristics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
    • B60Y2200/00—Type of vehicle
    • B60Y2200/40—Special vehicles
    • B60Y2200/41—Construction vehicles, e.g. graders, excavators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
    • B60Y2200/00—Type of vehicle
    • B60Y2200/40—Special vehicles
    • B60Y2200/41—Construction vehicles, e.g. graders, excavators
    • B60Y2200/412—Excavators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q2209/00—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems
    • H04Q2209/40—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems using a wireless architecture
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q9/00—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart key and a vehicle in which the smart key is used, comprising: a first communication module disposed in the vehicle and wirelessly communicating with the outside; A monitor for displaying the vehicle status; A control unit disposed in the vehicle and associated with the first communication module and the monitor; And a second communication module that is disposed in the smart key and communicates with the first communication module wirelessly. When the first communication module communicates with an external service center and receives a loss approval signal of the smart key, And a controller for detecting a direction or a distance of the smart key through communication between the first communication module performed by the controller and the second communication module of the smart key and displaying the detected direction or distance of the smart key on the monitor A smart key search device, and a vehicle smart key search method.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a smart key search apparatus and a navigation method for a vehicle,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a vehicle smart key search apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a vehicle smart key search apparatus and a search method applicable to construction equipment such as an excavator.

As technology advances, the key applied to the vehicle is evolving away from the mechanical configuration and electronically evolving to facilitate the user opening, closing, or controlling the vehicle door.

A smart key is a key for controlling a vehicle through a communication method such as RF communication without directly or physically touching the vehicle. Recently, the miniaturization and diffusion of such a smart key have been promoted.

However, since the smart key does not come into direct contact with the vehicle and is miniaturized, the smart key may be frequently lost and it may take a long time to search.

In particular, construction equipment such as excavators often work on rough or rough grounds, and there is a high incidence of work in dark environments, so it is difficult to find a smart key when it is lost.

In addition, there is a problem that such a reissue of a smart key requires a relatively expensive price.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle smart key search device and a search method in which a user can easily find a smart key when a smart key is lost.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart key, comprising: a first communication module disposed in the vehicle and wirelessly communicating with the outside in a vehicle in which the smart key is used; A monitor for displaying the vehicle status; A control unit disposed in the vehicle and associated with the first communication module and the monitor; And a second communication module that is disposed in the smart key and communicates with the first communication module wirelessly. When the first communication module communicates with an external service center and receives a loss approval signal of the smart key, And a controller for detecting a direction or a distance of the smart key through communication between the first communication module performed by the controller and the second communication module of the smart key and displaying the detected direction or distance of the smart key on the monitor A smart key search device is provided.

In addition, the smart key may further include a display module capable of emitting sound or light, and the display module may be activated when the second communication module receives the search signal of the first communication module.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a vehicle, comprising: communicating an external service center and a first communication module in a vehicle; Communicating between the first communication module and a second communication module within the smart key; And then, when the first communication module receives the signal of the second communication module, the controller disposed in the vehicle analyzes the received signal to display the distance or direction of the smart key on the monitor inside the amusement facility A smart key search method for a vehicle.

The method may further include activating a display module in the smart key when the second communication module receives the signal of the first communication module.

In addition, when the communication between the first communication module and the second communication module exceeds a preset time, the controller may turn off the vehicle.

In addition, the step of displaying the distance or direction of the smart key on the monitor inside the vehicle may further include a step of turning on the monitor inside the vehicle.

The present invention is advantageous in that a user can easily find a smart key by providing a component for locating a lost smart key in a vehicle and a smart key by communicating with an external service center.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic module diagram of a vehicle smart key search device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig.
2 is a view showing the distance and direction of a smart key to a monitor disposed in a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart of a smart key search method for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein are the same as the generic meanings of the terms understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, and where the terms used herein contradict the general meaning of the term, they shall be as defined herein.

It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to be &

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic module of a smart key searching apparatus for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a smart key search apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, a vehicle smart key search apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be disposed in a vehicle 110 and a smart key 120, respectively.

The first communication module 111, the monitor 112 and the control unit 113 may be disposed in the vehicle 110 and the second communication module 121 may be disposed in the smart key 120. [ have.

The smart key 120 may further include an operation unit 122 or a display module 123.

The first communication module 111 can wirelessly communicate with an external or later-described second communication module 121. The communication methods of the first communication module 111 and the second communication module 121, which will be described later, Such as a wireless broadband Internet, a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), a Wi-Fi, a Wi-Max, ZIGBEE, Bluetooth and the like.

When the smart key 120 is lost, the user calls the service center 10 to transmit the signal of the service center 10 to the first communication module 111, And the power of the vehicle 110 can be limitedly turned on.

Here, the ability to selectively turn on the power of the vehicle 110 may mean activation of components other than the operation of the vehicle 110.

That is, the first communication module 111, the controller 113, and the monitor 112, which are the minimum components necessary for searching for the smart key 120, can be activated by the signal of the service center 10. [

Here, the communication described below will be described by RF (Radio Frequency) communication using radio waves.

Accordingly, the first communication module 111 may be provided with an antenna, and the antennas may be four antennas arranged in four directions of 90 degrees.

The monitor 112 may display various states. Here, various states refer to stopping, driving, operation, etc. of the vehicle 110, and may also include the location of the smart key 120.

The controller 113 is connected to the first communication module 111 and the monitor 112 and can control each component of the vehicle 110. The control unit 113 may calculate the direction and / or the distance of the smart key 120 as a result of the communication between the first communication module 111 and the second communication module 121 to be described later.

The second communication module 121 wirelessly communicates with the first communication module 111.

2, the RF reception sensitivity of the smart key 120 including the second communication module 121 is measured by the four antennas included in the first communication module 111, And / or the distance to the monitor 112 as a vector.

That is, when the first communication module 111 communicates with the external service center 10 and receives the loss approval signal of the smart key 120, the first communication module 111 performed by the controller 113 And the second communication module 121 of the smart key 120 to detect the direction or the distance of the smart key 120 and to detect the direction or the distance of the detected smart key 120 on the monitor 112).

Here, the search for the smart key 120 may be started by inputting a correct password previously set in the monitor 112 or received from the service center 10.

 The operation unit 122 may be a button or a touch panel that can be normally disposed on the smart key. A signal for the operation of the operation unit 112 may be transmitted through the second communication module 121 1 communication module 112 and can drive the vehicle 110 through the control unit 113. [

In addition to providing the distance and / or direction of the smart key 120 to the monitor 112, the smart key 120 may further include a display module 123 capable of emitting a specified sound or light, , The display module 123 can be activated when the second communication module 121 receives the search signal of the first communication module 111. [

This allows the user to more easily find the smart key 120.

When the communication between the first communication module 111 and the second communication module 121 exceeds a preset time, the controller 113 turns off the power of the vehicle 110, The communication with the key 120 is blocked and the display module 123 can be turned off.

A method for searching the vehicle smart key 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

3 is a flowchart of a method of searching a smart key 120 for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the user recognizes that the smart key 120 is lost (S10), the user calls the external service center 10 through the telephone. Here, the service center 10 and the user can use the Internet in addition to the telephone.

Thereafter, the service center 10 can record the fact that the smart key 120 is lost, and communicates with the first communication module 111 of the vehicle 110.

When the first communication module 111 receives the signal of the service center 10, the components of the vehicle 110 may be limited on (S20). Here, the limited activation among the components of the vehicle 110 may be the monitor 112, the control unit 113, and / or the first communication module 111.

Here, the limited activation of the component may be implemented when a unique password given to the vehicle 110 or a password given to the user by the telephone or the Internet is correctly recognized in the service center 10 (S30).

The controller 113 activates the search function of the predetermined smart key 120 in step S40 so that the first communication module 111 and the second communication module 121 in the smart key 120 are activated, (S50).

Thereafter, when the first communication module 111 receives the signal of the second communication module 121 at step S60, the control unit 113 disposed inside the vehicle 110 analyzes the received signal The distance or direction of the smart key 120 is displayed on the monitor 112 (S70).

If the first communication module 111 does not receive a signal from the second communication module 121, the controller 113 causes the smart key 120 to be remotely located in the monitor 112 (S55).

Also, regardless of the order shown, when the second communication module 121 receives the signal of the first communication module 111, the display module 123 inside the smart key 120 may be activated (S80). Here, the display module 123 may be a predetermined specific sound and / or light, and in this case, the user can more easily find the smart key 120 in a dark or complicated construction site.

If the communication between the first communication module 111 and the second communication module 121 has passed a preset time in step S90, the controller 113 turns off the power of the vehicle 110 , The display module 123 of the smart key 120 may be turned off (S100).

In short, the vehicle smart key search device 100 and the search method according to the embodiment of the present invention allow the user to easily contact the service center 10 to restrictively activate the function of the vehicle 110 to facilitate the smart key 120 There is an advantage to be found.

In addition, the vehicle 110 described above may preferably be a construction machine such as an excavator, but is not limited thereto.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Range and its equivalent range.

100: vehicle smart key search device 110: vehicle
111: first communication module 112: monitor
113: control unit 120: smart key
121: second communication module 122:
123: Display module

Claims (6)

A smart key and a vehicle in which the smart key is used,
A first communication module, disposed in the vehicle, for wirelessly communicating with the outside;
A monitor for displaying the vehicle status;
A control unit disposed in the vehicle and associated with the first communication module and the monitor; And
And a second communication module disposed in the smart key and wirelessly communicating with the first communication module,
When the first communication module communicates with an external service center and receives a loss approval signal of the smart key, the first communication module performs communication with the first communication module and the second communication module of the smart key, Detects the direction or distance of the detected smart key, and displays the direction or the distance of the detected smart key on the monitor.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the smart key further comprises a display module capable of emitting sound or light, and the display module is activated when a search signal of the first communication module is received by the second communication module.
Communicating an external service center and a first communication module within the vehicle;
Communicating between the first communication module and a second communication module within the smart key; And
Thereafter, when the first communication module receives the signal of the second communication module, the controller disposed in the vehicle analyzes the received signal and displays the distance or direction of the smart key on the monitor inside the vehicle A method for searching a smart key for a vehicle.
The method of claim 3,
And activating a display module in the smart key when the second communication module receives the signal of the first communication module.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the controller turns off the vehicle when the communication between the first communication module and the second communication module exceeds a preset time.
The method of claim 3,
Further comprising the step of turning on a monitor inside the vehicle before displaying the distance or direction of the smart key on the monitor inside the vehicle.
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