KR20170021566A - A Ultrasound Sensing Module for a Vehicle Using an Application and a Method for Detecting the Vehicle Using the Same - Google Patents

A Ultrasound Sensing Module for a Vehicle Using an Application and a Method for Detecting the Vehicle Using the Same Download PDF

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KR20170021566A
KR20170021566A KR1020150116119A KR20150116119A KR20170021566A KR 20170021566 A KR20170021566 A KR 20170021566A KR 1020150116119 A KR1020150116119 A KR 1020150116119A KR 20150116119 A KR20150116119 A KR 20150116119A KR 20170021566 A KR20170021566 A KR 20170021566A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an ultrasonic sensor module for an application-interlinked vehicle and a vehicle detecting method thereby and, more specifically, relates to an ultrasonic sensor module for an application-interlinked vehicle, operated interconnectedly with a mobile device such as a smartphone by being interlinked with an Android application, and a vehicle detecting method thereby. The ultrasonic sensor module includes: a signal input/output unit (112) receiving transmitted detection information through a plurality of ultrasonic sensors (131,132,133) installed in a vehicle; a Bluetooth communication chip (111) communicating data with a portable electronic device (12); a vehicle state unit (14) detecting an operational state of the vehicle; and a control unit (21) controlling the operation of the ultrasonic sensors (131,132,133). A control storage unit (122) is generated by an operation application installed in the portable electronic device (12), information about the ultrasonic sensors (131,132,133) and the vehicle (31) is stored in the control storage unit (122), the operation of the operation application transmits information, detected by the ultrasonic sensors (131,132,133), to the portable electronic device (12), and thus a result of processing the detected information is displayed on the portable electronic device (12).

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an ultrasonic sensor module for an automotive application, and a vehicle detection method using the same.

The present invention relates to an ultrasonic sensor module for an application interlocking vehicle and a vehicle detection method therefor. More specifically, the present invention relates to an ultrasonic sensor module for an application interlocking vehicle, which is interlocked with an application for an Android, for example, And a vehicle detection method therefor.

Various sensors can be installed in the vehicle for detection of a rectangular area generated during the running process of the vehicle or the parking process. The detected information can be displayed on a monitor or screen installed in the vehicle, and can be operated by an operating unit installed in the vehicle. However, when such an operation unit is installed in the vehicle, an operation program must be separately installed, and the operation program must be updated or the program must be reinstalled when some sensors are replaced. Such an update or installation consumes a lot of time and money, and a method for efficiently maintaining or managing a detection module or related device installed in a vehicle is required.

Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0035381 discloses a method of wireless communication, comprising the steps of: forming a wireless network with a smartphone when the power of the vehicle navigation is turned on; And displaying the received destination coordinate information in the navigation application of the smartphone, and displaying the received coordinate information, and a method of automatically linking the smartphone navigation application and the car navigation system.

Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0084753 discloses a method for controlling a vehicle in which a control module receives sensing data of each sensor according to the driving of a vehicle from a plurality of sensors; Reading the driving state of the vehicle from the control module using data sensed by at least one sensor among the sensing data transmitted from the control module; Verifying a read result of the driving state of the vehicle read by the control module in the state reading step using sensing data of a sensor different from the sensor using the sensing data in the state reading step; Displaying the driving state of the vehicle through the display of the mobile device only when the driving state of the vehicle verified in the verification step is the same as the driving state of the reading step; Photographing the front of the vehicle using a camera installed in the mobile device; Storing image information photographed by the camera in a storage module of the mobile device; Deleting image information stored in the storage module at regular intervals; And adjusting the focus of the camera so as to photograph a position closer to the vehicle when an impact is applied to the vehicle in the reading step and the verifying step, and providing the vehicle driving information using the multi-sensor of the mobile device Method is disclosed.

Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0032622 relates to a method of operating a vehicle application interlocked with a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether a wireless charging start interrupt occurs in the mobile device; Determining whether the vehicle exists in the vehicle, and driving the vehicle application when it is determined that the vehicle exists in the vehicle.

The prior art discloses a process in which information is received from a vehicle navigation or vehicle sensor operating in conjunction with a portable electronic device and applied to a vehicle operation. However, the detection module installed in the vehicle is operated independently, and the program for driving each detection module must be installed independently. However, in general, it is advantageous that the hardware and software are separated independently and the hardware is driven independently by a program installed. However, the prior art does not disclose a vehicle detection module operated by such an independent application.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following purpose.

Prior Art 1: Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0035381 (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., published on April 16, 2012) How to automatically link smartphone navigation application and car navigation system Prior Art 2: Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0084753 (published by Nemutec Co., Ltd., Jul. 26, 2013) Method of providing vehicle operation information using a multi-sensor of a mobile device Prior Art 3: Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0032622 (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., published on Mar. 17, 2014) Apparatus and method for driving a vehicle application linked to a mobile device

It is an object of the present invention to provide an ultrasonic sensor module for a vehicle capable of controlling operation by an independently created application and a vehicle detection method therefor.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ultrasonic sensor module for an application interlocking vehicle comprises: a signal input / output unit for receiving detection information transmitted to a plurality of ultrasonic sensors installed in a vehicle; A Bluetooth communication chip capable of data communication with a portable electronic device; A vehicle state unit for detecting an operating state of the vehicle; And a control unit for controlling operation of the ultrasonic sensor, wherein a control storage unit is created by an operation application installed in the portable electronic device, information about the vehicle and the ultrasonic sensor is stored in the control storage unit, The information detected by the ultrasonic sensor is transmitted to the portable electronic device, and the result of processing the detected information is displayed on the portable electronic device.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a signal processing unit for processing a signal received from an environmental information unit that transmits a signal received by the ultrasonic sensor and an external environmental signal; A control unit for processing a signal transmitted from the signal processing unit; A comparator for comparing the signal transmitted from the control unit with a predetermined reference condition; An extraction unit for extracting information required to be displayed from the signal transmitted from the comparator and transmitting the extracted information to the Bluetooth communication chip; And a setting unit for determining a form to be displayed on the portable electronic device, wherein the information extracted from the extracting unit is displayed in a portable electronic device as an image or as a voice signal.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating an application interlocking ultrasonic sensor module, comprising: installing an application in a portable electronic device and an ultrasonic sensor module; Connecting the portable electronic device and the ultrasonic sensor module by Bluetooth communication; Transmitting vehicle information from the ultrasonic sensor module to the portable electronic device; Setting a virtual vehicle in the portable electronic device; Wherein input information is set in the portable electronic device and a type and a type of an alarm to be displayed are determined; Detecting a vehicle state by the ultrasonic sensor module; Transmitting information when the vehicle is in operation according to the detected information; Extracting information from the transmitted information; And a step of determining whether or not a notification situation is present based on the extracted information and displaying the status on the portable electronic device.

The ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention is operable in conjunction with an application, thereby facilitating replacement, maintenance, or repair of the sensor module. The ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention is simple in application of updating, setting change or design change by separating the application for operation and the ultrasonic sensor module. The operation of the application interlocking ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention improves the usability of the ultrasonic sensor module by processing or processing detection information transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor module.

1 shows an embodiment of an operating structure of an ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of an application installed in a portable electronic device interlocked with the ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention.
3 shows an embodiment in which the ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention is applied to a vehicle.
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a method of operating an application-linked ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so that they will not be described repeatedly unless necessary for an understanding of the invention, and the known components will be briefly described or omitted. However, It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of Fig.

In the present specification, the ultrasonic sensor module refers to an apparatus that processes information transmitted from an ultrasonic sensor provided outside the vehicle to enable display of a situation around the vehicle. The plurality of ultrasonic sensors are installed outside the vehicle, and can transmit signals reflected from obstacles existing in a predetermined area to the ultrasonic sensor module. The ultrasonic sensor module processes the transmitted signal to display the obstacle on a monitor installed in the vehicle, and can generate an alarm if necessary. The ultrasonic sensor module may have a processor necessary for signal processing, and may have a data communication unit capable of data communication with other devices installed in the vehicle. The ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention may have a structure of a general ultrasonic sensor module, and the operation of the ultrasonic sensor module may be controlled by, for example, an operation application for Android. If necessary, hardware for driving the operating application can be added.

The portable electronic device can be a smart phone, a cellular phone, or various types of portable electronic devices capable of portable communication with a Bluetooth function. The portable electronic device can be operated independently, and the portable electronic device can be provided with an operation application required for operation of the ultrasonic sensor module. The portable electronic device may have input means for setting related to the operation of the ultrasonic sensor module, and a display may be installed in the portable electronic device.

An application can be made for example as an application for Android, and can be acquired and installed via an internet site such as an app store. The application may be of the same or similar type as the various applications known in the art. And the installation and operation of the application may be performed according to methods known in the art, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

1 shows an embodiment of an operating structure of an ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention.

1, an ultrasonic sensor module for an application interlocking vehicle according to the present invention includes an input / output unit 112 for receiving detection information transmitted to a plurality of ultrasonic sensors 131, 132, and 133 installed in a vehicle; A Bluetooth communication chip 111 capable of data communication with the portable electronic device 12; A vehicle state unit (14) for detecting an operating state of the vehicle; And a control unit for controlling the operation of the ultrasonic sensors 131, 132 and 133. The control storage unit 122 is generated by an operation application installed in the portable electronic device 12, Information about the vehicle and the ultrasonic sensors 131, 132, and 133 is stored in the portable electronic device 12 and information detected from the ultrasonic sensors 131, 132, and 133 is transmitted to the portable electronic device 12 , And the processing result of the detected information is displayed on the portable electronic device (12) accordingly.

The portable electronic device 12 may be, for example, a smart phone or a cellular phone, and the application server 15 may be, for example, a server associated with an App Store for Android or an ultrasonic sensor module. The portable electronic device 12 can be connected to the application server 15, and the operating application can be received and installed. The portable electronic device 12 is connected to each other by the ultrasonic sensor module 11 and the Bluetooth communication means 121 to enable Bluetooth communication. The portable electronic device 12 can install the received operation application in the ultrasonic sensor module, thereby enabling data communication between the portable electronic device 12 and the ultrasonic sensor module 11. [ The portable electronic device 12 can be provided with the control storage unit 122 and the control storage unit 12 can store unique information about the ultrasonic sensor module 11, unique information of the vehicle in which the ultrasonic sensor module 11 is installed, Information about the ultrasonic sensor can be stored. And settings corresponding to the unique information on the control storage unit 12 can be stored. In this way, the vehicle identification number is stored in the control storage unit 122 so that the vehicle can be managed, while at the same time, the ultrasonic sensor module 11 installed in the vehicle is controlled and the detection information is transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor module 11 And informs the user of the driving or parking process.

The ultrasonic sensor module 11 may include a signal input / output unit 112 for receiving a signal from the ultrasonic sensors 131, 132 and 133 installed in the vehicle and a vehicle state unit 14 for detecting the state of the vehicle. The detection signal received from the signal input / output unit 112 can be processed by the signal processing processor. The vehicle state unit 14 is for detecting the state of the vehicle, for example, to detect whether it corresponds to a running state, a stopping state, or a shutdown state. And the detected state can be transmitted to the portable electronic device 12 through the ultrasonic sensor module 11. [ The operation of the ultrasonic sensor module 11 can be determined according to the signal transmitted to the vehicle state unit 14. [ Also, by transmitting the operation state of the vehicle to the portable electronic device 12 through the ultrasonic sensor module 11, it is possible to prevent the driver from getting off in a state in which the driver does not turn off the engine or operates some devices. And the speed range of the vehicle can be detected and transmitted to the portable electronic device 12. [ For example, it can be divided into the states such as parking, low speed, stopping, middle speed, high speed or over speed according to the speed range and transmitted to the portable electronic device. The vehicle status unit 14 can transmit various information on the status of the vehicle to the portable electronic device 12 according to a predetermined method.

When the ultrasonic sensor module 11 receives a detection signal from the ultrasonic sensors 131, 132 and 133, the ultrasonic sensor module 11 processes the ultrasonic sensor module 11 and displays it on a monitor installed in the vehicle, have. And the information received by the operation application installed in the portable electronic device 12 can be processed.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of an application installed in a portable electronic device interlocked with the ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention.

2, the ultrasonic sensor module 11 includes a signal processing unit (not shown) for processing signals received from the environment information unit 23 that transmits signals received by the ultrasonic sensors 131, 132, and 133, 22); A control unit (21) for processing the signal transmitted from the signal processing unit (22); A comparator 211 for comparing the signal transmitted from the control unit 21 with a predetermined reference condition; An extraction unit 213 for extracting information required to be displayed from the signal transmitted from the comparator 211 and transmitting the extracted information to the Bluetooth communication chip 111; And a setting unit 24 for determining the type to be displayed on the portable electronic device.

The signal received by the ultrasonic sensor 131 may be transmitted to the signal processing unit 22 through the input / output unit. The signal processing unit 22 may have a function of filtering or amplifying the transmitted ultrasonic wave, converting the ultrasonic wave into an electrical signal, and converting the ultrasonic wave into a video signal by a device such as a scan converter. The signal processing unit 22 may be any signal known in the art for receiving and processing ultrasound signals. The environmental information received by the environmental information unit 23 can be transmitted to the signal processing unit 22 and the environmental information can be used in the processing of the ultrasonic signal. The environmental information may include, for example, external temperature, vehicle travel direction, vehicle travel speed, external humidity or time of day. The control unit 21 can transmit the signal transmitted from the signal processing unit 22 to the comparator 211 and the comparator 211 can judge whether or not the danger is caused by the presence of the obstacle from the transmitted signal. The comparator 211 may refer to the situation database 212 in the process of determining whether such a risk has occurred and may store the risk data for various risk situations in the situation database 212. For example, risk data for the size, direction, or distance of a stationary obstacle may be stored in the situation database 212. And risk data for the size, approach direction, and approach speed of the moving obstacles may be stored in the situation database 212. The result determined by the comparator 211 may be transmitted to the extraction unit 213. [ The extraction unit 213 may have a function of extracting an obstacle determined as a dangerous object from the comparator 211. [ The extracting unit 213 can set a rating for dangerous goods, and can be displayed on the status display unit 271 of the portable electronic device differently according to the degree of danger. The danger information extracted by the extraction unit 213 can be transmitted to the information processing unit 25 of the portable electronic device through the Bluetooth communication chip 111. [ The portable electronic device is connected to the ultrasonic sensor module 11 via pairing in a state in which data communication is possible, and the information processing unit 25 may include Bluetooth communication means.

The setting unit 24 is arranged by an operation application installed in the ultrasonic sensor module 11 or the ultrasonic sensor module 11 and the setting situation or the display form of the obstacle can be determined by the setting unit 24. [ The setting unit 24 may have a function of setting the manner in which the obstacle is displayed according to the vehicle structure, vehicle moving speed, obstacle size, obstacle position, obstacle speed or obstacle direction. The setting unit 24 can determine the display method of the obstacle based on the basic vehicle structure, the current vehicle state, and the external environment and transmit the determined method to the Bluetooth communication chip 111. [ And may be transmitted to the information processing unit 25 together with the information extracted by the extraction unit 213. [ However, the function of the setting unit 24 may be performed in an operation application installed in the portable electronic device, and is not necessarily performed in the ultrasonic sensor module 11. [

When the danger information is transmitted from the information processing unit 25, the display method can be determined by the display setting unit 26 generated by the operating application installed in the portable electronic device. The display method includes visual display, auditory display, and a mixture thereof. The display setting unit 26 detects the operating state of the portable electronic device, displays the position of the obstacle on the screen of the portable electronic device according to the degree of danger determined by the extracting unit 213, or generates an alarm sound, And can be informed via the display unit 271. [ And the risk situation can be stored in appropriate storage units over time and can be used to analyze the cause of future accidents.

The status display unit 271 is for displaying a dangerous situation transmitted from a portable electronic device, for example, to display a dangerous situation in a pop-up form or to generate a predetermined type of alarm sound. The status display unit 271 displays the presence of a dangerous situation or an obstacle in the portable electronic device, and the display form can be determined according to the setting of the user.

According to the present invention, the operation of the ultrasonic sensor module 11 can be controlled through the operation application installed in the portable electronic device. To this end, the input setting unit 272 can be created by the operating application in the portable electronic device, and the operation of the ultrasonic sensor module 11 can be controlled by the input setting unit 272. [ For example, the operating state of the ultrasonic sensor module 11 can be confirmed by the input setting unit 272, and the position, operation state, and detection range of each ultrasonic sensor 131 can be confirmed and adjusted. In addition, a method of determining or indicating a risk level can be set. In this way, the operating state of the ultrasonic sensor module 11 can be adjusted by the operation application, so that the operation setting for the ultrasonic sensor module 11 is facilitated. The operation of the ultrasonic sensor module 11 by the input setting unit 272 can be performed in various ways, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the ultrasonic sensor module 11 according to the present invention is applied to the vehicle 31. FIG.

Referring to Fig. 3, the ultrasonic sensors 33_1 to 35_3 can be disposed around the vehicle 31, and each detection area can be set in advance. The detected situation in the ultrasonic detection sensors 33_1 to 35_3 can be displayed on the vehicle 31 itself, such as the rearview mirror 321, 322, the windshield or the screen. For example, if an obstacle is located on the left front, a flicker can be generated above the left rearview mirror. And may be set to generate flicker in different colors depending on the distance between the obstacle and the vehicle 31. [ The situation detected by the ultrasonic sensors 33_1 to 35_3 can be displayed on the vehicle 31 itself and at the same time can be transmitted to the portable electronic device 12 such as a smart phone by the ultrasonic sensor module 11 have.

The portable electronic device 12 displays the detection information transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor module 11 according to a predetermined method and may process and store or display the transmitted detection information as necessary. Processing of the detection information may include, for example, automatically storing the risk situation or sending the risk situation automatically to a predetermined location. Specifically, the dangerous situation storage unit 351 and the dangerous situation transmission unit 352 can be created in the portable electronic device 12. [ Depending on the severity of the incident, the time of occurrence of the emergency can be saved. If an accident occurs, the accident occurrence can be transmitted in a message form to a previously stored place. Such a dangerous situation storage unit 351 or the dangerous situation transmission unit 352 corresponds to an additional function of the operating application and improves safety awareness of the occurrence of an accident so that the user is immediately notified when an accident occurs. . ≪ / RTI >

Various additional functions may be executed by the operating application and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a method of operating an application-linked ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, an operation method of an application interlocking ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention includes: (P411) installing an application in a portable electronic device and an ultrasonic sensor module; (P412) the portable electronic device and the ultrasonic sensor module are connected by Bluetooth communication; Transmitting the vehicle information from the ultrasonic sensor module to the portable electronic device (P421); Setting (P422) a virtual vehicle in the portable electronic device; (P44) in which the input information is set in the portable electronic device and the type and form of the displayed alarm are determined; Detecting a vehicle state by the ultrasonic sensor module (P451); (P46) when the vehicle is in operation according to the detected information; Extracting information from the transmitted information (P47); And a step (48) of determining whether or not the notification situation is based on the extracted information and displaying the status on the portable electronic device.

As described above, the operation application may be previously downloaded from the related server and installed in the portable electronic device or the ultrasonic sensor module (P411), and the Bluetooth function is mounted on the ultrasonic sensor module so that the portable electronic device and the ultrasonic sensor module are paired So that data communication is possible (P412). Since Bluetooth is generally installed in the vehicle, the Bluetooth function installed in the vehicle can be used. When the ultrasonic sensor module and the portable electronic device are Bluetooth-connected (P412), the vehicle information can be transmitted to the portable electronic device (P421), and the virtual vehicle can be set to the portable electronic device according to the transmitted information. The vehicle information may include, for example, vehicle exterior information, an installation position of the ultrasonic sensor, or the installation position of another detection sensor, and the virtual vehicle may be set by the operation application based on such information ( P422). Thereafter, the input information can be set using the portable electronic device (P43). The setting of the input information means that, for example, a method of conveying a dangerous situation, a displaying method, or a storing method is selected. An alarm can be set to alert the user of the danger (P44). The alarm may be displayed in the form of a display, flicker or voice, and such an alarm type may be set in the portable electronic device (P44). The vehicle status can be detected by the ultrasonic sensor module (P451). Vehicle status information may be requested by the portable electronic device as needed. Then, the ultrasonic sensor module can determine whether the vehicle is in a running state (P452). If it is not in operation (NO), the operation is stopped or the vehicle state is detected and transmitted to the portable electronic device, have. On the other hand, if the start is turned on (YES), the detection information transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor can be transmitted (P46). The detection information can be extracted (P47), and it can be determined whether or not the notification situation has occurred according to the extracted information (P471). Alternatively, the information transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor may be transmitted directly to the portable electronic device P46, and the information may be extracted from the portable electronic device P47. If the notification condition is not generated (NO), the information transmission may be performed (P46). On the other hand, if a notification condition has occurred (YES), the portable electronic device may display a dangerous situation (P48).

The operation of the actuating application may take place in a portable electronic device, in an ultrasonic sensor module, or in an allocated form on both sides. For example, the steps described above may be performed on a portable electronic device, and the final risk situation may be displayed on a screen installed in the vehicle. Thus, the method according to the present invention can be performed in various ways depending on the setting of the operating application, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

The ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention is operable in conjunction with an application, thereby facilitating replacement, maintenance, or repair of the sensor module. The ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention is simple in application of updating, setting change or design change by separating the application for operation and the ultrasonic sensor module. The operation of the application interlocking ultrasonic sensor module according to the present invention improves the usability of the ultrasonic sensor module by processing or processing detection information transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor module.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

11: Ultrasonic control module 12: Portable electronic device
14: vehicle state unit 15: application server
21: control unit 22: signal processing unit
23: environment information unit 24: setting unit
25: information processing unit 26: display setting unit
31: vehicles 33_1 to 35_3: ultrasonic sensors
111: Bluetooth communication chip 112: Signal input / output unit
121: Bluetooth communication means 122: control storage unit
131, 132, 133: ultrasonic sensor 211: comparator
212: situation database 213: extraction unit
271: status display unit 272: input setting unit
321, 322: rearview mirror 351: dangerous situation storage unit
352: Hazardous state transfer unit

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A signal input / output unit (112) for receiving detection information transmitted to a plurality of ultrasonic sensors (131, 132, 133) installed in a vehicle;
A Bluetooth communication chip 111 capable of data communication with the portable electronic device 12;
A vehicle state unit (14) for detecting an operating state of the vehicle; And
And a control unit (21) for controlling the operation of the ultrasonic sensors (131, 132, 133)
A control storage unit 122 is created by an operation application installed in the portable electronic device 12 and information about the vehicle 31 and the ultrasonic sensors 131, 132, and 133 is stored in the control storage unit 122 Information detected from the ultrasonic sensors 131, 132 and 133 is transmitted to the portable electronic device 12 by the operation of the operating application and the processing result of the detected information is transmitted to the portable electronic device 12 And an ultrasonic sensor module for detecting an ultrasonic wave. [2] The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a signal processing unit (22) for processing signals received from an environmental information unit (23) for transmitting signals received by the ultrasonic sensors (131, 132, 133) and external environmental signals; A control unit (21) for processing the signal transmitted from the signal processing unit (22); A comparator 211 for comparing the signal transmitted from the control unit 21 with a predetermined reference condition; An extraction unit 213 for extracting information required to be displayed from the signal transmitted from the comparator 211 and transmitting the extracted information to the Bluetooth communication chip 111; And a setting unit (24) for determining a type to be displayed on the portable electronic device, wherein the information extracted by the extracting unit (213) indicates that a situation is displayed in the portable electronic device (12) Ultrasonic sensor module for application-linked vehicle. Installing an application in a portable electronic device and an ultrasonic sensor module;
Connecting the portable electronic device and the ultrasonic sensor module by Bluetooth communication;
Transmitting vehicle information from the ultrasonic sensor module to the portable electronic device;
Setting a virtual vehicle in the portable electronic device;
Wherein input information is set in the portable electronic device and a type and a type of an alarm to be displayed are determined;
Detecting a vehicle state by the ultrasonic sensor module;
Transmitting information when the vehicle is in operation according to the detected information;
Extracting information from the transmitted information; And
Determining whether or not the extracted information is a notification status, and displaying the status on the portable electronic device.
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