KR20190025350A - Apparatus and method for determining language of in-vehicle device for plural occupants - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for setting a language of a device for a vehicle comprises the steps of: recognizing at least one passenger boarding a vehicle and at least one portable terminal; setting a data communication channel with at least one portable terminal; requesting language setting information of at least one portable terminal through the data communication channel; and setting a language of a device mounted on the vehicle corresponding to a response corresponding to the request.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining a language of a vehicle in consideration of a plurality of passengers.

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining a language of a vehicle device in consideration of a plurality of passengers and more particularly to a method and an apparatus for determining a language setting of a vehicle device when there are a plurality of passengers in the vehicle .

Recently, a variety of means of transportation including automobiles (hereinafter referred to as "vehicles") have been developed not only as mere means of transportation but also as complex products in which various electronic communication technologies are fused. Particularly, as the wireless communication technology has recently developed, the communication function in the vehicle is mounted, and a telephone call with an external call center can be automatically or manually required when the vehicle is in operation or in an emergency.

On the other hand, vehicles are increasingly equipped with AVN (Audio Video Navigation) apparatuses that integrate an audio system, a video system, and a navigation system into a single unit. In addition, the AVN apparatus for a vehicle can control various media devices installed in a vehicle through a control device, as well as various wired / wireless devices such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, WiFi direct, And a communication module for supporting a communication system so as to be capable of accessing various media carried by the driver or passengers.

AVN devices for automobiles are generally provided in the language of the vehicle in which the vehicles are marketed, so that the in-screen language and voice guidance information displayed visually can not be understood smoothly if the passengers are foreigners. To overcome this, if the vehicle AVN device includes a language pack, an interface may be provided to select one of the predetermined languages.

The AVN apparatus for a vehicle can perform data communication with a portable terminal carried by a vehicle occupant, and the AVN apparatus for a vehicle can utilize programs, applications, data, and the like included in the portable terminal through the mirroring technology. For example, the portable terminal is provided with various character translation applications or voice translation applications, so that the user can convert the character or voice into his / her own language or a selected foreign language if necessary, Function. The function of such a portable terminal can be utilized by linking the AVN apparatus for a vehicle with a portable terminal.

KR 10-1556578 B1

In order to solve the inconvenience of the AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device mounted on the vehicle and the portable terminal of the passenger being set in different languages, the present invention detects the language set by the occupant's portable terminal, A method and apparatus for changing the language setting can be provided.

In addition, when the vehicle has a plurality of passengers and a language set in a terminal carried by a plurality of passengers is different, the language set in the terminal is detected for the language setting of the AVN device, and the detected language is listed It is possible to provide a method and an apparatus that can be provided in the form of a menu that the passenger can easily select.

The present invention also provides a method and an apparatus for providing a language selection menu corresponding to a changing condition or automatically changing a setting language of a terminal sensed by an AVN apparatus according to a change of a passenger boarding a vehicle .

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

A method for setting a language of a vehicle device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: recognizing at least one portable terminal in the vehicle; Setting a data communication channel with the at least one portable terminal; Requesting language setting information of the at least one portable terminal through the data communication channel; And setting a language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request.

Further, when at least one occupant aboard the vehicle is recognized by a pressure sensor disposed in the seat of the vehicle or by wearing a seat belt disposed in the seat, the at least one portable terminal is recognized .

In addition, the step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle includes: recognizing the terminal usage language included in the response; Determining whether the terminal use language is the same as the used language; And automatically changing the used language to the terminal use language when the terminal use language is different from the used language.

In addition, the step of setting the language of the device mounted on the vehicle may further include outputting a message including at least one of sound, text, and symbols to the terminal-used language when the automatic change occurs .

In addition, the step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle may include: searching for a language pack supporting the terminal-use language; Requesting a language pack to a network server if there is no result of the search; And installing the received language pack and changing the used language.

If the number of the portable terminals is a plurality, the request is transmitted to each of the portable terminals, and the step of receiving the response from each of the portable terminals and setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle, Recognizing a terminal usage language included in each of a plurality of responses when the terminal usage language is plural; Determining whether the terminal-used language and the used language are the same if the terminal-used languages are all the same; And replacing the used language with the terminal use language when the terminal use language is all the same and the terminal use language is different from the used language.

In addition, the step of setting the language of the device installed in the vehicle further includes the steps of: outputting a menu listing the terminal-use language when the terminal-use language is different; And changing the language of use corresponding to the selection of the menu.

In addition, the step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle may include the steps of determining, when the terminal-use language is different, the language to be used is English; And if the used language is not English, changing the used language to English.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of setting a language of a device installed in a vehicle, the method comprising: selecting a language to be used in the portable terminal, Checking whether the selected language and the used language are the same; And changing the used language to the selected language if the selected language is different from the used language.

Also, the at least one portable terminal may include a mobile operating system, the device mounted on the vehicle may include an AVN device, and the language setting method of the on-vehicle device may include: Receiving a unique number of the portable terminal; And storing the language setting information corresponding to the unique number in a memory in the AVN device.

The method for setting the language of the on-vehicle device may further include the steps of: determining whether the terminal-used language of the new terminal is the same as the used language if a new terminal is recognized after setting the used language; Providing a menu listing the terminal-use language when the terminal-use language is different from the language used; Confirming whether the terminal-used language is changed if the terminal-used language is different from the used language; And setting the language of use in response to the selection of the menu and the confirmation of the change.

In addition, the method of setting the language of the on-vehicle device may further include blocking the request of the language setting information for the new portable terminal when the new portable terminal is recognized after setting the used language.

In addition, the device mounted on the vehicle may include a multimedia device arranged for each seat of the vehicle, and may set the data communication channel when the passenger is recognized in the seat corresponding to the multimedia device.

When the plurality of portable terminals are connected through the data communication channel set by the multimedia device, the multimedia device displays a menu listing the terminal use languages delivered from the plurality of portable terminals, The method comprising the steps of:

A method of setting a language of an on-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia device includes a directivity antenna directed to the seat, and when a plurality of the portable terminals are connected through a data communication channel set by the multimedia device, Determining whether the terminal usage language transmitted from the plurality of portable terminals having the highest signal strength is identical to the usage language; And setting the used language in the terminal use language when the terminal use language and the used language are different from each other.

Another computer-readable recording medium according to another embodiment of the present invention can record an application program that realizes a language setting method of the above-described vehicle device through execution by a processor.

An AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention includes at least one receiver and at least one portable terminal that recognizes at least one passenger on board a vehicle, ; And a control unit for requesting language setting information of the at least one portable terminal through the data communication channel through the transceiver unit and setting a language of the device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request, have.

Further, the recognition of the at least one occupant may be determined through a signal transmitted from a pressure sensor disposed in the seat of the vehicle or a signal transmitted according to whether or not the seat belt disposed in the seat is worn.

Also, the controller recognizes the terminal use language included in the response, determines whether the terminal use language is the same as the used language, and when the terminal use language is different from the used language, Language can be changed automatically.

In addition, when the automatic change occurs, the control unit may output a message including at least one of a sound, a text, and a symbol to the terminal using language through the screen.

In addition, when there are a plurality of portable terminals, the request may be transmitted to each of the portable terminals, and may receive the responses from each of the portable terminals. The control unit recognizes the terminal use language included in each of the plurality of responses when the response has a plurality of responses and determines whether the terminal use language and the use language are the same if the terminal use languages are all the same, And if the terminal usage language and the usage language are different, the usage language may be replaced with the terminal usage language.

Also, when the terminal use language is different, the control unit may output a menu listing the terminal use language, and may change the use language in response to the selection of the menu.

In addition, if the terminal use language is different, the control unit may determine the use language to be English, and if the use language is not English, the use language may be changed to English.

If the language of the terminal is different, the controller selects a language to be used in the mobile terminal with the largest number of the terminal-used languages, confirms whether the selected language and the language are the same, If the used language is different, the used language can be changed to the selected language.

The AVN apparatus may further include a memory for receiving the unique number of the portable terminal when the data communication channel is set, and storing the language setting information corresponding to the unique number.

When the portable terminal recognizes the portable terminal as a new language, the control unit checks whether the terminal-used language of the new portable terminal is the same as the used language, A menu listing the terminal use language is provided when the terminal use language is plural, and if the terminal use language is different from the used language, whether or not the terminal use language is changed is checked, The language of use can be set in response to selection and confirmation of the change.

In addition, if the new portable terminal recognizes the transmission / reception unit after setting the used language, the controller may block the request of the language setting information for the new portable terminal.

A vehicle multimedia device according to another embodiment of the present invention is arranged corresponding to a seat of a vehicle, recognizing an occupant and at least one portable terminal in the seat corresponding to the multimedia device, and communicating data with the at least one portable terminal A transmission / reception unit for setting a channel; And a control unit for requesting language setting information of the at least one portable terminal through the data communication channel through the transceiver unit and setting a language of the device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request, have.

In addition, when a plurality of the portable terminals are connected through the data communication channel set by the transmission / reception unit, the control unit may provide a menu listing the terminal usage languages delivered from the plurality of portable terminals.

In addition, the vehicle multimedia device may further include a directivity antenna directed toward the seat, and when a plurality of the portable terminals are connected through the data communication channel set by the transmitting and receiving unit, It is determined whether the terminal-used language and the used language are identical to each other, and if the terminal-used language and the used language are different, the terminal-used language can be set to the terminal-used language.

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, And can be understood and understood.

Effects of the apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described as follows.

The present invention can provide a vehicle interface that can more easily and conveniently set the language of the in-vehicle device in a vehicle having a passenger using various languages.

In addition, the present invention can facilitate the change of the language setting in the vehicle under running or change the language setting automatically so that the safety of the passenger including the driver in the vehicle can be secured.

In addition, the present invention can easily set and change the setting language of a vehicle when a plurality of passengers using different languages share the vehicle, thereby reducing the inconvenience of the passenger.

The effects obtainable by the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the technical features of the present invention are not limited to the specific drawings, and the features disclosed in the drawings may be combined with each other to constitute a new embodiment.
FIG. 1 illustrates a language setting process by interlocking an in-vehicle device and a portable terminal.
2 is a flowchart for setting the language between the in-vehicle device and the portable terminal.
3 illustrates the language setting of the in-vehicle device and the portable terminal.
Fig. 4 illustrates a language setting method of the on-vehicle device.
5 illustrates a method of detecting the language setting of the in-vehicle device.
6 illustrates a method of setting the language of the in-vehicle device in response to a response to the portable terminal.
Fig. 7 illustrates an in-vehicle device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an apparatus and various methods to which embodiments of the present invention are applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

In the description of the embodiments, when it is described as being formed on the "upper" or "lower" of each element, the upper or lower (lower) And that at least one further component is formed and arranged between the two components. Also, the expression "upward" or "downward" may include not only an upward direction but also a downward direction on the basis of one component.

FIG. 1 illustrates a language setting process by interlocking an in-vehicle device and a portable terminal.

As shown, the vehicle may include electronic devices capable of conveying various information or pleasure to the driver or occupant. For example, the in-vehicle device may include an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device 18 disposed in the head unit of the vehicle, and a multimedia device 16 disposed in the seat of the vehicle.

Here, the AVN device 18 may include navigation (location information, route guidance) functions for audio and video playback functions. The AVN apparatus is disposed in the head unit of the vehicle, and can transmit information or pleasure not only to the driver but also to the occupant. On the other hand, the multimedia device 16, which can be placed in a seat other than the driver's seat, may include a device that can be directly operated or controlled by the occupant on the seat. For example, the multimedia devices 16 may be deployed individually for each seat. On the other hand, in the case of the autonomous vehicle, a separate multimedia device 16 may be arranged in the driver's seat. Depending on the embodiment, the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 may be mounted on and detached from the vehicle.

The AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 can be interlocked with the portable terminals 12A and 12B carried by the driver or the passenger. The AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 can detect the portable terminals 12A and 12B and set the communication channel. The AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 and the portable terminals 12A and 12B may be connected through a wired data communication method using a USB cable or the like or may be connected through a short range wireless communication method. At this time, the data communication channel includes at least one of Wi-Fi (802.11b / g / n), ZigBee, Z-wave, Bluetooth and low-power Bluetooth Can be set.

If the driver or user drives his / her vehicle, the user can continue to use the vehicle without inconvenience by setting the in-vehicle devices. However, when a plurality of drivers or users, such as a rental vehicle or a company car, share or use a single vehicle, the mother tongue or the language used by each of a plurality of drivers or users may differ.

The AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 may include various functions in order to satisfy various needs of the driver or the user. For this reason, the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 may have various functions selectively, an interface (menu, button, etc.) for receiving necessary information from a driver or a user, and an information / message display function have. The AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 can use symbols, symbols, or the like to display an interface or a display function within a limited area, but language use may be inevitable.

It may be very inconvenient for the driver or the user to set the language of use of the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 in the vehicle so that the driver or the user can use the language for each of the plurality of drivers or users. Especially, when manually setting a language to be used for a cluster of rental or sharing vehicles or an AVN device screen, the driver or the user can operate the vehicle without newly setting the language because of the inconvenience of the operation. These experiences may hinder the merchantability of the vehicle and reduce the satisfaction of the vehicle.

In order to solve this inconvenience, the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 mounted on the vehicle and the portable terminals 12A and 12B owned by the driver, user or occupant aboard the vehicle communicate with each other through data communication You can use points that you can. For example, the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 receives the language (setting language) of the portable terminals 12A and 12B and transmits the AVN device 18 ) Or the language of the multimedia device 16 can be automatically changed. When the setting language of the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 is different from the setting language of the portable terminals 12A and 12B according to the embodiment, the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 may be connected to the portable terminal 12A , 12B to the driver, the user or the passenger. Through this interface, the driver, user, or occupant can conveniently change the language of use of the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 with simple input (e.g., button presses).

For example, it is assumed that the setting language of the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16, which is an in-vehicle device, is " A ". If the setting language of the portable terminal 12A linked to the AVN apparatus 18 or the multimedia apparatus 16 is " B ", the AVN apparatus 18 or the multimedia apparatus 16 transmits the setting language of the portable terminal 12A The setting language can be automatically changed from " A " to " B ".

As another example, when there are a plurality of passengers in a vehicle, a plurality of passengers, each of which is set in a plurality of different languages, can be used by a plurality of passengers, and the AVN apparatus for a vehicle can interlock with a plurality of portable terminals. The setting language of the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 as the in-vehicle device is "A", the setting language of the first portable terminal 12A is "B", the setting language of the second portable terminal 12B Is " C ". After the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 is connected to the first portable terminal 12A and the second portable terminal 12B, the setting language of the first portable terminal 12A and the second portable terminal 12B is "B" and "C" can be recognized. At this time, the AVN apparatus 18 or the multimedia apparatus 16 lists "B" and "C" to confirm whether the driver, the user, or the passenger wants to change to "B" or "C" Interface. If the driver, the user or the occupant selects one of " B " and " C ", the setting language of the AVN device 18 or the multimedia device 16 can be changed in the selected language.

2 is a flowchart for setting the language between the in-vehicle device and the portable terminal.

As shown, the vehicle AVN device 18 can be connected to the first portable terminal 12A. Here, the first portable terminal 12A may be the first AVN device 18 for the vehicle to be firstly interlocked according to the wireless data communication method. The first portable terminal 12A may be the driver's or the passenger's.

The AVN apparatus 18 for a vehicle can establish a wireless channel with the first portable terminal 12A. The setting of the wireless channel can be made according to each standard technique of the local area network.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment, a wireless channel may be set only for the portable terminal 12A whose inherent information has already been registered in the AVN device 18 for the reason of security or the like. Also, the AVN device 18 for a vehicle may proceed to a step for setting a wireless channel or for pairing, and may collect information transmitted from the portable terminal 12A, even if it is not the registered portable terminal 12A.

Although not shown, the first portable terminal 12A and the vehicle AVN device 18 may be interworked via a wired data channel such as a USB cable rather than a wireless data channel. In this case, complicated procedures such as security may be omitted because they are linked based on the physical connection.

When a wireless channel is established between the first portable terminal 12A and the vehicle AVN apparatus 18, the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 can request the first portable terminal 12A for the language setting information. The first portable terminal 12A can confirm the setting language of the first portable terminal 12A and then transmit the information about the set language, that is, the language of the device to the AVN device 18 for the vehicle.

The AVN apparatus 18 for a vehicle can compare the terminal usage language transmitted from the first portable terminal 12A with the current language of the AVN apparatus 18 for the vehicle. If the language of the terminal and the language of the vehicle AVN device 18 are the same, there is no need to change the language of use of the AVN device 18 for the vehicle.

However, if the terminal usage language differs from the language used by the vehicle AVN device 18, the vehicle AVN device 18 can automatically change the language used to be the same as the terminal usage language. According to the embodiment, the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 can output an interface such as a message or a menu confirming a change to the terminal use language, and can display the language of the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 in response to the selection of the user or the driver Can be changed.

After changing the language of use of the AVN device 18 for the vehicle corresponding to the first portable terminal 12A, the AVN device 18 for the vehicle can detect the new second portable terminal 12B. Here, the second portable terminal 12B may be a second device that is interlocked according to a wire / wireless communication method, for example, a terminal having a new occupant in the vehicle, or a wired, wireless, etc. It may be that a new connection is attempted through the Internet.

When the AVN device 18 for a vehicle and the second portable terminal 12B can be connected according to a wireless communication method, the terminal-use language of the second portable terminal 12B is collected in a manner similar to the first portable terminal 12A And can change the language of use of the AVN apparatus 18 for the vehicle.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment, in order to avoid vehicle safety and disturbance of the driver, in the case of the vehicle AVN apparatus 18, the language of use of the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 in correspondence with the terminal use language of the first portable terminal 12A , It is possible to consider not to change the used language corresponding to the further portable terminal (e.g., 12B). For example, in a vehicle such as a taxi, once the language set by the driver is changed, the setting of the language to be used is continuously checked each time the passenger (guest) is changed, or if the language is changed automatically, have.

On the other hand, when the first portable terminal 12A and the second portable terminal 12B have the same terminal use language, the language used by the AVN apparatus 18 for the vehicle corresponding to the terminal use language delivered by the second portable terminal 12B May not need to be changed. However, when the terminal use languages of the first portable terminal 12A and the second portable terminal 12B are different from each other, an interface for changing to the terminal use language of the second portable terminal 12B is provided to the driver or the user .

Although the first portable terminal 12A and the second portable terminal 12B are exemplified in FIG. 2, there may be more passengers in one vehicle, and more portable terminals and AVN apparatuses 18 in the vehicle may be interlocked . In this case, the AVN apparatus 18 for a vehicle can list all the terminal-used languages collected from a plurality of portable terminals and provide a menu for the passenger to select.

According to the embodiment, when a plurality of portable terminals and the vehicle AVN device 18 are interlocked with each other, priority is given to the most languages among the different terminal use languages to automatically change the language used by the AVN device 18 have.

Also, according to the embodiment, when the terminal usage language collected from a plurality of portable terminals is two or more, the language used by the AVN device 18 for the vehicle may be automatically selected to be "English" or "French" have. In addition, when there are two or more terminal usage languages collected from a plurality of portable terminals, the vehicle AVN device 18 may automatically select a common language being used at the current position based on the current position of the vehicle.

On the other hand, the vehicle multimedia device 16 may operate differently from the AVN device 18 for the vehicle. It is necessary for the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 to exchange necessary information (e.g., interest information) and transmit and receive it in cooperation with a portable terminal carried by a plurality of passengers including a driver on board the vehicle, but the vehicle multimedia device 16 May operate only for the passenger who is seated in the seat in which the multimedia device 16 for the vehicle is disposed rather than a plurality of passengers. For example, the vehicle multimedia device 16 interlocks with the second portable terminal 12B carried by a passenger on the corresponding seat, but may not be interlocked with the first portable terminal 12A.

According to the embodiment, when the vehicle multimedia device 16 receives the fact that the occupant has boarded the corresponding seat through a seat sensor (e.g., judges whether or not a person rides by pressure) mounted on the vehicle, The user can try to connect a wired or wireless connection. In this case, unlike the AVN apparatus 18 for a vehicle, the vehicle multimedia device 16 may not need to consider interworking with a plurality of portable terminals.

3 illustrates the language setting of the in-vehicle device and the portable terminal. Specifically, (a) and (b) are screens showing the terminal setting language of the portable terminal, and (c) is a set value for a plurality of languages in the vehicle.

As shown in the figure, the portable terminal may store information on the setting language differently depending on an operating system, a manufacturer, and the like. For example, in the case of (a), which is an Android-based portable terminal, and (b), which is an Apple-based portable terminal, the language setting order is different. However, even if the setting of the terminal use language of each portable terminal is different, the AVN apparatus for the vehicle collects information (for example, setting value) about the setting language used in each portable terminal. In a head unit containing an AVN device for a vehicle, a new type of language setting value can be used (see, for example, (c)).

For example, when the terminal use language of the portable terminal is set to " Korean ", the language setting value requested by the vehicle AVN device of the head unit to the portable terminal may be " KR ". The vehicle AVN device can be changed to a setting value ('0x00') suitable for the vehicle format through a language value matching table (a matching table).

Fig. 4 illustrates a language setting method of the on-vehicle device.

As shown, the method for setting the language of the on-vehicle device comprises the steps of recognizing at least one occupant and at least one portable terminal aboard the vehicle, establishing a data communication channel 52 with the at least one portable terminal, (54) requesting language setting information of at least one portable terminal via a data communication channel, and setting (56) a language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request .

According to an embodiment, at least one occupant may be perceived by a pressure sensor disposed in the seat of the vehicle or by wearing a seat belt disposed in the seat.

On the other hand, the on-vehicle device may detect at least one portable terminal, without needing to detect at least one occupant. Detecting the passenger with the portable terminal may be necessary but not necessarily necessary for securing the on-vehicle device.

According to an embodiment, the step 56 of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle comprises the steps of recognizing the terminal use language included in the response, determining whether the terminal use language of the portable terminal is the same as the language used by the on- And automatically changing the language used to the terminal-used language when the terminal-used language is different from the language used.

On the other hand, the step 56 of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle includes a step 56 of changing a change to the terminal use language to a message including at least one of sound, text, and symbols And outputting the output signal.

According to an embodiment, the step 56 of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle comprises the steps of searching for a language pack supporting the terminal use language, requesting a language pack to the network server if there is no search result , And installing the received language pack, and changing the used language. A vehicle-mounted device may include a multilingual system, but in some cases it may be a language that is not included. In this case, the language may be received through a network device such as a telematics server connected through a wireless data communication network to provide a service to a user or a language used by a passenger.

When there are a plurality of portable terminals interlocked with the devices mounted on the vehicle, requests of the on-vehicle devices can be transmitted to the respective portable terminals, and each portable terminal can transmit a response thereto. Through this process, the devices installed in the vehicle can collect the terminal usage language used by the plurality of interlocking portable terminals.

The step 56 of setting the language of the device mounted on the vehicle includes recognizing the terminal use language included in each of the plurality of responses when there are a plurality of responses, And replacing the used language with the terminal used language when the terminal use language is the same and the terminal use language is different from the used language. For example, if the language of the on-vehicle device is different from the language on which the occupant preferentially speaks, it is necessary to automatically change the language of the on-board device in a language that all passengers prefer.

According to the embodiment, the step 56 of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle includes a step of outputting a menu listing the terminal use language when the terminal use language is different, And a step of changing the language. The language of the terminal of the portable terminal carried by the occupant on the vehicle is displayed and the vehicle device can provide an interface for the passenger to select one terminal language.

According to an embodiment, the step 56 of setting a language of use of a device mounted on the vehicle includes the steps of: if the terminal use language is different, the used language is determined in English; and if the used language is not English, The method comprising the steps of: For example, if the occupants of a vehicle can be estimated to use a variety of languages, the on-board device may automatically change the internationally-used language such as " English "

According to an embodiment, the step 56 of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle includes the steps of selecting a language to be used in the mobile terminal with the greatest number of terminal-used languages, And if the selected language is different from the used language, changing the used language to the selected language. Although it is possible to let the driver and the passenger who boarded the vehicle select the language to be used, it is also necessary for the vehicle device to automatically change the language of use. When a plurality of terminal usage languages are detected, the terminal usage language estimated to be the language used by the largest occupant may be determined as the language used by the on-vehicle device.

Meanwhile, the at least one portable terminal in cooperation with the on-vehicle device may include a mobile operating system. A computing device such as a portable terminal or a notebook computer can also be connected to a vehicle device. For example, when one occupant has a plurality of devices, the language of use of the specific occupant may be prioritized over the language of the occupant of the other occupant. Therefore, in order to more accurately determine the language information of the passengers to be collected by the on-vehicle device, it is preferable that the on-vehicle language is limited to a portable terminal (e.g., a smart phone) including a mobile operating system among devices connected to the on- can do.

A vehicle-mounted device may include an AVN device. When a data communication channel with the portable terminal is established, the vehicle device such as the AVN device performs a step of receiving the unique number of the portable terminal and storing the language setting information corresponding to the unique number in the memory of the AVN device . When the information of the portable terminal is stored in the internal memory device, the portable terminal can use only the terminal use of the portable terminal only when the portable terminal is detected It may respond to language more quickly.

If a new portable terminal is recognized after setting the language to be used, the method for setting the language of the on-vehicle device includes: checking whether the terminal-used language of the new portable terminal is the same as the language used; Providing a menu listing a terminal use language in a case where there is a plurality of terminal usage languages; confirming whether the terminal usage language is changed to a terminal use language when the terminal usage language is different from the language used; And setting a language to be used.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a new portable terminal is recognized after setting a language for use in order to improve driving safety, the method for setting a language of a vehicle device further includes blocking a request for language setting information for a new portable terminal You may.

Unlike an AVN device, which can affect both occupants in a vehicle, the device mounted on the vehicle may include a multimedia device arranged for each seat of the vehicle. When the occupant is recognized in the seat corresponding to the multimedia device, the multimedia device can set the data communication channel.

Meanwhile, when there are a plurality of portable terminals connected through the data communication channel set by the multimedia device, the multimedia device may perform a step of providing a menu listing the terminal use languages delivered from the plurality of portable terminals.

Meanwhile, the multimedia device may include a directivity antenna toward the corresponding seat. For example, when there are a plurality of portable terminals connected through a data communication channel set by the multimedia device, the multimedia device may determine that the strength of the signal among the plurality of portable terminals is the largest, And if the terminal use language and the used language are different, setting the used language in the terminal use language can be performed.

5 illustrates a method of detecting the language setting of the in-vehicle device.

As shown in the figure, the method of detecting the language setting of the in-vehicle device can check whether there is a device that has not been collected (60) in order to collect the terminal usage language for all the smart devices connected to the in-vehicle device. Thereafter, the on-vehicle device may request a language setting value for the non-collected smart device (62). When the language setting value is received from the smart device, the language setting value can be replaced using the matching table (64). Thereafter, it is determined whether the language exists in the language value stack of the on-vehicle device (e.g., the candidate group of the language to be used) (66), and if there is no corresponding language on the stack, . If there is a language on the stack, it can be checked again to see if there are any devices that have not been collected (60).

The method of detecting the language setting of the in-vehicle device can be repeatedly performed until the information about all the devices is collected, such as a portable terminal or a smart device that the car device first senses.

However, according to the embodiment, priority may be given to each seat in the vehicle. For example, a vehicle device can collect the driver's seat first, then the passenger's seat, and then the rear seat. For this purpose, the on-vehicle device needs to include a directional antenna. By adjusting the direction of the directional antenna according to the information as to whether the occupant (or the driver) has boarded the seat in the vehicle, the on-vehicle device may have priority according to the seat in the vehicle.

6 illustrates a method of setting the language of the in-vehicle device in response to a response to the portable terminal.

As shown in the figure, the method of setting the language of the in-vehicle device can be performed until the smart device is detected 30 after the start of the vehicle 30 and when the smart device is not detected, .

For example, an in-vehicle device performs smart device detection (Bluetooth / USB connectivity - Connectivity, 32) and detects the language setting of each smart device (see, for example, the method of FIG.

If multi-language, the in-vehicle device may provide the passenger with a language selection UI 36 and compare 38 with the selected language and vehicle AVN / cluster current setting language. If a single language is available, it can be compared with the current language of the vehicle and the current AVN / cluster configuration language (38).

If the language is matched against the vehicle (AVN / cluster) language, the in-vehicle device does not change the language (40). If the language is inconsistent, the language setting can be changed (42).

On the other hand, after the language selection, a button such as " Quick Menu mode " is provided through a user interface (UI) to provide the passenger with a desired language change at any time (44).

Fig. 7 illustrates an in-vehicle device.

As shown in the figure, the portable terminal 12A can be connected to an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device 18 for a vehicle through a wired / wireless communication method. The vehicle AVN device 18 includes a transceiver 70 for recognizing at least one occupant on the vehicle and at least one portable terminal 12A and setting a data communication channel with at least one portable terminal 12A, A control unit for requesting language setting information of at least one portable terminal 12A through a data communication channel through the transceiver unit 70 and setting a language of the device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request .

Here, the recognition of the at least one occupant can be determined through a signal transmitted from a pressure sensor disposed in a seat of the vehicle or a signal transmitted according to whether or not a seat belt disposed in the seat is worn.

On the other hand, the control unit 72 recognizes the terminal use language included in the response and can determine whether the terminal use language is the same as the used language. Also, when the terminal use language is different from the used language, the control unit 72 can automatically change the used language to the terminal use language. For example, when the user or the driver boarded the car after renting the vehicle, the vehicle device collects the terminal use language of the portable terminal 12A carried by the user or the driver, Can be automatically changed. In this case, the convenience of the user or the driver can be very high.

According to the embodiment, when the automatic change or selection change occurs, the control unit 72 may output a message including at least one of sound, text, and symbols to the terminal using language through a screen. (See Fig. 1) such as " language setting has been changed ", " set to English ", and the like are displayed to the user through the screen included in the vehicle- Of the change.

When there are a plurality of portable terminals interlocked with the AVN apparatus 18 for a vehicle, a request of the AVN apparatus 18 for a vehicle can be transmitted to each portable terminal 12A. And can receive a response from each of the portable terminals 12A. When there are a plurality of responses, the control unit 72 can recognize the terminal use language included in each of the plurality of responses.

If the collected terminal use languages are all the same, the controller 72 can determine whether the terminal used language and the currently used language are the same. If all of the terminal use languages are the same and the terminal use language is different from the currently used language, the control unit 72 can replace the currently used language with the terminal use language.

On the other hand, if the terminal use language is different, the control unit 72 outputs a menu listing the plurality of terminal use languages, and can change the currently used language to the selected language corresponding to the selection of the user or the passenger for the menu.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, when the terminal use languages collected from the plurality of portable terminals 12A are different, the control unit 72 can determine the currently used language as English, and if the current used language is not English, The language to be used can be changed to English. For example, when a multinational passenger boarded a vehicle, he or she could decide a language, such as English or French, that many people would understand.

Meanwhile, when the collected terminal use languages are different from each other, the controller 72 selects a language used in the largest number of portable terminals, and confirms whether the selected language is the same as the used language have. If the selected language differs from the used language, the control unit 72 can change the used language to the selected language.

On the other hand, the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 may further include a memory 76. [ When the transmission / reception unit 70 sets the data communication channel, the portable terminal 12A can receive the unique number of the portable terminal 12A. After the control unit 72 recognizes the language setting information corresponding to the unique number, Information may be stored in the memory 76. [ Such information may be stored in the memory 76 for a predetermined period of time or may be deleted when the engine of the vehicle is turned off for security purposes.

After the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 sets the language to be used in association with the portable terminal 12A, the transmitting / receiving unit 70 can recognize the new portable terminal. In this case, the control unit 72 can confirm whether the terminal use language of the new portable terminal is the same as the used language. When there are a plurality of terminal use languages other than the language used, the control unit 72 can provide a menu listing the terminal use language. On the other hand, when there is one terminal-used language other than the language used, the controller 72 confirms whether or not the terminal-used language is changed, and can set a language for use in response to confirmation of selection or change of the menu of the user.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment, if the transmitter / receiver 70 recognizes a new portable terminal after the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 sets the language to be used, the controller 72 controls the portable terminal It may block the request of the language setting information.

Although the vehicle AVN apparatus 18 has been described in the above embodiment, the vehicle may include a multimedia apparatus that can be arranged for each seat. The vehicle multimedia device includes a transceiver for recognizing an occupant and at least one portable terminal in a seat corresponding to the multimedia device and setting a data communication channel with at least one portable terminal, and at least one portable And a control unit for requesting language setting information of the terminal and setting a language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request.

Unlike the AVN device 18 for a vehicle, a vehicle multimedia device needs to operate corresponding to one portable terminal. Accordingly, when a plurality of portable terminals are connected through the data communication channel set by the transmission / reception unit in the vehicle multimedia device, the control unit may provide a menu listing the terminal usage languages delivered from the plurality of portable terminals, rather than automatically changing the language setting can do.

Meanwhile, the vehicle multimedia device may further include a directivity antenna toward the seat. When the directional antenna is included, the vehicle multimedia device can distinguish the portable terminal having the occupant on the corresponding seat. If there are a plurality of portable terminals connected through the data communication channel set by the transmitting / receiving unit, the controller determines whether the used terminal language and the used language are the same from the plurality of portable terminals, And the language to be used are different, the user language can be automatically set as the terminal-use language.

Based on the above-described example, the embodiments can automatically set the language of the in-vehicle devices rented or shared to the language of the passenger or the user, thereby providing convenience to the passenger or the user. In particular, the method and apparatus for automatically setting or simply setting the language of use of the in-vehicle device when the language of each region is different, when people using different languages are likely to use the vehicle together, .

The method according to the above-described embodiments may be implemented as a program to be executed by a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD- , Floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like.

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional program, code, and code segments for implementing the above-described method can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which the embodiment belongs.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

12A, 12B: Portable terminal
18: vehicle AVN device
16: Vehicle Multimedia Device
70: Transmitting / receiving unit 72:
74: Screen 76: Memory

Claims (30)

Recognizing at least one portable terminal in the vehicle;
Setting a data communication channel with the at least one portable terminal;
Requesting language setting information of the at least one portable terminal through the data communication channel; And
Setting a language of use of a device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request
And setting the language of the on-vehicle device. The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the at least one portable terminal is recognized when at least one occupant aboard the vehicle is perceived by a pressure sensor disposed in the seat of the vehicle or by wearing a seat belt disposed in the seat, How to set your device's language. The method according to claim 1,
The step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle
Recognizing a terminal usage language included in the response;
Determining whether the terminal use language is the same as the used language; And
If the terminal use language is different from the used language, automatically changing the used language to the terminal use language
And setting the language of the on-vehicle device. The method of claim 3,
The step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle
When the automatic change occurs, outputting a message including at least one of a sound, a text, and a symbol as a change to the terminal use language
Further comprising the steps of: The method of claim 3,
The step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle
Searching for a language pack supporting the terminal use language;
Requesting a language pack to a network server if there is no result of the search; And
Installing the received language pack, and changing the language of use
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the plurality of portable terminals are plural, the request is transmitted to each of the portable terminals, receives the response from each of the portable terminals,
The step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle
Recognizing the terminal usage language included in each of the plurality of responses when the response is plural;
Determining whether the terminal-used language and the used language are the same if the terminal-used languages are all the same; And
Replacing the used language with the terminal use language when the terminal use language is all the same and the terminal use language is different from the used language
And setting the language of the on-vehicle device. The method according to claim 6,
The step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle
Outputting a menu listing the terminal use language when the terminal use language is different; And
Changing the language of use in response to the selection of the menu
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 6,
The step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle
If the terminal use language is different, the use language is determined in English; And
If the used language is not English, changing the used language to English
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 6,
The step of setting the language of use of the device mounted on the vehicle
Selecting a language to be used in the mobile terminal with the largest number of the terminal-used languages when the terminal-use language is different;
Checking whether the selected language and the used language are the same; And
If the selected language is different from the used language, changing the used language to the selected language
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one portable terminal comprises a mobile operating system,
The device mounted on the vehicle includes an AVN device,
Receiving a unique number of the portable terminal when the data communication channel is set; And
Storing the language setting information corresponding to the unique number in a memory in the AVN device
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
If a new portable terminal is recognized after setting the used language,
Confirming whether the terminal use language of the new portable terminal is the same as the used language;
Providing a menu listing the terminal-use language when the terminal-use language is different from the language used;
Confirming whether the terminal-used language is changed if the terminal-used language is different from the used language; And
Setting the language for use in response to selection of the menu and confirmation of the change;
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
If a new portable terminal is recognized after setting the used language,
Blocking the request of the language setting information for the new portable terminal
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the device mounted on the vehicle includes a multimedia device arranged for each seat of the vehicle and sets the data communication channel when the passenger is recognized in the seat corresponding to the multimedia device. 14. The method of claim 13,
When a plurality of portable terminals are connected through a data communication channel set by the multimedia device,
The multimedia device may further include a menu listing a terminal usage language delivered from the plurality of portable terminals
Further comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the multimedia device comprises a directivity antenna towards the corresponding seat,
When a plurality of portable terminals are connected through a data communication channel set by the multimedia device,
Determining whether the terminal usage language transmitted from the plurality of portable terminals having the highest signal strength is the same as the usage language;
If the terminal use language and the used language are different, setting the used language in the terminal use language
Further comprising the steps of: A computer-readable recording medium on which an application program is recorded, characterized by realizing a language setting method of a vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 15 through execution by a processor. A transceiver for recognizing at least one passenger and at least one portable terminal boarding a vehicle and setting a data communication channel with the at least one portable terminal; And
A control unit for requesting language setting information of the at least one portable terminal through the data communication channel through the transceiver unit and setting a language of the device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request,
(AVN) for a vehicle. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the recognition of the at least one occupant is determined through a signal transmitted from a pressure sensor disposed in a seat of the vehicle or a signal transmitted according to whether a seat belt disposed on the seat is worn, . 18. The method of claim 17,
The control unit
Recognizes the terminal use language included in the response,
Determines whether the terminal use language is the same as the used language,
And automatically changes the used language to the terminal use language if the terminal use language is different from the used language. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the control unit outputs a message including at least one of a sound, a text, and a symbol to the terminal using language through a screen when the automatic change occurs. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein when the plurality of portable terminals are plural, the request is transmitted to each of the portable terminals, receives the response from each of the portable terminals,
The control unit
If there are a plurality of responses, recognize a terminal use language included in each of a plurality of responses,
If the terminal use language is the same, judges whether the terminal use language and the used language are the same,
If the terminal use language is all the same and the terminal use language is different from the used language,
AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for vehicles. 22. The method of claim 21,
The control unit
If the terminal use language is different, outputting a menu listing the terminal use language,
Changing the language of use corresponding to the selection of the menu,
AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for vehicles. 22. The method of claim 21,
The control unit
If the terminal use language is different, the use language is determined to be English,
If the used language is not English, the used language is changed to English,
AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for vehicles. 22. The method of claim 21,
The control unit
If the language of the terminal is different, selecting a language to be used in the mobile terminal with the largest number of the terminal-used languages,
Confirms whether the selected language and the used language are the same,
And changing the used language to the selected language if the selected language is different from the used language,
AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for vehicles. 22. The method of claim 21,
The transmitting and receiving unit receives the unique number of the portable terminal when the data communication channel is set,
A memory for storing the language setting information corresponding to the unique number,
Further comprising an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for a vehicle. 22. The method of claim 21,
If the new portable terminal recognizes the transmission / reception unit after setting the used language,
The control unit
Checking whether the terminal use language of the new portable terminal is the same as the used language,
Providing a menu listing the terminal use language when a plurality of terminal use languages other than the used language are present,
If the terminal-used language is different from the used language, checking whether the terminal-used language is changed,
Setting the language to be used in response to selection of the menu and confirmation of the change,
AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for vehicles. 27. The method of claim 26,
If the new portable terminal recognizes the transmission / reception unit after setting the used language,
Wherein the controller blocks the request of the language setting information for the new portable terminal. A multimedia device arranged corresponding to a seat of a vehicle,
A transceiver for recognizing an occupant and at least one portable terminal in the seat corresponding to the multimedia device and setting a data communication channel with the at least one portable terminal; And
A control unit for requesting language setting information of the at least one portable terminal through the data communication channel through the transceiver unit and setting a language of the device mounted on the vehicle in response to a response corresponding to the request,
And a vehicle-mounted device. 29. The method of claim 28,
If the number of the portable terminals connected through the data communication channel set by the transmission /
Wherein the control unit provides a menu listing a terminal usage language transmitted from the plurality of portable terminals. 29. The method of claim 28,
Further comprising a directivity antenna towards the seat,
If the number of the portable terminals connected through the data communication channel set by the transmission /
The control unit
It is determined whether the terminal use language and the usage language transmitted from the plurality of portable terminals are the same,
And sets the language to be used in the terminal use language if the terminal use language and the use language are different.

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