System and method for managing vehicle by using mobile terminal

• US 10,055,382 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2012
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Min, Hyun-Suk, Jeong, Dae-Yeon
• Primary Examiner(s): Mott, Genna M
• Application Number:
  US13/707,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20130144471A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,084 Days
• Field of Search: 701 36
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/00 Estimation or calculation of non-directly measurable driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub unit, e.g. by using mathematical models
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2205/02 using a vehicle scan tool
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/006 Indicating maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A system and method for managing a vehicle by using a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a vehicle verification unit that receives information for verifying a vehicle management terminal and verifies the vehicle management terminal based on the received information; and a terminal information collecting unit for collecting information regarding control of a vehicle.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive verification information to verify a vehicle management terminal;

a controller configured to;

verify the vehicle management terminal based on the received verification information;

receive, via the transceiver, a request for executing an application regarding the vehicle management terminal, from the vehicle management terminal;

execute the application regarding the vehicle management terminal in response to the request; and

collect state information regarding a plurality of states of a vehicle,

wherein the application is capable of providing additional information to the vehicle management terminal, the additional information comprising user profile information and weather information,

wherein the controller is configured to control the transceiver to provide the user profile information to the verified vehicle management terminal, by using the executed application,

wherein the weather information provided to the vehicle management terminal is used to control a navigation device of the vehicle,

wherein a particular route from a current location of the vehicle to a particular destination is determined and displayed by the navigation device,

wherein a point of interest (POI), that is determined based on at least one place included in schedule information which is included in the additional information and is prestored in a memory of the mobile terminal, is displayed along the displayed particular route between the current location of the vehicle and the particular destination, and

wherein the transceiver is configured to receive information that indicates the vehicle has arrived at the particular destination,

wherein the controller controls a display of the mobile terminal to display a walking route from the particular destination to a final destination, and

wherein the controller provides information for managing the vehicle, based on both the states of the vehicle and states of a navigation service provided by the navigation device.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the verification information to verify the vehicle management terminal comprises at least one of an identification value of the vehicle management terminal, an identification value of an access point (AP) positioned in the vehicle, or a predetermined verification code.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to execute the application configured to provide the additional information to the vehicle management terminal to manage the vehicle when the vehicle management terminal is verified.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display the collected state information to manage the vehicle.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the state information comprises at least one of a mileage of the vehicle or an amount of fuel, and wherein the display displays an informing image to manage the vehicle based on the state information.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the informing image comprises a first informing image indicating that maintenance of the vehicle is necessary or a second informing image indicating that refueling is necessary.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the state information comprises information regarding whether an accident of the vehicle has occurred.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the state information comprises information regarding whether an accident of the vehicle has occurred.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the state information comprises information regarding whether maintenance of the vehicle is necessary.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the additional information to manage the vehicle comprises at least one of a temperature, or a position of the mobile terminal.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the particular route, that is displayed by the navigation device, is determined based on at least one of the weather or the temperature.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein a predetermined operation of the vehicle is controlled by the vehicle management terminal based on at least one of the weather or the temperature.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the particular destination is determined using the navigation device of the vehicle based on the schedule information regarding the schedule.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein when the received information indicates whether the vehicle has arrived at the particular destination, the display is configured to display proximity information about parking areas in a predetermined area around the destination based on the received information.

15. A method of using a mobile terminal to manage a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving verification information to verify a vehicle management terminal;

verifying the vehicle management terminal based on the received verification information;

receiving a request for executing an application regarding the vehicle management terminal, from the vehicle management terminal;

executing the application regarding the vehicle management terminal in response to the request;

collecting state information regarding a plurality of states of the vehicle to manage the vehicle, wherein the application is capable of providing additional information to the vehicle management terminal, the additional information comprising user profile information and weather information; and

providing the user profile information to the verified vehicle management terminal using the executed application,

wherein the weather information provided to the vehicle management terminal is used to generate a control command to control a navigation device of the vehicle, wherein a particular route from a current location of the vehicle to a particular destination is determined and displayed by the navigation device, wherein a point of interest (POI), that is determined based on at least one place included in schedule information which is included in the additional information and is prestored in a memory of the mobile terminal, is displayed along the displayed particular route between the current location of the vehicle and the particular destination, and wherein the mobile terminal is configured to receive information that indicates the vehicle has arrived at the particular destination and display a walking route from the particular destination to a final destination, and

provide information for managing the vehicle, based on both the states of the vehicle and states of a navigation service provided by the navigation device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the verification information to verify the vehicle management terminal comprises at least one of an identification value of the vehicle management terminal, an identification value of an Access Point (AP) positioned in the vehicle, or a predetermined verification code.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising executing the application to provide the additional information to the vehicle management terminal to manage the vehicle when the vehicle management terminal is verified.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving status information regarding a status of the vehicle from the vehicle management terminal; and

displaying the received status information to manage the vehicle.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the additional information to manage the vehicle comprises at least one of a temperature, or a position of the mobile terminal.

20. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising one or more executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive verification information to verify a vehicle management terminal;

verify the vehicle management terminal based on the received verification information;

receive a request for executing an application regarding the vehicle management terminal, from the vehicle management terminal;

execute the application regarding the vehicle management terminal in response to the request;

collect state information regarding a plurality of states of the vehicle to manage the vehicle, wherein the application is capable of providing additional information to the vehicle management terminal, the additional information comprising user profile information and weather information; and

provide the user profile information to the verified vehicle management terminal using the executed application,

wherein the weather information provided to the vehicle management terminal is used to generate a control command to control a navigation device of the vehicle,

wherein a particular route from a current location of the vehicle to a particular destination is determined and displayed by the navigation device,

wherein a point of interest (POI), that is determined based on at least one place included in schedule information which is include in the additional information and is prestored in a memory of a mobile terminal, is displayed along the displayed particular route between the current location of the vehicle and the particular destination, and

wherein the mobile terminal is configured to;

receive information that indicates the vehicle has arrived at the particular destination;

display at least one position information associated with a parking lot near the particular destination;

display a walking route from the parking lot to a final destination; and

provide information for managing the vehicle, based on both the states of the vehicle and states of a navigation service provided by the navigation device.