Vehicle status monitoring system and vehicle

• US 10,107,888 B1
• Filed: 11/27/2017
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Choi, Kyoung Hyouck, Park, Yunjoong
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US15/823,439
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 34053922
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/43 wireless channels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/161 Decentralised systems, e.g. inter-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40163 by assigning priority to messages according to a message field
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40215 Controller Area Network CAN
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0492 by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

Abstract

A vehicle may include an integrated electronic control unit (ECU) outputting a sleep indicator signal when a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) is switched to a sleep status, and switching to a wake-up status according to a request of a telematics terminal, collecting vehicle status information and returning the vehicle status information; and the telematics terminal requesting vehicle status information by transmitting an alive request signal when the sleep indicator signal occurs by monitoring the integrated ECU, and outputting the returned vehicle status information.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

an integrated electronic control unit (ECU) outputting a sleep indicator signal when a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) is switched to a sleep status, and switching to a wake-up status according to a request of a telematics terminal, collecting vehicle status information and returning the vehicle status information; and

the telematics terminal requesting the vehicle status information by transmitting an alive request signal when the sleep indicator signal occurs by monitoring the integrated ECU, and outputting the returned vehicle status information.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the integrated ECU transmits the sleep indicator signal to the telematics terminal when a body Controller Area Network (CAN) connected to the plurality of ECUs is switched to the sleep status after an ignition is turned off or an accessary power is tuned off, and the integrated ECU switches the body CAN to the wake-up status when receiving the alive request signal.

3. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the telematics terminal transmits the vehicle status information to a telematics service server so that the vehicle status information is updated to a latest status with a corresponding update date and time.

4. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the telematics terminal transmits the vehicle status information to a telematics service server so that the vehicle status information is transmitted to a user'"'"'s mobile communication terminal.

5. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein when receiving the vehicle status information including a door lock status from the integrated ECU since the vehicle receives a door lock signal from a near field communication terminal, the telematics terminal transmits the received door lock status to the telematics service server.

6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the telematics terminal changes a vehicle status flag value according to whether the vehicle status information is transmitted to the telematics service server or not, and when receiving the sleep indicator signal, the telematics terminal determines whether to transmit the alive request signal to the integrated ECU based on the vehicle status flag value.

7. The vehicle of claim 6, wherein when not transmitting the alive request signal after receiving the sleep indicator signal, the telematics terminal initializes the vehicle status flag value.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein when the body CAN connected to the plurality of controllers is switched to the wake-up status from the sleep status, the integrated ECU collects the vehicle status information and transmits the vehicle status information to the telematics terminal so that the vehicle status information is additionally updated.

9. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle status information includes at least one of door status, hood status, trunk status, sun roof status, and window status.

10. A vehicle status monitoring system comprising:

a vehicle, when a body Controller Area Network (CAN) connected to a plurality of electronics control units (ECUs) is switched to a sleep status, re-switching to a wake-up status and collecting and outputting vehicle status information; and

a telematics service server updating the vehicle status information, which is transmitted from the vehicle, to a latest status with a corresponding update date and time, and providing the vehicle status information to a mobile communication terminal.

11. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 10, further including:

the mobile communication terminal having an application providing the vehicle status information to execute the application according to a user'"'"'s request to provide the vehicle status information in the latest status.

12. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 10,

wherein the vehicle includes an integrated electronic control unit (ECU) outputting a sleep indicator signal when the plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) is switched to the sleep status, and switching to the wake-up status according to a request of a telematics terminal, collecting the vehicle status information and returning the vehicle status information;

and

wherein the telematics terminal requesting the vehicle status information by transmitting an alive request signal when the sleep indicator signal occurs by monitoring the integrated ECU, and transmitting the returned vehicle status information to the telematics service server.

13. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 12, wherein the integrated ECU transmits the sleep indicator signal to the telematics terminal when the body CAN connected to the plurality of ECUs is switched to the sleep status after an ignition is turned off or an accessary power is tuned off, and the integrated ECU switches the body CAN to the wake-up status when receiving the alive request signal.

14. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 12, wherein when receiving the vehicle status information including a door lock status, from the integrated ECU since the vehicle receives a door lock signal from a near field communication terminal, the telematics terminal transmits the received door lock status to the telematics service server.

15. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 12, wherein the telematics terminal changes a vehicle status flag value according to whether the vehicle status information is transmitted to the telematics service server or not, and when receiving the sleep indicator signal, the telematics terminal determines whether to transmit the alive request signal to the integrated ECU based on the vehicle status flag value.

16. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 15, wherein when not transmitting the alive request signal after receiving the sleep indicator signal, the telematics terminal initializes the vehicle status flag value.

17. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 12, wherein when the body CAN connected to the plurality of ECUs is switched to the wake-up status from the sleep status, the integrated ECU collects the vehicle status information and transmits the vehicle status information to the telematics terminal so that the vehicle status information is additionally updated.

18. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the telematics service server allows the vehicle status information, which needs the vehicle control among the vehicle status information, to be output together with a related vehicle control input item, via the mobile communication terminal and the telematics service server transmits the vehicle status information transmitted by a user, to the vehicle so that the vehicle control is performed.

19. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 10, further including:

a content provision server providing living information including weather information, wherein when providing the vehicle status information to the mobile communication terminal, the telematics service server provides weather information related to the vehicle status information or weather information and vehicle control input item related to the vehicle status information.

20. The vehicle status monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the vehicle status information includes at least one of door status, hood status, trunk status, sun roof status, and window status.