Electronic device and vehicle control method using the same

• US 10,308,198 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2017
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Un-kyu, Park, Woo-jin, Youm, Sun-hee, Jung, Bo-sun
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Shardul D
• Application Number:
  US15/591,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20170327084A1
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 701 2, 701 23, 701 49, 705307
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel

Abstract

An electronic device is provided which includes a first communicator configured to communicate with a server, wherein the server matches and stores vehicle setting information and physical information of a user, a second communicator configured to communicate with a vehicle, and a processor configured to control the first communicator to transmit user identification information to the server and receive the vehicle setting information and the physical information corresponding to the user identification information from the server, generate a vehicle setting corresponding to the vehicle based on the vehicle setting information and the physical information received from the server, and vehicle information received from the vehicle, and transmit the generated vehicle setting to the vehicle through the second communicator.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first communicator;

a second communicator; and

a processor configured to;

control the first communicator to transmit user identification information to a server and receive vehicle setting information and physical information corresponding to the user identification information from the server, wherein the vehicle setting information is based on an arrangement of at least one component included in a first vehicle, the physical information and vehicle information corresponding to the first vehicle,

receive, through the second communicator, vehicle information corresponding to a second vehicle from the second vehicle,

generate information on an arrangement of at least one component included in the second vehicle based on the vehicle setting information, the physical information and the vehicle information corresponding to the second vehicle, and

control the second communicator to transmit the generated information to the second vehicle.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to generate third setting information corresponding to the second vehicle based on first setting information and second setting information included in the vehicle setting information received from the server, the received physical information and the received vehicle information, and transmit the second setting information and the generated third setting information to the second vehicle.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first setting information comprises information which is adaptively changed according to a type of a vehicle, and

wherein the second setting information comprises information having a constant setting value irrespective of the type of the vehicle.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first setting information comprises a field of view information of the user in the first vehicle,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine an arrangement of a driver'"'"'s seat in the second vehicle based on the field of view information, the physical information and the vehicle information received from the second vehicle, and transmit information regarding the determined arrangement of the driver'"'"'s seat to the second vehicle, and

wherein the arrangement of the second vehicle comprises an arrangement in which the user has a same field of view in the second vehicle as the first vehicle.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the arrangement of the driver'"'"'s seat comprises at least one of a distance between a pedal and the driver'"'"'s seat in the second vehicle and an angle of a driver'"'"'s seat in the second vehicle.

6. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second setting information comprises information regarding at least one application related to the vehicle, means of payment, network connection, navigation destination and driving mode.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a display, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the vehicle information from the second vehicle, transmit the user identification information input through a user interface displayed on the display and transmit the received vehicle information to the server.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the second communicator to transmit the vehicle information received from the second vehicle to the server.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the server determines whether the user is authorized to access the second vehicle when the user identification information and the vehicle information are received from the electronic device, and transmits the vehicle setting information and the physical information to the electronic device when the user is determined to have authorized access to the vehicle.

10. A vehicle control method, comprising:

transmitting user identification information to a server;

receiving vehicle setting information and physical information corresponding to the user identification information from the server, wherein the vehicle setting information is based on an arrangement of at least one component included in a first vehicle, the physical information and vehicle information corresponding to the first vehicle;

receiving vehicle information corresponding to a second vehicle from the second vehicle;

generating information on an arrangement of at least one component included in the second vehicle based on the vehicle setting information, the physical information and the vehicle information corresponding to the second vehicle; and

transmitting the generated information to the second vehicle.

11. The vehicle control method of claim 10, wherein the vehicle setting information received from the server comprises first setting information and second setting information,

wherein the vehicle setting information further comprises third setting information corresponding to the second vehicle based on the received physical information and the received vehicle information, and

wherein transmitting the generated vehicle setting to the second vehicle comprises transmitting the second setting information and the third setting information to the second vehicle.

12. The vehicle control method of claim 11, wherein the first setting information comprises information which is adaptively changed according to a type of a vehicle, and

wherein the second setting information comprises information having a constant setting value irrespective of the type of the vehicle.

13. The vehicle control method of claim 11, wherein the first setting information comprises a field of view information of the user in the first vehicle,

wherein the vehicle setting comprises an arrangement of a driver'"'"'s seat in the second vehicle based on the field of view information, the physical information, and the vehicle information received from the second vehicle, and

wherein the arrangement of the driver'"'"'s seat in the second vehicle comprises an arrangement in which the user has a same field of view in the second vehicle as the first vehicle.

14. The vehicle control method of claim 13, wherein the arrangement of the driver'"'"'s seat comprises at least one of a distance between a pedal and a driver'"'"'s seat in the second vehicle, and an angle of the driver'"'"'s seat in the second vehicle.

15. The vehicle control method of claim 11, wherein the second setting information comprises information regarding at least one application related to the vehicle, means of payment, network connection, navigation destination and driving mode.

16. The vehicle control method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying a user interface comprising the user identification information and the received vehicle information; and

transmitting the user identification information and the received vehicle information to the server in response to a user command input through the user interface.

17. The vehicle control method of claim 10, further comprising transmitting the vehicle information received from the second vehicle to the server.

18. The vehicle control method of claim 17, wherein the server determines whether the user has authorized access to the second vehicle,

wherein receiving the vehicle setting information and physical information corresponding to the user identification information from the server comprises receiving the vehicle setting information and the physical information when the user is determined as having authorized access to the server.