Remote control device and vehicle including the same

• US 10,640,089 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2018
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems Corp (Continental AG), Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Song, Dong June, Lee, Sunghoon, Jung, Hyoung Lack, Jeong, Seungmin, Lee, SeungJun, Lee, Yongwook
• Primary Examiner(s): Blouin, Mark S
• Application Number:
  US16/169,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20190126890A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 340 572
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/101 Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/406 Power supply in the remote key
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00325 and the lock having only one limited data transmission range
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/0038 whereby the wake-up circuit is situated in the keyless data carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00396 starting with prompting the keyless data carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00555 comprising means to detect or avoid relay attacks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/63 Comprising locating means for detecting the position of the data carrier, i.e. within the vehicle or within a certain distance from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

A remote control device for a vehicle includes a vibration sensor sensing vibration of the remote control device; a communication unit performing communication with the vehicle; and a controller changing an operation mode of the remote control device based on a first signal received from the vehicle via the communication unit.

Claims

1. A remote control device for a vehicle, the remote control device comprising:

a vibration sensor sensing vibration of the remote control device;

a communication unit performing communication with the vehicle; and

a controller changing an operation mode of the remote control device based on a first signal received from the vehicle via the communication unit,

wherein, when the remote control device is located outside of the vehicle, the first signal includes a signal used to change the operation mode of the remote control device to a vibration sensing mode.

2. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the first signal includes information about the operation mode of the remote control device generated based on a current location of the remote control device.

3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein, when the remote control device is located inside the vehicle, the first signal includes a signal used to change the operation mode of the remote control device to a general mode.

4. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein, when vibration of the remote control device is sensed after the operation mode of the remote control device is changed to the vibration sensing mode, the controller changes the operation mode of the remote control device to an active mode for a predetermined amount of time.

5. The remote control device according to claim 4, wherein the active mode is a mode in which the remote control device is capable of continuously performing wireless communication with the vehicle via the communication unit.

6. The remote control device according to claim 4, wherein, when receiving a second signal from the vehicle during the predetermined amount of time, the controller changes the operation mode of the remote control device to a general mode.

7. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein, when vibration of the remote control device is not sensed after the operation mode of the remote control device is changed to a vibration sensing mode, the controller changes the operation mode of the remote control device to an inactive mode.

8. The remote control device according to claim 7, wherein the inactive mode is a mode in which power of the communication unit is turned off.

9. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration sensor is disposed at any of:

one side of a printed circuit board (PCB) inside the remote control device, both side surfaces of the PCB, or a hole formed in the PCB.

10. A vehicle including a remote control device, the vehicle comprising:

a first sensor sensing a location of the remote control device; and

a first communication unit performing communication with the remote control device,

wherein the remote control device includes;

a second sensor sensing vibration of the remote control device;

a second communication unit performing communication with the first communication unit; and

a second controller changing an operation mode of the remote control device based on an operation mode signal for the remote control device received from the first communication unit via the second communication unit.

11. The vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the first communication unit transmits an operation mode signal generated based on a current location of the remote control device to the second communication unit.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein, when it is sensed that the remote control device is located outside of the vehicle, the first communication unit transmits to the second communication unit a signal used to change the operation mode of the remote control device to a vibration sensing mode.

13. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein, when it is sensed that the remote control device is located inside the vehicle, the first communication unit transmits to the second communication unit a signal used to change the operation mode of the remote control device to a general mode.

14. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein, when vibration of the remote control device is sensed after the operation mode of the remote control device is changed to a vibration sensing mode, the second controller changes the operation mode of the remote control device to an active mode for a predetermined amount of time.

15. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the active mode is a mode in which the second communication unit is capable of continuously performing wireless communication with the first communication unit.

16. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein, when the second communication unit receives an operation mode signal from the first communication unit during the predetermined amount of time, the second controller changes the operation mode of the remote control device to a general mode.

17. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein, when vibration of the remote control device is not sensed after the operation mode of the remote control device is changed to a vibration sensing mode, the second controller changes the operation mode of the remote control device to an inactive mode.

18. The vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the inactive mode is a mode in which power of the second communication unit is turned off.

19. The vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the vibration sensor is disposed at any of:

one side of a printed circuit board (PCB) inside the remote control device, both side surfaces of the PCB, or a hole formed in the PCB.