SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING POSITION OF REMOTE VEHICLE USING TELEMATICS SYSTEM

• US 20060122773A1
• Filed: 09/01/2005
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Autonet Co Ltd (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Autonet Co Ltd (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: NOU, SEONG TAEG
• Granted Patent: US 7,599,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A system and method for tracking a position of a remote vehicle using a telematics system is provided. The system includes a communication terminal for generating and transmitting a remote position track service request signal, and informing the user of vehicle position information; a service providing center for receiving the remote position track service request signal and transmitting a remote position track service signal, and transmitting the vehicle position information; and a telematics terminal having a GPS (Global Positioning System), and receiving the remote position track service request signal, and detecting a vehicle position using the GPS to generate and transmit the vehicle position information to the service providing center.

Claims

1. A system for tracking a position of a remote vehicle using a telematics system, the system comprising:

a communication terminal for generating and transmitting a remote position track service request signal upon reception of a remote position track service request from a user, and informing the user of vehicle position information upon reception of the vehicle position information responsive to the remote position track service request signal;

a service providing center for receiving the remote position track service request signal and transmitting a remote position track service signal, and transmitting the vehicle position information to the communication terminal upon reception of the vehicle position information responsive to the remote position track service request signal; and

a telematics terminal having a GPS (Global Positioning System), and receiving the remote position track service request signal, and detecting a vehicle position using the GPS to generate and transmit the vehicle position information to the service providing center.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the service providing center stores a number and an authentication password of the telematics terminal, requests the communication terminal for authentication when receiving a remote vehicle position track service request signal from the communication terminal, receives an authentication password in response to the authentication request, compares the received authentication password with the stored authentication password, and performs the authentication depending on the comparison result.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the telematics terminal has its inherent authentication password, requests the communication terminal for authentication through the service providing center when receiving the remote vehicle position track service request signal from the communication terminal, receives an authentication password in response to the authentication request, compares the received authentication password with the inherent authentication password, and performs the authentication depending on the comparison result.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein even when a power source is turned off, the telematics terminal receives a least power source for a remote position track.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein even when the power source is turned off, the telematics terminal performs the vehicle position track.

6. A method for tracking a position of a remote vehicle using a telematics system having a communication terminal, a service providing center and a telematics terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

when a user inputs a remote position track service request to the communication terminal, generating and transmitting a remote position track service request signal in the communication terminal;

in the service providing center, receiving the remote position track service request signal, and transmitting a vehicle position track request signal;

in the telematics terminal, receiving the remote position track request signal, detecting a vehicle position, generating vehicle position information, and transmitting the generated vehicle position information to the service providing center;

in the service providing center, receiving the vehicle position information, and transmitting the received vehicle position information to the communication terminal; and

in the communication terminal, receiving the vehicle position information and informing the user of the received vehicle position information.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the service providing center stores a number and an authentication password of the telematics terminal, requests the communication terminal for authentication when receiving a remote vehicle position track service request signal from the communication terminal, receives an authentication password in response to the authentication request, compares the received authentication password with the stored authentication password, and performs the authentication depending on the comparison result.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the telematics terminal has its inherent authentication password, requests the communication terminal for authentication through the service providing center when receiving the remote vehicle position track service request signal from the communication terminal, receives an authentication password in response to the authentication request, compares the received authentication password with the inherent authentication password, and performs the authentication depending on the comparison result.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein even when a power source is turned off, the telematics terminal receives a least power source for a remote position track.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein even when the power source is turned off, the telematics terminal performs the vehicle position track.