APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A TELEMATICS TERMINAL IN VEHICLE

• US 20070040651A1
• Filed: 08/16/2006
• Published: 02/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: JUNG, Jin-Hyuk
• Granted Patent: US 8,143,994 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.740
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

An apparatus and method for authenticating a telematics terminal are disclosed to receive a first telematics service based on inputted user authentication information and then easily receive a second telematics service based on the inputted user authentication information. The method for authenticating a telematics terminal in a vehicle including: storing user authentication information inputted to receive a first telematics service through a mobile communication network; and requesting a second telematics service to an information providing center through the mobile communication network based on the stored user authentication information.

Claims

1. A method for authenticating a user of a telematics terminal in a vehicle comprising:

storing user authentication information inputted to receive a first telematics service through a mobile communication network; and

requesting a second telematics service to an information providing center through the mobile communication network based on the stored user authentication information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

maintaining the user authentication information during a predetermined time period or while the telematics terminal is being turned on.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

deleting the stored user authentication information when the telematics terminal is turned off.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of storing the user authentication information comprises:

requesting the first telematics service from the information providing center;

transmitting the inputted user authentication information to the information providing center through the mobile communication network in response to the request of the first telematics service.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of requesting the second telematics service comprises:

requesting the second telematics service from the information providing center;

displaying the stored user authentication information in response to the request of the second telematics service; and

transmitting the selected user authentication information to the information providing center through the mobile communication network, when the displayed user authentication information is selected,

wherein when the telematics terminal is turned off, the stored user authentication information is deleted.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting a user to input user authentication information, when there is no user authentication information in the telematics terminal, and transmitting user authentication information inputted by the user to the information providing center.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating an authentication failure message when the inputted user authentication information is not identical pre-set authentication information; and

transmitting the authentication failure message to a communication device through the mobile communication network.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, in the step of transmitting the authentication failure message, the authentication failure message is transmitted to a communication device previously determined by the user corresponding to the pre-set authentication information.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of transmitting the authentication failure message comprises:

transmitting the authentication failure message to the information providing center through the mobile communication network; and

transmitting the authentication message, which has been transmitted to the information providing center, to the communication device through the mobile communication network.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the information providing center provides a telematics service including at least one or more of a call function, map information, traffic information and multimedia information.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting user authentication information of the telematics terminal, when the telematics terminal is turned on.

12. A telematics terminal in a vehicle comprising:

a storage unit for storing user authentication information to receive a first telematics service through a mobile communication terminal; and

a controller for requesting a second telematics service from an information providing center based on the stored user authentication information through the mobile communication network.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller stores the inputted user authentication information for a predetermined time period of while the telematics terminal is being turned on.

14. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller deletes the user authentication information stored in the storage unit when the telematics terminal is turned off.

15. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller requests the second telematics service from the information providing center, displays the stored user authentication information on a display unit of the telematics terminal in response to the request of the second telematics service, and transmits selected user authentication information to the information providing center through the mobile communication network when the displayed user authentication information is selected, and when the telematics terminal is turned off, the controller deletes the stored user authentication information.

16. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller generates a message for requesting inputting of user authentication information, when there is no user authentication information stored in the telematics terminal.

17. The terminal of claim 12, wherein when the inputted user authentication information is not identical to pre-set user authentication information, the controller generates an authentication failure message and transmits the authentication failure message to a communication device through the mobile communication network.

18. The terminal of claim 17, wherein the communication device is a short distance wireless communication device.

19. The terminal of claim 17, wherein the communication device is a mobile communication terminal.

20. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the information providing center provides a telematics service including at least one or more of a call function, map information, traffic information and multimedia information.

21. A method for authenticating a telematics terminal in a vehicle comprising:

storing user authentication information inputted to receive a first telematics service through a mobile communication network;

requesting a second telematics service to an information providing center through the mobile communication network based on the stored user authentication information;

maintaining the user authentication information for a predetermined time period or while the telematics terminal is being turned on; and

deleting the stored user authentication information when the telematics terminal is turned off.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

providing a telematics service including at least one or more of a call function, map information, traffic information and multimedia information when the inputted user authentication information and pre-set user authentication information are identical, and generating an authentication failure message when the inputted authentication information and the pre-set user authentication information are not identical; and

transmitting the authentication failure message to a communication device previously determined by a user through the mobile communication network.

23. A method for authenticating a telematics terminal in a vehicle comprising:

requesting user authentication information of a telematics terminal in a vehicle;

storing the user authentication information inputted in response to the request;

requesting a first telematics service including at least one or more of a telephone function, map information, traffic information and multimedia information based on the stored user authentication information from an information providing center through a mobile communication network;

requesting a second telematics service from the information providing center based on the stored user authentication information through the mobile communication network;

maintaining the user authentication information for a predetermined time period or while the telematics terminal is being turned on; and

deleting the stored user authentication information when the telematics terminal is turned off, wherein when the inputted user authentication information and pre-set authentication information are not identical, an authentication failure message is generated and transmitted to a communication device through the mobile communication network.