Vehicle driver guarding system using vehicle telematics service and control method thereof

• US 20070057819A1
• Filed: 10/26/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai AMCO Company Limited (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai AMCO Company Limited (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kong, Byong
• Granted Patent: US 7,403,134 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/994
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/127 to a central station ; Indicators in a central station
• 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 vehicle driver guarding system using a vehicle telematics service and a control method thereof are provided. The vehicle driver guarding system includes: a vehicle telematics system for receiving a final destination, calculating a final destination arrival expectation time, notifying a central information center of the calculated expectation time through a mobile communication system, receiving a vehicle driver guard confirmation message from the central information center, and transmitting a response message to the received confirmation message, to the central information center; and the central information center being notified of the expectation time, transmitting the vehicle driver guard confirmation message to the vehicle telematics system when the notified expectation time lapses and then a preset time lapses, and performing a vehicle driver guarding function upon non-reception of the response message within the preset time.

Claims

1. A vehicle driver guarding system using a vehicle telematics service, the system comprising:

a vehicle telematics system for receiving a final destination, calculating a final destination arrival expectation time being a time taken to arrive at the received final destination, notifying a central information center of the calculated expectation time through a mobile communication system, receiving a vehicle driver guard confirmation message from the central information center through the mobile communication system under a predetermined control, and transmitting a response message to the received confirmation message, to the central information center through the mobile communication system; and

the central information center being notified of the final destination arrival expectation time, transmitting the vehicle driver guard confirmation message to the vehicle telematics system through the mobile communication system when the notified expectation time lapses and then a preset time lapses, and performing a vehicle driver guarding function upon non-reception of the response message to the vehicle driver guard confirmation message within the preset time.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle telematics system calculates the final destination arrival expectation time for the received final destination, correspondingly to a vehicle running speed and a traffic circumstance.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the central information center performs communication using an emergency call center or a telephone number previously registered by a vehicle driver, tracks a current vehicle position, and performs the vehicle driver guarding function.

4. A control method of a vehicle driver guarding system using a vehicle telematics service, the method comprising the steps of:

in a vehicle telematics system, receiving a final destination, calculating a final destination arrival expectation time being a time taken to arrive at the received final destination, and notifying a central information center of the calculated expectation time through a mobile communication system;

in the central information center, being notified of the final destination arrival expectation time from the vehicle telematics system, and determining whether or not the notified expectation time lapses;

in the central information center, when it is determined as the determination result that the notified expectation time lapses, determining whether or not a preset time lapses;

in the central information center, when it is determined as the determination result that the preset time lapses, transmitting a vehicle driver guard confirmation message to the vehicle telematics system through the mobile communication system; and

in the central information center, performing a vehicle driver guarding function upon non-reception of a response message to the vehicle driver guard confirmation message from the vehicle telematics system within the preset time.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising the step of:

in the central information center, confirming that the vehicle arrives at the final destination upon reception of the response message to the vehicle driver guard confirmation message from the vehicle telematics system within the preset time.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein in the calculating of the final destination arrival expectation time, the vehicle telematics system calculates the final destination arrival expectation time for the received final destination correspondingly to a vehicle running speed and a traffic circumstance.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein in the performing of the vehicle driver guarding function, the central information center performs communication using an emergency call center or a telephone number previously registered by a vehicle driver, tracks a current vehicle position, and performs the vehicle driver guarding function.