METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING USER ENVIRONMENT OF CAR BY USING PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20080024296A1
• Filed: 07/10/2007
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JEONG, Bong-Soo
• Application Number:
  US11/775,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20080024296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.26
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/30 User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

A method and apparatus for setting the user environment of a car by using a portable terminal are provided. The method includes, when user environment data are received from the car, storing the received user environment data in a storage unit of the portable terminal; and transmitting the stored user environment data to the car when a user environment data transmission event occurs.

Claims

1. A method for setting the user environment of a car by using a portable terminal, the method comprising:

storing the received user environment data from the car; and

transmitting the stored user environment data to the car.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user environment data includes at least one of a seat height and position, a rearview mirror angle, a radio broadcasting channel, an audio volume level, a driving mode, an air-conditioner mode, a navigation mode, a brake mode, and a pedal position.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the stored user environment data further includes:

reading a list of the stored user environment data to display the read list on a display unit of the portable terminal; and

when at least one item is selected from the list, transmitting user environment data corresponding to the selected item to the car.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the car and the portable terminal utilize near field wireless communication.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the near field wireless communication is one of a Bluetooth communication, a WLAN (Wireless LAN) communication, a UWB (Ultra Wideband) communication, an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, a Zigbee communication, and a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication.

6. A method for transmitting the user environment data of a car from the car, the method comprising:

detecting the user environment data of auxiliary devices of the car; and

transmitting the detected user environment data to a corresponding portable terminal.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the use environment of auxiliary devices includes at least one of a seat height and position, a rearview mirror angle, a radio broadcasting channel, an audio volume level, a driving mode, an air-conditioner mode, a navigation mode, a brake mode, and a pedal position.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the car and the portable terminal utilize near field wireless communication.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the near field wireless communication is one of a Bluetooth communication, a WLAN (Wireless LAN) communication, a UWB (Ultra Wideband) communication, an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, a Zigbee communication, and a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication.

10. A method for setting the user environment of a car, the method comprising:

receiving the user environment data of a car from a portable terminal; and

setting the user environment of corresponding auxiliary devices of the car according to the received user environment data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the user environment data includes at least one of a seat height and position, a rearview mirror angle, a radio broadcasting channel, an audio volume level, a driving mode, an air-conditioner mode, a navigation mode, a brake mode, and a pedal position.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the car and the portable terminal utilize near field wireless communication.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the near field wireless communication is one of a Bluetooth communication, a WLAN (Wireless LAN) communication, a UWB (Ultra Wideband) communication, an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, a Zigbee communication, and a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication.

14. An apparatus of a portable terminal for setting the user environment of a car, the apparatus comprising:

a storage unit for storing the user environment data of the car;

a control unit for reading the user environment data from the storage unit; and

a wireless communication unit for transmitting the read user environment data to the car.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the user environment data includes at least one of a seat height and position, a rearview mirror angle, a radio broadcasting channel, an audio volume level, a driving mode, an air-conditioner mode, a navigation mode, a brake mode, and a pedal position.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:

a display unit for displaying a user environment data list stored in the storage unit; and

an input unit for receiving at least one item of the list to output the received item to the control unit.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the wireless communication unit utilize near field wireless communication.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the near field wireless communication is one of a Bluetooth communication, a WLAN (Wireless LAN) communication, a UWB (Ultra Wideband) communication, an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, a Zigbee communication, and a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication.

19. An apparatus of a car for setting the user environment of the car, the apparatus comprising:

a user environment data detector for detecting the user environment data of auxiliary devices of the car;

a wireless communication unit for transmitting the detected user environment data to a corresponding portable terminal and receiving user environment data from the portable terminal; and

a user environment setting unit for setting the user environment of the auxiliary devices according to the received user environment data.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the user environment and the user environment data include at least one of a seat height and position, a rearview mirror angle, a radio broadcasting channel, an audio volume level, a driving mode, an air-conditioner mode, a navigation mode, a brake mode, and a pedal position.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the car and the portable terminal utilize near field wireless communication.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the near field wireless communication is one of a Bluetooth communication, a WLAN (Wireless LAN) communication, a UWB (Ultra Wideband) communication, an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, a Zigbee communication, and a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication.