CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE

• US 20100131156A1
• Filed: 08/04/2009
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Lee, Seong Jin
• Granted Patent: US 8,315,763 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• 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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control apparatus for vehicle, and in particular, to a control apparatus for vehicle that is capable of changing an operation mode of body controller of vehicle as well as changing various electronic instruments in the vehicle. In particular embodiments, a control apparatus for vehicle that controls various electronic instruments of vehicle according to the present invention includes a key input unit that receives an operation mode selection signal for one of a plurality of operation modes for a specific body controller; and a multimedia CAN communications unit that sends the operation mode selection signal to a body controller through a gateway, receives and displays an operation mode change confirmation signal from the body controller through the gateway.

Claims

1. A control apparatus for vehicle that controls various electronic instruments of vehicle, the control apparatus for vehicle comprising:

a key input unit that receives an operation mode selection signal for one of a plurality of operation modes for a specific body controller; and

a multimedia CAN communications unit that sends the operation mode selection signal to a body controller through a gateway, receives and displays an operation mode change confirmation signal from the body controller through the gateway.

2. The control apparatus for vehicle of claim 1, wherein, the multimedia CAN communications unit transceives the operation mode selection signal and the operation mode change confirmation signal with a multimedia CAN communications unit of the gateway through a multimedia CAN network, a conversion unit of the gateway converts the operation mode selection signal and the operation mode change confirmation signal into a body CAN network format transmitting, and a body CAN communications unit of the gateway transceives the operation mode selection signal and operation mode change confirmation signal converted into the body CAN network format with the plurality of the body controllers through the body CAN network.

3. The control apparatus for vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a display unit that displays a list of a plurality of controllable operation modes classified by a plurality of body controllers.

4. The control apparatus for vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multimedia CAN communications unit, before receiving the operation mode selection signal and sending to the gateway, sends a present mode confirmation request signal to the body controller through the gateway, and receives a present mode transfer signal generated in response to the present mode confirmation request signal from the body controller through the gateway and displays a present operation mode of the body controller to a user.

5. The control apparatus for vehicle of claim 1, wherein the body controller is comprised of one of DDM (Drive Door Module), PSM (Power Seat Module), SCM (Steering Wheel Control Module) or IPM (Instrument Panel System),

wherein the operation mode of the DDM is an operation mode according to an automatic door locking mode or un-locking mode,

wherein the operation mode of the PSM is an operation mode according to an on and off operation of Seat Easy Access,

wherein the operation mode of the SCM is an operation mode according to an on and off operation of Steering Easy Access, and

wherein the operation mode of the IPM is a mode by time of automatic blocking of power supply of vehicle.

11. A motor vehicle comprising the control apparatus for a vehicle of claim 1.

6. A control apparatus for a vehicle that controls various electronic instruments of the vehicle comprising:

a key input unit that receives an operation mode selection signal; and

a multimedia CAN communications unit that sends the operation mode selection signal to a body controller through a gateway.

7. The control apparatus for a vehicle of claim 6, wherein the key input unit receives an operation mode selection signal for one of a plurality of operation modes for a specific body controller.

8. The control apparatus for a vehicle of claim 6, wherein the multimedia CAN communications unit receives and displays an operation mode change confirmation signal from the body controller through the gateway.

9. The control apparatus for vehicle of claim 6, wherein the multimedia CAN communications unit further transceives the operation mode selection signal and the operation mode change confirmation signal with a multimedia CAN communications unit of the gateway through a multimedia CAN network.

10. The control apparatus for vehicle of claim 9, wherein a conversion unit of the gateway converts the operation mode selection signal and the operation mode change confirmation signal into a body CAN network format transmitting, and a body CAN communications unit of the gateway transceives the operation mode selection signal and operation mode change confirmation signal converted into the body CAN network format with the plurality of the body controllers through the body CAN network.

12. A motor vehicle comprising the control apparatus for a vehicle of claim 6.