APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VEHICLE-DRIVING INFORMATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20130173136A1
• Filed: 01/04/2013
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Jong-Woo, KIM, Young-Chool, Cho, Hyun-Wook, Kim, Na-Ri
• Application Number:
  US13/734,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20130173136A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/101
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/00 Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor for lighting vehicle interior B60Q3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0825 using optical means

Abstract

An apparatus for displaying vehicle-driving information in a mobile terminal is provided. The apparatus includes an input/output unit for receiving information about a vehicle; a calculator for calculating an average of driving histories of the vehicle in units of predetermined time based on the received information; and a display for displaying the calculated average.

Claims

1. An apparatus for displaying vehicle-driving information in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:

an input/output unit for receiving information about a vehicle;

a calculator for calculating an average of driving histories of the vehicle in units of predetermined time based on the received information; and

a display for displaying the calculated average.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a controller for distinguishing between at least two ranks corresponding to the calculated average.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the controller distinguishes between the at least two ranks by differentiating a color, a marking pattern, and a rank indication of the at least two ranks.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the controller displays, on the display, a color, a marking pattern and a rank indication applied to the rank corresponding to the calculated average.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage for storing the received information and the calculated average.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the calculator calculates an average of the driving histories on a daily basis, a weekly basis, a monthly basis, and a yearly basis.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein if a rank corresponding to the calculated average is selected, the display displays a detailed driving history of the vehicle, corresponding to the selected rank.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information is provided from an On-Board Diagnosis (OBD) mounted in the vehicle, and includes information about at least one of a vehicle'"'"'s gas mileage, Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), instantaneous gas mileage, fuel efficiency, speed, fuel consumption, driving time, CO₂ emission, and vehicle condition.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the driving history includes at least one of the vehicle'"'"'s gas mileage, RPM, speed, fuel consumption, and driving time.

10. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller transmits the calculated average to a server, or receives an average from the server through an application installed in the mobile terminal, and stores the received average.

11. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the rank is an efficiency rank of the vehicle, and is determined by subtracting a habit index obtained by dividing a sum of the number of sudden accelerations and the number of sudden decelerations by a driving distance, from a gas mileage index obtained by dividing an average gas mileage of the vehicle for current driving by a certified gas mileage of the vehicle.

12. A method for displaying vehicle-driving information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving information about a vehicle;

calculating an average of driving histories of the vehicle in units of predetermined time based on the received information; and

displaying the calculated average.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

distinguishing between at least two ranks including a rank corresponding to the calculated average by differentiating a color, a marking pattern, and rank indication thereof.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein displaying the calculated average comprises displaying a color, a marking pattern and rank indication applied to the rank corresponding to the calculated average.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

storing the received information and the calculated average.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein calculating the average comprises calculating an average of the driving histories on a daily basis, a weekly basis, a monthly basis, and a yearly basis.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein displaying comprises:

if a rank corresponding to the calculated average is selected, displaying a detailed driving history of the vehicle, corresponding to the selected rank.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the information is provided from an On-Board Diagnosis (OBD) mounted in the vehicle, and includes information about at least one of the vehicle'"'"'s gas mileage, Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), instantaneous gas mileage, fuel efficiency, speed, fuel consumption, driving time, CO₂ emission, and vehicle condition.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the driving history includes at least one of the vehicle'"'"'s gas mileage, RPM, speed, fuel consumption, and driving time.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the rank is an efficiency rank of the vehicle determined by subtracting a habit index obtained by dividing a sum of the number of sudden accelerations and the number of sudden decelerations by a driving distance, from a gas mileage index obtained by dividing an average gas mileage of the vehicle for current driving by a certified gas mileage of the vehicle.