VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20130289829A1
• Filed: 03/27/2013
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HO, MENG-YU, HSU, CHIA-CHING
• Application Number:
  US13/851,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20130289829A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/48
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/135 Joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1446 Touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/146 Instrument input by gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1468 Touch gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/197 Blocking or enabling of input functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/573 Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/589 Wireless data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00

Abstract

A vehicle control system includes a portable terminal and a control mechanism mounted on a vehicle. The portable terminal includes a control unit, a first display screen, a first touch screen, a triggering module, and a first communication module. The control mechanism includes a control module, a second communication module, a second touch screen, a second display screen, and a reaction module. When the reaction module is triggered by the triggering module, the control module starts the vehicle and turns on the second display screen and the second touch screen. When the triggering module is removed from the reaction module, the control unit turns on the first display screen and the first touch screen, and controls the first communication module to establish a wireless connection with the second communication module. The control module turns off the second touch screen and the second display screen, and shuts down the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle control system, comprising:

a portable terminal, comprising;

a control unit, a first display screen, a first touch screen, a triggering module and a first communication module, the first display screen, the first touch screen, the triggering module and the first communication module being electrically connected to the control unit, respectively; and

a control mechanism mounted on a vehicle, comprising;

a control module, a second communication module, a second touch screen, a second display screen and a reaction module, the second communication module, the second touch screen, the second display screen and the reaction module being electrically connected to the control module;

wherein when the reaction module is triggered by the triggering module, the reaction module sends vehicle information to the control module to start the vehicle, and turns on the second display screen and the second touch screen, the second display screen displays vehicle information and a plurality of operating functions for the vehicle are controlled by touching the second touch screen, the triggering module receives an induction information from the reaction module and sends the corresponding induction information to the control unit to turn off the first display screen and the first touch screen;

when the triggering module is departed as being sensed by the reaction module, the control unit receives induction information from the reaction module, and turns on the first display screen and the first touch screen of the portable terminal, the control unit controls the first communication module to establish a short-range wireless connection with the second communication module, the reaction module sends information to the control module to turn off the second touch screen and the second display screen of the control mechanism, and shuts down the vehicle.

2. The vehicle control system of claim 1, wherein the control mechanism further comprises a signal sensing module electrically connected to the control module, the signal sensing module is mounted on the vehicle, and collects a plurality of information from a plurality of function modules, when the reaction module is triggered, the signal sensing module sends the plurality of information to the control module, and then the control module sends the plurality of information to the second display screen to display.

3. The vehicle control system of claim 2, wherein the signal sensing module comprises a hydraulic pressure sensing module, a velocity sensing module, a GPS navigation module and an image pickup module, the hydraulic pressure sensing module is capable of sensing the fuel consumption information of the vehicle, the velocity sensing module is capable of sensing the velocity of the vehicle, the GPS navigation module is capable of obtaining access to a navigation map, the image pickup module is mounted at the rear of the vehicle, and is capable of obtaining visual information from the rear of the vehicle, the corresponding fuel consumption, velocity, navigation, and visual information are sent by the control module to the second display screen to display, the information on the second display screen capable of being paged up by touching the second touch screen .

4. The vehicle control system of claim 1, wherein the control mechanism further comprises a vehicle execution module connected to the control module, the vehicle execution module comprises a window control module, a trunk control module and a door control module, the window control module, the trunk control module and the door control module sending information gathered regarding a current operating state of the window, the trunk and the door to the control module, respectively, when the reaction module is triggered, the information is displayed on the second display screen, touching the second touch screen, commands are generated and sent to the control module, thereby controlling the window, the trunk and the door to lock or release via the window control module, the trunk control module and the door control module correspondingly and respectively.

5. The vehicle control system of claim 1, wherein when the reaction module is triggered by the triggering module, the reaction module sends information to the control module to turn off the second communication module, the triggering module sends information to the control unit to turn off the first communication module.

6. The vehicle control system of claim 5, wherein the vehicle defines a receiving groove thereon, and the reaction module is received in the receiving groove, when the portable terminal inserts into the receiving groove, the reaction module is triggered by the triggering module and starts the vehicle.

7. The vehicle control system of claim 6, wherein when the portable terminal is extracted from the receiving groove, the control unit receives induction information from the reaction module, thereby turning on the first display screen and the first touch screen, the control unit controls the first communication module to establish a short-range wireless connection with the second communication module, the first communication module receives one or more information from the second communication module, and sends the one or more information to the first display screen to be displayed, the reaction module senses the departure of the triggering module, and sends information to the control module to turn off the second touch screen and the second display screen, and shuts down the vehicle.

8. The vehicle control system of claim 6, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a gear shift device, the gear shift device comprises a casing, the receiving groove is defined on the casing, the second touch screen is mounted on the casing adjacent to receiving groove.

9. A vehicle control system, comprising:

a portable terminal, comprising;

a control unit, a first display screen, a first touch screen, a triggering module and a first communication module, the first display screen, the first touch screen, the triggering module and the first communication module being electrically connected to the control unit, respectively; and

a control mechanism mounted on a vehicle, comprising;

a control module, a second communication module, a second touch screen, a second display screen and a reaction module, the second communication module, the second touch screen, the second display screen and the reaction module being electrically connected to the control module;

wherein when the reaction module is triggered by the triggering module, the control module starts the vehicle, and turns on the second display screen and the second touch screen, such that the second display screen displays vehicle information and a plurality of operating functions for the vehicle are controlled by touching the second touch screen;

when the triggering module is removed from the reaction module, the control unit turns on the first display screen and the first touch screen of the portable terminal, the first communication module establishes a short-range wireless connection with the second communication module, the control module turns off the second touch screen and the second display screen of the control mechanism, and shuts down the vehicle.

10. The vehicle control system of claim 9, wherein the control mechanism further comprises a signal sensing module electrically connected to the control module, the signal sensing module is mounted on the vehicle, and collects a plurality of information, when the reaction module is triggered by the triggering module, the signal sensing module sends the plurality of information to the control module, and then the control module sends the plurality of information to the second display screen to display.

11. The vehicle control system of claim 10, wherein the signal sensing module comprises a hydraulic pressure sensing module, a velocity sensing module, a GPS navigation module and an image pickup module, the hydraulic pressure sensing module is capable of sensing the fuel consumption information of the vehicle, the velocity sensing module is capable of sensing the velocity of the vehicle, the GPS navigation module is capable of obtaining access to a navigation map, the image pickup module is mounted at the rear of the vehicle, and capable of obtaining visual information at the rear of the vehicle, the corresponding fuel consumption, velocity, navigation, and visual information are sent by the control module to the second display screen to display, the information on the second display screen is capable of being paged up by touching the second touch screen.

12. The vehicle control system of claim 9, wherein the control mechanism further comprises a vehicle execution module connected to the control module, the vehicle execution module comprises a window control module, a trunk control module and a door control module, the window control module, the trunk control module and the door control module sending the information gathered regarding a current operating state of the window, the trunk and the door to the control module, respectively, when the reaction module is triggered, the information is displayed on the second display screen, touching the second touch screen, commands are generated and sent to the control module, thereby controlling the window, the trunk and the door to lock or release via the window control module, the trunk control module and the door control module correspondingly and respectively.

13. The vehicle control system of claim 9, wherein when the reaction module is triggered by the triggering module, the reaction module sends information to the control module to turn off the second communication module, the triggering module sends information to the control unit to turn off the first communication module.

14. The vehicle control system of claim 13, wherein the vehicle defines a receiving groove thereon, the reaction module is received in the receiving groove, when the portable terminal inserts into the receiving groove, the reaction module is triggered by the triggering module and starts the vehicle.

15. The vehicle control system of claim 14, wherein when the portable terminal is extracted from the receiving groove, the control unit receives induction information from the reaction module, thereby turning on the first display screen and the first touch screen, the control unit controls the first communication module to establish a short-range wireless connection with the second communication module, the first communication module receives one or more information from the control unit via the second communication module, and sends the one or more information to the first display screen to display, the reaction module senses the departure of the triggering module, and sends information to the control module to turn off the second touch screen and the second display screen, and shuts down the vehicle.

16. The vehicle control system of claim 14, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a gear shift device, the gear shift device comprises a casing, the receiving groove is defined on the casing, the second touch screen is mounted on the casing adjacent to the receiving groove.