METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE BY PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20140114501A1
• Filed: 05/14/2013
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quanta Storage Incorporated (AUO Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Quanta Storage Incorporated (AUO Corp.)
• Inventors: Lin, Wen-Jing, Chang, Yao-Wen
• Application Number:
  US13/893,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20140114501A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• 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: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

A method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal is provided. The method comprises the following steps. The vehicle-mounted device is turned on. A synchronous mode is started. Connection to the portable terminal is confirmed. The vehicle-mounted device is switched to the synchronous mode. An operation module is selected. A stored pattern of operation modes of the operation module is transmitted to the portable terminal. An operation module on the portable terminal is started for enabling the vehicle-mounted device to playback the function mode corresponding to the operation module and controlling the vehicle-mounted device by operating the operation mode on the portable terminal.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal, comprising:

turning on the vehicle-mounted device;

starting a synchronous mode;

confirming connection to the portable terminal and switching the vehicle-mounted device to the synchronous mode;

selecting at least an operation module corresponding to a device function on the vehicle-mounted device;

transmitting stored operation modes of the operation module to the portable terminal by the vehicle-mounted device; and

starting the operation module of the portable terminal for enabling the vehicle-mounted device to playback a function mode corresponding to the operation module, and controlling the vehicle-mounted device by operating the operation modes on the portable terminal.

2. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein a boot screen of the vehicle-mounted device displays a plurality of device functions and a synchronous block, and the synchronous block is for starting the synchronous mode.

3. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein after the vehicle-mounted device is switched to the synchronous mode, the synchronous mode displays corresponding operation module for each device function and a device function select and drag block.

4. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein the selected operation module must be dragged to the device function select and drag block to complete the operation of selection.

5. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein, with respect to the unique operating characteristics of each device function, the vehicle-mounted device pre-determines and pre-stores a pattern of operation modes corresponding to each operation module.

6. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein the operation mode is of an operation format which occupies a memory space smaller than that occupied by the device function mode.

7. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mounted device searches for the portable terminal within a pre-determined range from the vehicle to establish connection.

8. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal operates the operation modes to generate an operation signal, and further transmits the operation signal to the vehicle-mounted device through Bluetooth or wireless transmission to control the vehicle-mounted device.

9. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the selected operation module request an input of password when the selected operation module is checked and determined as a safe operation module of the device function.

10. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 9, wherein the safe operation module is dragged only if the input of password is correct.

11. The method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device by a portable terminal according to claim 9, wherein the safe operation module cannot be dragged if the input of password does not match.