SYSTEM FOR INFORMING FUNCTIONS OF VEHICLE

• US 20150088375A1
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: LEE, Jaehyun, PARK, Seung-Chang
• Granted Patent: US 9,193,358 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/161 Explanation of functions, e.g. instructions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/10 Interpretation of driver requests or demands
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention

Abstract

A system for informing a function of a vehicle includes a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) to control a corresponding function. A telematics multimedia system center (TMS) terminal receives signal values and state changed values input/output to/from the ECUs and transmits the received signal values and state changed values to outside. A function informing controller controls the TMS terminal and output function informing. A TMS center receives various signal values and state change values through the TMS terminal. A vehicle customer relation management (VCRM) platform provides information about a usage frequency of the corresponding function based on the signal values and the state changed values received. A usage analysis controller controls the VCRM platform and the TMS center so as to transmit the information provided from the VCRM platform to the function informing controller.

Claims

1. A system for informing functions of a vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) installed in the vehicle to perform controls of a corresponding function, respectively;

a telematics multimedia system center (TMS) terminal configured to receive signal values and state changed values input/output to/from the plurality of ECUs and transmit the received signal values and state changed values to the outside;

a function informing controller configured to control the TMS terminal and output function informing;

a TMS center configured to receive various signal values and state change values related to a corresponding function of the vehicle transmitted through the TMS terminal;

a vehicle customer relation management (VCRM) platform configured to provide information about a usage frequency of the corresponding function and/or a function, which is not used, based on the various signal values and state changed values received through the TMS center; and

a usage analysis controller configured to control the VCRM platform, and control the TMS center so as to transmit the information provided from the VCRM platform to the function informing controller.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the function informing controller informs the corresponding function through a speaker or a display within the vehicle based on the information transmitted from the TMS center.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the VCRM platform analyzes a driving tendency of a driver based on the various signal values and state changed values received through the TMS center, determines whether a function used by the driver is optimal to the driving tendency of the driver, and provides information about a substitute function or a recommended function.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the recommended function includes a function which is not used, and a function of which a usage frequency is equal to or lower than a usage number.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the VCRM platform includes:

a usage frequency calculator configured to calculate a usage frequency of the corresponding function based on the various signal values and state changed values received through the TMS center;

a driving tendency analyzer configured to analyze a driving tendency of a driver based on the various signal values and state changed values received through the TMS center;

a used-function recognizer configured to identify a currently used function based on the various signal values and state changed values received through the TMS center; and

an optimal function comparator configured to determine whether a currently used function identified by the used-function recognizer is a function optimal to the driving tendency of the driver in a current driving situation and provide information related to the determination.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the function applied to the vehicle includes a paddle shift function, active eco driving, and auto cruise control (ACC).

7. The system of claim 5, wherein when a period of time elapses, the usage analysis controller provides a function, which is not used, and a function, of which a usage frequency is lower than a predetermined frequency, to the function informing controller through the TMS center based on the information calculated by the usage frequency calculator so that the function, which is not used, and the function, of which the usage frequency is lower than the predetermined usage frequency, is informed through a speaker and/or a display of the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the function informing controller informs a substitute function or a recommended function suitable to the driving tendency of the driver identified by the optimal function comparator when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the VCRM platform provides the substitute function or the recommended function suitable to the driving tendency of the driver identified by the optimal function comparator to at least one of a vehicle report, a smart phone of the driver, and the Internet through the TMS center when a condition is satisfied.

10. The system of claim 5, wherein when the function informing controller receives the information provided from the usage analysis controller through the TMS center and the TMS terminal, the function informing controller outputs the received contents through the speaker or the display to enable the driver to recognize the received contents.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the usage analysis controller transmits the information through the TMS center for the driver to identify the information output through the speaker or the display through an application of a smart phone or the wired/wireless Internet.