DRIVING INFORMATION RESTORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE

• US 20150100202A1
• Filed: 12/20/2013
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2013
• 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, Jin Young
• Granted Patent: US 9,275,502 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/33.4
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/00 Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

A driving information restoration system of a vehicle includes: a cluster configured to be operated in a receiving standby mode or transmit driving information stored therein to a diagnosis system depending on a comparison result of the driving information stored therein and driving information stored in controller, display hot key information received from the diagnosis system, transmit information input by a driver to the diagnosis system, and store the driving information received from the diagnosis system.

Claims

1. A driving information restoration system of a vehicle, comprising:

an controller configured to store driving information; and

a cluster configured to be operated in a receiving standby mode or transmit driving information stored therein to a diagnosis system depending on a comparison result of the driving information stored therein and driving information stored in the controller, display hot key information received from the diagnosis system, transmit information input by a driver to the diagnosis system, and store the driving information received from the diagnosis system,

wherein the controller is configured to transmit the driving information stored therein to the diagnosis system when the controller determines that the cluster has been replaced based on the comparison of the driving information stored therein to the driving information stored in the cluster; and

the diagnosis system is configured to transmit hot key information to the cluster upon receiving the driving information from the cluster or the controller and transmit the driving information received from the controller to the cluster upon receiving a same input information as the hot key information from the cluster.

2. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the driving information is any one of a group consisting of an integrated distance, fuel efficiency, and an engine oil exchange period.

3. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the driving information is an integrated distance, and when an integrated distance stored in the cluster is less than an integrated distance stored in the controller, the cluster is operated in a receiving standby mode which receives the hot key information from the diagnosis system and when the integrated distance stored in the cluster is greater than or equal to the integrated distance stored in the controller, determines that the controller is replaced to transmit the integrated distance stored therein to the diagnosis system.

4. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein when the integrated distance stored in the controller is less than the integrated distance stored in the cluster, the controller shares the integrated distance stored in the cluster and unique information of the controller and the cluster and when the integrated distance stored in the controller is greater than or equal to the integrated distance stored in the cluster, determines that the cluster is replaced to transmit the integrated distance stored therein to the diagnosis system.

5. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the driving information is the fuel efficiency, and when the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster is less than or equal to fuel efficiency stored in the controller, the cluster determines that the controller has been replaced and transmits the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster to the diagnosis system, and when the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster is greater than the fuel efficiency stored in the controller, is operated in the receiving standby mode which receives the hot key information from the diagnosis system.

6. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 5, wherein when the fuel efficiency stored in the ECU is smaller than or equal to fuel efficiency stored in the cluster, the controller determines that the cluster is replaced to transmit the fuel efficiency stored therein to the diagnosis system and when the fuel efficiency stored in the controller is larger than the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster, shares the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster and the unique information of the controller and the cluster.

7. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the driving information is an engine oil exchange period, and when the engine oil exchange period stored in the cluster is less than or equal to engine oil exchange period stored in the controller, the cluster determines that the controller has been replaced and transmits the engine oil exchange period stored therein to the diagnosis system, and when the engine oil exchange period in the cluster is greater than the engine oil exchange period stored in the controller, the cluster is operated in the receiving standby mode which receives the hot key information from the diagnosis system.

8. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein when the engine oil exchange period stored in the controller is smaller than or equal to engine oil exchange period stored in the cluster, the controller determines that the cluster is replaced to transmit the engine oil exchange period stored therein to the diagnosis system and when the engine oil exchange period stored in the controller is larger than the engine oil exchange period stored in the cluster, shares the engine oil exchange period stored in the cluster and the unique information of the controller and the cluster.

9. A method, comprising:

determining whether to operate a cluster in a vehicle in a receiving standby mode or transmit mode;

determining that the cluster has been replaced by comparing driving information stored in the cluster to driving information stored on a diagnosis system;

in response to determining that the driving information is different on the controller than on the diagnosis system, transmitting and displaying hot key information from the diagnosis system;

in response receiving a same input information as the hot key information from the cluster, transmitting information input by a driver to the diagnosis system, and storing the driving information received from the diagnosis system.

10. The method of a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the driving information is any one of a group consisting of an integrated distance, fuel efficiency, and an engine oil exchange period.

11. The method of a vehicle according to claim 10 wherein the driving information is an integrated distance, and when an integrated distance stored in the cluster is less than an integrated distance stored in the controller, the cluster is operated in a receiving standby mode which receives the hot key information from the diagnosis system and when the integrated distance stored in the cluster is greater than or equal to the integrated distance stored in the controller, determines that the controller is replaced to transmit the integrated distance stored therein to the diagnosis system.

12. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 11, wherein when the integrated distance stored in the controller is less than the integrated distance stored in the cluster, the controller shares the integrated distance stored in the cluster and unique information of the controller and the cluster and when the integrated distance stored in the controller is greater than or equal to the integrated distance stored in the cluster, determines that the cluster is replaced to transmit the integrated distance stored therein to the diagnosis system.

13. The driving information restoration system of a vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the driving information is the fuel efficiency, and when the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster is less than or equal to fuel efficiency stored in the controller, the cluster determines that the controller has been replaced and transmits the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster to the diagnosis system, and when the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster is greater than the fuel efficiency stored in the controller, is operated in the receiving standby mode which receives the hot key information from the diagnosis system.

14. The method of a vehicle according to claim 13, wherein when the fuel efficiency stored in the ECU is smaller than or equal to fuel efficiency stored in the cluster, the controller determines that the cluster is replaced to transmit the fuel efficiency stored therein to the diagnosis system and when the fuel efficiency stored in the controller is larger than the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster, shares the fuel efficiency stored in the cluster and the unique information of the controller and the cluster.

15. The method of a vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the driving information is an engine oil exchange period, and when the engine oil exchange period stored in the cluster is less than or equal to engine oil exchange period stored in the controller, the cluster determines that the controller has been replaced and transmits the engine oil exchange period stored therein to the diagnosis system, and when the engine oil exchange period in the cluster is greater than the engine oil exchange period stored in the controller, the cluster is operated in the receiving standby mode which receives the hot key information from the diagnosis system.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein when the engine oil exchange period stored in the controller is smaller than or equal to engine oil exchange period stored in the cluster, the controller determines that the cluster is replaced to transmit the engine oil exchange period stored therein to the diagnosis system and when the engine oil exchange period stored in the controller is larger than the engine oil exchange period stored in the cluster, shares the engine oil exchange period stored in the cluster and the unique information of the controller and the cluster.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor within a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that determine whether to operate a cluster in a vehicle in a receiving standby mode or transmit mode;

program instructions that determine that the cluster has been replaced by comparing driving information stored in the cluster to driving information stored on a diagnosis system;

program instructions that, in response to determining that the driving information is different on the controller than on the diagnosis system, transmit and display hot key information from the diagnosis system;

program instructions that, in response receiving a same input information as the hot key information from the cluster, transmits information input by a driver to the diagnosis system, and stores the driving information received from the diagnosis system.