METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING TELEMATICS REMOTE CONTROL VEHICLE FROM BEING EXTERNALLY HACKED

• US 20150166007A1
• Filed: 06/27/2014
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: HONG, Jeung Sik
• Granted Patent: US 9,592,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/10 actuating a signalling device

Abstract

A method for preventing a telematics remote control vehicle from being externally hacked includes receiving a remote control command by a telematics multimedia unit (TMU). When the remote control command is received, whether the remote control command is appropriate or not is determined by the TMU. When the remote control command is appropriate the remote control command is transmitted to a corresponding device by the TMU. When the remote control command is not appropriate, an internal device related to transception of the remote control command is reset and initialized by the TMU.

Claims

1. A method of preventing a telematics remote control vehicle from being externally hacked, the method comprising steps of:

receiving, by a telematics multimedia unit (TMU), a remote control command;

determining, by the TMU, whether the remote control command is appropriate when the remote control command is received; and

transmitting, by the TMU, the remote control command to a corresponding device when the remote control command is appropriate and resetting and initializing, by the TMU, an internal device related to transception of the remote control command when the remote control command is not appropriate.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

whether the remote control command is appropriate or not is determined by a microcomputer of the TMU, and the remote control command is received by a central processing unit (CPU) of the TMU and transmitted to the microcomputer.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the internal device includes at least one of a power module, a modem module, a Wi-Fi module, and the CPU.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the remote control command includes controller area network (CAN) communication data, and a command for resetting and initializing the internal device is generated by the microcomputer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

determination data for determining whether the remote control command is appropriate or not is set through communication with a telematics server.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the determination data is variably set.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the set determination data is changed by inputting the change determination data transmitted from the telematics server through an input device of the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein:

the input device is a touch screen of an audio video navigation (AVN).

9. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the CPU is wirelessly programmable.

10. A system for preventing a telematics remote control vehicle from being externally hacked, the system comprising:

a telematics server configured to manage information and data related to a remote control of a vehicle;

a telematics multimedia unit (TMU) installed in the vehicle and configured to communicate with the telematics server; and

a plurality of vehicle control devices installed in the vehicle, connected with the TMU through a CAN communication network, and configured to control corresponding devices,

wherein the TMU is operated by a stored program configured for performing the method of claim 1.