VEHICLE INFORMATION UPDATE METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20150178067A1
• Filed: 11/14/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Ji, Myoung Kyoung
• Granted Patent: US 9,274,786 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3896 Transmission of map data from central databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/70 specially adapted for specific purposes

Abstract

A vehicle information update method in a mobile device having near field communication (NFC) functionality includes: receiving software version information from an in-vehicle device through NFC tagging, transmitting a predetermined control message including the software version information to an update server using a first wireless access means, receiving latest software corresponding to the software version information from the update server using a second wireless access means, and transmitting the received latest software to the in-vehicle device using a third wireless access means in a vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle information update method in a mobile device having near field communication (NFC) functionality comprising:

receiving software version information from an in-vehicle device through NFC tagging;

transmitting a predetermined control message including the software version information to an update server using a first wireless access means;

receiving latest software corresponding to the software version information from the update server using a second wireless access means; and

transmitting the received latest software to the in-vehicle device using a third wireless access means in a vehicle.

2. The vehicle information update method according to claim 1, wherein the NFC tagging is performed on a software version confirmation screen of the in-vehicle device.

3. The vehicle information update method according to claim 1, wherein the second wireless access means includes:

i) a wireless Internet communication means supporting at least one wireless access technology selected from a group consisting of;

Wi-Fi, Wibro, and Wimax and ii) a mobile communication means supporting at least one wireless access technology selected from a group consisting of;

WCDMA, HSPA, LTE, and LTE-A.

4. The vehicle information update method according to claim 3, further comprising:

selecting the second wireless access means to be used to receive the latest software, wherein

the second wireless access means is selected based on at least one factor selected from a group consisting of;

a wireless connection state, data communication expenses, and a data transmission speed per wireless access means.

5. The vehicle information update method according to claim 1, wherein the software version information identifies at least one item selected from a group consisting of:

a software creation date, a type of an in-vehicle device to which the software is installed, and a type and a specification of a vehicle having the in-vehicle device equipped therein.

6. The vehicle information update method according to claim 1, wherein the third wireless access means is connected to the in-vehicle device via a Wi-Fi Direct connection.

7. The vehicle information update method according to claim 6, further comprising:

displaying a predetermined notification message indicating that the NFC tagging is to be re-performed on a screen of the mobile device when the Wi-Fi Direct connection is not possible, wherein

when the NFC tagging is sensed by the in-vehicle device and the Wi-Fi Direct connection is established, the latest software is transmitted through the established Wi-Fi Direct connection.

8. A vehicle information update method in an in-vehicle device interlocked with a mobile device through a NFC connection comprising:

sensing NFC tagging on a display screen of the in-vehicle device;

transmitting first information including at least one item selected from a group consisting of;

location information, travel route setting information, software version information, and map version information, according to a type of the display screen, to the mobile device through the NFC connection; and

receiving latest software or latest map information corresponding to the first information from the mobile device through a first wireless access means in a vehicle.

9. The vehicle information update method according to claim 8, wherein the first wireless access means is any one of:

a NFC connection, a Bluetooth connection, and a Wi-Fi Direct connection.

10. The vehicle information update method according to claim 9, wherein the first wireless access means is selected based on a data size of the latest software or a data size of the latest map information.

11. A vehicle information update method in a mobile device having NFC functionality comprising:

receiving location information or travel route setting information of a vehicle from an in-vehicle device through NFC tagging;

transmitting a predetermined control message including the location information or the travel route setting information to an update server over a wireless network;

receiving latest map information corresponding to the location information or the travel route setting information from the update server over the wireless network; and

transmitting the received latest map information to the in-vehicle device using an available wireless access means in the vehicle.

12. The vehicle information update method according to claim 11, wherein the location information or the travel route setting information is received by the NFC tagging on a navigation screen of the in-vehicle device.

13. The vehicle information update method according to claim 12, wherein, when the navigation screen is a screen to display a travel route based on an input of a destination, the travel route setting information is received.

14. The vehicle information update method according to claim 12, wherein, when the navigation screen is a screen to display only a current location of the vehicle, the location information is received.

15. The vehicle information update method according to claim 11, wherein, when the travel route setting information is received, the latest map information is changed map information based on the travel route.

16. The vehicle information update method according to claim 11, wherein, when the location information is received, the latest map information is changed map information within a predetermined radius from a current location of the vehicle.

17. A vehicle information update system using NFC comprising:

an update server to transmit latest vehicle software and latest map information over a wireless network according to an external request;

an in-vehicle device having NFC functionality and being configured to sense NFC tagging through a display screen, the in-vehicle device transmitting first information including at least one item selected from a group consisting of;

location information, travel route setting information, software version information, and map version information according to type of the display screen, through NFC connection; and

a mobile device to transmit a predetermined control message including the first information to the update server over the wireless network upon receiving the first information from the in-vehicle device, to receive the latest software or the latest map information based on the first information over the wireless network, and to transmit the received latest software or the received latest map information to the in-vehicle device using a wireless access means in the vehicle.

18. The vehicle information update system according to claim 17, wherein the mobile device selects the wireless access means from a group consisting of:

a Wi-Fi Direct connection, an NFC connection, and a Bluetooth connection, based on a size of the latest software or a size of the latest map information.

19. The vehicle information update system according to claim 17, wherein the wireless network includes:

i) a wireless Internet network supporting at least one wireless access means selected from a group consisting of;

Wi-Fi, Wibro, and Wimax and ii) a mobile communication network supporting at least one wireless access means selected from a group consisting of;

WCDMA, HSPA, LTE, and LTE-A.

20. The vehicle information update system according to claim 19, wherein the mobile device selects the wireless access means based on at least one factor selected from a group consisting of:

a wireless connection state, data communication expenses, and a data transmission speed per wireless access means.

21. A mobile device comprising:

a means to receive software version information from an in-vehicle device through NFC tagging;

a means to transmit a predetermined control message including the software version information to an update server using a first wireless access means;

a means to receive latest software corresponding to the software version information from the update server using a second wireless access means; and

a means to transmit the received latest software to the in-vehicle device using a third wireless access means in the vehicle.

22. A vehicle information update apparatus interlocked with a mobile device through an NFC connection comprising:

a means to sense NFC tagging on a display screen of the apparatus;

a means to transmit first information including at least one item selected from a group consisting of;

location information, travel route setting information, software version information, and map version information, according to a type of the display screen, to the mobile device through the NFC connection; and

a means to receive latest software or latest map information corresponding to the first information from the mobile device through a first wireless access means in a vehicle.