TERMINAL, VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20170123782A1
• Filed: 04/06/2016
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: CHOI, Hyunwoo
• Granted Patent: US 10,324,703 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4418 Suspend and resume; Hibernate and awake
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A terminal, a vehicle, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which can perform a remote service mode upon receiving a Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update notification message during a standby mode, and at the same time can download only the update file needed for the update function, such that power consumption can be reduced in the standby mode. When the standby mode is switched to a normal mode, the embodiments can update the corresponding software using the downloaded file, such that the number of update non-execution times caused by non-reception of the update notification message can be minimized. The embodiments can automatically access the server at a predetermined time during a normal mode so as to confirm the presence or absence of software to be updated, and can update the confirmed software, such that the embodiments can also normally update another software package.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

a storage configured to store at least one software;

a communicator configured to communicate with a server; and

a controller configured to download an update file from the server upon receiving an update notification message during a standby mode, and to update the at least one software stored in the storage using the downloaded update file when the standby mode switches to a normal mode.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

the controller recognizes strength of a signal received by the communicator upon receiving the update notification message, downloads the update file when the recognized signal strength is equal to or higher than reference signal strength, and stores update notification message information when the recognized signal strength is less than the reference signal strength.

3. The terminal according to claim 2, wherein the controller determines whether the update notification message information is stored when switching to the normal mode, and downloads the update file from the server upon determination that the update notification message information is stored.

4. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

the controller downloads the update file from the server upon receiving the update notification message during the normal mode, and updates the at least one software stored in the storage using the downloaded update file.

5. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

the controller determines whether a current time is a predetermined time when an OFF mode switches to the normal mode, and downloads an undownloaded update file from the server when the current time is the predetermined time.

6. A vehicle comprising:

a storage configured to store at least one software needed to perform at least one function;

a communicator configured to communicate with a server; and

a controller configured to perform a standby mode when the vehicle stops driving, to download an update file from the server upon receiving an update notification message during the standby mode, to perform a normal mode when the vehicle starts driving, and to update the at least one software stored in the storage using the downloaded update file during the normal mode.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein:

the communicator wirelessly communicates with an external terminal at a remote site; and

the controller confirms strength of a signal received by the communicator upon receiving the update notification message during a remote service mode, and stores update notification message information when the confirmed signal strength is less than reference signal strength.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the controller downloads an update file from the server when the confirmed signal strength is equal to or higher than the reference signal strength.

9. The vehicle according to claim 7, further comprising:

an input configured to receive a selection command of the remote service mode.

10. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the controller performs the remote service mode when switching to the standby mode.

11. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the controller performs the normal mode when the vehicle starts driving, determines whether the update notification message is stored, downloads the update file from the server when the update notification message information is stored, and updates the at least one software stored in the storage using the downloaded update file.

12. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein:

the controller stops downloading of the update file when a remote service mode is selected during downloading of the update file in the normal mode, and re-downloads the update file when the remote service mode is released.

13. The vehicle according to claim 6, further comprising:

a chargeable power-supply configured to provide power to the storage, the communicator, and the controller,

wherein the controller switches the standby mode to an OFF mode on the basis of a charge amount of the power-supply.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13, wherein:

if the vehicle starts driving in the OFF mode and switches to the normal mode, the controller determines whether a current time is a predetermined time, and downloads an undownloaded update file from the server when the current time is the predetermined time.

15. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the predetermined time includes any one of an automatic diagnostic time, a manual diagnostic time, and a regular inspection time.

16. A vehicle comprising:

a communicator configured to communicate with a server;

a storage configured to store at least one software; and

a controller configured to confirm whether a current time is a predetermined time when the vehicle starts driving, to determine presence or absence of an undownloaded update file by accessing the server when the current time is the predetermined time, to download the undownloaded update file when the presence of the undownloaded update file is determined, and to update the at least one software stored in the storage using the downloaded update file.

17. A method for controlling a vehicle configured to store software needed to perform at least one function, comprising:

performing a standby mode when the vehicle stops driving;

upon receiving an update notification message during the standby mode, storing update notification message information contained in the received update notification message;

performing a normal node when the vehicle starts driving;

determining presence or absence of stored update notification message information during the normal mode;

downloading an update file from the server when the presence of the stored update notification message information is determined; and

updating the software using the downloaded update file.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

determining whether a remote service mode is selected during the standby mode;

upon receiving the update notification message when the remote service mode is selected, confirming strength of a signal received by a communicator;

storing the update notification message information when the confirmed signal strength is less than reference signal strength; and

downloading an update file from the server when the confirmed signal strength is equal to or higher than the reference signal strength.

19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

determining whether a current time is a predetermined time when the vehicle starts driving;

downloading an undownloaded update file from the server when he current time is the predetermined time; and

updating the software using the downloaded update file.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the predetermined time includes any one of an automatic diagnostic time, a manual diagnostic time, and a regular inspection time.

21. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

stopping downloading of the update file when a remote service mode is selected during downloading of the update file in the normal mode; and

re-downloading the update file when the remote service mode is released.

22. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

determining whether the update file is being downloaded when a remote service mode is selected during the normal mode; and

displaying download information of the currently-downloaded update file when the update file is being downloaded.

23. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

determining whether a remote service mode is selected in the standby mode;

upon receiving the update notification message on the condition that the remote service mode is selected, confirming capacity of an update file;

if the confirmed capacity is equal to or higher than reference capacity, storing the update notification message information; and

if the confirmed capacity is less than the reference capacity, downloading the update file from the server.