System and method for tracking position of remote vehicle using telematics system

• US 7,599,794 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2005
• Issued: 10/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai AMCO Company Limited (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai AMCO Company Limited (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nou, Seong Taeg
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Khoi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Amin; Bhavesh V
• Application Number:
  US11/162,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20060122773A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,496 Days
• Field of Search: 701/207, 701/213, 701/220, 701/215, 701/216
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A system and method for tracking a position of a remote vehicle using a telematics system is provided. The system includes a communication terminal for generating and transmitting a remote position track service request signal, and informing the user of vehicle position information; a service providing center for receiving the remote position track service request signal and transmitting a remote position track service signal, and transmitting the vehicle position information; and a telematics terminal having a GPS (Global Positioning System), and receiving the remote position track service request signal, and detecting a vehicle position using the GPS to generate and transmit the vehicle position information to the service providing center.

Claims

1. A system for tracking a position of a remote vehicle using a telematics system, the system comprising:

a communication terminal for generating and transmitting a remote position track service request signal upon reception of a remote position track service request from a user, and informing the user of vehicle position information upon reception of the vehicle position information responsive to the remote position track service request signal;

a service providing center for receiving the remote position track service request signal and transmitting a remote position track service signal, and transmitting the vehicle position information to the communication terminal upon reception of the vehicle position information responsive to the remote position track service request signal; and

a telematics terminal having a GPS (Global Positioning System) and a telematics controller, and receiving the remote position track service request signal, and detecting a vehicle position using the GPS to generate and transmit the vehicle position information to the service providing center,

wherein the telematics controller is configured for the telematics terminal to receive a least power source for a remote position track even when a power source is turned off for other parts of the remote vehicle,

wherein the telematics terminal is configured to perform the vehicle position track and power transmitting the position information from the telematics terminal even when the power source is turned off for other parts of the remote vehicle,

wherein a displaying unit, a vehicle diagnosing unit, and a starter switch are configured not to be powered when the telematics terminal receives the least power source for the remote position track,

wherein the communication terminal is away from the vehicle, and wherein the communication terminal initiates tracking of a position of the remote vehicle by generating and transmitting a remote position track service request signal while disconnecting powers to the displaying unit, the vehicle diagnosing unit, and the starter switch.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the service providing center stores a number and an authentication password of the telematics terminal, requests the communication terminal for authentication when receiving a remote vehicle position track service request signal from the communication terminal, receives an authentication password in response to the authentication request, compares the received authentication password with the stored authentication password, and performs the authentication depending on the comparison result.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the telematics terminal has its inherent authentication password, requests the communication terminal for authentication through the service providing center when receiving the remote vehicle position track service request signal from the communication terminal, receives an authentication password in response to the authentication request, compares the received authentication password with the inherent authentication password, and performs the authentication depending on the comparison result.

4. A method for tracking a position of a remote vehicle using a telematics system having a communication terminal, a service providing center and a telematics terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

when a user inputs a remote position track service request to the communication terminal, generating and transmitting a remote position track service request signal in the communication terminal;

in the service providing center, receiving the remote position track service request signal, and transmitting a vehicle position track request signal;

in the telematics terminal, receiving the remote position track request signal, detecting a vehicle position, generating vehicle position information, and transmitting the generated vehicle position information to the service providing center;

in the service providing center, receiving the vehicle position information, and transmitting the received vehicle position information to the communication terminal; and

in the communication terminal, receiving the vehicle position information and informing the user of the received vehicle position information,

wherein the telematics terminal is configured to receive a least power source for a remote position track even when a power source is turned off for other parts of the remote vehicle,

wherein the telematics terminal is configured to perform the vehicle position track even when the power source is turned off for the other parts of the remote vehicle,

wherein a displaying unit, a vehicle diagnosing unit, and a starter switch are configured not to be powered when the power source is turned off for the other parts of the remote vehicle, wherein the communication terminal is away from the vehicle, and wherein the communication terminal initiates tracking of a position of the remote vehicle by generating and transmitting a remote position track service request signal, while disconnecting powers to the displaying unit, the vehicle diagnosing unit, and the starter switch.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the service providing center stores a number and an authentication password of the telematics terminal, requests the communication terminal for authentication when receiving a remote vehicle position track service request signal from the communication terminal, receives an authentication password in response to the authentication request, compares the received authentication password with the stored authentication password, and performs the authentication depending on the comparison result.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the telematics terminal has its inherent authentication password, requests the communication terminal for authentication through the service providing center when receiving the remote vehicle position track service request signal from the communication terminal, receives an authentication password in response to the authentication request, compares the received authentication password with the inherent authentication password, and performs the authentication depending on the comparison result.