Method and device for controlling terminal based on recognition of vehicle driving condition

• US 8,224,301 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2010
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Lee, Byung Yun, Lee, Byung Sun, Jung, Ilgu
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhattacharya, Sam
• Application Number:
  US12/829,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20110143719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/410, 455/411, 455/414.1, 455/414.2
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

A communication server in cooperation with a telematics center receives a result message for condition guidance service selection result information from the telematics center to control a driver terminal according to traveling condition recognition of a vehicle, stores a driver terminal number, call control request information during traveling, and condition notice information during traveling included in the result message, sets a condition guidance service, and controls call connection with a call connection attempting terminal for attempting a call connection to the driver terminal according to a type of the result message.

Claims

1. A method for a terminal control device to control a driver terminal according to vehicle drive condition recognition, comprising:

receiving vehicle speed information from an electronic control unit connected to the terminal control device;

generating a vehicle traveling notice message based on the received vehicle speed information, and providing the same to the driver terminal;

requesting a telematics center connected to the terminal control device to set a service; and

outputting a notice message for notifying that a vehicle traveling condition recognition service is set to the driver terminal,

wherein the vehicle traveling condition recognition service notifies a call connection attempting terminal that an owner of the driver terminal is riding in a vehicle and is not receiving a call, and a separate message is sent to the driver terminal to indicate that a call connection attempt has been made in the vehicle traveling condition recognition service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

the requesting to set a service includes

outputting one of a first result message for notifying a traveling condition of a vehicle based on an input value that is input corresponding to the vehicle traveling notice message, and notifying a call connection control and a second result message for notifying a traveling condition of a vehicle and connecting a call.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein

the outputting of a result message includes:

determining whether the input value is a first input value;

when it is the first input value, generating a first notice message including call control request information during traveling for notifying a subscriber telematics service number and a call control state during traveling and condition notice information during traveling; and

generating a first result message for the first notice message and outputting the same.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein

the determining of whether the input value is a first input value includes:

when the input value is not the first input value, determining it is a second input value; and

when it is the second input value, generating a second result message for the second notice message and outputting the same.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein

the call control request information during traveling and the condition notice information during traveling are stored as one of “

True”

or “

False”

.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein

the generating and providing of a vehicle traveling notice message includes:

searching whether a terminal is provided in the vehicle;

attempting to access the terminal when the terminal is provided in the vehicle; and

when the access to the terminal has failed, attempting again to access the terminal within a predetermined number of times until the access to the terminal is successful.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes,

after the outputting of a notice message,

receiving vehicle turn-off information from the electronic control unit, and

transmitting a service cancellation request message to the telematics center,

wherein the service cancellation request message includes a telematics service number and condition notice information during traveling.

8. A method for a communication server in cooperation with a telematics center to control a driver terminal according to traveling condition recognition by a vehicle, comprising:

receiving a result message for condition guidance service selection result information from the telematics center;

storing a driver terminal number, call control request information during traveling, and condition notice information during traveling included in the result message, and setting a condition guidance service for the driver terminal; and

controlling a call connection between a call connection attempting terminal for attempting the call connection to the driver terminal according to a type of the result message and the driver terminal,

wherein the condition guidance service notifies the call connection attempting terminal that an owner of the driver terminal is riding in a vehicle and is not receiving a call, and a separate message is sent to the driver terminal to indicate that a call connection attempt has been made in the condition guidance service.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein

the controlling of call connection includes:

when the result message is a first message, transmitting a guidance message for a call connection control to the call connection attempting terminal; and

transmitting a message for notifying the driver terminal thereof that a call connection is generated.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein

the controlling of call connection includes

when the result message is a second message, transmitting a condition guidance message during traveling to the call connection attempting terminal;

and

connecting a call between the driver terminal and the call connection attempting terminal.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the method includes,

after the controlling of call connection,

receiving a service cancellation request message from the telematics center,

canceling the condition guidance service according to the received service cancelation request message, and

transmitting a notice message for cancellation of the condition guidance service to the driver terminal.

12. A device for controlling a driver terminal according to traveling condition recognition by a vehicle in cooperation with a telematics center and a communication server, comprising:

an information receiver, provided in the vehicle, for receiving vehicle information from an electronic control unit for collecting the vehicle information;

a terminal sensor for sensing whether the driver terminal is located in the vehicle and attempting access to the driver terminal when the information receiver receives the vehicle information;

a message generator for generating a condition notice service request message and a traveling message by determining a traveling state of the vehicle based on traveling speed information of the vehicle included in the vehicle information, and generating a selection result message that is a result of the service request message; and

a display for outputting the condition notice service request message and the traveling message generated by the message generator, or transmitting the selection result that is a response to the condition notice service request message to the message generator,

wherein a condition notice service notifies a call connection attempting terminal that an owner of the driver terminal is riding in the vehicle and is not receiving a call, and a separate message is sent to the driver terminal to indicate that a call connection attempt has been made in the condition notice service.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein

the message generator includes a communication connector for transmitting the generated selection result message to the telematics center.

14. A device for controlling a terminal in a communication server for controlling a driver terminal according to traveling condition recognition of a vehicle in cooperation with a telematics center and the terminal control device, comprising:

a message receiver for receiving a changed selection result message from the telematics server;

a call connection controller for controlling call connection between the driver terminal and an attempting terminal for attempting call connection to the driver terminal based on information included in the changed selection result message; and

a database for storing information corresponding to the terminal number included in the changed selection result message,

wherein the communication server notifies the call connection attempting terminal that a drive terminal owner is riding in a vehicle and is not receiving a call, and a separate message is sent to the drive terminal to indicate that a call connection attempt has been made.

15. The terminal control device of claim 14, wherein

the telematics center includes:

a message transmitter/receiver for receiving the selection result message from the communication connector and transmitting a changed selection result message for the received selection result message to the communication server;

an information checker for extracting a service subscriber number included in the selection result message received by the message transmitter/receiver, and generating the changed selection result message by inserting a terminal number corresponding to the service subscriber number into the selection result message; and

a telematics center database for storing information included in the selection result message corresponding to the service subscriber number.