System and method of interlocking vehicle terminal with portable terminal

• US 9,367,969 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2014
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Sung Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Edwards, Jerrah
• Assistant Examiner(s): BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M
• Application Number:
  US14/324,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20150187145A1
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• Field of Search: 701/31.5
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2205/02 using a vehicle scan tool
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A system for interlocking a vehicle terminal with a portable terminal includes the vehicle terminal configured to correct vehicle data including mileage, self-diagnosis information, and driving information according to an operation. The portable terminal is physically connected with the vehicle terminal and connected with a service server of a control center through wireless communication. The portable terminal is configured to transmit the vehicle data provided from the vehicle terminal to the service server and receive information and a management service provided from the service server. The portable terminal is provided the information and the management service to the vehicle terminal.

Claims

1. A system for interlocking a vehicle terminal with a portable terminal, wherein,

the vehicle terminal is configured to collect vehicle data including mileage, self-diagnosis information, and driving information according to an operation;

and

the portable terminal is connected with the vehicle terminal, and connected with a service server of a control center through wireless communication, and is configured to transmit the vehicle data provided from the vehicle terminal to the service server, receive information and a management service provided from the service server, and provide the information and the management service to the vehicle terminal,

wherein the vehicle terminal includes;

an APP installation confirming module configured to confirm whether an interlocking APP interlockable with the vehicle terminal is installed in the portable terminal;

an interlocking APP installation inducing module configured to make a request for automatically installing the interlocking APP in the portable terminal when the interlocking APP is not installed in the portable terminal as a result of the confirmation of the APP installation confirming module;

an interlocking APP execution inducing module configured to make a request for automatically executing the interlocking APP in the portable terminal when the interlocking APP is installed in the portable terminal as the result of the confirmation of the APP installation confirming module; and

an interlocking APP deletion inducing module configured to make a request for automatically deleting the interlocking APP and a reference APP, which are installed in the portable terminal,

wherein the portable terminal includes;

a display module configured to output an installation progress state of the interlocking APP, and an execution screen image of the interlocking APP; and

a display configured to display the installation progress state and the execution screen image.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the connection between the vehicle terminal and the portable terminal adopts any one among communication through a USB cable, Bluetooth communication, RF communication, WiFi communication, ZigBee communication, and NFC communication.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the APP installation confirming module transmits a request signal for confirming whether the interlocking APP is installed in the portable terminal, and confirms whether the interlocking APP is installed from a signal replied from the portable terminal.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the interlocking APP deletion inducing module makes a request for automatically deleting an APP that affects driving regulations, a to-be-deleted APP that needs to be deleted for update, and a conflicting APP that conflicts with the interlocking with the vehicle terminal, which are installed in the portable terminal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable terminal includes:

an interlocking APP installation determining module configured to confirm whether the interlocking APP is installed in an OS terminal according to a request of the vehicle terminal;

an interlocking APP installation replying module configured to transmit information about whether the interlocking APP is installed, which is confirmed by the interlocking APP installation determining module, to the vehicle terminal;

an interlocking APP automatic installing module configured to search for and automatically install the interlocking APP corresponding to the vehicle terminal by interlocking with an APP store connecting module according to an interlocking APP installation request of the vehicle terminal;

an interlocking APP automatic execution inducing module configured to automatically execute an interlocking APP according to an interlocking APP execution request of the vehicle terminal;

an interlocking APP automatic deleting module configured to automatically delete the installed APP according to an interlocking APP deletion request of the vehicle terminal;

and

an interlocking APP downloaded from the APP Store or the Android Market and installed, and configured to provide interlocking and data communication with the vehicle terminal,

wherein the APP store connecting module is configured to interlock with the interlocking APP automatic installing module, automatically access the APP Store or the Android Market, and search for and install the interlocking APP.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein:

the interlocking APP deleting module automatically deletes an APP that affects driving regulations, a to-be-deleted APP that needs to be deleted for update, and a conflicting APP that conflicts with the interlocking with the vehicle terminal.

7. A method of interlocking a vehicle terminal with a portable terminal, the method comprising steps of:

activating, by an operation processor of the vehicle terminal, an APP installation confirming module when a connection of the portable terminal is detected, and making a request for confirming whether an interlocking APP is installed in the portable terminal;

activating, by the operation processor of the portable terminal, an interlocking APP installation determining module according to a request of the confirmation from the vehicle terminal, confirming whether the interlocking APP is installed in an OS terminal, activating an interlocking APP installation replying module, and transmitting a result of the confirmation as to whether the interlocking APP is installed, to the vehicle terminal;

activating, by the operation processor of the vehicle terminal, an interlocking APP installation inducing module when the interlocking APP is not installed in the portable terminal, and making a request for automatically installing the interlocking APP in the portable terminal;

activating, by the operation processor of the portable terminal, an interlocking APP automatic installing module and an APP store connecting module according to a request of the vehicle terminal, searching for the interlocking APP corresponding to the vehicle terminal in the APP Store or the Android Market, and automatically installing the searched interlocking APP; and

activating, by the operation processor of the vehicle terminal, an interlocking APP execution inducing module when the interlocking APP is installed in the portable terminal, and making a request for automatically installing the interlocking APP in the portable terminal;

activating, by the operation processor of the portable terminal, an interlocking APP automatic execution inducing module according to a request of the vehicle terminal, automatically executing the interlocking APP, accessing a service server through the interlocking APP, and providing data communication; and

display, by a display of the portable terminal, an installation progress state of the interlocking APP and an execution screen image of the interlocking APP.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising steps of:

activating, by the operation processor of the vehicle terminal, an interlocking APP deletion inducing module when the portable terminal is connected, and making a request for deleting the APP in the portable terminal; and

activating, by the operation processor of the portable terminal, the interlocking APP automatic deleting module according to a request of the vehicle terminal, and automatically deleting a designated interlocking APP, an APP that affects the driving regulations, a to-be-deleted APP that needs to be deleted for update, and a conflicting APP that conflicts with the interlocking with the vehicle terminal.