System, apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium for changing user terminal settings

• US 9,451,437 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2014
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, In-Sung, Kim, Dong-Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Mong-Thuy
• Application Number:
  US14/264,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20140323113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/569.2, 455/575.9, 455/414.1, 455/419
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• 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 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/00 Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A vehicle communication methods and device for changing a user terminal setting by using a push message is provided. The vehicle communication device includes a storage unit configured to map at least one vehicle mode information to terminal identification information of the user terminal, to which a message is transmitted, and each vehicle information, including vehicle state information or operation information, and store the mapped information; a vehicle information collector configured to collect vehicle information; a message generator configured to generate a transmission message including at least one vehicle mode information mapped to the collected vehicle information and the stored terminal identification information; and a message transmitter configured to transmit the generated transmission message to the user terminal through a push message server.

Claims

1. A vehicle communication device, comprising:

a storage unit configured to store vehicle state information and operation information for mapping at least one vehicle mode information to terminal setting information of a user terminal and store identification information of the user terminal, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information is changed according to at least one of the vehicle state information and the operation information;

a vehicle information collector configured to;

collect vehicle information,

determine if there is a change in the collected vehicle information, and

when there is a change in the collected vehicle information, search for at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information is changed according to the terminal setting information mapped to the at least one vehicle mode information;

a message generator configured to generate a transmission message including the at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information; and

a message transmitter configured to transmit the generated transmission message to the user terminal through a push message by a push message server, if determining that the user terminal is located in a vehicle including the vehicle communication device.

2. The vehicle communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information includes a driving mode information which is set when a vehicle is started and in a running state.

3. The vehicle communication device of claim 1, wherein the vehicle state information includes power on/off information of a car audio device installed in a vehicle.

4. The vehicle communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information includes a silent mode information which is set when a car audio device of a vehicle is turned on.

5. The vehicle communication device of claim 1, wherein the terminal setting information includes one or more setting information including a bell setting, a vibration setting, a silent setting, a Text to Speech (TTS) setting, an automatic reception setting, and a Bluetooth device search setting.

6. The vehicle communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information includes a Bluetooth mode information which is related to a setting in which the user terminal attempts a connection with a Bluetooth headset or a Bluetooth earphone within a vehicle.

7. A system for changing a user terminal setting by using a push message, the system comprising:

a vehicle communication device configured to;

store vehicle state information or operation information for mapping at least one vehicle mode information to terminal setting information of the user terminal, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information is changed according to at least one of the vehicle state information and the operation information,

collect vehicle information,

determine if there is a change in the collected vehicle information, and

when there is a change in the collected vehicle information, search for at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information is changed according to the terminal setting information mapped to the at least one vehicle mode information,

transmit a generated transmission message including the at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information, if determining that the user terminal is located in a vehicle including the vehicle communication device, and

store identification information of the user terminal;

a push message server configured to receive the transmission message from the vehicle communication device, generate a push message through vehicle mode information included in the transmission message, and transmit the generated push message to the user terminal corresponding to the stored terminal identification information; and

the user terminal configured to receive the push message from the push message server and change a setting according to the terminal setting information mapped to the vehicle mode information included in the push message.

8. A method of a vehicle communication device for changing a user terminal setting by using a push message, the method comprising:

storing vehicle state information or operation information for mapping at least one vehicle mode information to terminal setting information of the user terminal, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information is changed according to at least one of the vehicle state information and the operation information;

storing identification information of the user terminal;

collecting vehicle information corresponding to a change in a vehicle state or operation;

searching for at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information is changed according to the terminal setting information mapped to the at least one vehicle mode information;

generating a transmission message, including the at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information; and

transmitting the generated transmission message to the user terminal through a push message by a push message server, if determining that the user terminal is located in a vehicle including the vehicle communication device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information includes a driving mode information which is set when a vehicle is started and in a running state.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the vehicle state information includes power on/off information of a car audio device installed in a vehicle.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information includes a silent mode information which is set when a car audio device of a vehicle is turned on.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the terminal setting information includes one or more setting information including a bell setting, a vibration setting, a silent setting, a Text to Speech (TTS) setting, an automatic reception setting, and a Bluetooth device search setting.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information includes a Bluetooth mode information which is related to a setting in which the user terminal attempts a connection with a Bluetooth headset or a Bluetooth earphone within a vehicle.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program command for executing at least one operation in a vehicle communication device, wherein the at least one operation comprises:

storing vehicle state information or operation information for mapping at least one vehicle mode information to terminal setting information of the user terminal, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information is changed according to at least one of the vehicle state information and the operation information;

storing identification information of the user terminal;

collecting vehicle information corresponding to a change in a vehicle state or operation;

search for at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information, wherein the at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information is changed according to the terminal setting information mapped to the at least one vehicle mode information;

generating a transmission message, including the at least one vehicle mode information corresponding to the collected vehicle information; and

transmitting the generated transmission message to the user terminal through a push message by a push message server, if determining that the user terminal is located in a vehicle including the vehicle communication device.