System for remote control by vehicle-mounted device

• US 9,467,797 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2012
• Issued: 10/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Original Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Inventors: Nagai, Yasushi, Shimizu, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Edouard, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): PEREZ, JULIO R
• Application Number:
  US14/232,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20140162623A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,573 Days
• Field of Search: 455/419, 455/420, 340/5, 340/61, 340/461, 340/990
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/168 Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• 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 67/125 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 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]
• 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

Abstract

In this system is provided with a mobile telephone, a server and a vehicle-mounted device with different input/output methods, when an application unit of the mobile telephone is started, control programs and settings suitable for the combination of the vehicle-mounted device, the mobile telephone and the application unit are acquired from the server for an input switching unit, output switching unit, vehicle-internal communication control unit, input control unit and display control unit of the vehicle-mounted device and for an input switching unit, output switching unit, vehicle-internal communication control unit, input control unit, display control unit, input conversion unit and output conversion unit of the mobile telephone, and, after setup and installation, mobile telephone application programs can be remotely controlled by the vehicle-mounted device by running this application unit.

Claims

1. A remote control system comprising:

a vehicle-mounted device which comprises;

a vehicle-mounted device microprocessor,

a vehicle-mounted device input controller receiving input information to be transmitted to an input switch of the vehicle-mounted device that switches a transmission destination of the input information, and

a vehicle-mounted device display controller receiving output information from an output switch of the vehicle-mounted device that switches output information being transmitted to the display controller of the vehicle-mounted device;

a mobile terminal which comprises;

a mobile terminal microprocessor, wherein the mobile terminal microprocessor executes a start up sequence for an application,

a mobile terminal input controller receiving input information to be transmitted to an input switch of the mobile terminal that switches input information being transmitted to the mobile terminal microprocessor, and

a mobile terminal display controller receiving output information from an output switch of the mobile terminal that switches a transmission destination of output information received from the mobile terminal microprocessor;

a vehicle-internal communication channel operably connecting the vehicle-mounted display device and the mobile terminal;

an input converter converting information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device into a format according to a specification of the mobile terminal microprocessor;

an output converter converting an output of the mobile terminal processor into a format according to a specification of the vehicle-mounted device; and

a server, wherein

when the mobile terminal microprocessor executes the start up sequence for the application, the mobile terminal microprocessor transmits identification information to the server such that the server uses the identification information to specify a setting file and/or a control program suitable for the operable combination of the vehicle-mounted device, the mobile terminal, and the application;

the mobile terminal microprocessor acquires from the server the setting file and/or control program and configures the vehicle-internal communication channel for operable communication between the mobile terminal and the vehicle-mounted device such that the vehicle-mounted device installs the setting file and/or control program;

the setting file and/or control program sets the input switch of the mobile terminal to switch input information being transmitted to the mobile terminal microprocessor between input information received from the input controller of the mobile terminal and input information received from the input converter,

sets the output switch of the mobile terminal to switch the transmission destination of output information received from the mobile terminal microprocessor between the display controller of the mobile terminal and the output converter,

sets the input switch of the vehicle-mounted device to switch the transmission destination of input information from the input controller of the vehicle-mounted device between the vehicle-mounted device microprocessor and the vehicle-internal communication channel, and

sets the output switch of the vehicle-mounted device to switch output information transmitted to the display controller of the vehicle-mounted device between output from the vehicle-mounted device microprocessor and output from the vehicle-internal communication channel.

2. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal microprocessor comprises a vehicle-mounted device cooperation application start processing circuitry operably coupled to the vehicle-internal communication channel, and

wherein the vehicle-mounted device cooperation application start processing circuitry is configured to communicate with the server.

3. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein

the input converter refers to an input conversion table received from the server and converts an input transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device into a format according to a specification of the application executed by the mobile terminal microprocessor, and

the output converter refers to an input conversion table received from the server and converts an output of the mobile terminal microprocessor into a format according to a specification of the vehicle-mounted device.

4. A vehicle-mounted device for use in a remote control system including a vehicle-mounted device, a mobile terminal executing an application, and a server, comprising:

a microprocessor operating on the vehicle-mounted device;

an input controller receiving input information to be transmitted to an input switch of the vehicle-mounted device that determines a transmission destination of the input information;

a display controller receiving output information from an output switch of the vehicle-mounted device that switches output information being transmitted to the display controller of the vehicle-mounted device;

an input converter converting information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device into a format according to a specification of a mobile terminal microprocessor;

an output converter converting an output of the mobile terminal processor into a format according to a specification of the vehicle-mounted device;

a vehicle-internal communication channel for communication with the mobile terminal, wherein

identification data of the vehicle-mounted device is transmitted to the mobile terminal via the vehicle-internal communication channel, and a setting file and/or program is acquired on the basis of the vehicle-mounted device identification data, mobile terminal identification data, and application identification data, wherein

when the mobile terminal microprocessor executes the application, a start up sequence causes the mobile terminal microprocessor to transmit identification information to the server such that the server uses the identification information to specify a setting file and/or a control program suitable for the operable combination of the vehicle-mounted device, the mobile terminal, and the application;

the mobile terminal microprocessor acquires from the server the setting file and/or control program and configures the vehicle-internal communication channel for operable communication between the mobile terminal and the vehicle-mounted device such that the vehicle-mounted device installs the setting file and/or control program;

the setting file and/or control program sets the input switch of the mobile terminal to switch input information being transmitted to the mobile terminal microprocessor between input information received from the input controller of the mobile terminal and input information received from the input converter,

sets the output switch of the mobile terminal to switch the transmission destination of output information received from the mobile terminal microprocessor between the display controller of the mobile terminal and the output converter,

sets the input switch of the vehicle-mounted device to switch the transmission destination of input information from the input controller of the vehicle-mounted device between the vehicle-mounted device microprocessor and the vehicle-internal communication channel, and

sets the output switch of the vehicle-mounted device to switch output information transmitted to the display controller of the vehicle-mounted device between output from the vehicle-mounted device microprocessor and output from the vehicle-internal communication channel.

5. A mobile terminal for use in a remote control system including a vehicle-mounted device, the mobile terminal executing an application, and a server, comprising:

a microprocessor operating on the mobile terminal;

an input controller receiving input information to be transmitted to an input switch of the mobile terminal that switches input information being transmitted to the mobile terminal microprocessor;

a display controller receiving output information from an output switch of the mobile terminal that switches transmission destination of output information received from the mobile terminal microprocessor;

an input converter converting information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device into a format according to a specification of the mobile terminal microprocessor;

an output converter converting an output of the mobile terminal processor into a format according to a specification of the vehicle-mounted device;

a vehicle-internal communication channel for communicating with the vehicle-mounted device, wherein

identification data of the vehicle-mounted device is transmitted to the mobile terminal via the vehicle-internal communication channel, and a setting file and/or program is acquired on the basis of the vehicle-mounted device identification data, mobile terminal identification data, and application identification data, wherein

when the mobile terminal microprocessor executes the application, a start up sequence causes the mobile terminal microprocessor to transmit identification information to the server such that the server uses the identification information to specify a setting file and/or a control program suitable for the operable combination of the vehicle-mounted device, the mobile terminal, and the application;

the mobile terminal microprocessor acquires from the server the setting file and/or control program and configures the vehicle-internal communication channel for operable communication between the mobile terminal and the vehicle-mounted device such that the vehicle-mounted device installs the setting file and/or control program;

the setting file and/or control program sets the input switch of the mobile terminal to switch input information being transmitted to the mobile terminal microprocessor between input information received from the input controller of the mobile terminal and input information received from the input converter,

sets the output switch of the mobile terminal to switch the transmission destination of output information received from the mobile terminal microprocessor between the display controller of the mobile terminal and the output converter,

sets the input switch of the vehicle-mounted device to switch the transmission destination of input information from the input controller of the vehicle-mounted device between a vehicle-mounted device microprocessor and the vehicle-internal communication channel, and

sets the output switch of the vehicle-mounted device to switch output information transmitted to the display controller of the vehicle-mounted device between output from the vehicle-mounted device microprocessor and output from the vehicle-internal communication channel.