VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TELEMATICS TERMINAL

• US 20100106345A1
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: CHOI, Jin-Seok, RYU, Jung-Hak, HWANG, Jung-Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 8,295,994 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction

Abstract

A vehicle, vehicle control apparatus and method of a telematics terminal are disclosed to allow a user to quickly determine and cope with a vehicle event. The vehicle control method includes: when an event informing about a vehicle event occurs, transmitting notification information corresponding to the event and/or control information previously determined for processing the event to a mobile communication terminal via a wireless communication network; and when user request information with respect to the control information is received from the mobile communication terminal, controlling a vehicle according to the received user request information.

Claims

1. A vehicle control method, comprising:

determining by a device within a vehicle that an environmental event has occurred or is occurring in or on the vehicle;

transmitting, from the device to a mobile communication terminal via a wireless communication network, an environmental event notification and/or previously determined control information for responding to the environmental event;

receiving a response from the mobile communication terminal, the response being one of a command for responding to the environmental event and a request for further information; and

one of controlling the vehicle according to the received command and providing the requested information,

wherein the environmental event is one of a high/low temperature event, a humidity event, a precipitation event and a low battery event.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the response is not received within a predetermined time, controlling the vehicle according to previously determined control information.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the environmental event is a high cabin temperature event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling one of a door, window and sunroof of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1,

wherein the environmental event is a low cabin temperature event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling a heater of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the environmental event is a precipitation event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling one of a door, window and sunroof of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1,

wherein the environmental event is a cabin humidity event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling one of a heater, air conditioner, door, window and sunroof of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1,

wherein the environmental event is a low battery level event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling a charging of a battery of the vehicle.

8. An apparatus configured to be installed in a vehicle having an event detector installed therein, the apparatus comprising:

a controller operatively connected to the event detector and configured to determine that an environmental event has occurred or is occurring in or on the vehicle; and

a communication unit operatively connected to the controller and configured to

transmit, to a mobile communication terminal via a wireless communication network, an environmental event notification and/or previously determined control information for responding to the environmental event, and

receive a response from the mobile communication terminal, the response being one of a command for responding to the environmental event and a request for further information,

wherein the controller is further configure to control the vehicle according to the received command and provide the requested information, and

wherein the environmental event is one of a high/low temperature event, a humidity event, a precipitation event and a low battery event.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein, if the response is not received within a predetermined time, the controller is configured to control the vehicle according to previously determined control information.

10. The apparatus of claim 8,

wherein the environmental event is a high cabin temperature event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling one of a door, window and sunroof of the vehicle.

11. The apparatus of claim 8,

wherein the environmental event is a low cabin temperature event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling a heater of the vehicle.

12. The apparatus of claim 8,

wherein the environmental event is a precipitation event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling one of a door, window and sunroof of the vehicle.

13. The apparatus of claim 8,

wherein the environmental event is a cabin humidity event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling one of a heater, air conditioner, door, window and sunroof of the vehicle.

14. The apparatus of claim 8,

wherein the environmental event is a low battery level event, and

wherein the command comprises a plurality of code numbers for controlling a charging of a battery of the vehicle.

15. A vehicle, comprising:

an event detector configured to transmit an event detection signal;

a controller operatively connected to the event detector and configured to determine, based on the event detection signal, that an environmental event has occurred or is occurring in or on the vehicle; and

a communication unit operatively connected to the controller and configured to

transmit, to a mobile communication terminal via a wireless communication network, an environmental event notification and/or previously determined control information for responding to the environmental event, and

receive a response from the mobile communication terminal, the response being one of a command for responding to the environmental event and a request for further information,

wherein the controller is further configures to control the vehicle according to the received command and provide the requested information, and

wherein the environmental event is one of a high/low temperature event, a humidity event, a precipitation event and a low battery event.