METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION

• US 20110134835A1
• Filed: 12/04/2008
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Muller, Ulrich, Kamps, Rolf, Van Den Boom, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 9,286,740 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0858 wherein the data carrier is removable

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for displaying information, using a mobile identification provider (10) and an independent display unit (20), wherein said mobile identification provider (10) serves for an activation of a security system, said mobile identification provider (10) has an electronic unit (11), and said electronic unit (11) is used for data communication (30) with a vehicle-side part, vehicle-side information is transmitted from the vehicle-side part to the electronic unit (11) via the data communication (30), said vehicle-side information is stored in a data memory (12), said electronic unit (11) communicates with the independent display unit (20) via a communication connection (40), and said vehicle-side information is transmitted to said independent display unit (20) via said communication connection (40) and displayed thereon.

Claims

1. Method for display of information, with a mobile identification transmitter, and an independent display unit, in which:

the mobile identification transmitter is used for activation of a security system of a vehicle,

the mobile identification transmitter comprises an electronic unit and the said electronic unit is used for data communication with a vehicle part,

a vehicle information is transmitted via data communication from the vehicle to the electronic unit,

the vehicle information is stored in a data memory,

the electronic unit communicates with the independent display unit via a communication connection, and

the vehicle information is transmitted via the communication connection to the independent display unit and displayed thereon the independent display unit.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile identification transmitter transmits a query sequence, in which the display unit receives the query sequence and sends a response sequence to make the communication connection, and wherein a transmission format for the vehicle information is transmitted in the response sequence.

3. Method according to claim 2, wherein that after sending the query sequence, the method further comprises:

a number of types of independent display units receive the query sequence and sender response sequence,

the mobile identification transmitter receives the a number of response sequences,

the mobile identification transmitter selects, by means of a priority list, an independent display unit, and

the mobile identification transmitter transmits to the selected independent display unit the vehicle information.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein the independent display unit sends the query sequence, in which the mobile identification transmitter receives the query sequence and sends the response sequence.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein a state of the vehicle is displayed on the display unit, especially wherein the state comprises a mileage of the vehicle, a tank content, a maintenance interval or a content of an error memory.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein, a variety of vehicle information is transmitted via the data communication to the electronic unit from a number of vehicle parts, especially that and wherein the mobile identification transmitter transmits different vehicle information by means of the communication connection, depending on the type of independent display unit.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein by triggering an activation element on the mobile identification transmitter, the query sequence is sent.

8. Method according to claim 1 wherein, the display unit stores vehicle information and/or processes said vehicle information, wherein the display unit compares the vehicle information with a reference value, comprising a reference interval, with particular preference that the display unit displays a warning signal when vehicle information lies outside the reference interval.

9. Method according to claim 1, wherein the display unit transmits an information sequence to the mobile identification transmitter, and wherein the information sequence is processed in the electronic unit, such that the information sequence is transmitted to a data processing system of the vehicle.

10. Method according to claim 9, wherein the information sequence executes processing of the vehicle information in the data processing system of the vehicle before transmission to the mobile identification transmitter.

11. Computer program product for execution of the method according to claim 1, wherein the method steps are integrated in a program stored in the computer program product.

12. System for display of information, comprising:

a mobile identification transmitter, and an independent display unit, in which

the mobile identification transmitter is used to activate a security system of a vehicle,

the mobile identification transmitter has an electronic unit and said electronic unit is used for data communication with a vehicle part,

vehicle information can be transmitted via data communication from the vehicle part to the electronic unit, and

said vehicle information can be stored in a data memory,

the electronic unit communicates with the independent display unit via a communication connection, and

the vehicle information can be transmitted via the communication connection to the independent display unit and displayed on said independent display unit.

13. System according to claim 12, wherein the independent display unit is at least part of the following:

a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook, a personal computer (PC), a radio, a navigation system, or a dashboard display.

14. System according to claim 12, wherein the mobile identification transmitter has a communication device, by means of which the mobile identification transmitter makes the communication connection to the display unit.

15. System according to one of the claim 12, wherein the communication device is a transponder, and wherein the transponder also serves to activate a security system of the vehicle.

16. System according to claim 12, wherein the independent display unit has a communication element, in which the communication element serves to make the communication connection to the mobile identification transmitter, and the communication element makes a wireless communication connection with the communication device.

17. System according to claim 16, wherein the communication device and/or the communication element comprises one of the following technologies:

Bluetooth, infrared data association (IrDA), ZigBee, Bluejacking, Bluesnarfing, Bluebugging, Near Field Communication (NFC), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN;

IEEE 802.11), WIMAX, Wibree, FireWire (IEEE

     1394), USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), Unilink, ATA/ATAPI (Advanced Technology Attachment with Packet Interface), IEEE 488, IEEE 1284 or capacitive data transmission.

18. System according to claim 12, wherein the display unit uses at least one of the following devices:

a light-emitting diode (LED), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma screen, a cathode ray tube, a surface conduction electron emitter display (SED) or a field emission screen (FED).

19. System according to claim 12, wherein the communication connection permits unidirectional and/or bidirectional exchange of vehicle information between the display unit and the mobile identification transmitter.

20. System according to claim 12, wherein the vehicle part comprises at least one of the following:

a closure system, an odometer, an error memory, a vehicle bus system, a GPS system, a radio, a cell phone, a heater, especially a parking heater, a parking system, a vehicle or engine management system.

21. System according to claim 12, wherein said system can be operated according to a method for display of information, with a mobile identification transmitter, and an independent display unit, in which:

the mobile identification transmitter is used for activation of a security system of a vehicle,

the mobile identification transmitter comprises an electronic unit and said electronic unit is used for data communication with a vehicle part,

a vehicle information is transmitted via data communication from the vehicle to the electronic unit,

the vehicle information is stored in a data memory,

the electronic unit communicates with the independent display unit via a communication connection, and

the vehicle information is transmitted via the communication connection to the independent display unit and displayed on the independent display unit.

22. A mobile identification transmitter for a security system comprising:

an electronic unit and a data memory, in which

the electronic unit is used for data communication with a vehicle part,

the vehicle information can be transmitted via data communication from the vehicle part to the electronic unit, wherein

the vehicle information can be stored in the data memory,

the electronic unit communicates with an independent display unit via a communication connection,

in which the vehicle information can be transmitted via the communication connection to the independent display unit and displayed on said independent display.