APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120116608A1
• Filed: 03/23/2011
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Park, Heung In, Oh, Chi Nam
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00657 Remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00807 the input being a specific way of measuring or calculating an air or coolant temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, which includes a storage means configured to store a temperature control table; a wireless transceiver means configured to receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message; a message analysis means configured to analyze the message received by the wireless transceiver means; a control means configured to identify a current vehicle interior temperature and control the vehicle interior temperature based on the temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches a target temperature by communicating with a vehicle controller through an association means, when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is a temperature control message; and the association means configured to associate the control means with the vehicle controller.

Claims

1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, the apparatus comprising:

a storage means configured to store a temperature control table;

a wireless transceiver means configured to receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message;

a message analysis means configured to analyze the message received by the wireless transceiver means;

a control means configured to identify a current vehicle interior temperature and control the vehicle interior temperature based on the temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches a target temperature by communicating with a vehicle controller through an association means, when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is a temperature control message; and

the association means configured to associate the control means with the vehicle controller.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is a temperature setting message, a temperature inserted in the temperature setting message is set as the target temperature.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control message is a message transmitted from a telematics server to the wireless transceiver means upon receipt, by the telematics server, of a temperature control request inputted from a subscriber by using a wireless internet terminal.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle controller includes an engine controller configured to control an engine of a vehicle, an air conditioning controller configured to control an air conditioner and a heater, and a body controller configured to control a window, a sunroof, and a seat heater.

5. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, the apparatus comprising:

a wireless transceiver means configured to receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message;

a message analysis means configured to analyze the message received by the wireless transceiver means; and

a control means configured to set a temperature inserted in a temperature setting message as a target temperature when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is the temperature setting message.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

a storage means configured to store a temperature control table; and

an association means configured to associate the control means with a vehicle controller, wherein the control means is configured to identify a current vehicle interior temperature and control the vehicle interior temperature based on the temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches the target temperature by associating with the vehicle controller through the association means, when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is a temperature control message.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the temperature setting message is a message transmitted from a telematics server to the wireless transceiver means upon receipt, by the telematics server, of a temperature setting request inputted from a subscriber by using a wireless internet terminal.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle controller includes an engine controller configured to control an engine of a vehicle, an air conditioning controller configured to control an air conditioner and a heater, and a body controller configured to control a window, a sunroof, and a seat heater.

9. A method of controlling a vehicle interior temperature in association with a vehicle controller, the method comprising:

analyzing a message received from an external;

setting a corresponding temperature as a target temperature when an analysis result indicates that the message is a temperature setting message; and

identifying a current vehicle interior temperature and controlling the vehicle interior temperature based on a temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches the target temperature by associating with the vehicle controller, when the analysis result indicates that the message is a temperature control message.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the temperature setting message and the temperature control message are messages transmitted from a telematics server upon receipt, by the telematics server, of a request inputted from a subscriber by using a wireless internet terminal.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the vehicle controller includes an engine controller configured to control an engine of a vehicle, an air conditioning controller configured to control an air conditioner and a heater, and a body controller configured to control a window, a sunroof, and a seat heater.

12. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, the apparatus comprising:

a storage unit configured to store a temperature control table;

a wireless transceiver configured to receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message;

a message analysis means configured to analyze the message received by the wireless transceiver means;

a control unit configured to identify a current vehicle interior temperature and control the vehicle interior temperature based on the temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches a target temperature by communicating with a vehicle controller through an association unit, when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is a temperature control message; and

the association unit configured to associate the control means with the vehicle controller.

13. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, the apparatus comprising:

a wireless transceiver configured to receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message;

a message analysis unit configured to analyze the message received by the wireless transceiver; and

a control unit configured to set a temperature inserted in a temperature setting message as a target temperature when the message analyzed by the message analysis unit is the temperature setting message.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

a storage unit configured to store a temperature control table; and

an association unit configured to associate the control unit with a vehicle controller, wherein the control unit is configured to identify a current vehicle interior temperature and control the vehicle interior temperature based on the temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches the target temperature by associating with the vehicle controller through the association unit, when the message analyzed by the message analysis unit is a temperature control message.