TELEMATICS TERMINAL FOR PURIFYING AIR INSIDE VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20160059674A1
• Filed: 12/13/2014
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Kim, Jun Tae, Koo, Ja Ho, Chang, Jae Won, Kim, Min Ju
• Application Number:
  US14/569,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20160059674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00771 the input being a vehicle position or surrounding, e.g. GPS-based position or tunnel
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/008 the input being air quality
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00821 the components being ventilating, air admitting or air distributing devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 2003/0683 the quality of the filter or the air being checked
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 3/06 Filtering B60H3/0078 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/178 Warnings
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/5899 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/592 Data transfer involving external databases
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/178 Warnings
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data

Abstract

A telematics terminal is provided. The telematics terminal includes a communication unit that is configured to receive weather information from a telematics center and a display unit that is configured to display the received weather information. In addition, a controller is configured to executed at least one item for triggering a function of purifying air inside a vehicle to be displayed when the weather information does not meet a predetermined air pollution standard.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a telematics terminal, comprising:

receiving, by a controller, weather information from a telematics center;

displaying, by the controller, the received weather information; and

displaying, by the controller, at least one item for triggering a function of purifying air inside a vehicle when the weather information does not meet a predetermined air pollution standard.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

automatically transmitting, by the controller, a signal to receive the weather information to the telematics center at a specific time after the telematics terminal is turned on.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

operating, by the controller, an air purifier to execute a vehicle air purification function that corresponds to the at least one item for triggering the function of purifying air inside the vehicle upon selection of the at least one item.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the item includes at least one of the group consisting of:

an item for executing an internal air switch function, an item for executing an air-conditioning function, and an item for executing an air volume control function.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying of the at least one item includes:

displaying, by the controller, an item that provides warning to a user when the weather information does not meet the predetermined air pollution standard.

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

displaying, by the controller, driving guide information when the item that provides a warning to the user is displayed and the item for warning the user is selected through user input.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

setting, by the controller, information regarding a destination based on user input; and

transmitting, by the controller, the destination information to the telematics center,

wherein the receiving of the weather information from the telematics center includes receiving the weather information in real time during movement toward the destination.

8. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

transmitting, by the controller, the weather information to a registered mobile terminal when the weather information does not meet the predetermined air pollution standard.

9. A telematics terminal, comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive weather information from a telematics center;

a display unit configured to display the received weather information; and

a controller configured to execute at least one item for triggering a function of purifying air inside a vehicle to be displayed when the weather information does not meet a predetermined air pollution standard.

10. The telematics terminal according to claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to operate the communication unit to automatically transmit a signal to receive the weather information to the telematics center at a specific time after the telematics terminal is turned on.

11. The telematics terminal according to claim 9, wherein, when the at least one item is selected, the controller is configured to operate an air purifier to execute a vehicle air purification function that corresponds to the selected item.

12. The telematics terminal according to claim 11, wherein the item includes at least one of the group consisting of:

an item for executing an internal air switch function, an item for executing an air-conditioning function, and an item for executing an air volume control function.

13. The telematics terminal according to claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to operate the display unit to display an item that provides a warning to a user when the weather information does not meet the predetermined air pollution standard.

14. The telematics terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to display driving guide information when the weather information does not meet the predetermined air pollution standard and the item that provides the warning to the user is selected.

15. The telematics terminal according to claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to set information regarding a destination based on user input, to transmit the destination information to the telematics center and to provide the weather information, transmitted in real time, to the user in real time when the weather information is provided by the telematics center in real time during movement toward the destination.

16. The telematics terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to transmit the weather information to a registered mobile terminal when the weather information does not meet the predetermined air pollution standard.

17. A non-transitory recording medium storing a program for executing a method for controlling a telematics terminal, the method for controlling the telematics terminal comprising:

program instructions that receive weather information from a telematics center;

program instructions that display the received weather information; and

program instructions that display at least one item for triggering a function of purifying air inside a vehicle when the weather information does not meet a predetermined air pollution standard.

18. The non-transitory recording medium of claim 17, further comprising:

program instructions that automatically transmit a signal to receive the weather information to the telematics center at a specific time after the telematics terminal is turned on.

19. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 17, further comprising:

program instructions that operate an air purifier to execute a vehicle air purification function that corresponds to the at least one item for triggering the function of purifying air inside the vehicle upon selection of the at least one item.

20. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 19, wherein the item includes at least one of the group consisting of:

an item for executing an internal air switch function, an item for executing an air-conditioning function, and an item for executing an air volume control function.