Mobile terminal, image display apparatus mounted in car and data processing method using the same

• US 9,247,005 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2012
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jungwoo, Choi, Sungha, Kim, Mingoo
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Tuan C.
• Application Number:
  US13/544,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20130138265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/11 Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/182 Distributing information between displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/55 Remote control arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/589 Wireless data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/5894 SIM cards
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/5899 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/11 Graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/15 Output devices or features thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/182 Distributing information between displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/52 Control of displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/55 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/58 Data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/589 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/5894 SIM cards
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/5899 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/20 Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 : Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 : Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 : for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 : Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 : Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• 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

Abstract

An image display apparatus mounted in a car includes a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data to and from a mobile terminal, and a controller configured to control the communication unit to receive information for requesting status information of the car, in which the image display apparatus is mounted, from the mobile terminal, to generate car status information according to the received information for requesting the status information of the car, to control the communication unit to transmit the generated car status information to the mobile terminal. The car status information includes at least one of driving information, speed information and fuel information of the car. According to a mobile terminal, an image display apparatus mounted in a car and a data processing method using the same, it is possible to efficiently transmit car status information between the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus mounted in a car, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data to and from a mobile terminal by using a UPnP(Universal Plug and Play) service; and

a controller configured to;

control the communication unit to receive information for requesting a list of transmittable car status information, transmit a list of transmittable car status information to the mobile terminal, and receive information for requesting status information of the car among the list of transmittable car status information, in which the image display apparatus is mounted, from the mobile terminal,

generate car status information according to the received information for requesting the status information of the car, and

control the communication unit to transmit the generated car status information to the mobile terminal,

wherein the car status information includes at least one of driving information, speed information and fuel information of the car.

2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to generate and transmit the car status information to the mobile terminal, if the status of the car is changed.

3. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to generate and transmit only changed car status information to the mobile terminal if the status of the car is changed.

4. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the car status information further includes transmission information, brake lock/unlock information and headlight on/off information of the car.

5. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the car status information further includes information on whether a seat belt is fastened, information on whether a door is locked and information on whether a window is opened.

6. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive first type information including a list of the car status information requested by the mobile terminal and generates the car status information according to the type information.

7. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to generate and transmit, to the mobile terminal, second type information including a list of car status information capable of being, generated.

8. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the car status information includes identification of the car status information.

9. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data to and from an image display apparatus by using a UPnP(Universal Plug and Play) service; and

a controller configured to;

request a list of transmittable car status information,

receive a list of transmittable car status information from the car,

generate information for requesting status information of a car mounted with the image display apparatus among the list of transmittable car status information,

control the communication unit to transmit the generated information for requesting the status information of the car, and

control the communication unit to receive car status information generated according to the information for requesting the status information of the car,

wherein the car status information includes at least one of driving information, speed information and fuel information of the car.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive the car status information from the image display apparatus, if the status of the car is changed.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive only changed car status information from the image display apparatus if the status of the car is changed.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the car status information further includes transmission information, brake lock/unlock information and headlight on/off information of the car.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the car status information further includes information on whether a seat belt is fastened, information on whether a door is locked and information on whether a window is opened.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the controller generates first type information including a list of the car status information requested by the mobile terminal and controls the communication unit to transmit the first type information to the image display apparatus.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive second type information including a list of car status information capable of being generated from the image display apparatus.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the car status information includes identification of the car status information.