KR20160106324A - Avn terminal, control method tehreof, server and avn system - Google Patents

Abstract

An AVN terminal mounted in a vehicle is disclosed. The terminal comprises: a modem unit receiving functions and/or a service list which can be provided for each region from an external server; a position information receiving unit receiving a position of the vehicle; and a control unit controlled to perform the functions and/or a service which can be provided at the position of the vehicle among the functions and/or the service list received through the modem unit.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an AVN terminal mounted on a vehicle, a control method thereof, a server, and an AVN system (AVN TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD TEHREOF, SERVER AND AVN SYSTEM)

The present invention relates to an AVN terminal mounted on a vehicle, a control method thereof, a server, and an AVN system, and more particularly, to an AVN terminal, a control method thereof, a server, and an AVN system that provide different services according to a region.

In accordance with the remarkable development of electronic control technology, various devices which are operated by a mechanical method in an automobile are driven by an electric method for reasons such as convenience of the driver and safety of operation, and automobile systems are gradually advanced and advanced It is going.

An AVN (Audio Video Navigation) terminal mounted on a vehicle can provide multimedia services such as audio and video to a user, grasp vehicle position information using GPS (Global Positioning System), and provide a guidance service . Also, the AVN terminal can provide various services from the telematics center to users through the telematics unit.

In the prior art, the present position of the vehicle is determined and the function is set based on the determined position. However, it is required to use AVN terminals connected to an external server to develop technologies for using the functions of the devices.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-078425

It is an object of the present invention to provide an AVN terminal, a control method thereof, and an AVN system that provide functions or services differently depending on a location of a vehicle in cooperation with an external server. .

It is another object of the present invention to provide an AVN terminal, a control method thereof, and an AVN system for automatically providing the above-mentioned service in real time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a server for providing information on functions and services tailored to at least one vehicle.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

The AVN terminal mounted on the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a modem unit for receiving a list of functions and / or services that can be provided by an external server, a location information receiving unit for receiving the location of the vehicle, And a controller for controlling to provide a function and / or a service that can be provided at the position of the vehicle among the list of functions and / or the service.

According to the present invention, an AVN terminal having functions or services different from each other according to an area where a vehicle is located can be provided in cooperation with an external server, thereby improving user convenience. Also, device usability and efficiency can be improved accordingly.

In addition, since the function / service of the AVN terminal is provided in real time and automatically according to the area, user convenience and device efficiency can be improved.

Further, the functions and services are customized for the at least one vehicle by the server, so that the device efficiency can be improved.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating components of an AVN terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an AVN terminal mounted on a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A to 6B are diagrams illustrating an operation procedure of an AVN terminal according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a representative embodiment of the present invention, before examining the components and the control method of the AVN terminal.

1, an AVN terminal 10 is mounted on a vehicle. The AVN terminal performs intra-vehicle communication through intra-vehicle communication (e.g., CAN communication), and can communicate with an external server (e.g., telematics center 20) through the telematics unit.

The AVN terminal currently provides the user with the guidance service. At this time, when the user moves from the first area to the second area, there may be a function that should not be supported in the second area. For example, if the first region is France and the second region is Switzerland, using the location notification service of the speeding camera in the second region may be a violation of the law. At this time, the AVN terminal should deactivate the overspeed camera position notification service 10-1.

In this way, when the vehicle moves in the area, if the user notifies the user of the service / function provided in the moving area and the service / function not to be provided in real time, user convenience can be improved and the usability and efficiency of the device can be improved .

Hereinafter, the components of the AVN terminal will be described. 2 is a block diagram illustrating components of an AVN terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the AVN terminal 100 includes a modem 110, a location information receiver 120, a display 130, a memory 140, and a controller 150.

The AVN terminal 100 can be installed in the vehicle and provide various services to the user. The AVN terminal 100 can provide a multimedia play function, a navigation function, and the like to a user.

The modem unit 110 may perform communication with the external server 200. The external server 200 includes a telematics center, a data server, a location information server, and the like. The modem unit 110 may receive a function list and / or a service list that can be provided by the external server 200. Here, the area will be used as a comprehensive concept including countries, regions, and cities.

The MODEM unit 110 may be configured to transmit data to a mobile station using technology standards or a communication scheme (e.g., Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multi Access 1000 (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (Long Term Evolution), LTE Terminal, and a center on a mobile communication network constructed according to a service provider's name, service provider, service provider, service provider, service provider, service provider, service provider, service provider, service provider, The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The modem unit 110 may include a user interface unit (not shown) in addition to an external center. The user interface unit (not shown) can communicate with an external device using Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, or the like. In this specification, the user interface unit is included in the modem unit 110. However, the user interface unit and the modem unit 110 may be configured separately.

In addition, the modem unit 110 may include a module for intra-vehicle communication (e.g., a telematics unit).

The position information receiving unit 120 may receive the current position of the vehicle. The position information receiving unit 120 may receive a signal sent from a GPS satellite and receive the current position of the vehicle.

The AVN terminal 100 generally includes a display 130 disposed in a front portion of a vehicle. The display 130 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ), A three-dimensional display (3D display), and an electronic ink display (e-ink display).

The display 130 may include a touch sensor that senses a touch on the display 130 so that a control command can be received by a touch method. When a touch is made to the display 230, the touch sensor senses the touch, and the control unit 150 generates a control command corresponding to the touch based on the touch. The content input by the touch method may be a letter or a number, an instruction in various modes, a menu item which can be designated, and the like.

The memory 140 is under the control of the control unit 150. The memory 140 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card micro type a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) erasable programmable read-only memory (PROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic storage, magnetic disk, and optical disk.

The control unit 150 can control the overall operation of the AVN terminal 100. [ The specific operation of the control unit 150 will be described below with reference to FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an AVN terminal mounted on a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the control unit 150 requests a function list and / or a service list that can be provided by the external server (S210).

The control unit 150 can request a function list, a service list, and the like that can be provided for each region without transmitting the current vehicle position to the external server. In this case, the external server may determine the position of the current vehicle by itself. For example, the external server can determine the location of the current vehicle through the mobile communication network.

In addition, the control unit 150 can directly transmit the current location of the vehicle to the external server, and can request a function list or a service list that can be provided for each region based on the current location of the vehicle.

On the other hand, the external server can store a list of functions and / or services that can be provided for each region in a database.

Specifically, the control unit 150 activates a function or service that can be provided at the location of the vehicle in the received function and / or service list, and deactivates the function or service that is not available at the location of the vehicle in the received function or service list Can be controlled. The control unit 150 may activate a function / service specialized in a specific area and display it through the display 130, or may disable a function / service that can not be used in a specific area. For example, the control unit 150 may disable the overspeed notification service in a specific area or deactivate the search option of a specific navigation application.

Next, the control unit 150 receives the function and / or the service list from the external server (S220).

The control unit 150 may receive the list through the modem unit 110. Table 1 below is an example of a function list received from an external server.

Function 1 Function 2 Function 3 Area 1 O O O Area 2 X X X Area 3 O O O Area 4 X X X

Functions 1 to 3 can be used in regions 1 and 3 as shown in the table above, and functions 1 to 3 can not be used in regions 2 and 4. The control unit 150 may transmit the local information to the external server in advance and receive only the corresponding local information. In addition, the control unit 150 may receive only a list of all regions or a plurality of regional functions. This is a part that can be changed depending on the configuration of the external server.

  Thereafter, the control unit 150 provides the user with functions and / or services that can be provided at the location of the vehicle among the list of functions and / or services (S330).

Here, the control unit 150 automatically transmits the area information to the external server whenever the area is changed, and when the function and / or the service corresponding to the area information is received from the external server, And / or services. The control unit 150 can inform the external server whenever the local information is changed in real time.

Hereinafter, the operation of the AVN terminal according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described.

4A to 6B are diagrams illustrating an operation procedure of an AVN terminal according to various embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 4 (a), the case where the vehicle is in France. The AVN terminal provides a speedy camera notification service 410. When the vehicle moves to Switzerland as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the control unit 150 can receive at least one region-specific rule information from the external server. The control unit 150 may disable the overspeed camera notification service 410, which is a route guidance service contrary to Swiss regulations. For example, the UI of the item 410 may be displayed in an inactive state.

According to Fig. 5 (a), except for a specific region in Europe, a local serach function is provided. Local Serach is a kind of navigation function. However, the AVN terminal can not provide Local Local Search function in a specific area (Poland, Belgium, etc.).

When the location of the vehicle is changed from Germany to Belgium, the current location based Nearby item 510 may be deactivated as shown in FIG. 5 (b).

6 (a) and 6 (b) are diagrams showing a case where the destination of the vehicle is changed while the position of the vehicle remains unchanged.

The AVN terminal 100 may disable the corresponding Local Search function when the destination is changed to Poland.

Meanwhile, the server disclosed in the present invention may analyze local information data on at least one vehicle, and quantify and store the route pattern for each vehicle. In this case, the server can predict the travel route of the vehicle before the vehicle is located in a specific area, and can provide each vehicle with function and service information that can be provided by the region.

On the other hand, the present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (16)

In an AVN terminal mounted on a vehicle,
A modem for receiving a list of functions and / or services that can be provided by an external server;
A position information receiving unit for receiving the position of the vehicle;
And a control unit for controlling a function and / or a service provided through the modem unit to perform a function and / or a service available at a location of the vehicle. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Activating a function and / or a service that can be provided at the position of the vehicle in the received function and / or service list, and displaying a function and / or service that is not available at the position of the vehicle in the received function and / And the AVN terminal is set to be inactivated. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a display,
Wherein,
Activating functions and / or services specific to the second area when the vehicle is moved from the first area to the second area, deactivating functions and / or services not available in the second area, Wherein the AVN terminal controls the display. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the list of available functions and / or services for each region includes a list of functions and / or services that can be provided by country or city. The method of claim 3,
Wherein,
And transmits the local information to the external server automatically whenever the region is changed, and performs a function and / or service corresponding to the local information when the function and / or the service corresponding to the local information is received from the external server To the AVN terminal. In an AVN terminal mounted on a vehicle,
A modem unit for receiving at least one region-specific rule information from an external server;
A position information receiving unit for receiving the position of the vehicle;
And a control unit for controlling the AV apparatus to perform an operation related to the at least one regional regulation information received through the modem unit. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And activates a function and / or a service to comply with the received region-specific statutory information, and deactivates a function and / or a service that operates in accordance with the received local statutory information. The method according to claim 6,
Further comprising a display,
Wherein,
Wherein when the vehicle is moved from the first area to the second area, a route guidance service item that complies with the regulation information of the second area is activated and displayed on the display, The service item is deactivated and not displayed on the display. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
And transmits the local information to the external server automatically whenever the region is changed and performs a function and / or a service related to the legal information when receiving the legal information corresponding to the local information from the external server . A method of controlling an AVN terminal mounted on a vehicle,
Requesting a list of functions and / or services that can be provided by the local server to the external server;
Receiving the list of functions and / or services from the external server;
And performing a function and / or a service that can be provided at a position of the vehicle among the list of functions and / or the service. A method of controlling an AVN terminal mounted on a vehicle,
Requesting an external server for regional statutory information;
Receiving the regional statutory information from the external server;
And performing an operation corresponding to the regional rule information. A server for providing a list of functions and / or services that can be provided to a vehicle locally,
And provides the vehicle with a function and / or a list of services that can be provided by the region, when receiving a request for providing a list of functions and / or services provided by the vehicle from the region. 13. The method of claim 12,
Receives the location information of the vehicle from the vehicle, and provides the vehicle with a list of functions and / or services that can be provided by the region based on the location information of the vehicle. 1. A server for providing at least one regional statutory information to a vehicle,
And provides the at least one region-specific statutory information to the vehicle when the at least one regional statutory information is requested from the vehicle. 15. The method of claim 14,
Receives the location information of the vehicle from the vehicle, and provides the at least one regional information to the vehicle based on the location information of the vehicle. In an AVN system including at least one vehicle AVN terminal and a server,
Wherein the at least one vehicle AVN terminal comprises:
Requests the server to provide a list of available functions and / or services for each region,
The server comprises:
In response to the request, transmits to the at least one vehicle AVN terminal a list of available functions and / or services for each region,
Wherein the at least one vehicle AVN terminal comprises:
And provides a function and / or a service that can be provided at a position of each of the at least one vehicle among the received function and / or the service list.

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