WO2020114779A1

WO2020114779A1 - System and method for actuating a vehicle system

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Publication number: WO2020114779A1
Application number: PCT/EP2019/081957
Authority: WO
Inventors: Dieter Vollmerhaus; Christian Juretzko; Marco Spitzer; Bernd Weber; Lingyun Qian; Antonia WOEHNER
Original assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Priority date: 2018-12-07
Filing date: 2019-11-20
Publication date: 2020-06-11
Also published as: DE102018131260A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a system (1) for actuating a vehicle system (2), comprising a vehicle system (2), which is arranged in a vehicle (3), and an interface unit (4), comprising: a receiving unit (5), which is configured to use a communication network (100) to receive a message (11) sent to the vehicle (3) from a communication terminal (10), said message having been sent by a user by means of a first communication program configured for human-to-human communication and having a first format associated with the communication program, wherein the vehicle (3) has associated contact information and the interface unit is configured to receive the message (11) in the communication network (100) if said message is sent to the contact information associated with the vehicle, and a human-machine interface (6) configured to convert the message (11) received in the first format into a control command for the vehicle system (2) and to convey it to the vehicle system.

Description

System and method for controlling a vehicle system

description

The present invention relates to a method for driving a

Vehicle system and an associated system for controlling a

Vehicle system.

It is known that users of a vehicle are provided with the option of controlling individual vehicle systems of the vehicle using a remote control. For example, it is known that an auxiliary heater of a vehicle can be activated by means of a remote control, so that a

Vehicle can be brought to a comfortable temperature before the driver actually gets on the vehicle.

It is also known that the associated remote control is not designed as an independent device, but that mobile devices, in particular smartphones, are used to remotely control vehicle systems of a vehicle. For this purpose, an associated software is typically installed on the smartphone, which is a remote control of the

Vehicle system enables.

However, this has the disadvantage that the software required for controlling the vehicle system must be installed on the smartphone. For example, it is not possible to use a smartphone on which the necessary software is not installed. This often makes it difficult for a user to use a mobile system to perform the desired function

To control the end device if it is, for example, only a borrowed device or the options for installing software are restricted. Furthermore, it is not possible to control the vehicle system via a smartphone, which works based on an operating system for which the necessary software for controlling the vehicle system is not provided. It is therefore the object of an invention to create a system for controlling a vehicle system which enables a user to control the vehicle system as flexibly as possible based on different

Software platforms enabled. The application should be intuitive and simple for the user.

A system according to the invention for controlling a vehicle system comprises a vehicle system which is arranged in a vehicle and an interface unit. The interface unit comprises a receiving unit which is set up to receive, via a communication network, a message directed to the vehicle from a communication terminal, which was sent by a user by means of a first communication program set up for human-to-human communication, and a message belonging to the communication program has the first format, wherein the vehicle is assigned contact information and the interface unit is set up to receive the message in the communication network if it is addressed to the contact information associated with the vehicle. The interface unit further comprises a human-machine interface, which is set up to convert the message received in the first format into a control command for the vehicle system and to transmit it to the vehicle system.

A method according to the invention for controlling a vehicle system of a vehicle comprises receiving a message directed to the vehicle from a communication terminal via a communication network, the message being sent by a user by means of a first communication program set up for human-to-human communication and the communication program has associated first format, wherein the vehicle is assigned contact information and the interface unit is set up to transmit the message in the

Receive communication network if it is addressed to the contact information associated with the vehicle. The method preferably further comprises converting the message received in the first format into a control command for the vehicle system and transmitting the control command to the vehicle system. A vehicle system is a device that provides any function in the vehicle. Exemplary vehicle systems are one

Air conditioning, an infotainment system, auxiliary heating, seat heating, vehicle lighting, a system for autonomously moving the vehicle, a locking device and boarding aid.

The interface unit forms an interface between one

Communication system, which is typically used for human-to-human communication and the vehicle system. The system and method according to the invention make it possible for a user to control individual functions of the vehicle system with a conventional communication program which he is already using for another type of communication with acquaintances, friends or colleagues. This is advantageous because there are many different types of current communication terminals

Communication programs that are already running

Enable communication from person to person. By the

The method according to the invention and the system according to the invention make it possible for a conventional communication terminal to control the communication terminal without any adaptation of the communication terminal

Vehicle system can be used.

A communication program designed for a person-to-person

Communication is set up is a program in which a person enters a message and this message is forwarded to a contact in order to enable communication with the latter. You can

typically text messages, voice messages and / or picture messages are transmitted. A communication terminal is any device that is used by a user for communication via the communication network. Exemplary communication devices are smartphones, computers, notebooks, tablets and smartwatches. The communication network is a network in which the communication terminal is integrated. The

Communication network includes in particular the Internet and at least one cellular network. The structure of the communication network is chosen so that communication between the communication terminal and the interface unit, in particular the receiving unit of the interface unit, is possible. Contact information is assigned to the vehicle. By means of this

Contact information, a message can be sent from the communication terminal to the receiving unit. The contact information is assigned to the vehicle, but in technical terms it enables the receiving unit to be addressed in the communication network. The assignment of the

Contact information to the vehicle is therefore a logical assignment. Through the contact information, the receiving unit and thus the

Interface unit addressed in the communication network.

The first format results from the type of the first communication program. Different communication programs use different communication protocols. The first format is thus the format of the message when it is transmitted using the protocol associated with the first communication program. Since the first format is designed for human-to-human communication, messages can pass through the first

Communication program sent to the receiving unit can not be understood directly by a vehicle system. Therefore, the message received in the first format is transmitted to a human-machine interface. This converts the message received in the first format into a control command for the vehicle system. In particular, a linguistic and / or semantic analysis of the

Message to infer the control command to be transmitted.

The message is analyzed in particular to determine which vehicle system of the vehicle is to be activated and / or which function of the respective vehicle system is to be activated.

Based on the receive message, the control command is sent to the

Vehicle system transmitted.

The interface unit is either arranged in the vehicle or alternatively is arranged outside the vehicle. The interface unit can thus be comprised by a server which is integrated in the communication network. If the interface unit is integrated in the vehicle, this has the advantage that all operations necessary for controlling the vehicle system can be carried out based on direct communication between the communication terminal and the receiving unit. This is advantageous, for example, if the communication network is a local area network, for example a WLAN or a Bluetooth network. If the interface unit is arranged outside the vehicle, one is preferably carried out

Communication between the human-machine interface and the

Vehicle system via the communication network.

According to the invention, a system is thus provided which enables a user, with a vehicle or with those located therein

To communicate vehicle systems in the same way as he would communicate with another person if the user makes contact with this person via the communication terminal. It is not necessary to provide software for the communication terminal in order to enable communication with the vehicle and the vehicle systems located therein. The contact information can also be stored in a simple manner on the communication terminal, for example in an address book, and can be called up in any program in order to communicate with the receiving unit and thus with the vehicle.

The contact information preferably comprises at least one of one

Telephone number, an email address and a user identification. A user identification is any alphanumeric code that enables a specific user to be addressed in a communication network. This type of contact information is typically integrated into current communication programs in order to enable different parties to communicate with one another. This can be done

Information especially in address books from

Communication terminals are stored and can thus be accessed in a simple manner.

It is furthermore advantageous if the first format is a data format which is associated with a chat client, an instant messenger or an email client. In other words, this means that the communication program is a chat client, an instant messenger or an email client. Because such formats and communication and programs from a variety of

Communication terminals is supported can be particularly high Compatibility can be achieved without a user having to familiarize himself with a new communication program.

Furthermore, it is advantageous if the message is a voice message and the first format is a data format which comprises an encoded voice message. This makes it possible for the user to send a voice message to the receiving unit and for the human-machine interface parts to generate the control command based on the voice message. It is not necessary for the communication terminal to be able to read the content of the

Capture voice message semantically. This is done through the human-machine interfaces. A voice input is thus generated for the communication terminal, via which the user with the vehicle

can communicate.

It is advantageous if the interface is arranged outside the vehicle and is set up to transmit the control command to the vehicle system via the communication network. In this way, the conversion of the received message into the control command for the vehicle system can be outsourced to an external server. It is therefore not necessary that

to provide necessary computing power in the vehicle. In this way it can also be ensured that the message sent by the communication program can be received by the receiving unit at any time via the communication network, since the receiving unit is not affected if the vehicle is not in an area in which it is not can communicate with the communication network, for example when the vehicle is in a dead zone. The control command can optionally be transmitted to the vehicle system independently of this at a later point in time.

If the interface unit is arranged outside the vehicle in a server, this enables a greater computing power to be made available for analyzing the received message for the conversion into the control command. It is advantageous if the interface unit is different

Has receiving units that allow addressing different vehicles. In this way, the required computing power can be provided and shared by different users of different vehicles. It also makes it possible for the receiving unit to be new

added communication programs can be configured without having access to the vehicle.

Furthermore, it is advantageous if the receiving unit is set up to receive, via the communication network, a message directed to the vehicle, which was sent by the user by means of a second communication program set up for human-to-human communication and a second format associated with the communication program and the human-machine interface is set up to convert the message received in the second format into a control command for the vehicle system

implement and transmit to the vehicle system. This means that the receiving unit receives messages from different

Receive communication programs and forward them to the human-machine interfaces. This enables the user to choose which communication program they use to communicate with the vehicle.

It is also advantageous if the system further comprises a camera system which is arranged on the vehicle and is set up to control one

Reading encryption parameters from a display of the communication terminal in order to be used by the interface unit for application to a

To provide communication with the communication terminal. Particularly secure encryption can thus be achieved because

Encryption parameters are exchanged via the camera system and cannot be intercepted. For example, when preparing for encrypted communication, a code, in particular a QR code, is output on a display of the communication terminal. This is recorded by means of the camera system and that contained in the code

Encryption information is passed on to the receiving unit.

Based on the coding information, an encrypted connection is established between the receiving unit and the communication terminal in order to receive the messages. It is also advantageous if the system further comprises a vehicle display which is arranged on the vehicle and is set up to set an encryption parameter for the

To provide communication terminal to this To provide communication terminal for application to communication with the interface unit.

The system preferably also includes the communication terminal, which is set up to execute the first communication program in order to enable the user to send the message addressed to the vehicle in the first format.

The communication program is preferably set up to access a contact list which has at least one entry associated with the vehicle and which contains contact information which enables the interface unit to be addressed in the communication network. It is therefore sufficient that the contact information is only stored in an address book, that is to say in the contact list, in order to enable the user to control the. Using different communication programs

Trigger vehicle system.

Further details, features and advantages of the invention result from the following description and the figures. Show it:

1 shows a system for controlling a vehicle system according to a first embodiment of the invention, and

Figure 2 shows a system for controlling a vehicle system according to a second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 1 shows a system 1 for controlling a vehicle system 2 according to a first embodiment of the invention. System 1 includes a

Vehicle system 2, which is arranged in a vehicle 3. The

Vehicle system 2 provides a function that is executed or terminated when vehicle system 2 receives a corresponding control command. The system 1 further comprises an interface unit 4. In this first embodiment of the invention, the interface unit 4 is arranged in the vehicle 3. The interface unit 4 comprises one

Receiver unit 5 and a human-machine interface 6.

The receiving unit 5 comprises a radio interface, in particular a mobile radio interface, via which the receiving unit 5 communicates with a Communication network 100, for example the associated mobile radio network and the Internet. The radio interface is alternatively a WLAN interface or a Bluetooth interface. The receiving unit 5 is also coupled to the human-machine interface 6 via a vehicle bus and the vehicle 3.

The receiving unit 5 is set up to send a message 1 1 from one to the vehicle 3 via the communication network 100

Communication terminal 10 to receive. The communication terminal 10 is an example of a smartphone in FIG. However, the communication terminal 10 can also be another device, for example a computer, in particular a notebook, a tablet or a smart watch. The communication terminal 10 is also connected to the communication network 100. That's how it is

Smartphone, for example, connected to the Internet via a WLAN or a cellular connection. Since both the receiving unit 5 and the communication terminal 10 are connected to the communication network 100, data exchange between the communication terminal 10 and the receiving unit 5 is now possible.

The receiving unit 5 is set up to use the communication network 100 to send a message 1 1 to the vehicle 3 from the

To receive communication terminal 10, which was sent by a user of the communication terminal 10 by means of a first communication program set up for human-to-human communication and has a first format associated with the communication program. For this purpose, contact information is assigned to the vehicle 3 and the interface unit 4 is set up to send the message 1 1 in the

Receive communication network 100 when it is addressed to the contact information associated with the vehicle 3.

For example, the communication program is an instant messenger that is executed on the communication terminal 10. The instant messenger is designed, for example, so that partners, between whom one

Communication should take place, by means of their telephone number, their e-mail address or their user identification can be merged into a communication using the instant messenger. The vehicle 3 is flat assigned such an email address, telephone number or user identification. This means that the user has the information on the

Communication terminal 10 installed instant messenger can send a message to the receiving unit 5 when the latter inserts the contact information of the vehicle 3 in the instant messenger. In a corresponding manner, the user can use a chat client, an instant messenger or an e-mail client to send a message to the vehicle 3

To send receiving unit 5.

The assignment of the contact information to the vehicle 3 is only a logical assignment. In fact, using the contact information

Communication to the interface unit 4, in particular to the

Receiving unit 5 in the communication network 100 enables. For example, the receiving unit 5 has its own telephone number, via which it can be contacted. Alternatively, the receiving unit 5 is suitable for being addressed in the communication network 100 by means of a user identification. The addressing of the receiving unit 5 can also take place by means of a switching center, for example an additional server. In this case, it is advantageous if the receiving unit 5 registers with the additional server in the communication network 100 when the latter connects to the communication network 100.

It is now assumed that the contact information is one of the

Vehicle 3 is logically associated phone number. This is in one

Phonebook of the communication terminal 10 deposited, since this was saved there by the user. In a conventional instant messenger, it is now possible to add contacts by making a corresponding selection of a partner to be contacted, whose partner is deposited

Telephone number from the phone book of the communication terminal 10 is selected. In this way, the receiving unit 5 and thus the vehicle 3 can now be integrated and written to in the instant messenger of the communication terminal 10.

For example, the receiving unit 5 has a software input interface which corresponds to an input interface of the first communication program used and thus receive messages can be received in the first format associated with the first communication program.

If a message 11 is sent to the vehicle 3 by the first communication program, that is, for example, by the instant messenger, then this is transmitted to the receiving unit 5 via the communication network 100. The message 1 1 has the first format. The first format is defined by the fact that this is a format which is different from the first

Communication program is used. The receiving unit 5 is adapted accordingly in order to receive this first format and to read the message 11 contained. The message 1 1 is in particular a text message, an image message or a voice message, which results from the type of the first

Communication program or from a user selection when sending the message 1 1 from the communication terminal 10 results. The user can use the communication program on the

Communication terminal 10, for example a text message can be sent as a message 1 1 to the receiving unit 5. This text message is sent in the first format.

The text message is received in the first format by the receiving unit 5. The text sent by the user in the text message is read out by the receiving unit 5. The message 1 1, here the text message, is transmitted from the receiving unit 5 to the human-machine interfaces 6. A speech analysis is carried out by the human-machine interfaces 6 in order to analyze the information contained in the text as to which function should be provided or terminated by the vehicle system 2. For this purpose, known algorithms for speech analysis will be used, whereby speech can be analyzed in written or spoken form. If the human-machine interface 6 has recognized which function of the vehicle system 2 is to be triggered or ended by the user 1 1, the human-machine interface 6 generates a corresponding control command via the vehicle bus and sends it to the Vehicle system 2 transmitted. The vehicle system 2 reacts to the control command and carries it out

corresponding vehicle function or ends it. It is pointed out that the first format typically also has header information that is typical of the first

Communication program. This information is not transmitted from the receiving unit 5 to the machine interface 6 after receipt of the message 11

It is thus possible for the user to integrate the vehicle 3 as a contact in the instant messenger executed on the communication terminal 10. Now the user has the option of sending a message 1 1 to the vehicle 3 in order to operate functions of the vehicle system 2. The message 1 1 sent by means of the instant messenger is received by the receiving unit 5 and converted into a control command by the human-machine interface 6. One of the human-machine cut parts 6 is optional

Feedback generated, which particularly informs the user as to whether the corresponding function can be carried out by the vehicle system 2 and / or whether the received message 1 1 could be converted into a control command. This feedback is converted by the receiving unit 5 into a message 1 1 in the first format and sent back to the communication terminal 10 as a response 13. It is thus possible for the user to receive a response 13 in the communication program, for example the instant messenger, which confirms or confirms that the desired function has been carried out by the vehicle system 2

may request further instructions.

If the communication program is not an instant messenger, but an e-mail client, it is possible for the user in a corresponding manner to send an e-mail to his vehicle 3 from the communication terminal 10 in order to control the vehicle system. In this case, the receiving unit 5 receives the email sent by the communication terminal 10, which is addressed to the receiving unit 5 as contact information by means of an associated email address. The content of the e-mail is passed on to the human-machine interface 6 and there analyzed linguistically. An associated control command is output to the vehicle system 2 in accordance with the result of this linguistic analysis. The receiving unit 5 is optionally set up for this purpose via the

Communication network 100 also to receive those messages 1 1 that were sent by the user by means of a second communication program set up for human-to-human communication and that have a second format associated with the communication program. This means that the receiving unit 5 is preferably set up to

Receive messages 1 1 from different

Communication programs were sent out and therefore have different formats. The receiving unit 5 is for this purpose, for example

set up to receive messages from an instant messenger in the first format as well as messages from the email client in a second format. In both cases, the text information originally entered by a user is extracted by the receiving unit 5 from the message received in the first format or the second format,

for example by removing unnecessary head information. Regardless of whether the message was received in the first format or the second format, the text information contained is transmitted to the human-machine interfaces 6. It is therefore not apparent to the human-machine interface 6 whether the message 11 was sent in the first format or in the second format and therefore not by which

Communication program the message 1 1 was sent. Regardless of whether the information was sent in the first format or in the second format, the human-machine interface 6 only receives information entered by the user and sent as message 11. The

Man-machine interfaces 6 is thus also set up to convert the message 1 1 received in the second format into a control command for the

Implement vehicle 3 and transmit it to vehicle system 2.

From the point of view of the user, the mode of operation of the system 1 is thus represented, for example:

Contact information in his preferred communication program, which he typically uses to communicate with other people. Now the user has the option of sending a message 1 1 to the vehicle 3. For example, the user sends the text message “hello” to the vehicle 3. The text message is received by the receiving unit 5, the text message having the first format, which is composed of a File header and the text information "hello" composed. The

Text information "hello" is sent to the human-machine interface 6

passed on and analyzed semantically by this. The assignment between the text information and the function of the vehicle system 2 to be carried out can take place in different ways. For example, a fixed assignment between commands in the message 1 1 and certain

Vehicle systems 3 may be specified. Alternatively, artificial intelligence can be used to estimate which function of the vehicle system 2 is most likely to be desired by the user. For example, based on the received text message “hello”, the headlights of vehicle 3 can be briefly activated. For this, a

Control command generated by the human-machine interface 6, which activates the headlights of the vehicle 3, and is transmitted to the corresponding vehicle system 2, here the headlight system of the vehicle 3. In the example mentioned, it is thus possible for the user to send an instant messenger message to his vehicle 3 in order to find it easily in a dark parking lot.

In a further example, it is correspondingly possible for the user to send an email to the vehicle 3, which includes a request to activate an auxiliary heater at a certain time. This is carried out in a corresponding manner by the human-machine cut parts 6.

In particular, if safety-critical functions are to be controlled by the human-machine interfaces 6 on a vehicle system 2, it is advantageous if the communication is carried out via the

Communication network 100 is encrypted. Encrypted communication over the communication network 100 is supported by many communication programs. For this purpose, a camera system 8 is preferably arranged on the vehicle 3, which is arranged in particular in the interior of the vehicle 3. The camera system 8 is set up to read an encryption parameter from a display 12 of the communication terminal 10 in order to be used by the receiving unit 5 for application to communication with the

To provide communication terminal 10. For example, some instant messengers offer the possibility of improving encryption using a QR code, with encryption parameters being exchanged using the QR code will. Such QR codes can be read from the display 12 of the communication terminal 10 by the corresponding camera system 8 and made available to the receiving unit 5. Based on the

Encryption parameters can reduce the communication between the

Communication terminal 10 and the receiving unit 5 can be improved. In a corresponding manner, it is advantageous if a on the vehicle

Vehicle display is arranged and the system 1 is set up on this vehicle display an encryption parameter for the

To provide communication terminal 10 in order for the communication terminal 10 to apply this encryption parameter to a

To enable communication with the interface unit.

FIG. 2 shows a system 1 for controlling a vehicle system 2 according to a second embodiment of the invention. The second embodiment of the invention essentially corresponds to the first embodiment of the invention. The first embodiment and the second embodiment of the invention differ in that the interface unit 4 in the second

Embodiment of the invention is arranged in a server 20 outside the vehicle 3. The server 20 is integrated in the communication network 100, here the Internet. If the message 11 is sent by the user to the vehicle 3 starting from the communication terminal 10, this is first transmitted to the receiving unit 5 in the server 20 based on the contact information. The message 1 1 is therefore not transmitted directly to the vehicle 3, even if the contact information is logically assigned to the vehicle 3. As in the first embodiment of the invention, the message 1 1 is converted into a control command. However, since the human-machine interface 6 is arranged in the server 20 and not in the vehicle 3, the control command in this embodiment cannot be transmitted to the vehicle system 2 via the vehicle bus. Therefore, on the server 20, the forwarding information is linked to the contact information, which enables addressing of the receiving unit 5, which enables the control command to be forwarded to vehicle electronics 7 of the vehicle 3. For example, the vehicle electronics 7 has an interface which is suitable for receiving information from the server 20. The

Vehicle electronics 7 is in turn connected to the vehicle bus

Vehicle system 2 connected. In this second embodiment, the message 1 1 is thus via the

Communication network 100 transmitted to the server 20 and to the receiving unit 5 on the server 20. The message 1 1 received in the first format is received there and the information contained is passed on to the human-machine interface 6. Through this, after a

semantic analysis generates a control command for the vehicle system 2 and transmitted to the vehicle electronics 7 via the communication network 100. There the control command can be adapted again for the vehicle system 2 and is then transmitted to the vehicle system 2. In a corresponding manner, feedback from the vehicle system 2 can also be received via the

Vehicle electronics 7 and the communication network 100 are transmitted to the receiving unit 5 and feedback from the receiving unit 5 can be sent to the communication terminal 10.

The method 1 for controlling the vehicle system 2 according to the first or the second embodiment of the invention

Driving a vehicle system 2 of the vehicle 3 executed.

The receiving unit 5 thus receives a message 1 1 directed to the vehicle 3 from the communication terminal 10 via the

Communication network 100. The message 1 1 was sent by the user by means of a first communication program set up for human-to-human communication and therefore indicates that

Communication program associated first format. Here is the

Vehicle 3 is assigned contact information and interface unit 4 is set up to receive message 11 in communication network 100 if it is addressed to the contact information associated with vehicle 3. Furthermore, the human-machine interface 6 converts the message 1 1 received in the first format into one

Control command for the vehicle system 2 and it is carried out by the man-machine interfaces 6, the transmission of the control command to the

Vehicle system 2.

In addition to the above disclosure, reference is explicitly made to the disclosure of FIGS. 1 and 2. Reference symbol list:

1 system

2 vehicle system

3 vehicle

4 interface unit

5 receiving unit

6 man-machine cutting parts

7 Vehicle electronics

10 communication terminal

1 1 message

12 display

13 answer

20 servers

100 communication network

Claims

1. System (1) for controlling a vehicle system (2), comprising:

• a vehicle system (2) which is arranged in a vehicle (3), and

• an interface unit (4), comprising:

o a receiving unit (5) which is set up via a

Communication network (100) to receive a message (1 1) directed to the vehicle (3) from a communication terminal (10), which a user sets up for a person-to-person communication

Communication program has been sent and has a first format associated with the first communication program, contact information being assigned to the vehicle (3) and the interface unit being set up to receive the message (1 1) in the communication network (100) if it is sent to the Vehicle related contact information is addressed, and

o A human-machine interface (6) which is set up to convert the message (1 1) received in the first format into a control command for the vehicle system (2) and to transmit it to the vehicle system.

2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the

Contact information includes at least one of a phone number, an email address and a user identification.

3. System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized

characterized in that the first format is a data format associated with a chat client, an instant messenger or an email client.

4. System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized

characterized in that the message is a voice message and the first format is a data format comprising an encoded voice message.

5. System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized

characterized in that the interface unit (4) outside the

Vehicle (3) is arranged and is set up to transmit the control command to the vehicle system (2) via the communication network (100).

6. System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized

characterized that

• the receiving unit (5) is set up to

Communication network (100) directed to the vehicle (3)

To receive the message from the user by means of a second set up for human-to-human communication

Communication program was sent and has a second format associated with the second communication program; and

• The man-machine interface (6) is set up to convert the message received in the second format into a control command for the vehicle system (2) and to transmit it to the vehicle system (2).

7. The system of one of the preceding claims, further comprising:

• a camera system (8) which is arranged on the vehicle (3) and is set up to read an encryption parameter from a display (12) of the communication terminal (10) in order to be used by the interface unit (4) for a

To provide communication with the communication terminal (10).

8. The system according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising:

• The communication terminal (10), which is set up to execute the first communication program to enable the user to send the message addressed to the vehicle (3) in the first format.

9. System according to claim 8, characterized in that the

Communication program accesses a contact list, which has at least one entry belonging to the vehicle (3), which contains contact information that enables the interface unit (4) to be addressed in the communication network.

10. Method for controlling a vehicle system (2) of a vehicle

(3) comprising:

• Receiving a message (1 1) directed to the vehicle from a communication terminal (10) via a communication network (100), the message (1 1) from a user by means of a first one set up for human-to-human communication

Communication program was sent and a

Communication program associated with the first format, wherein the vehicle (3) is assigned contact information and the interface unit (4) is set up to receive the message (1 1) in the communication network (100), if this to the vehicle (3) associated contact information is addressed,

• converting the message (1 1) received in the first format into a control command for the vehicle system (2), and

• Transmission of the control command to the vehicle system (2).