System and method for controlling a vehicle

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for controlling a vehicle. One embodiment system includes: a vehicle configured to generate a message for notifying a tagged state of a portable terminal in response to the portable terminal inputting the tagged state to a door handle, and control the door handle to unfold over time after the tagged state of the portable terminal changes to an untagged state in response to the tagged state of the portable terminal changing to the untagged state; and a server configured to receive the message for notifying the tagged state from the vehicle, and transmit the message for notifying the tagged state to the portable terminal.

Description

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0081749, filed on June 23, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This disclosure relates to a system and method for controlling a vehicle. Background Technology

[0004] Vehicle door handles can be mounted on the side surface of the vehicle door and can have a pull mechanism. Recently, an automatic flush door handle has been adopted, which is embedded in the side surface of the door so that the user only sees the door grip line under normal circumstances, and the door handle is unfolded (protruding from the vehicle door) when a user with a smart key enters the vehicle.

[0005] Meanwhile, although the smart key controls the door handles of a user's vehicle to open or lock when the user enters the vehicle, a technology has recently been developed that controls the door to lock or open when the user tags a portable terminal on the door.

[0006] When a user marks a portable terminal on a door handle, the automatic flush door handle unfolds along with the mark on the portable terminal. The automatic flush door handle may collide with the portable terminal, resulting in damage to the portable terminal. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The embodiments disclosed herein can solve the problems existing in the prior art, while maintaining the advantages achieved by the prior art.

[0008] One embodiment of this disclosure provides a system and method for controlling a vehicle that prevents the portable terminal from colliding with the automatic flush door handle, thereby unfolding the automatic flush door handle, even if the portable terminal is marked onto it.

[0009] The technical problems to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and any other technical problems not mentioned herein will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains from the following description.

[0010] According to one embodiment of this disclosure, a system for controlling a vehicle may include a vehicle configured to: generate a message to notify the portable terminal of a marked state when the portable terminal inputs a marked state to a door handle, and control the door handle to unfold over time after the portable terminal changes from a marked state to an unmarked state when the portable terminal changes from a marked state to an unmarked state; and a server configured to receive the message to notify the marked state from the vehicle and send the message to the portable terminal.

[0011] The vehicle can determine whether the portable terminal is in a marked state based on whether it communicates with the portable terminal within a specific distance.

[0012] When the portable terminal is in the marked state for the door handle, the vehicle can generate a message to notify the marked state, which includes a message to notify that the marking of the portable terminal has started, and a message to notify that the remaining time before the door handle is opened has started counting.

[0013] The server can send alarm output signals to the portable terminal, allowing the portable terminal to output messages to notify the status of the flag in the form of vibration or pop-up window.

[0014] The portable terminal can output messages for notifying the marked status, either in the form of vibration or in the form of a pop-up window, based on messages and alarm output signals received from the server for notifying the marked status.

[0015] The vehicle can control the door handle to be unfolded, and once the mark on the portable terminal has been set and the remaining time before the door handle unfolds has elapsed, a message can be sent to the server to notify that the door handle has been unfolded.

[0016] The server can send alarm output signals to the portable terminal, allowing the portable terminal to output a message to notify that the door handle has been opened, either in the form of vibration or a pop-up window.

[0017] The portable terminal can output a message to notify that the door handle has been opened, either in the form of vibration or a pop-up window, based on a message received from the server to notify that the door handle has been opened and an alarm output signal.

[0018] When it is determined that no specific time has elapsed since the portable terminal's marked state was changed to an unmarked state, the vehicle may allow the door handle to be extended to a specific extent.

[0019] The vehicle may allow the door handles to fully unfold after a specific time has elapsed since the portable terminal’s marked state was changed to an unmarked state.

[0020] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, a method for controlling a vehicle may include: generating a message from the vehicle to notify a portable terminal of a marked state; sending the message to a server to notify the marked state when the portable terminal inputs the marked state to a door handle of the vehicle; and controlling the door handle to unfold over time after the marked state of the portable terminal changes to an unmarked state when the marked state of the portable terminal changes to an unmarked state.

[0021] The method may further include determining whether the portable terminal is in a marked state based on whether it is communicating with the portable terminal within a specific distance.

[0022] The method may include: when the portable terminal is in a marking state for a door handle, generating a message to notify the marking state, the message including a message notifying the start of marking for the portable terminal and a message notifying the start of counting the remaining time before the door handle is unfolded.

[0023] The server can send alarm output signals to the portable terminal, allowing the portable terminal to output messages to notify the status of the flag in the form of vibration or pop-up window.

[0024] The method may include: after sending an alarm output signal to a portable terminal, based on a message received from a server to notify the marking status and the alarm output signal, the portable terminal outputs a message to notify the marking status in the form of vibration or a pop-up window.

[0025] The method may further include having the vehicle control door handle unfolded, and sending a message to the server to notify that the door handle has been unfolded after the remaining time before the door handle unfolds has elapsed following the start of the marker on the portable terminal.

[0026] The server can send alarm output signals to the portable terminal, allowing the portable terminal to output a message to notify that the door handle has been opened, either in the form of vibration or a pop-up window.

[0027] The method may further include, after sending the alarm output signal to the portable terminal, based on the message received from the server to notify that the door handle has been opened and the alarm output signal, the portable terminal outputs the message to notify that the door handle has been opened in the form of vibration or a pop-up window.

[0028] When it is determined that no specific time has elapsed since the portable terminal's marked state was changed to an unmarked state, the vehicle can control the door handle to be extended to a specific extent.

[0029] The method may further include fully unfolding the vehicle-controlled door handle when it is determined that a specific time has elapsed since the marked state of the portable terminal was changed to the unmarked state. Attached Figure Description

[0030] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the embodiments of this disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0031] Figure 1 This is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a system for controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] Figure 2 This is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] Figure 3A This is a schematic view illustrating the marking process of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] Figure 3B and Figure 3C This is a schematic view illustrating the shape of a door handle when unfolded according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] Figure 4 This is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] Figure 5 This is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] Figure 6 and Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a vehicle according to embodiments of the present disclosure; and

[0038] Figure 8 This is a block diagram illustrating a computing system for performing the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0039] In the following, some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the exemplary accompanying drawings. When adding reference numerals to the components in each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used even when the same or equivalent components are shown in other drawings. Furthermore, in describing embodiments of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions of well-known features or functions will be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the spirit of the disclosure.

[0040] Furthermore, in the following description of components according to embodiments of this disclosure, the terms “first,” “second,” “A,” “B,” “(a),” and “(b)” may be used. These terms are intended only to distinguish one component from another, and they do not limit the nature, order, or sequence of the constituent components. Moreover, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains. Terms defined in general dictionaries should be interpreted as having the same meaning as in the context of the relevant technical field and should not be interpreted as having an ideal or overly formal meaning unless expressly defined as having such a meaning in this application.

[0041] Figure 1 This is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a system for controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0042] like Figure 1 As shown, the system 100 for controlling the vehicle may include a vehicle 110, a server 120, and a portable terminal 130.

[0043] When the portable terminal 130 is marked to the door handle (i.e., when the portable terminal 130 is in a marked state for the door handle), the vehicle 110 can generate a message to notify the door handle of the marked state. When the portable terminal 130 is unmarked from the door handle (i.e., when the marked state of the portable terminal 130 changes to an unmarked state), the vehicle 110 can control the door handle to unfold over time after the marked state of the portable terminal 130 changes to an unmarked state. In this case, the door handle may include an automatically flush door handle that unfolds after being received into the vehicle door. Reference will be made later. Figure 2 Describe the details of vehicle 110.

[0044] Server 120 can receive messages from vehicle 110 to notify of the tag status, and can also send messages to notify of the tag status. (See later...) Figure 4 Describe the details of server 120.

[0045] When a message is received to indicate the status of the marker, the portable terminal 130 can output the message via vibration or a pop-up window, allowing the user to visually identify the portable terminal 130. (See later for reference.) Figure 4 Describe its details.

[0046] Figure 2 This is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0047] like Figure 2 As shown, vehicle 110 may include communication device 111, actuator 112 and controller 113.

[0048] The communication device 111 may include: a first communication device for communicating with the portable terminal 130 within a specific distance from the vehicle 110; and a second communication device for sending a message to the server 120 to notify the portable terminal 130 of its marked status. Furthermore, the communication device 111 may include a third communication device for communicating with the portable terminal 130 to send or receive user information. According to an embodiment, the first communication device can communicate with the second communication device via a local controller area network (CAN) and can communicate with the controller 113 via B-CAN. According to an embodiment, the first communication device can perform near-field communication with the portable terminal 130, and the second communication device can communicate with the server 120 via various wireless communication schemes, such as WiFi, Wibro, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), or Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) or Long Term Evolution (LTE). The third communication device can communicate with the portable terminal 130 via Bluetooth.

[0049] Actuator 112 can unfold the door handle in response to a control signal from controller 113. According to an embodiment, when controller 113 generates a control signal to unfold the door handle to a specific degree, actuator 112 can unfold the door handle to that degree (e.g., 50%) in response to the control signal. Furthermore, when controller 113 generates a control signal to fully unfold the door handle, actuator 112 can unfold the door handle to 100% in response to the control signal.

[0050] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the controller 113 can be implemented using various processing devices, such as a microprocessor with embedded semiconductor chips, to operate or execute various instructions and to control the operation of the vehicle.

[0051] Controller 113 can determine whether the vehicle door is locked, or whether the door handle has been received. Controller 113 can determine whether the portable terminal 130 is in a marked state, when the vehicle door is locked, and when the door handle has been received. See below for reference. Figure 3A Describe its details.

[0052] Figure 3A This is a schematic view illustrating the marking process of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0053] like Figure 3AAs shown, according to an embodiment, the controller 113 can determine whether the portable terminal 130 has been marked on the door handle 110a based on whether communication with the portable terminal 130 is within a specific distance (e.g., 10 cm). According to an embodiment, communication with the portable terminal 130 may refer to near-field communication (NFC) with the NFC antenna of the portable terminal 130. When communication with the portable terminal 130 is within the specific distance, the controller 113 can determine that the portable terminal 130 is in a marked state on the door handle 110a.

[0054] When the portable terminal 130 is in a marked state for the door handle 110a, the controller 113 can generate a message to notify the door handle of the marked state. In this case, the message to notify the marked state may include a message notifying the portable terminal 130 of the start of marking, and a message notifying the start of counting the remaining time before the door handle unfolds. Furthermore, the controller 113 may send the message to the server 120 to notify the marked state.

[0055] After sending a message to notify the marking status, controller 113 can determine whether the marking status of portable terminal 130 has changed to an unmarked state, and whether to maintain the marking status of portable terminal 130. According to an embodiment, controller 113 can determine whether to maintain the marking status of portable terminal 130 by determining whether the remaining time before the door handle unfolds has elapsed since the marking began.

[0056] When the marked state of the portable terminal 130 changes to the unmarked state, the controller 113 can determine whether a specific time (e.g., 0.5 seconds) has elapsed since the marked state changed to the unmarked state. Furthermore, the controller 113 can control the degree to which the door handle is opened based on whether a specific time has elapsed since the marked state changed to the unmarked state. (Refer to the following...) Figure 3B and 3C Describe its details.

[0057] Figure 3B and Figure 3C This is a schematic view showing the shape of a door handle when unfolded according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0058] When it is determined that no specific time has elapsed since the marked state was changed to the unmarked state, the current time point can be defined as the time point immediately following the change of the marked state to the unmarked state. Immediately after the marked state changes to the unmarked state, the portable terminal 130 can be positioned at a distance significantly close to the door handle, and may collide with the door handle when it is fully extended.

[0059] According to embodiments of this disclosure, such as Figure 3BAs shown, when it is determined that no specific time has elapsed after the marked state changes to the unmarked state, the controller 113 can control the door handle to be extended to a specific degree (e.g., 50%), thereby preventing the portable terminal 130 from colliding with the door handle immediately after the marked state changes to the unmarked state.

[0060] Simultaneously, when a specific time has elapsed after the marked state changes to the unmarked state, the controller 113 can determine that the portable terminal 130 is not positioned at a distance close to the door handle, and can determine that even if the door handle is fully extended, the portable terminal 130 will not collide with the door handle. Therefore, as Figure 3C As shown, when a specific time has elapsed after the marked state changes to the unmarked state, the controller 113 can control the door handle to fully extend (to the extent of 100%).

[0061] The controller 113 can determine whether to maintain the marking on the portable terminal 130. According to an embodiment, the controller 113 can determine whether to maintain the marking on the portable terminal 130 by determining whether the remaining time before the door handle opens has elapsed since the marking began.

[0062] The controller 113 can send a message to the server 120 to notify that the door handle has been unfolded after the start of the marking. For example, when there are three seconds remaining before the door handle unfolds after the start of the marking, the controller 113 determines that three seconds have elapsed since the start of the marking on the portable terminal 130, and the controller 113 can control the door handle to unfold while simultaneously outputting the message notifying the door handle to the server 120.

[0063] Figure 4 This is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0064] like Figure 4 As shown, server 120 may include communication device 121 and controller 122.

[0065] Communication device 121 can communicate with vehicle 110 and portable terminal 130. According to an embodiment, communication device 121 can receive messages from vehicle 110 for notifying a marked status or for notifying that a door handle has been opened, and can transmit these messages to portable terminal 130. Communication device 121 can communicate with vehicle 110 and portable terminal 130 via various wireless communication schemes including WiFi, Wibro, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, TDMA, or (LTE).

[0066] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the controller 122 can be implemented using various processing devices, such as a microprocessor with embedded semiconductor chips, to operate or execute various instructions and to control the operation of the server 120.

[0067] When the controller 122 sends the messages received from the vehicle 110 for notifying the marked status and for notifying the door handle that has been unfolded to the portable terminal 130, the controller 122 may perform a control operation to send an alarm output signal along with the messages for notifying the marked status and for notifying the door handle that has been unfolded to the portable terminal 130. In this case, the alarm output signal may include a command signal to allow the portable terminal 130 to output the messages for notifying the marked status and for notifying the door handle that has been unfolded in the form of vibration and a pop-up window.

[0068] Figure 5 This is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0069] like Figure 5 As shown, the portable terminal 130 may include a communication device 131, an output device 132, and a controller 133.

[0070] The communication device 131 can receive messages from the server 120 to notify the status of the marking and to notify that the door handle has been opened. The communication device 131 can communicate with the server 120 via various wireless communication schemes, including WiFi, Wibro, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, TDMA, or LET. Furthermore, the communication device 131 can send or receive user information via Bluetooth communication with the vehicle 110.

[0071] Output device 132 can output information received from server 120 in a visual, auditory, or tactile manner. According to an embodiment, when outputting information received from server 120 in a visual manner, output device 132 can be implemented using a navigation system display or head-up display (HUD). When outputting received information in an auditory manner, output device 132 can be implemented using a speaker. When outputting information received from server 120 in a tactile manner, output device 132 may include vibration output devices disposed in the steering wheel and seat.

[0072] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the controller 133 can be implemented using various processing devices, such as a microprocessor with embedded semiconductor chips, to operate or execute various instructions and to control the operation of the portable terminal 130.

[0073] When the controller 133 receives an alarm output signal, a message notifying the marking status, and a message notifying the door handle that has been unfolded from the server 120, the controller 133 can control the output device 132 to output the messages notifying the marking status and the message notifying the door handle that has been unfolded in a visual, auditory, or tactile manner. According to an embodiment, the controller 133 can allow the user to identify that the portable terminal 130 has been marked or that the door handle has been unfolded via vibration. Alternatively, the controller 133 can allow the user to identify that the portable terminal 130 has been marked via a visual image.

[0074] Figure 6 and Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0075] like Figure 6 As shown, vehicle 110 can determine that the door is locked and the door handle is received (S110). When vehicle 110 determines that the door is locked and the door handle is received (S110), the user can mark the door handle with portable terminal 130 to change the state of the door to the open state (S120).

[0076] Vehicle 110 can determine whether portable terminal 130 is in a marked state (S130).

[0077] When the portable terminal 130 is in a marked state (“Yes”) in S130, the vehicle 110 can generate a message to notify the marked state and send the message to the server 120 (S140). In this case, the message to notify the marked state may include a message notifying the portable terminal 130 of the start of marking, and a message notifying the door handle of the start of the remaining time count before it unfolds. In S140, the server 120 can send the message to the portable terminal 130 to notify the marked state, and the portable terminal 130 can output the message to notify the marked state, allowing the user to visually identify the marked state of the portable terminal 130. Conversely, when the vehicle 110 determines in S130 that the portable terminal 130 is not in a marked state (“No”), the vehicle 110 executes S120.

[0078] After sending a message to server 120 to notify the marking status, vehicle 110 can determine whether the marking status of portable terminal 130 has changed to an unmarked state (S150) and whether to retain the marking status of portable terminal 130 (S160). According to an embodiment, in S160, controller 113 can determine whether to retain the marking status of portable terminal 130 by determining whether the remaining time before the door handle opens has elapsed since the marking began.

[0079] When it is determined in S150 that the marking state of portable terminal 130 has changed to an unmarked state ("Yes"), vehicle 110 executes "A" in S170. The following will refer to... Figure 7 The details of “A” are described. Meanwhile, when it is determined in S150 that the marking state of the portable terminal 130 has not changed to the unmarked state (“No”), the vehicle 110 executes S140.

[0080] In S160, vehicle 110 can determine whether the remaining time before the door handle unfolds has elapsed since the marking of portable terminal 130. When it is determined that the remaining time before the door handle unfolds has elapsed since the marking of portable terminal 130, vehicle 110 can determine to maintain the marking state ("Yes") and send a message to server 120 to notify that the door handle has unfolded (S180). In S180, server 120 can send a message to portable terminal 130 to notify that the door handle has unfolded, and portable terminal 130 can output a message to notify that the door handle has unfolded, allowing the user to intuitively recognize that the door handle has unfolded.

[0081] like Figure 7 As shown, vehicle 110 can determine whether a specific time (e.g., 0.5 seconds) has elapsed after the marked state of portable terminal 130 changes to an unmarked state (S190). Furthermore, controller 113 can control the degree to which the door handle is opened based on whether a specific time has elapsed after the marked state changes to an unmarked state.

[0082] If it is determined in S190 that no specific time has elapsed since the marked state changed to the unmarked state ("No"), the vehicle 110 can determine that the current time point is immediately after the marked state changed to the unmarked state. Immediately after the marked state changed to the unmarked state, the portable terminal 130 can be positioned at a distance significantly close to the door handle, and may collide with the door handle when it is fully extended.

[0083] According to embodiments of this disclosure, such as Figure 3B As shown, when it is determined that no specific time has elapsed since the marked state changed to the unmarked state, the vehicle 110 can control the door handle to be extended to a specific degree (e.g., 50%) (S200) to prevent the portable terminal 130 from colliding with the door handle immediately after the marked state changes to the unmarked state.

[0084] Simultaneously, when it is determined in S190 that a specific time has elapsed after the marked state changes to the unmarked state (“Yes”), the controller 113 can determine that the portable terminal 130 is not positioned at a distance close to the door handle, and can determine that even if the door handle is fully extended, the portable terminal 130 will not collide with the door handle. Therefore, when it is determined that a specific time has elapsed after the marked state changes to the unmarked state, the vehicle 110 can control the door handle to be fully extended (100%).

[0085] Figure 8 This is a block diagram illustrating a computing system for performing the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0086] refer to Figure 8 The computing system 1000 may include at least one processor 1100, memory 1300, user interface input device 1400, user interface output device 1500, memory (i.e., storage) 1600 and network interface 1700 connected to each other via a bus 1200.

[0087] Processor 1100 may be a central processing unit (CPU) or a semiconductor device for processing instructions stored in memory 1300 and / or memory 1600. Each of memory 1300 and memory 1600 may include various types of volatile or non-volatile storage media. For example, memory 1300 may include read-only memory (ROM; see 1310) 1310 and random access memory (RAM; see 1320) 1320.

[0088] Therefore, the operation of the methods or algorithms described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be directly implemented by hardware modules, software modules, or a combination thereof executed by processor 1100. Software modules can reside on storage media (i.e., memory 1300 and / or memory 1600), such as RAM, flash memory, ROM, erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically EPROM (EEPROM), registers, hard disks, removable disks, or optical disc-ROMs (CD-ROMs). Exemplary storage media can be coupled to processor 1100. Processor 1100 can read information from and write information to the storage media. Alternatively, the storage media can be integrated with processor 1100. The processor and storage media can reside in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC can reside in a user terminal. Alternatively, the processor and storage media can reside as separate components of the user terminal.

[0089] According to embodiments of this disclosure, in systems and methods for controlling vehicles, even if a portable terminal is marked onto an automatic flush door handle, collisions between the portable terminal and the automatic flush door handle are prevented, thereby unfolding the automatic flush door handle and increasing user convenience.

[0090] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to exemplary embodiments and accompanying drawings, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, but can be modified and altered in various ways by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as claimed in the appended claims.

[0091] Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the invention, but are provided for illustrative purposes only. The scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the appended claims, and all equivalents thereof should be construed as being included within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a vehicle, comprising: The vehicle is configured to generate a message to notify the portable terminal of the marked state in response to the portable terminal inputting a marked state, and to control the door handle to unfold over time after the portable terminal's marked state changes to the unmarked state in response to the portable terminal's marked state changing to the unmarked state. as well as The server is configured to receive the message from the vehicle for notifying the marking status and to send the message for notifying the marking status to the portable terminal; The vehicle is configured to generate a message to notify the marked state in response to the portable terminal being in the marked state of the door handle. The message includes a message notifying the start of marking the portable terminal and a message notifying the start of counting the remaining time before the door handle is opened. Controlling the door handle to unfold includes controlling the door handle to protrude from the door of the vehicle.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein, The vehicle is configured to determine whether the portable terminal is in the marked state based on whether it communicates with the portable terminal within a specific distance.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein, The vehicle is configured to control the door handle to be unfolded, and in response to the start of the marker on the portable terminal, after the remaining time before the door handle is unfolded has elapsed, to send a message to the server to notify that the door handle has been unfolded.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein, The server is configured to send an alarm output signal to the portable terminal, the alarm output signal being configured to allow the portable terminal to output a message in the form of vibration or a pop-up window to notify that the door handle has been opened.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein, The portable terminal is configured to output the message notifying the door handle that it has been unfolded, either in the form of vibration or in the form of a pop-up window, based on the message received from the server to notify the door handle that it has been unfolded and the alarm output signal.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein, The server is configured to send an alarm output signal to the portable terminal, allowing the portable terminal to output the message notifying the marked status in the form of vibration or a pop-up window.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein, The portable terminal is configured to output the message notifying the marking status, either in the form of vibration or in the form of a pop-up window, based on the message received from the server to notify the marking status and the alarm output signal.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein, The vehicle is configured to allow the door handle to be extended to a specific degree less than fully extended in response to determining that no specific time has elapsed since the marked state of the portable terminal was changed to the unmarked state.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein, The vehicle is configured to allow the door handle to fully unfold in response to determining that a specific time has elapsed after the marked state of the portable terminal has been changed to the unmarked state.

10. A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising: Generate a message to notify the portable terminal of the marked status; In response to the portable terminal inputting the marked status to the door handle of the vehicle, the message for notifying the marked status is sent; as well as In response to the portable terminal's marked state changing to an unmarked state, the door handle is controlled to unfold over time after the portable terminal's marked state changes to the unmarked state; The method further includes: in response to the portable terminal being in the marked state for the door handle, generating a message for notifying the marked state, the message including a message notifying the start of marking for the portable terminal and a message notifying the start of counting the remaining time before the door handle is opened. Controlling the door handle to unfold includes controlling the door handle to protrude from the door of the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining whether the portable terminal is in the marked state based on whether communication with the portable terminal is occurring within a specific distance.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising: The door handle is controlled to unfold; as well as In response to the start of the marker on the portable terminal, after the remaining time before the door handle is unfolded has elapsed, a message is sent to notify that the door handle has been unfolded.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising sending an alarm output signal to allow the portable terminal to output the message notifying the door handle that it has been unfolded, either in the form of vibration or a pop-up window.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising, after sending the alarm output signal, outputting the message notifying the door handle that it has been unfolded, either in the form of the vibration or in the form of the pop-up window, based on the message notifying the door handle that it has been unfolded and the alarm output signal.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising sending an alarm output signal to allow the portable terminal to output the message notifying the marked status in the form of vibration or a pop-up window.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising, after sending the alarm output signal, outputting the message for notifying the marker status in the form of the vibration or the pop-up window, based on the message for notifying the marker status and the alarm output signal.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising, in response to determining that no specific time has elapsed after the marked state of the portable terminal changes to the unmarked state, controlling the door handle to unfold to a specific degree less than fully unfolded.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising controlling the door handle to fully unfold in response to determining that a specific time has elapsed after the marked state of the portable terminal has changed to the unmarked state.

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