Vehicle and vehicle system

Abstract

Vehicle (100), comprising: a controller (150) designed to authorize a chip card (300) as an auxiliary device for controlling the vehicle (100) when a remote control device (400) of the vehicle (100) is not operational due to a failure or a battery of the remote control device (400) is completely discharged, and which generates an initial signal; a memory (130) that stores the first signal; and a communicator (120) that transmits the first signal to an external server (160) and receives a second signal from the chip card (300) which stores the second signal, wherein the second signal is generated based on the first signal, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) based on the first signal and the second signal, wherein the controller (150) controls the memory (130) for storing information from the chip card (300) when the chip card (300) is authorized to control the vehicle (100), wherein the controller (150) deletes the information of the chip card (300) stored in the memory (130) when another chip card (300) is authorized by the controller (150) to control the vehicle (100).

Description

BACKGROUND 1. Technical field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to vehicle systems comprising a vehicle and a server, and in particular to a vehicle system capable of controlling a vehicle using a smartcard or chip card. 2. Description of the related prior art

[0002] Modern vehicles are equipped with several electronic devices, such as hands-free systems, GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers, Bluetooth devices, high-pass filters, and the like, designed to increase driver convenience. For example, in the past, a key was required to open a vehicle door or start the engine. More recently, technology has been developed to operate the vehicle remotely using an external device.

[0003] A remote control system for a vehicle is a system that allows a driver to control the operation of the vehicle remotely, such as opening and closing a vehicle door, starting the vehicle, and so on, without inserting a key into the vehicle's ignition. When a driver carrying the remote control device approaches the vehicle, the vehicle door can be automatically unlocked via low-frequency (LF) and radio-frequency (RF) communication with the remote control device, allowing the driver to open the door without inserting a key and start the vehicle without inserting a key into the ignition.

[0004] A device such as a smartphone or a wireless key fob can be used as the remote control device. For illustrative purposes, the remote control device is referred to herein as a remote control device. However, the remote control device may include a wireless key, a smart key, a mobile device, or the like.

[0005] The remote control device requires power to operate in close proximity to the vehicle. However, if the remote control device's battery is completely discharged, it becomes impossible to perform operations such as unlocking the vehicle's doors and starting the engine. Consequently, users frequently worry about the remote control device's power status. Furthermore, there is no backup device available should the remote control device become inoperable due to a malfunction.

[0006] A vehicle with a controller that generates a first signal, a communicator that transmits the first signal to an external server and receives a second signal from a smartphone which stores the second signal, wherein the second signal is generated based on the first signal, wherein the controller authorizes the smartphone to control the vehicle based on the first signal and the second signal, is described in WO 2017 / 155960 A1. Depiction

[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle that a user can easily control using a chip card as an auxiliary device.

[0008] Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle that is capable of effectively preventing vehicle theft that may occur in the event of loss or theft of the chip card.

[0009] Additional aspects of the invention are partly set out in the following description and partly become apparent from the description or can be discovered by practicing the invention.

[0010] According to the present invention, a vehicle includes the features in claim 1. Further developments of the invention are found in the dependent claims.

[0011] The controller can authorize the chip card to control the vehicle once the second signal is generated based on the first signal.

[0012] The controller can authorize the chip card to control a door, trunk and / or power source of the vehicle, if the chip card is authorized to control the vehicle.

[0013] The first signal may contain unique information about the vehicle that differs from unique information about other vehicles.

[0014] The controller can authorize the chip card to control the vehicle based on whether information obtained from the first signal is included in the second signal.

[0015] The vehicle may also include a scanning unit that reads the chip card. The controller can authorize the chip card to control the vehicle once the chip card has been scanned by the scanning unit.

[0016] The scanning unit can be located in an ignition button, a door, a handle, a center console and / or a display of the vehicle.

[0017] The controller can authorize the chip card to control the vehicle if a remote control device for the vehicle is present inside the vehicle.

[0018] Furthermore, a vehicle system according to the present invention includes the features in claim 9. Further developments thereof are found in the dependent claims.

[0019] The controller can authorize the chip card to control the vehicle once the second signal is generated based on the first signal.

[0020] The controller can authorize the chip card to control a door, trunk and / or power source of the vehicle, if the chip card is authorized to control the vehicle.

[0021] The first signal may contain unique information about the vehicle that differs from unique information about other vehicles.

[0022] The controller can authorize the chip card to control the vehicle based on whether information obtained from the first signal is included in the second signal.

[0023] The server can generate multiple second signals, each containing different information, when multiple first signals are received from the communicator.

[0024] The server can store the majority of the second signals in a plurality of chip cards.

[0025] The controller can manage the memory for storing information from a plurality of chip cards if the plurality of chip cards are authorized to control the vehicle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] These and / or other aspects of the invention will become apparent and more easily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It shows: Fig. 1 a view illustrating the exterior of a vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 2 a view illustrating the interior of the vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 3 a view illustrating a state in which a remote control device and a chip card communicate with the vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 4 a view which schematically illustrates an operating sequence of a vehicle system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 5 a block diagram illustrating elements of the vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 6 to 8 views illustrating different locations where a scanning unit may be provided in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 9 a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 10 a view illustrating part of a process of registering a chip card in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 11 an additional flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 12 a view illustrating an example of registering a plurality of chip cards in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 13 an additional block diagram illustrating elements of a vehicle system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; and Fig. 14 an additional flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a vehicle system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0027] It should be understood that the drawings above are not necessarily to scale and represent a somewhat simplified depiction of various preferred features illustrating the basic principles of the invention. The specific design features of the present invention, including, for example, specific dimensions, orientations, locations, and shapes, are partly determined by the intended application and environment of use. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXECUTION FORMS

[0028] The embodiments described herein and the configurations illustrated in the accompanying drawings are merely certain examples of the present invention, and various modifications which replace the embodiments and drawings of the present description may be made at the time of filing the present application.

[0029] Furthermore, the terms used herein are intended only to describe certain embodiments and are in no way meant to limit or restrict the present invention. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, singular expressions include the meaning of a plural form.

[0030] In the present description, terms such as "comprehensive", "exhibiting" or "including" are intended to denote the presence of properties, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof, and are not to be interpreted as excluding any possibility of the presence or addition of one or more further properties, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof.

[0031] Furthermore, terms containing ordinal numbers, such as "first" or "second," may be used herein to describe different elements, but the elements should not be restricted by such terms. As used herein, the singular forms "a," "one," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes all combinations of one or more of the associated listed elements.

[0032] It is understood that the term "vehicle" or "vehicle-" or any other similar term used herein includes motor vehicles in general, such as passenger cars, including sport utility vehicles (SUVs), buses, trucks, various commercial vehicles, watercraft, including various boats and ships, aircraft and the like, and also hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles and vehicles powered by other alternative fuels (e.g., fuels derived from resources other than petroleum). For the purposes of this document, a hybrid vehicle is a vehicle with two or more power sources, for example, both gasoline-powered and electrically powered vehicles.

[0033] It is also understood that one or more of the following procedures, or aspects thereof, can be performed by at least one controller. The term "controller" can refer to a hardware device that includes memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store program instructions, and the processor is specifically programmed to execute the program instructions to perform one or more of the processes described below. Furthermore, it is understood that the following procedures can be performed by a device that includes the controller in conjunction with one or more other components, which would be obvious to someone skilled in the art.

[0034] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can readily implement the present invention. Parts that are irrelevant to the description are omitted from the drawings in order to clearly describe the present invention. The following is described with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 a vehicle is described which is equipped in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0035] Fig. Figure 1 is a view illustrating the exterior of a vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, and Fig. Figure 2 is a view illustrating the interior of the vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. The description below refers to... Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 such that redundant descriptions of the same content are avoided.

[0036] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 1, in embodiments of the present invention, a vehicle 100 may be provided with wheels 12 and 13 on its outside, configured for moving the vehicle 100, a door 15L configured to shield the interior of the vehicle 100 from the outside, a windscreen 16 configured to provide a user inside the vehicle 100 with a field of vision in a forward direction of the vehicle 100, and side mirrors 14L and 14R configured to provide the user with a field of vision in a reverse direction of the vehicle 100.

[0037] The wheels 12 and 13 include a front wheel 12, located at the front of the vehicle, and a rear wheel 13, located at the rear of the vehicle. A drive device (not shown) located inside the vehicle 100 imparts a rotational force to either the front wheel 12 or the rear wheel 13, causing the vehicle 100 to move forward or backward. Such a drive device may employ a machine configured to generate rotational force by burning a fossil fuel, or it may employ a motor configured to generate rotational force by receiving power from a capacitor.

[0038] Doors 15L and 15R, which when opened allow the user or an occupant to enter the interior of the vehicle 100 and when closed shield the interior from the outside, are pivotally mounted on the left and right sides of the vehicle 100. Furthermore, handles 17L and 17R can be provided on the exterior of the vehicle 100, which can open and close the doors 15L and 15R. Handle 17L can be equipped with a Bluetooth antenna capable of transmitting a Bluetooth (low frequency) signal, as well as a touch-sensitive unit (not shown) capable of detecting user touch input.

[0039] When the touch-sensitive unit of doors 15L and 15R detects the user's touch input while the user is carrying a remote control device (not shown), the vehicle 100 performs authentication with the remote control device (not shown) via a wireless communication network. Once authentication is complete, a door lock on the vehicle 100 is released, allowing the user to open door 15L by pulling on handles 17L and 17R. The user can be either the occupant inside the vehicle 100 or the user themselves.

[0040] The front window 16 is provided on an upper front side of a body to allow the user inside the vehicle 100 to obtain visual information from in front of the vehicle 100, and is also referred to as a windshield.

[0041] Furthermore, the side mirrors 14L and 14R include a left side mirror 14L provided on the left side of the vehicle 100 and a right side mirror 14R provided on the right side of the vehicle 100, which allow the user inside the vehicle 100 to obtain visual information from beside and behind the vehicle 100.

[0042] In addition to the devices mentioned above, the vehicle 100 may include a scanning device such as a proximity sensor configured to detect an obstacle or other vehicles behind or beside it, and a rain sensor configured to detect precipitation and the amount of precipitation.

[0043] The proximity sensor can transmit a detection signal to the sides or rear of the vehicle and can receive a reflection signal reflected from an obstacle, such as another vehicle. Based on the waveform of the received reflection signal, the presence or absence of the obstacle at the sides or rear of the vehicle can be detected, and the location of the obstacle can be determined. As an example of such a proximity sensor, a method for transmitting ultrasonic waves or infrared beams can be used to determine the distance to an obstacle using ultrasonic waves or infrared beams reflected from the obstacle.

[0044] It should be understood that the exterior of vehicle 100 is as described above and in Fig. Figure 1 is provided for illustrative purposes only and therefore does not limit the scope of the present invention.

[0045] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 2, a display 140, configured to show a video or image provided by an audio-video navigation (AVN) terminal, can be provided in a central area of ​​an instrument panel 26. The display 140 can selectively show at least one of an audio mask, a video mask, and a navigation mask, as well as various control masks related to the vehicle 100 or a mask related to an additional function.

[0046] The display 140 can be implemented as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED), a plasma display panel (PDP), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a cathode ray tube (CRT), or the like.

[0047] Furthermore, a central input element 33 of the jog-shuttle type can be provided between a driver's seat 18L and a passenger seat 18R. The user can input a control command by rotating or pressing the central input element 33 or by sliding the central input element 33 up, down, left, or right.

[0048] A loudspeaker 20, capable of emitting sounds, can be provided in the vehicle 100.

[0049] The speaker 20 can output sounds required to perform an audio function, a video function, a navigation function and other additional functions.

[0050] In Fig. 2 The loudspeaker 20 includes loudspeakers 20L and 20R, which correspond to the driver's seat 18L and the passenger's seat 18R, respectively, but embodiments are not limited to this. The loudspeaker 20 can be located in various places inside the vehicle.

[0051] A steering wheel 27 is provided on the dashboard 26 on the side of the driver's seat 18L, and a key slot 28, into which a remote control device 400 (e.g., a radio key) is inserted, can be formed in an area adjacent to the steering wheel 27. An external terminal device can be connected to the vehicle 100 when the remote control device 400, which is capable of switching the ignition of the vehicle 100 on / off, is inserted into the key slot 28 or when authentication between the remote control device 400 and the vehicle 100 is completed via the wireless communication network.

[0052] Furthermore, an ignition button 29 can be provided on the dashboard 26 for controlling the ON / OFF state of the vehicle 100's ignition. The user can turn on the vehicle 100's ignition by pressing the ignition button 29 when the remote control device 400 is inserted into the key slot 28 or when authentication between the external terminal (not shown) and the vehicle 100 via the wireless communication network is successful.

[0053] However, the vehicle 100 can be equipped with both a heating and cooling air conditioning system, and the temperature inside the vehicle 100 can be controlled by removing heated or cooled air through a vent 21.

[0054] In Fig. 2 includes the ventilation opening 21, ventilation openings 21L and 21R, which correspond to the driver's seat 18L and the passenger's seat 18R respectively, but embodiments are not limited to this. The ventilation opening 21 can be provided at various locations inside the vehicle.

[0055] It should be understood that the interior of vehicle 100 is as described above and in Fig. Figure 3 is provided for illustrative purposes only and therefore does not limit the scope of the present invention.

[0056] Fig. Figure 3 is a view illustrating an example of the vehicle 100, the remote control device 400 and a chip card 300 configured to communicate with the vehicle 100, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0057] The remote control device 400 can come into direct contact with the vehicle 100 or can be connected to the vehicle 100 by transmitting and receiving a wireless signal.

[0058] As a section (a) of Fig. In the example shown, the remote control device 400 can be a radio key (“fob key”) that is connected to the vehicle 100 to release the door lock or to allow the vehicle 100 to be started and driven. The remote control device 400 in the Fig. The example shown in 3 is not limited to the radio key, but can include any input device configured to control the vehicle 100, such as to release the door lock or to allow the vehicle 100 to be started and driven as described above.

[0059] For example, if a mobile device serves as the remote control device, then the remote control device of the present invention can include the mobile device. In this case, an application can be installed in the mobile device that enables the mobile device to perform an operation as the remote control device 400.

[0060] The remote control device 400 can be sold together with the vehicle 100, and authentication information required to connect the remote control device 400 to the vehicle 100 can be pre-stored.

[0061] The remote control device 400 and the vehicle 100 can transmit and receive a signal through a low frequency (LF) communication network and a high frequency (RF) communication network to perform a mutual authentication procedure.

[0062] The LF communication network is a communication network with a low frequency band used to transmit an LF signal which is required to allow the vehicle 100 to search for the remote control device 400, and may, for example, be a communication network with a frequency band of 20 kHz or more and 150 kHz or less.

[0063] When the LF signal is transmitted / received through the LF communication network, the distance that allows for transmission / reception is shorter than the distance that allows for transmission / reception in the RF communication network with a high-frequency band, due to the characteristics of the low-frequency band. For example, the distance that allows for transmission / reception of the LF signal can be approximately 5 m, and a distance that allows for transmission / reception of an RF signal can be approximately 100 m.

[0064] Therefore, vehicle 100 can search for the remote control device 400 in the vicinity of vehicle 100 and request information required for authentication by transmitting the LF signal through the LF communication network.

[0065] If the vehicle 100 transmits the LF signal through LF antennas (not shown), then the remote control device 400 can receive the LF signal transmitted by each of the LF antennas in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0066] The RF communication network is a communication network with a frequency band that allows vehicle 100 to receive the RF signal from remote control device 400, which has received the LF signal. It can, for example, be a communication network with an ultra-high frequency (UHF) band of 300 MHz or more and 450 MHz or less. When the RF signal is transmitted and received through the RF communication network, the distance that enables the transmission / reception of the signal is greater than the distance that enables transmission / reception in the LF communication network with a low frequency band.

[0067] section (b) of Fig. Figure 3 is a view illustrating a state in which the chip card 300 is used to communicate with the vehicle 100.

[0068] Since the existing remote control device 400 requires power to perform short-range communication with the vehicle 100, the user will have great difficulty controlling the vehicle 100 using the remote control device 400 if its battery is completely discharged. Furthermore, since there is no device to replace the remote control device 400 if it is inoperable due to a failure or malfunction, the user will have great difficulty operating the vehicle 100.

[0069] However, if, as in the case of vehicle 100 according to one embodiment, the chip card 300 is used as an auxiliary device, then vehicle 100 can be controlled using the chip card 300 even if the battery of the remote control device 400 is completely discharged or the remote control device 400 is not operational. Furthermore, if a parking and valet parking service is required, the chip card 300 can be provided to a parking attendant instead of the remote control device 400, thus resolving a safety issue for the user.

[0070] If the user uses the chip card 300 to enter or exit the vehicle 100, or to switch the power supply of the vehicle 100 on / off, then the user brings the chip card 300 into contact with the door 15 of the vehicle 100 or places the chip card 300 near the door 15 of the vehicle 100, as described in section (b) of Fig. 3 shown, and a sensor mounted in the door 15 (not shown) communicates with the chip card 300 to determine whether the chip card 300 is authorized to control the vehicle 100.

[0071] The chip card 300 can have its own power supply device or can communicate with the vehicle 100 without its own power supply using power induced by a short-range communication module of the vehicle 100.

[0072] Furthermore, the chip card 300 may contain a display (not shown) that can provide the user with information about the vehicle 100, or a device that can capture biometric information, in order to prevent a user of the vehicle 100 other than an owner from using the vehicle 100.

[0073] Since the Chipcard 300 is very thin, typically 1 mm or less, there is a possibility that it could be lost or stolen while the user is carrying it. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a device or method to prevent unauthorized use of the vehicle by appropriating the card if the user loses or has it stolen.

[0074] Therefore, the vehicle 100 and a vehicle system 200, in accordance with an embodiment, are designed to solve such a problem and are intended to provide a technology that allows the user to register and use the chip card 300 in the vehicle 100 in a more secure manner.

[0075] Fig. Figure 4 is a view that schematically illustrates an operating sequence of the vehicle system 200 in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0076] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 4, vehicle 100 can generate an initial signal containing unique identification information of vehicle 100 (S10).

[0077] Specifically, the unique identification information can be generated during the manufacturing process of vehicle 100, and this unique identification information can represent a unique value capable of distinguishing vehicle 100 from other vehicles. The generated unique identification information can be securely stored within vehicle 100.

[0078] Vehicle 100 can then transmit the generated first signal to server 160 (S20). Server 160, which received the first signal from vehicle 100, can generate a second signal based on the first signal (S30).

[0079] Specifically, the second signal can contain a digital key required to issue the chip card 300, and the second signal can contain information obtained from the first signal. Furthermore, the generated second signal and the first signal received by the vehicle 100 can be securely stored on the server 160.

[0080] Next, the generated second signal can be stored in the chip card 300 (S40).

[0081] Specifically, when issuing the chip card 300, the chip card 300 can be issued with the second signal stored in the chip card 300 (S40).

[0082] If the user then intends to control the vehicle 100 using the chip card 300, the vehicle 100 can receive the second signal, in particular the second signal which contains the digital key, from the chip card 300 (S50).

[0083] Then, based on the first signal and the second signal stored in the vehicle 100, the vehicle 100 determines whether the chip card 300 is authorized to control the vehicle, and if it is determined that the chip card 300 is authorized to control the vehicle, then the chip card 300 can be registered in the vehicle 100 (S60).

[0084] Specifically, vehicle 100 can determine whether chip card 300 is authorized to control vehicle 100 by checking whether the second signal received from chip card 300 is generated based on the first signal.

[0085] For example, if a unique identification value A is generated in operations S10 to S30 and a value B is obtained from A by the server, then vehicle 100 can analyze B to determine whether B is a value obtained from A.

[0086] If the value B received by chip card 300 is a value obtained from A, then chip card 300 can be identified as a user's card, so that information can be stored on chip card 300 in vehicle 100.

[0087] However, if it is determined that the value B received by chip card 300 is not a value obtained from A, then chip card 300 does not correspond to the user's card, so chip card 300 does not go through a registration procedure.

[0088] Fig. Figure 5 is a block diagram illustrating elements of the vehicle 100 in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, and Fig. Figure 6 is a view illustrating various locations where a scanning unit 110 may be provided in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0089] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 5, the vehicle 100, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, can include: the scanning unit 110, which is capable of scanning a chip card 300 and a remote control device 400; a communicator 120, which is configured to transmit a first signal to a server 160 and to receive a second signal from the chip card 300; a memory 130, which is configured to store information about a user and the chip card; a display 140, which is configured to display various information about the vehicle 100; and a controller 150, which is configured to perform a registration procedure for the chip card 300 based on the first signal stored in the memory 130 and the second signal received from the chip card 300.

[0090] The scanning unit 110 can capture biometric information of the user and can obtain the captured biometric information of the user when the biometric information is captured.

[0091] Specifically, the scanning unit 110 can detect the locations of the chip card 300 and the remote control device 400 by means of sensors (not shown) which are installed at various locations in the vehicle 100.

[0092] Specifically, the scanning unit 110 can transmit a capture result to the communicator 120 and the controller 150 when the chip card 300 is scanned.

[0093] Therefore, the registration procedure of the chip card 300 can only be carried out if the chip card 300 has been scanned by the scanning unit 110, and the registration procedure of the chip card 300 cannot be carried out if the chip card 300 has not been scanned.

[0094] Furthermore, in order to securely perform the registration procedure of the chip card 300, as described below, the registration procedure can only be carried out if the remote control device 400 of the vehicle 100 is present inside the vehicle 100. Therefore, if the scanning unit 110 determines that the remote control device 400 is not present inside the vehicle 100, then the registration procedure of the chip card 300 cannot be carried out.

[0095] Therefore, a sensor of the scanning unit 110 can be provided at various locations on the vehicle 100. As in Fig. As shown in Figure 6, the sensor of the scanning unit 110 can be provided in a center console of the vehicle 100. Fig. Figure 6 illustrates that the sensor is provided at a location where a wireless charger 34 is provided, which is capable of wirelessly charging the battery of a mobile device; however, embodiments are not limited to this. The sensor, which is capable of scanning the chip card 300, can be provided at any location in the center console.

[0096] Furthermore, the sensor can be located in the ignition button 29 or the display 140 as in Fig. The chip card 300 is located in the position shown in Figure 7, allowing the user to easily bring it into contact with the sensor. Therefore, the user can perform the registration procedure by bringing the chip card 300 into contact with the ignition button 29 or the display 140.

[0097] Furthermore, as in Fig. As shown in Figure 8, the sensor can be provided in the handle 17 of the door 15 of the vehicle.

[0098] Although in Fig. Six to eight different locations are described where the sensor of the scanning unit 110 can be provided, but the locations where the sensors can be provided are not limited to these, and the sensor can be provided in different locations inside and outside the vehicle 100.

[0099] The communicator 120 can transmit the first signal generated by the controller 150, which contains the unique identification information of the vehicle 100, to the server 160, can receive the second signal from the chip card 300 when the chip card 300 is scanned by the scanning unit 110, and can transmit the received second signal to the controller 150.

[0100] Therefore, the controller 120 can communicate with the server 160 and the chip card 300 using various systems. Information can be transmitted to and received from the server 160 using various systems, such as radio frequency (RF), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Zigbee, short-range communication (NFC), ultra-wideband (UWB) communication, and the like. The method disclosed herein for communicating with the server 160 is not limited to the systems described above, and any system that enables the method of communicating with the server 160 can be used.

[0101] Furthermore, in Fig. Figure 3 shows the communicator 120 as a single element configured to transmit and receive a signal, but embodiments are not limited to this. The communicator 120 can be provided separately as a transmitter configured to transmit a signal (not shown) and as a receiver configured to receive a signal (not shown).

[0102] The memory 130 can be controlled by the controller 150 to store a signal generated by the controller 150, a signal received by the communicator 120, and a variety of information on the chip card 300.

[0103] Specifically, the memory 130 can store the first signal generated by the controller 150, which contains the unique identification information of the vehicle 100, the second signal received by the communicator 120 from the chip card 300, and a variety of information on the registered chip card 300 when the chip card is registered in the vehicle 100 through a normal procedure.

[0104] Thus, the memory 130 can be implemented as a non-volatile memory device such as a cache, a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), and a flash memory, a volatile memory device such as random access memory (RAM), and / or a storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a CD-ROM, but embodiments of the present invention are not limited to these. The memory 130 can be a memory implemented as a chip provided separately from a processor, as described below in connection with the controller 150, or it can be implemented as a single chip equipped with a processor.

[0105] Display 140 can show a variety of information regarding the registration procedure of chip card 300, chip card 300 and vehicle 100.

[0106] Therefore, the display may include a display panel (not shown) to express the above information, and the display panel may use a cathode ray tube (CRT) display panel, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a light-emitting diode (LED) panel, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel, a plasma display panel (PDP), a field emission display (FED) panel, or the like.

[0107] If the display 140 is implemented as a touch display, then the display 140 can include a touch panel (not shown) configured to receive user input, and the user can perform the registration procedure of the chip card 300 using the touch panel.

[0108] The controller 150 can control each element included in the vehicle 100 and can simultaneously determine, based on the first signal stored in the memory 130 and the second signal received by the communicator 120 from the chip card 300, whether the chip card 300 is authorized to control the vehicle 100.

[0109] If, in detail, the second signal is generated based on the first signal, then the controller 150 can determine that the chip card 300 is authorized to control the vehicle 100.

[0110] The first signal contains unique information about vehicle 100, which differs from the unique information of other vehicles, and the second signal can contain a signal generated by server 160 based on the first signal. Specifically, the second signal can contain the unique information of vehicle 100, while being derived from the first signal.

[0111] For example, if the first signal generated by controller 150 contains a signal a, and a signal b obtained from signal a by server 160 is included in the second signal, then controller 150 can analyze the second signal to determine whether the signal b included in the second signal is a value obtained from signal a.

[0112] If signal b is a value obtained from signal a, then chip card 300 corresponds to a legally issued card of the user, so that the controller 150 can determine that chip card 300 is authorized to control vehicle 100, and can store the information on chip card 300 in memory 130.

[0113] However, if signal b, which vehicle 100 has received from chip card 300, is not a signal obtained from signal a, then chip card 300 does not correspond to the user's card, so that controller 150 cannot go through the registration process.

[0114] If, in addition, it is determined that chip card 300 is authorized to control vehicle 100, then controller 150 can authorize chip card 300 to control door 15, a trunk, and / or a power source of vehicle 100. Thus, the user can open or lock door 15 of vehicle 100 using chip card 300 and can switch the vehicle 100's power supply on / off.

[0115] Furthermore, the controller 150 can store the information on the chip card 300 in the memory 130 if it is determined that the chip card 300 is authorized to control the vehicle 100.

[0116] The controller 150 can delete the information stored in memory 130 on the chip card 300 to prevent the vehicle 100 from being stolen if another chip card is registered in the vehicle by the user after the information on chip card 300 has been stored in memory 130.

[0117] Furthermore, a deletion option can be changed by a user setting, and the types of chip cards (300) that can be registered in the vehicle (100), as well as their number, are not subject to any restrictions and can be set differently by the user according to a usage environment.

[0118] Furthermore, in order to carry out the registration procedure of the chip card 300 securely, the controller 150 can only determine whether the chip card 300 is authorized to control the vehicle 100 if the remote control device 400 is present inside the vehicle 100.

[0119] Furthermore, if an authentication controller (not shown), configured to act as Controller 150, is unusually replaced due to theft, there is a possibility of vehicle theft. Therefore, Controller 150 and the remote control device 400 can communicate with each other using an encryption key obtained through a mutual learning process. Consequently, even if only the authentication controller (not shown) is replaced, it cannot communicate with the remote control device 400, and the registration procedure for the chip card 300 cannot be performed. The security of the vehicle 100 can be improved by such a process.

[0120] Furthermore, the Controller 150 can inform the user about the authentication process and the registration status of the Chip Card 300 in various ways. For example, the user can be informed via the Display 140, and an eye-level display (HUD, or "Head-Up Display") can be used.

[0121] Furthermore, the controller 150 can be implemented as a memory (not shown) configured to store an algorithm for controlling the operation of elements in the vehicle 100 or data for a program that executes the algorithm, and can be implemented as a processor (not shown) configured to perform the operation described above using the data stored in the memory. The memory and the processor can be implemented as separate chips. Alternatively, the memory and the processor can be implemented on a single chip.

[0122] Fig. Figure 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a vehicle 100 in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, and Fig. Figure 10 is a view illustrating part of a process for registering a chip card 300 in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0123] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 9, the vehicle can generate and store an initial signal containing the unique information (S110).

[0124] The first signal refers to a signal containing the unique information of vehicle 100, which differs from the unique information of other vehicles. The first signal can be preset and generated during the vehicle's manufacturing process or can be generated when the chip card 300 registration procedure is performed.

[0125] Once the first signal has been generated, vehicle 100 can transmit the first signal to server 160 (S120).

[0126] Furthermore, the server 160, which has received the first signal, can generate a second signal based on the first signal, which is to be stored in the chip card 300, and can store the second signal in a server memory (not shown).

[0127] Specifically, the second signal can contain the unique information of vehicle 100 and can simultaneously contain information about the signal obtained from the first signal. Subsequently, although not shown in the drawing, the generated second signal can be pre-stored in the chip card 300 to be issued, or information about the second signal can be stored in the chip card 300 by a user-performed update.

[0128] The vehicle 100 can then scan the chip card using sensors installed at various locations on the vehicle 100 (S130).

[0129] Since the scanned chip card 300 means that the user intends to register the chip card 300 in the vehicle 100, the vehicle 100 can perform the chip card registration procedure when the chip card 300 is scanned (S140).

[0130] When the registration procedure is carried out as described in Fig. If 10 is shown, then the vehicle 100 can display a mask 141a related to a registration process of the chip card 300 via the display 140.

[0131] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 10, a pop-up window (Figure 142) can be used to provide the user with information necessary to perform the next procedure. Furthermore, although not shown in the drawing, information about the registration process, the time required for registration, and similar details can be displayed together.

[0132] Furthermore, if, although not shown in the drawing, the sensor scans the chip card 300 which was already registered in process S130, then this is not a case in which a new chip card 300 needs to be registered, so the registration procedure cannot be carried out in this case.

[0133] Furthermore, even if the chip card 300 is scanned in process S130, the registration procedure of the chip card 300 cannot be carried out for the purpose of a stable registration procedure of the chip card 300 if a remote control device 400 of the vehicle 100 is not present in the vehicle 100.

[0134] If the chip card registration procedure is carried out by operation S140, then the vehicle 100 can receive the second signal from the chip card 300 and can determine whether the second signal is generated based on the first signal (S150 and S160).

[0135] If, specifically, the first signal generated in process S110 contains a signal a and the second signal contains a signal b, which is obtained from signal a by server 160, then vehicle 100 can analyze the second signal and determine whether the signal b contained in the second signal is a value obtained from signal a.

[0136] If signal b is a value obtained from signal a, then chip card 300 corresponds to the legally issued card of the user, so that vehicle 100 can determine that chip card 300 is authorized to control vehicle 100 and can store the information on chip card 300 in vehicle 100 (S170 and S180).

[0137] However, if signal b, which vehicle 100 receives from chip card 300, is not a signal obtained from signal a, then chip card 300 does not correspond to the user's card, so that vehicle 100 does not go through the registration procedure.

[0138] If, in addition, it is determined that the chip card 300 is authorized to control the vehicle 100, then the vehicle 100 can authorize the chip card 300 to control a door 15, a trunk, and / or a power source of the vehicle 100. Thus, the user can open or lock the door 15 of the vehicle 100 using the chip card 300 and can switch the power supply of the vehicle 100 on / off.

[0139] Fig. Figure 11 is an additional flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a vehicle in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, and Fig. Figure 12 is a view illustrating another example of registering a plurality of chip cards in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0140] Fig. Figure 11 is a view illustrating the process of registering multiple 300 chip cards in a vehicle. Since operations S210 to S250 are described in Fig. Since the processes shown correspond to S110 to S160, their description is omitted.

[0141] If a Server 160 generates a second signal based on a first signal, there is no problem if only one Chip Card 300 is issued. However, if multiple Chip Cards 300 are issued, then the Chip Cards 300 must contain information to identify the multiple Chip Cards 300.

[0142] Furthermore, if the majority of chip cards are number 300, then a security problem may occur due to a lost card.

[0143] Therefore, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, the server 160 can generate the second signal based on the first signal if the user intends to issue a plurality of cards, so that second signals are generated as signals that are distinguishable from other second signals.

[0144] For example, if the first signal received by vehicle 100 contains information about signal a, then server 160 can generate a signal b based on signal a. Furthermore, if there is a request to issue another chip card 300 for the same vehicle, then, since another chip card 300 must contain information about vehicle 100, it is necessary to generate a signal based on signal a that is simultaneously different from signal b, so that a signal b' can be generated.

[0145] Since signals b and b' contain signal a, chip card 300 can be registered in the vehicle. Simultaneously, vehicle 100 can recognize different chip cards 300 based on signals b and b'.

[0146] Therefore, the in Fig. The 11 processes shown, S260 to S290, are processes for describing such a procedure.

[0147] If in S250 it is determined that the second signal is a signal generated based on the first signal, then the vehicle 100 can determine whether the second signal is a signal different from a second signal of a previously registered chip card 300 (S260).

[0148] If the second signal differs from the second signal of the previously registered chip card 300 as described above, then this means that the user intends to register a new chip card 300, so the user goes through a procedure to register the new chip card 300 (S280 and S290).

[0149] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 12, a display 140 of vehicle 100 shows a mask 141b which contains various information, so that the user can enter a command to register the chip card 300.

[0150] Therefore, the user can select a registration symbol 143 if the user wishes to register a first chip card, and can select a deletion symbol 143b if the user wishes to delete the first chip card.

[0151] In a state where the first chip card is stored, the user can select a registration symbol 144a if the user wishes to register a second chip card, and can select a deletion symbol 144b if the user wishes to delete the second chip card.

[0152] If the second signal of the chip card sampled in process S260 is the same as the second signal of the previously registered chip card, then this is not the procedure for registering a new chip card, so that vehicle 100 can authorize chip card 300 to control vehicle 100.

[0153] If a plurality of chip cards are registered, as in Fig. 12 shown, then different unique identification numbers are used, so that a lost chip card 300 can no longer be accessed by simply deleting information on the lost chip card, even if some of the majority of chip cards 300 are lost, thereby improving the security of the vehicle 100.

[0154] Fig. Figure 13 is an additional block diagram illustrating elements of a vehicle system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0155] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 13, a vehicle system 200 can include: a scanning unit 110 capable of scanning a chip card 300 and a remote control device 400; a communicator 120 configured to transmit a first signal to a server 160 and receive a second signal from the chip card 300; a memory 130 configured to store information about a user and the chip card; a display 140 configured to display various information about a vehicle 100; a controller 150 configured to perform a registration procedure for the chip card 300 based on a first signal stored in the memory 130 and a second signal received from the chip card 300; and the server 160 configured to generate the second signal based on the first signal received from the communicator 120 and to store the generated second signal in the chip card. 300 to store.

[0156] In Fig. 13 is the description of the scanning unit 110, the communicator 120, the memory 130, the display 140 and the controller 150, which are the elements of the vehicle 100, equal to that with regard to Fig. 5 given description, so that the redundant description is omitted, and server 160, which is not in Fig. As described in section 5, it will be described.

[0157] Server 160 can generate the second signal based on the first signal received by communicator 120. If multiple first signals are received by communicator 120, server 160 can determine that the user intends to issue multiple chip cards 300 and can generate multiple second signals corresponding to the number of chip cards 300. The generated second signal can be stored on each of the chip cards 300.

[0158] For example, if the first signal contains information about signal a, then server 160 can generate signal b based on signal a. Furthermore, if there is a request to issue another chip card 300 for the same vehicle, then the second signal must contain information about vehicle 100, so that the second signal can contain signal b', which is generated based on signal a and is simultaneously different from signal b.

[0159] In other words, since signals b and b' contain signal a, which is the unique information of vehicle 100, the majority of chip cards 300 can be registered in the vehicle. At the same time, vehicle 100 can recognize different chip cards 300 from one another using signals b and b'.

[0160] Furthermore, the first signal received by the communicator 120 and the second signal generated based on the first signal can be stored in the server 160.

[0161] Fig. Figure 14 is an additional flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a vehicle system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. Although Fig. 14 mainly illustrates a procedure for registering a plurality of chip cards 300, but the operational process of the vehicle system 200 is not limited to this.

[0162] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 14, the vehicle can generate and store an initial signal containing unique information (S310).

[0163] The first signal refers to a signal containing unique information about a vehicle (100), which differs from the unique information of other vehicles. This first signal can be preset and generated during the vehicle's manufacturing process or can be generated when the chip card (300) registration procedure is performed.

[0164] Once the first signal has been generated, vehicle 100 can transmit the first signal to server 160 (S320).

[0165] Server 160, which has received the first signal, can generate a second signal based on the first signal, which is to be stored in chip card 300. Before generating the second signal, server 160 can determine whether a second signal b, generated based on a first signal a, exists or not (S330).

[0166] If the second signal b generated based on the first signal a does not exist, then the chip card 300 is registered first, so that the server 160 can generate the second signal b.

[0167] However, if the second signal b generated on the basis of the first signal a exists, then there is a previously issued chip card such that the server 160 can generate a second signal based on the first signal such that the second signal includes a signal b' that is different from signal b (S350).

[0168] Since the first and second signals have been described in detail above, a further description of them is omitted below.

[0169] The second signal generated by server 160 can be pre-stored in chip card 300, or the information about the second signal can be stored in chip card 300 based on an update performed by the user. If multiple second signals are generated, then different second signals can be stored in multiple different chip cards 300 (S360).

[0170] Afterwards, the vehicle 100 can scan the chip card 300 using sensors installed at various locations on the vehicle 100, and the second signal can be received from the chip card 300 when the chip card 300 is scanned (S370 and S380).

[0171] Furthermore, the vehicle performs the chip card registration procedure based on the first signal and the second signal, and the information on the chip card 300 can be stored in the vehicle 100 if the registration is successful (S390).

[0172] The processes S370 to S390 are similar to those described with regard to Fig. 9 and Fig. 11 have been described, and therefore a detailed description of them is omitted.

[0173] The vehicle 100 and the vehicle system 200 in accordance with embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings.

[0174] Since a conventional remote control device requires power to perform short-range communication with the vehicle, it can be difficult to use the vehicle if the remote control device's battery is completely discharged or if the remote control device is not operational (e.g., due to a power failure).

[0175] As can be seen from the above description, if the battery of the remote control device in vehicle 100 and vehicle system 200 is completely discharged or the remote control device is inoperable due to a failure, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, the vehicle can be used with the chip card, thus preventing the aforementioned inconvenience for the user. Furthermore, since the registration of a card with a unique value takes place during the registration process, unauthorized use of the vehicle by a third party can be prevented.

Claims

[1] Vehicle (100), comprising: a controller (150) designed to authorize a chip card (300) as an auxiliary device for controlling the vehicle (100) when a remote control device (400) of the vehicle (100) is not operational due to a failure or a battery of the remote control device (400) is completely discharged, and which generates an initial signal; a memory (130) that stores the first signal; and a communicator (120) that transmits the first signal to an external server (160) and receives a second signal from the chip card (300) which stores the second signal, wherein the second signal is generated based on the first signal, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) based on the first signal and the second signal, wherein the controller (150) controls the memory (130) for storing information from the chip card (300) when the chip card (300) is authorized to control the vehicle (100), wherein the controller (150) deletes the information of the chip card (300) stored in the memory (130) when another chip card (300) is authorized by the controller (150) to control the vehicle (100). [2] Vehicle (100) according to claim 1, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) when the second signal is generated based on the first signal. [3] Vehicle (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control a door (15), a trunk and / or a power source of the vehicle (100) when the chip card (300) is authorized to control the vehicle (100). [4] Vehicle (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the first signal contains unique information of the vehicle (100) that differs from unique information of other vehicles. [5] Vehicle (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) based on whether information obtained from the first signal is included in the second signal. [6] Vehicle (100) according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising a scanning unit (110) for scanning the chip card (300), wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) when the chip card (300) has been scanned by the scanning unit (110). [7] Vehicle (100) according to claim 6, wherein the scanning unit (110) is arranged in an ignition button (29), a door (15), a handle (17), a center console and / or a display (140) of the vehicle (100). [8] Vehicle (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) when the remote control device (400) of the vehicle (100) is located inside the vehicle (100). [9] Vehicle system, including: a vehicle (100) comprising a controller (150) designed to authorize a chip card (300) as an auxiliary device for controlling the vehicle (100) when a remote control device (400) of the vehicle (100) is not operational due to a failure or a battery of the remote control device (400) is completely discharged, and which generates an initial signal, a memory (130) that stores the first signal, and a communicator (120) that transmits the first signal; and a server (160) that receives the first signal from the communicator (120), generates a second signal based on the first signal and stores the generated second signal in the chip card (300), wherein the communicator (120) receives the second signal from the chip card (300), The controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) based on the first signal and the second signal. the controller (150) controls the memory (130) for storing information from the chip card (300) when the chip card (300) is authorized to control the vehicle (100), and The controller (150) deletes the information stored in the memory (130) of the chip card (300) when another chip card (300) is authorized by the controller (150) to control the vehicle (100). [10] Vehicle system according to claim 9, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) when the second signal is generated based on the first signal. [11] Vehicle system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control a door (15), a trunk and / or a power source of the vehicle (100) when the chip card (300) is authorized to control the vehicle (100). [12] Vehicle system according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the first signal contains unique information of the vehicle (100) that differs from unique information of other vehicles. [13] Vehicle system according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the controller (150) authorizes the chip card (300) to control the vehicle (100) based on whether information obtained from the first signal is included in the second signal. [14] Vehicle system according to one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the server (160) generates a plurality of second signals, each containing different information, when a plurality of first signals are received from the communicator (120). [15] Vehicle system according to claim 14, wherein the server (160) stores the plurality of second signals in a plurality of chip cards (300). [16] Vehicle system according to any one of claims 9 to 15, wherein the controller (150) controls the memory (130) for storing information of a plurality of chip cards (300) when the plurality of chip cards (300) are authorized to control the vehicle (100).

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