KR20170028705A - Method for updaing software for vehicle air conditioning device - Google Patents

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KR20170028705A
KR20170028705A KR1020150125679A KR20150125679A KR20170028705A KR 20170028705 A KR20170028705 A KR 20170028705A KR 1020150125679 A KR1020150125679 A KR 1020150125679A KR 20150125679 A KR20150125679 A KR 20150125679A KR 20170028705 A KR20170028705 A KR 20170028705A
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성낙범
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioning system, including an NFC communication module (110) for transmitting and receiving data through NFC communication with a mobile terminal (10) of a vehicle occupant, and an air conditioning control unit (120) A step S10 of executing the air conditioning control application by the air conditioning control unit 120 and a step S20 of checking an update signal of the mobile terminal 10 received by the NFC communication module 110 A step S40 of receiving data for software update from the mobile terminal 10 when the update signal is confirmed, and a step S50 of updating software using data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 And a method for updating a software of a vehicle air conditioning apparatus.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a software updating method for a vehicle air conditioning system,

The present invention relates to a software update method for a vehicle air conditioning apparatus capable of updating software using a mobile terminal of a vehicle occupant.

Background Art [0002] A vehicle air conditioner is a system for cooling or heating an interior of a vehicle by heating or cooling the air introduced from the inside or outside of the vehicle and blowing it into the inside of the vehicle. Such a vehicle air conditioner operates according to the environmental conditions inside and outside the vehicle and the control conditions by the user to control the indoor environment.

Such an automotive air conditioner is provided with an air conditioner controller for controlling the operation thereof, and software for operating the air conditioner controller is installed in the air conditioner. Software for air conditioning control generally needs to be updated to improve control technology or to eliminate defects.

Such software for vehicle air conditioning control generally updates the air conditioner by connecting the update device to a separate data input / output port provided in the air conditioner controller. This causes the problem that the air conditioner controller needs to be separated from the vehicle and thus takes a lot of time and cost.

Open Patent Publication No. 2011-0092007 (Aug. 17, 2011)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to easily update software of a car air conditioner using a mobile terminal of a vehicle occupant equipped with an NFC communication module.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not intended to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Other objects, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, It will be possible.

The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioning system, including an NFC communication module (110) for transmitting and receiving data through NFC communication with a mobile terminal (10) of a vehicle occupant, and an air conditioning control unit (120) A step S20 of executing the air conditioning control application by the air conditioning control unit 120 and a step S20 of checking an update signal of the mobile terminal 10 received by the NFC communication module 110 A step S40 of receiving data for software update from the mobile terminal 10 when the update signal is confirmed, and a step S50 of updating software using data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 And a method for updating a software of a vehicle air conditioning apparatus.

According to the software updating method of the vehicle air conditioning system of the present invention, the air conditioning control unit 120 may control the display 160 to display an update progress state during the software update.

According to the method for updating the software of the vehicle air conditioning system of the present invention, before the data for software update is transmitted from the mobile terminal 10, the stored user information is compared with the user information of the mobile terminal 10, Step S30 may be further performed.

According to the software updating method of the present invention, the update signal checking step (S20) of the mobile terminal (10) checks whether the software versions of the mobile terminal (10) and the air conditioning control unit And may confirm that the software version of the air conditioning control unit 120 is the latest version or perform a software update procedure according to the confirmation result.

According to the software updating method of the vehicle air conditioning system of the present invention, the mobile terminal 10 automatically confirms that the latest version of software update data has been uploaded to the external server, and updates the latest version of the software update data And the like.

According to the software updating method of the vehicle air conditioning system of the present invention having the above-described configuration, since data necessary for updating can be received from the mobile terminal of the vehicle occupant, software update can be performed, so that time and cost required for software update can be saved.

Further, by using NFC communication as a communication method between the mobile terminal and the vehicle air conditioner, it is possible to perform a more convenient and quick update.

1 is a block diagram of a vehicle air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing an example in which the display unit and the NFC communication module of FIG. 1 are installed in a vehicle;
3 is a flowchart showing a software updating method of a vehicle air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a software updating method for a vehicle air conditioner related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a vehicle air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an automotive air conditioner related to the present invention includes an NFC communication module 110 and an air conditioning control unit 120 (a microcomputer).

The NFC communication module 110 receives the radio signal of the mobile terminal 10 from the mobile terminal 10 of the vehicle occupant through NFC (Near Field Communication) communication. Here, the mobile terminal 10 includes a smart phone, a tablet PC, a phablet phone, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a portable multimedia player (PMP), and the like equipped with an NFC communication module .

The NFC communication technology is a technology capable of transmitting and receiving data between apparatuses within a distance of 10 cm or less. The vehicle occupant can send information of the mobile terminal 10 to the vehicle 10 by bringing the mobile terminal 10 close to or touching the NFC communication unit 110 . NFC communication is advantageous in security compared to other short-range wireless communication technologies and has a short activation time (wake-up time) for data transmission / reception between mutual devices.

The NFC communication module 110 may have a configuration including an NFC communication unit 111 and an NFC driver 112 (NFC driver).

The NFC communication unit 111 has a configuration including an NFC tag such as a loop antenna type NFC antenna and / or an NFC card, and may be installed in a vehicle interior, for example, an instrument panel or an air conditioning controller installed in the vehicle interior. It is also possible to install it inside the panel so as not to be exposed to the outside of the instrument panel.

The NFC driver 112 is connected to the NFC communication unit 111 and has a function of receiving and processing the signal received by the NFC communication unit 111, specifically, converting the analog signal into a digital signal. The NFC driver 112 also has a function of activating the inactive NFC communication unit 111 by an instruction from the air conditioning control unit 120. [

The air conditioning control unit 120 controls the operation of the components 140 constituting the air conditioner of the vehicle. The air conditioning control unit 120 can perform air conditioning control through a fully automatic temperature control (FATC) method. According to the air conditioning control unit 120, A predetermined target temperature is set according to the measurement value measured by the indoor / outdoor temperature sensor, the cooling water temperature sensor, the evaporator sensor, etc.) of the indoor unit 140, for example, The door actuator 141, the tempo door actuator 142, the mode door actuator 143, the blower motor 144, the compressor 145, and the like.

According to the present invention, the NFC communication module 110 receives data for updating the air conditioning control software from the mobile terminal 10 of the vehicle occupant, and the air conditioning control unit 120 is connected to the NFC communication module 110 to perform NFC communication And to update the air conditioning control software using the data transmitted from the module 110. [

To this end, the vehicle occupant (user) carries the mobile terminal 10 on which the data for software update is stored and board the vehicle. The mobile terminal 10 may be provided with an application (program) for storing or managing data for software update. The user can download the software update data uploaded to the external server by the manufacturer or the like by using this.

Here, the mobile terminal 10 or the software update application provided therein automatically checks that the latest version of the software update data has been uploaded to the external server, and is configured to download the latest version of the software update data according to the confirmation result .

For example, the mobile terminal 10 or the application for software update can be configured to notify the user of the update information whenever there is a new software update, and the user can download new update data through this.

Meanwhile, the software update application can be configured to receive user information for user authentication and to store it.

On the other hand, the air conditioning control unit 120 may display information related to the vehicle air conditioning control on the display 160 installed in the vehicle room, and the display 160 may display the progress of the software updating process.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display unit and the NFC communication module of FIG. 1 are installed in a vehicle.

2 illustrates an example in which the display 160 is installed on the air conditioner control panel 150 provided with the operation button 151 and the operation wheel 152 for the user to input a control command. The progress of the update of the air conditioning control software is visually displayed so that the vehicle occupant can confirm the progress of the software update.

2 illustrates a structure in which the NFC communication module 110 or the NFC communication unit 111 is disposed on the upper side of the air conditioning control panel 150. As described above, the NFC communication module 110 can be disposed in various positions Do.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a software updating method for a vehicle air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a software updating process will be sequentially described with reference to FIG.

First, the air conditioning control unit 120 executes the air conditioning control application when the start-up of the vehicle is turned on or the air conditioner is turned on (S10).

The air conditioning control unit 120 confirms whether the NFC communication module 110 has received an update signal from the mobile terminal 10 of the vehicle occupant. When the user executes an application for software update of the mobile terminal 10 after the vehicle has been loaded and the mobile terminal 10 is tagged with the NFC communication module 110 and specifically with the NFC communication unit 111, A signal is transmitted to the NFC communication module 110.

For example, this step may be performed through a method of checking whether the software versions of the mobile terminal 10 and the air conditioning control unit 120 are the same. If the software version of the air conditioning control unit 120 is the latest version (E.g., indicating that the display does not require a software update), or may proceed to the next step to perform the software update procedure.

If the update signal is confirmed as a result of the confirmation, the air conditioning control unit 120 performs the user authentication step (S30). This can be performed by comparing the user information stored in the air conditioner of the vehicle with the user information stored in the mobile terminal. If the user authentication is successful, the next step is performed. If the user authentication fails, the authentication failure is displayed on the display 160 (S35) and the process is terminated without proceeding to the next step. The user authentication step may be omitted. In this case, if an update signal is confirmed as an update signal, the next step is performed.

As a next step, the air conditioning control unit 120 controls the NFC communication module 110 to receive data for software update from the mobile terminal 10 (S40). Accordingly, the software update data stored in the mobile terminal 10 is transferred to the storage means such as a memory through the NFC communication module 110. [

When the transmission of the data for the software update is completed, the coordination control unit 120 proceeds to update the software using the received data, and the update process can be performed in the following process.

The air conditioner control application executing for the software update is terminated and rebooted (S51), and the display 160 is controlled such that the progress of the update is displayed on the display 160 as shown in FIG. 2 while the software is being updated (S52). The software update can be performed after booting only the boot loader after rebooting.

When the software update is completed, the air conditioning control application is re-executed after rebooting the system (S53).

According to the software updating method of the vehicle air conditioning system, since the software update can be performed by receiving the data necessary for updating from the mobile terminal 10 of the vehicle occupant, it is possible to save time and cost for updating the software, And the vehicle air conditioner, there is an advantage that the NFC communication can be more conveniently and quickly updated.

The method for updating the software of the vehicle air conditioner described above is not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

10: mobile terminal 110: NFC communication module
111: NFC communication unit 112: NFC driver
120: air conditioning control unit 150: air conditioning control panel
160: Display

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A method for updating software in a vehicle air conditioner including an NFC communication module (110) for transmitting and receiving data through NFC communication with a mobile terminal (10) of a vehicle occupant, and an air conditioning control unit (120) ,
(S10) executing the air conditioning control application by the air conditioning control unit 120;
(S20) of confirming an update signal of the mobile terminal (10) received by the NFC communication module (110);
(S40) receiving data for software update from the mobile terminal 10 when the update signal is confirmed; And
And updating the software using the data transmitted from the mobile terminal (10) (S50). The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the air conditioning control unit (120) controls the display (160) to display an update progress state when the software is updated. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a step (S30) of comparing the pre-stored user information with the user information of the mobile terminal (10) before receiving the data for software update from the mobile terminal (10) and proceeding with the user authentication A method for updating software of an air conditioner. The method according to claim 1,
The update signal checking step S20 of the mobile terminal 10 is performed by checking whether the software versions of the mobile terminal 10 and the air conditioning control unit 120 are the same,
And checking whether the software version of the air conditioning control unit (120) is the latest version or performing a software update procedure according to the confirmation result. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mobile terminal (10) is configured to automatically confirm that the latest version of the software update data has been uploaded to the external server, and to download the latest version of the software update data according to the confirmation result How to update your software.
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