KR20080100897A - Vehicle emergency alarm system and method using audio device in which handsfree module and USB module are linked - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, the Bluetooth hands-free module and the USB module are integrally installed in the audio device of the vehicle, and each driver performs an inherent function, and the driver does not need a separate dialing operation when the driver presses the emergency switch in case of an emergency such as vehicle strength or kidnapping. The voice contents which are currently being communicated in the vehicle are automatically compressed and stored through the USB module, and the compressed voice data are transferred to the mobile communication terminal through the Bluetooth handsfree module to wireless communication so that an emergency call can be connected to a specific number. A vehicle emergency warning system using an audio device in which a module and a USB module are linked.

Description

Vehicle alarm system and method using an audio device in which handsfree module and a USB module are linked {Vehicle alarm system and method to use audio device that handsfree module and USB module associate}

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a vehicle emergency warning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the vehicle emergency warning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Code Description of Main Parts of Drawing>

10: emergency switch unit 20: microphone

30: Bluetooth Handsfree Module 40: USB Module

50: Tuner 60: Tape Deck

70: CDP 80: key input unit

90: voice processing unit 100: amplifying unit

110: speaker 120: LCD driver

130: LCD display unit

The present invention relates to a vehicle alarm system, and more particularly, a Bluetooth hands-free module and a USB module are integrally installed in an audio device of a vehicle to perform an inherent function while the driver switches an emergency switch when an emergency occurs such as vehicle strength or kidnapping. Press to connect the hands-free module and the USB module, which enables the detection and prevention of vehicle robbery, etc. by allowing the voice contents and the alarm sound currently being communicated in the vehicle to be automatically transmitted to the relevant agencies such as the police station through the hands-free and mobile communication terminals. The vehicle emergency alarm system using the audio device.

Recently, due to the development of electronic devices, in order to improve the performance of automobiles, in many parts, they rely on control of electronic devices. In particular, an audio system is installed for the driver's convenience and comfortable driving conditions, and a radio for listening to various kinds of information and music transmitted from a broadcasting station, and a cassette tape recorder or a CD player for listening to a cassette tape or a CD.

On the other hand, as mobile communication terminals are becoming more popular, in particular, calls are frequently made while driving a vehicle, so that hands-free devices capable of conducting calls with simple operations during driving are becoming popular. Such hands-free devices are becoming more common while regulating calls using mobile communication terminals while driving a vehicle.

However, in the case of the conventional hands free as described above, the mobile communication terminal simply provides a voice call function, and there is no additional function. Also, the conventional hands free device has a mobile communication terminal even though it is equipped with the mobile communication terminal. Since the call connection can be made only when the driver's keypad is pressed directly, the hands-free and mobile communication terminals are used to provide emergency rescue signals without being caught by criminals, especially in crime situations involving vehicle drivers, such as vehicle robbery and kidnapping, which are frequently occurring recently. There is a problem that you can not send.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a Bluetooth hands-free module and a USB module integrally installed in the audio device of the vehicle to perform the unique functions, such as vehicle strength, abduction, etc. If a driver presses the emergency switch when a situation occurs, the voice content currently being communicated in the vehicle is automatically compressed and stored through the USB module without the need for a separate dialing operation, and the compressed voice data is wirelessly communicated through the Bluetooth hands-free module. The present invention provides a vehicle emergency warning system using a hands-free module and an audio device in which a USB module is connected to the mobile communication terminal so that an emergency call can be connected to a specific number.

In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus of the present invention processes various voice signals output from a tuner, a tape deck, and a CDP of a vehicle by a driver's key input unit, through a voice processor and an amplifier, and then outputs them through a speaker. An audio device, comprising: an emergency switch unit for generating an electrical signal for informing an emergency state according to a driver's operation; The voice signal input / output through the microphone or the speaker performs a call function through an external mobile communication terminal and wireless communication, and when the emergency switch unit is operated, receives a voice signal through a microphone and outputs the voice signal to a USB module. A Bluetooth hands-free module for transmitting the compressed voice signal inputted from the controller and the control signal inputted from the controller to the mobile communication terminal through wireless communication; A USB module for compressing and storing a voice signal input from the Bluetooth hands-free module into an MP3 file and outputting the voice signal back to the Bluetooth hands-free module; And a control unit controlling overall functions of the car audio device and outputting control signals for compressing, storing, and transmitting voice signals including conversation contents in the vehicle to the Bluetooth hands-free module and the USB module when the emergency switch unit is operated. Characterized in that comprises a.

The method of the present invention for achieving the above object is a first step of switching the operating mode of the car audio device to the emergency alarm mode in accordance with the emergency switch operation of the driver; A second step in which the Bluetooth hands-free module receives a voice signal generated in the vehicle through a microphone and outputs it to the USB module; A third step of the USB module compressing and storing the voice signal input from the Bluetooth hands-free module into an MP3 file through the USB codec; The control unit transmits the alarm sound data pre-stored together with the voice signal compressed by the USB module, the protocol data of the Bluetooth handsfree, the specific code data including the specific institution telephone number, and the control signal of the mobile communication terminal through the Bluetooth handsfree module. Transmitting to a mobile communication terminal through communication; And a fifth step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits a microphone input voice signal and an alarm sound data by connecting a telephone to a specific telephone number included in specific code data received from the Bluetooth hands-free module according to a control signal of the controller. It features.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to deviate from the gist of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a vehicle emergency warning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle emergency warning system using an audio device in which a handsfree module and a USB module are connected according to the present invention includes an emergency switch unit 10, a microphone 20, a Bluetooth handsfree module 30, and a USB module. 40, tuner 50, tape deck 60, CDP (70), key input unit 80, voice processing unit 90, amplifying unit 100, speaker 110, LCD driver 120, LCD The display unit 130 and the control unit 140 is composed of.

For reference, the tuner 50, the tape deck 60, the CDP 70, the key input unit 80, the voice processing unit 90, the amplifying unit 100, the LCD driving unit 120, and the LCD display, which are the same as in the related art. In the section 130, detailed description thereof is omitted.

The emergency switch unit 10 is installed at an arbitrary position near the driver's seat for the driver to easily operate, and generates an electrical signal for notifying the emergency state according to the driver's operation when an emergency situation such as vehicle strength or kidnapping occurs.

The Bluetooth hands-free module 30 performs a call function through a Bluetooth wireless communication with an external mobile communication terminal 200 through a voice signal input and output through the microphone 20 or the speaker 110, the emergency switch unit 10 During operation, the voice signal is input through the microphone 20 and output to the USB module 40, and the compressed voice signal input from the USB module 40 and the control signal input from the controller 140 are controlled through Bluetooth wireless communication. It performs a function for transmitting to the mobile communication terminal 200. At this time, the mobile communication terminal 200 that is connected to the Bluetooth hands-free module 30, that is, the mobile communication terminal applied to the system according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal with a built-in Bluetooth function, or Bluetooth communication by attaching a Bluetooth adapter The mobile communication terminal is made to be the target.

The USB module 40 compresses and stores the voice signal input from the Bluetooth hands-free module 30 as an MP3 file by the USB codec and outputs the voice signal back to the Bluetooth hands-free module 30.

The controller 140 generally controls the vehicle emergency alarm system using the audio device in which the hands-free module and the USB module are linked, and controls the overall function of the car audio device. In particular, the emergency switch unit 10 operates. A control signal for compressing, storing, and transmitting a voice signal including conversation contents in a city vehicle is output to the Bluetooth hands-free module 30 and the USB module 40. In addition, the control unit 140 stores alarm sound data, specific protocol data of a Bluetooth hands-free module, and specific code data including a specific institution telephone number such as a police station, so that the control signal when the emergency switch unit 10 is operated. Including the alarm sound data, the unique protocol data and the specific code data to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 200 with the compressed voice signal, the mobile communication terminal 200 by the specific code data automatically the police station, etc. Dialing to makes an emergency call connection.

The operation flow of the vehicle emergency warning system using the audio device in which the hands-free module and the USB module according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

First, when an emergency situation such as a vehicle strength occurs in step 201 and the driver operates the emergency switch unit 10, the process proceeds to step 202 to determine whether the in-vehicle audio device is turned on.

As a result of the determination in step 202, if the car audio device is turned on, the process proceeds to step 204 to switch the operation mode of the car audio device to the emergency alarm mode and starts operation according to a preset emergency alarm control routine.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 202 that if the audio device is OFF, the process proceeds to step 203, the car audio device is automatically turned on and then proceeds to step 204. At this time, even if the car audio device is ON, it is ON only internally and externally so that the car audio device is not automatically recognized whether the criminal is not aware of the emergency alarm.

Subsequently, when the Bluetooth hands-free module 30 receives the voice signal generated in the vehicle through the microphone 20 and outputs it to the USB module 40 by the control of the controller 140 in step 205, the USB module in step 206. 40 compresses and stores the voice signal input from the Bluetooth hands-free module 30 as an MP3 file in the USB codec.

Subsequently, in step 207, the control unit 140 includes specific code data including phone numbers of specific organizations such as alarm sound data, Bluetooth handsfree-specific protocol data, and police station, which are previously stored together with the voice signal compressed by the USB module 40. And a mobile communication terminal control signal to the mobile communication terminal 200 through Bluetooth wireless communication through the Bluetooth hands-free module 30.

Subsequently, in step 208, the mobile communication terminal 200 makes a call to a specific phone number included in specific code data received from the Bluetooth hands-free module 30 according to the control signal of the controller 140. The number is composed of a number of telephone numbers, such as police station, private bodyguards that can be processed quickly by receiving the emergency alert signal, so that the mobile communication terminal 200 to several places in sequence until the call is connected to any phone number Use the telephone method.

If it is determined in step 209 that the call is connected and the call is connected between the mobile communication terminal 200 and the specific phone number terminal, the process proceeds to step 210 and first outputs three alarm sounds. The audio signal generated by is output for a predetermined time.

Subsequently, after outputting the alarm sound three times again in step 212, it is determined in step 213 whether a hook off signal is generated from a specific telephone number terminal, and as a result of the determination in step 213, If the Hook Off signal is generated, the emergency alarm is considered to have been normally received, and the system is shut down. If the Hook Off signal is not generated from the specific telephone number terminal, the system returns to step 210 and transmits the above-mentioned emergency alert process. (Steps 210 to 213) are repeated to proceed.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for implementing a vehicle emergency warning system using an audio device in which a handsfree module and a USB module are linked according to the present invention, and various substitutions can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. And since modifications and variations are possible, the embodiment and the accompanying drawings are not limited.

In the present invention as described above, when an emergency occurs such as vehicle robbery, kidnapping, the driver simply presses the emergency switch, and the voice content currently being communicated in the vehicle is automatically transmitted to the police station through the mobile communication terminal without the need for a separate dialing operation. The transmission has the effect of arrest and prevention of various crimes against the vehicle driver.

Claims (3)

In the audio device of the vehicle for processing various audio signals output from the tuner, tape deck, CDP of the vehicle by the driver's key input unit through the voice processing unit and amplification unit, and outputs through the speaker, Emergency switch unit for generating an electrical signal for informing the emergency state in accordance with the driver's operation; The voice signal input / output through the microphone or the speaker performs a call function through an external mobile communication terminal and wireless communication, and when the emergency switch unit is operated, receives a voice signal through a microphone and outputs the voice signal to a USB module. A Bluetooth hands-free module for transmitting the compressed voice signal inputted from the controller and the control signal inputted from the controller to the mobile communication terminal through wireless communication; A USB module for compressing and storing a voice signal input from the Bluetooth hands-free module into an MP3 file and outputting the voice signal back to the Bluetooth hands-free module; And A control unit which controls the overall functions of the car audio device and outputs a control signal to the Bluetooth hands-free module and the USB module to perform compression, storage and transmission of a voice signal including conversation contents in the vehicle when the emergency switch unit is operated. Vehicle emergency alarm system using a hands-free module and an audio device linked to the USB module, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The control unit stores an alarm sound data, specific protocol data of a Bluetooth hands-free module, and specific code data including a phone number of a specific agency such as a police station. Alarm system. A first step of switching the operation mode of the car audio device to the emergency alarm mode according to the driver's emergency switch operation;  A second step in which the Bluetooth hands-free module receives a voice signal generated in the vehicle through a microphone and outputs it to the USB module; A third step of the USB module compressing and storing the voice signal input from the Bluetooth hands-free module into an MP3 file through the USB codec; The control unit transmits the alarm sound data pre-stored together with the voice signal compressed by the USB module, the protocol data of the Bluetooth handsfree, the specific code data including the specific institution telephone number, and the control signal of the mobile communication terminal through the Bluetooth handsfree module. Transmitting to a mobile communication terminal through communication; And a fifth step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits a microphone input voice signal and an alarm sound data by connecting a telephone to a specific telephone number included in specific code data received from the Bluetooth hands-free module according to a control signal of the controller. Vehicle emergency alert method using a hands-free module and an audio device linked to the USB module.

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