IP Library Granted Patent US 12671965
Granted Patent B2
US 12671965 · App. 18/063,439 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Telematics terminal and method of changing communication setting of telematics terminal

Inventor: Jaeyoon Ko (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
H04W4/14H04W8/26
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Patent No.
US 12671965
App. No.
18/063,439
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment is a method of changing communication settings of a telematics terminal, the method including performing, by the telematics terminal, short message service (SMS) communication with a server based on a first SMS number corresponding to a first communication standard, updating, by the telematics terminal, software based on update data for changing a communication standard applied to the SMS communication, transmitting, by the telematics terminal, information on the communication standard applied to the SMS communication to the server, transmitting, by the server, a second SMS number corresponding to a second communication standard to the telematics terminal based on the information on the communication standard applied to the SMS communication, and updating, by the telematics terminal, the first SMS number to the second SMS number based on reception of the second SMS number from the server and performing the SMS communication with the server based on the second SMS number.

Claims (62)

1 . A method of changing a communication setting of a telematics terminal provided in a vehicle, the method comprising:

performing, by the telematics terminal, short message service (SMS) communication with a server based on a first SMS number corresponding to a first communication standard;

transmitting, by the server, update data for changing the first communication standard applied to the SMS communication;

updating, by the telematics terminal, software based on receiving the update data;

transmitting, by the telematics terminal, information on the first communication standard applied to the SMS communication to the server;

transmitting, by the server, a second SMS number corresponding to a second communication standard to the telematics terminal based on the information on the first communication standard applied to the SMS communication; and

updating, by the telematics terminal, the first SMS number to the second SMS number based on reception of the second SMS number from the server and performing the SMS communication with the server based on the second SMS number.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein transmitting the second SMS number to the telematics terminal comprises:

transmitting, by the server, a first signal for notifying that a SMS number needs to be updated to the telematics terminal based on a communication standard applied to the SMS communication corresponding to the second communication standard;

transmitting, by the telematics terminal, a second signal for requesting the second SMS number to the server based on reception of the first signal; and

transmitting, by the server, the second SMS number to the telematics terminal based on reception of the second signal.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein updating the first SMS number to the second SMS number comprises:

transmitting, by the telematics terminal, a third signal for notifying that the update has been completed to the server through the second SMS number;

transmitting, by the server, a fourth signal for notifying that the third signal has been received to the telematics terminal through the second SMS number based on reception of the third signal; and

updating, by the telematics terminal, the first SMS number to the second SMS number based on reception of the fourth signal.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the telematics terminal, the information on the first communication standard applied to the SMS communication to the server is performed in response to an ignition of the vehicle being turned on.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

performing, by the telematics terminal, the SMS communication with the server based on the second SMS number after the first SMS number is updated to the second SMS number.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first communication standard is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) standard, and

the second communication standard is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first SMS number does not include a country code, and

the second SMS number includes the country code.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein:

the first SMS number comprises a 10-digit number, and

the second SMS number comprises an 11-digit number.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein updating, by the telematics terminal, the software based on the update data is performed through Internet communication based on at least one of the first communication standard and the second communication standard.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the telematics terminal, the information on the first communication standard applied to the SMS communication to the server; and transmitting, by the server, the second SMS number to the telematics terminal are performed through Internet communication based on the second communication standard.

11 . A telematics terminal provided in a vehicle, the telematics terminal comprising:

a communication module configured to communicate with a server;

a memory in which software for controlling the communication module is stored, the memory being a non-transitory memory; and

a processor configured to control the communication module based on the software stored in the memory,

wherein:

when a first software is stored in the memory, the processor is configured to control the communication module to perform SMS communication with the server based on a first SMS number corresponding to a first communication standard, and

when a second software to which the first software is updated is stored in the memory, the processor is configured to:

control the communication module to transmit information on the first communication standard applied to the SMS communication to the server and receive a second SMS number corresponding to a second communication standard from the server;

update the first SMS number to the second SMS number based on reception of the second SMS number from the server; and

control the communication module to perform the SMS communication with the server based on the second SMS number.

12 . The telematics terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the communication module to transmit a second signal for requesting the second SMS number to the server based on reception of a first signal transmitted by the server in response to a communication standard applied to the SMS communication corresponding to the second communication standard.

13 . The telematics terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the communication module to transmit a third signal for notifying that the update has been completed to the server through the second SMS number; and

update the first SMS number to the second SMS number based on reception of a fourth signal transmitted by the server through the second SMS number in response to reception of the third signal.

14 . The telematics terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the communication module to transmit the information on the first communication standard applied to the SMS communication to the server in response to an ignition of the vehicle being turned on.

15 . The telematics terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the communication module to perform the SMS communication with the server based on the second SMS number after the first SMS number is updated to the second SMS number.

16 . The telematics terminal according to claim 15 , wherein:

the first communication standard is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) standard, and

the second communication standard is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard.

17 . The telematics terminal according to claim 11 , wherein:

the first SMS number does not include a country code, and

the second SMS number includes the country code.

18 . The telematics terminal according to claim 17 , wherein:

the first SMS number comprises a 10-digit number, and

the second SMS number comprises an 11-digit number.

19 . The telematics terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the communication module is configured to:

receive update data for updating the first software to the second software through Internet communication based on the first communication standard or the second communication standard.

20 . The telematics terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the communication module is configured to:

transmit the information on the first communication standard applied to the SMS communication to the server through Internet communication based on the second communication standard; and

receive the second SMS number corresponding to the second communication standard from the server.