Signal processing apparatus for determining location of mobile terminal and method thereof

1. A method of determining a location of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

respectively receiving, by two antennas, first and second reception signals from the mobile terminal;

calculating, by a communication module, a reception strength value (RSSI_ 1 ) of the first reception signal and a reception strength value (RSSI_ 2 ) of the second reception signal; and

determining, by a location determination module, a region where the mobile terminal is located, based on a result (A) obtained by comparing one RSSI of the RSSI_ 1 and the RSSI_ 2 with a reference value set based on a decision tree technique and a result (B) obtained by comparing the one RSSI with a detailed reference value representing an allowable error of the reference value set based on a hysteresis technique, wherein the determining further comprises:

generating determination values representing that the mobile terminal is located in a start authentication control region, determination values representing that the mobile terminal is located in a remote parking control region and determination values representing that the mobile terminal is located in a remote start control region surrounding the remote parking control region, based on the results (A) and (B);

counting a number of the determination values; and

finally determining the location of the mobile terminal, based on a result obtained by comparing the number of the determination values with a reference number for determining a region in which the mobile terminal is located, among the start authentication control region, a remote parking control region, and the remote start control region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving the first and second reception signals through the two antennas having a 90-degree phase difference.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference value comprises first to third reference values, and the determining comprises comparing the one RSSI with a first reference value A for determining whether the mobile terminal is located in the start authentication control region and a second reference value C for determining whether the mobile terminal is located in the remote parking control region and determining a region where the mobile terminal is located, based on a determination value generated from a result of the comparison.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises comparing the one RSSI with the detailed reference value representing an allowable error of the reference value to generate a determination value and determining a region where the mobile terminal is located, based on the determination value.

5. A signal processing apparatus for determining a location of a mobile terminal, the signal processing apparatus comprising:

an antenna unit including first and second antennas respectively receiving first and second reception signals from the mobile terminal;

a communication module configured to calculate a reception strength value (RSSI_ 1 ) of the first reception signal and a reception strength value (RSSI_ 2 ) of the second reception signal; and

a location determination module configured to determine a region where the mobile terminal is located, based on a determination value generated by using a result (A) obtained by comparing one RSSI of the RSSI_ 1 and the RSSI_ 2 with a reference value set based on a decision tree technique and a result (B) obtained by comparing the one RSSI with a detailed reference value representing an allowable error of the reference value set based on a hysteresis technique,

wherein the location determination module is further configured to:

generate determination values representing that the mobile terminal is located in a start authentication control region, determination values representing that the mobile terminal is located in a remote parking control region and determination values representing that the mobile terminal is located in a remote start control region surrounding the remote parking control region, based on the results (A) and (B);

count a number of the determination values; and

finally determine the location of the mobile terminal, based on a result obtained by comparing the number of the determination values with a reference number for determining a region in which the mobile terminal is located, among the start authentication control region, a remote parking control region, and the remote start control region.

6. The signal processing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first and second antennas have a 90-degree phase difference.

7. The signal processing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the location determination module compares the one RSSI with a first reference value for determining whether the mobile terminal is located in the start authentication control region and a second reference value for determining whether the mobile terminal is located in the remote parking control region and determines a region where the mobile terminal is located, based on the determination value generated from a result of the comparison.

8. The signal processing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the location determination module compares the one RSSI with the detailed reference value representing an allowable error of the reference value to generate the determination value and determines a region where the mobile terminal is located, based on the determination value.