Apparatus for controlling interior temperature of a vehicle and method thereof
View Patent ↗Provided is an apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, which includes a storage means configured to store a temperature control table; a wireless transceiver means configured to receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message; a message analysis means configured to analyze the message received by the wireless transceiver means; a control means configured to identify a current vehicle interior temperature and control the vehicle interior temperature based on the temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches a target temperature by communicating with a vehicle controller through an association means, when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is a temperature control message; and the association means configured to associate the control means with the vehicle controller.
1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, the apparatus comprising:
a controller comprising a computer processor configured to:
store a temperature control table;
receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message using a wireless transceiver;
analyze the message received from the external device;
identify a current vehicle interior temperature; and
control an air conditioner, a heater, a window, a sunroof, and a seat heater based on the temperature control table, when the analyzed message analyzed is a temperature control message,
wherein the temperature control table comprises a first temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is less than 50° F. to control the heater and the seat heater; a second temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 50° F. and less than 65° F. to control the heater; a third temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 65° F. and less than 77° F. to control the window and the sunroof; and a fourth temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 77° F. to control the air conditioner, the window, and the sunroof.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, the controller is further configured to:
set a temperature inserted in the temperature setting message as the target temperature, when the analyzed message is a temperature setting message.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive the temperature control message from a telematics server.
4. A method of controlling a vehicle interior temperature, the method comprising:
analyzing, by a controller comprising a computer processor, a message received from an external device;
setting, by the controller, a corresponding temperature as a target temperature when the analyzed message is a temperature setting message;
identifying, by the controller, a current vehicle interior temperature; and
controlling, by the controller, an air conditioner, a heater, a window, a sunroof, and a seat heater based on a temperature control table, when the analyzed message is a temperature control message,
wherein the temperature control table comprises a first temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is less than 50° F. to control the heater and the seat heater; a second temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 50° F. and less than 65° F. to control the heater; a third temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 65° F. and less than 77° F. to control the window and the sunroof; and a fourth temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 77° F. to control the air conditioner, the window, and the sunroof.
5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving, by the controller, the temperature setting message and the temperature control message from a telematics server.