Patent ID: 9120437
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling, by a vehicle control device, at least one of components of a vehicle in response to a control command from user equipment, the method comprising: assigning a first control level and a control state to each component of the vehicle; assigning a second control level to user equipment; and allowing the user equipment to control a target component of the vehicle when a first control level assigned to the target component is equivalent to a second control level assigned to the user equipment and a control state assigned with the target component is equivalent to a state of the vehicle, wherein the allowing the user equipment to control a target component of the vehicle includes: receiving a control command from the user equipment; determining a target component to control, a first control level assigned to the target component, a control state assigned to the target component, and a second control level assigned to the user equipment based on a user database, a component database, and information included in the control command; determining whether the first control level of the target component is equivalent to the second control level of the user equipment and whether the control state assigned to the target component is equivalent to a driving state of the vehicle; and transmitting a control signal to the target component when the first control level is equivalent to the second control level and the control state is equivalent to the driving state.