Patent ID: 8761962

Claim:
A system for controlling an in-vehicle device using augmented reality, the system comprising: a mobile device configured to identify a vehicle object unit as an image and receive a vehicle control command through implementation of the augmented reality of the image; and a driving control unit configured to transmit vehicle type information to the mobile device and, upon receiving a command signal from the mobile device, control an in-vehicle device that corresponds to the command signal, wherein the mobile device includes, a camera configured to capture an image of the vehicle object unit; a storage unit configured to store image pattern information of the vehicle object unit, and the vehicle type information; and a control unit configured to, if the image pattern information stored in the storage unit matches pattern information of the captured image, enter into a vehicle remote control mode, provide an icon for an input of a command, and, if the vehicle control command is inputted through the icon, control transmission of the vehicle control command to the driving control unit, wherein, when the image of the vehicle object unit is captured, the control unit is configured to divide the captured image of the vehicle object unit into a reference area and a non-reference area according to the vehicle type information, and to compare the image pattern information stored in the storage unit with pattern information of the reference area of the captured image, and wherein, when the vehicle object unit is a center fascia of a vehicle, the control unit is configured to determine an air conditioner grill area as the reference area.