Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle wireless sensor network system and an operating method thereof. The vehicle wireless sensor network system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one vehicle wireless sensor node that is mounted in a vehicle and detects information about the vehicle in an arbitrary position of the vehicle, and a vehicle base station that collects information from the vehicle wireless sensor node and an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, generates an information collection command based on the information collected from the ECU of the vehicle to transmit the generated information collection command to the vehicle wireless sensor node to perform the generated information collection command, and selectively transmits sensor information collected from the vehicle wireless sensor node to the ECU of the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided herein is a protocol communication method between a user terminal and the base station of a vehicle network system so as to easily provide a driver with pieces of information provided by an in-vehicle wireless sensor network system via the user terminal. A protocol communication method for a vehicle network system according to a first embodiment includes receiving, by the base station, a command message from the user terminal, receiving, by the base station, information responding to the command message from one or more vehicle wireless sensor nodes and/or an in-vehicle wired network, and sending, by the base station, a state message to the user terminal, based on the received information.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle wireless sensor network system and an operating method thereof. The vehicle wireless sensor network system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one vehicle wireless sensor node that is mounted in a vehicle and detects information about the vehicle in an arbitrary position of the vehicle, and a vehicle base station that collects information from the vehicle wireless sensor node and an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, generates an information collection command based on the information collected from the ECU of the vehicle to transmit the generated information collection command to the vehicle wireless sensor node to perform the generated information collection command, and selectively transmits sensor information collected from the vehicle wireless sensor node to the ECU of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a driver-customized service. The present invention is configured to collect bio-signal information of a driver from a first sensor, collect current health condition information of the driver based on data stored in a health information DB, collect environmental condition information of an interior of a vehicle from a second sensor, collect environmental condition information of an exterior of the vehicle from a third sensor, generate a driving index based on the pieces of information collected from the first to third sensors and the health information DB, and perform a vehicle control operation corresponding to the driving index. Accordingly, the present invention not only enables the accident risk of drivers to be decreased, but also allows the drivers to drive their vehicles, which were considered to be only transportation means, in a safer and more comfortable environment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for selecting a communication network. The apparatus for selecting a communication network includes an information management unit for generating context-aware profile information based on communication situations of an area in which a vehicle is located and information which is set by a driver, and a communication network selection unit for selecting an optimal communication network in the area in which the vehicle is located, based on the context-aware profile information.

Abstract: Provided is a route guidance apparatus and method including receiving at least two pieces of route information provided from at least two route providing servers, analyzing the at least two pieces of route information and converting the at least two analyzed pieces of route information to a common data format, classifying the at least two converted pieces of route information into categories of similar routes based on a predetermined similarity level, selecting one of the categories, then selecting, from the selected category, one of the at least two pieces of route information to be a node route for each section node, and interconnecting node routes selected for the respective section nodes, thereby generating an entire route.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for selecting a communication network. The apparatus for selecting a communication network includes an information management unit for generating context-aware profile information based on communication situations of an area in which a vehicle is located and information which is set by a driver, and a communication network selection unit for selecting an optimal communication network in the area in which the vehicle is located, based on the context-aware profile information.