JP2023022577A - Vehicle setting device and vehicle setting method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vehicle setting device which can properly set and reflect personalization items by taking into consideration a user's convenience while considering safety, and provide a vehicle setting method.SOLUTION: A state acquisition unit 11 acquires a state of a user or a state of a vehicle. A data holding unit 18 holds determination conditions concerning whether setting and reflection of a personalization item is possible. A reflection possibility determination unit 19 determines whether the setting and reflection of personalization is possible or not on the basis of an acquisition result from the state acquisition unit and the determination conditions concerning whether the setting and reflection is possible or not. A setting and reflection unit 20 sets and reflects the personalization item when it is determined that the setting and reflection is possible by the reflection possibility determination unit 19.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle setting device and a vehicle setting method.

Personalization functions for setting various items of a vehicle are increasing in target items. If the vehicular setting device makes a mistake in the timing of reflecting the personalized setting, there is a possibility that the user's operation of the vehicle may be adversely affected. Input information for determining personalization items has also become diverse, and the acquisition and update timings are no longer simple.

Conventionally, personalization items have been set at the start-up timing of vehicle systems, including wake-up from low-power operating states, in order to avoid erroneous operation and confusion by users due to display switching at unintended timing while the vehicle is running. settings are reflected as quickly as possible.

Note that Patent Document 1 can be cited as a document related to the HCU described in the embodiments of the present application. HCU is an abbreviation for Human Machine Interface Control Unit. According to Patent Document 1, it is possible to estimate the passage times at which a driver passes through high-load points where transitions in the driver's driving behavior tend to occur with high frequency, and to suppress overlap between these transition times and the passage times. This document sets the timing of information presentation as follows.

JP 2019-21259 A

Due to various circumstances, there are cases in which personalization item settings are not reflected in time before the user starts driving the vehicle. When encountering such a case, it is conceivable to set and reflect the personalized items at the time of the next activation of the vehicle system in consideration of safety. However, this reduces user convenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle setting device and a vehicle setting method that can appropriately set and reflect personalization items in consideration of safety and user convenience.

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the state acquisition unit acquires the state of the user or the state of the vehicle, the reflection propriety determination unit determines whether or not to reflect the result obtained by the state acquisition unit and the settings held in the data holding unit. Determines whether or not to reflect the settings of personalized items based on the criteria in . Also, the setting reflecting unit sets and reflects the personalized item if the setting reflection determination unit determines that the setting can be reflected. Since the reflection propriety judgment unit judges whether or not the personalization item can be set based on the result obtained by the state acquisition unit and the judgment conditions for setting reflection propriety, the setting reflection unit ensures user convenience while considering safety. Personalization items can be properly set and reflected.

1 is an electrical configuration diagram of a vehicle system in one embodiment; FIG. An example of a correspondence table between personalization items and judgment conditions Flowchart outlining the process

An embodiment of a vehicle setting device will be described below with reference to the drawings. A vehicle system 1 shown in FIG. ECUs 2 to 5 are abbreviations of Electronics Control Unit and represent electronic control units.

The ECUs 2 to 5 are a notification system ECU that displays meters and warnings on a display mounted in the vehicle, a surrounding monitoring system ECU for monitoring the surroundings of the vehicle, or a vehicle control system for moving and stopping the vehicle or for in-vehicle equipment. These ECUs 2 to 5 are classified into vehicle control system ECUs and the like that are executed using actuators, and each of these ECUs 2 to 5 executes control related to the vehicle. In the present embodiment, the ECUs 2 to 5 are named personal authentication sensor ECU 2, HCU 3, other status acquisition ECU 4, and in-vehicle external ECU 5, and their control contents are exemplified.

HCU 3 is an abbreviation for Human Machine Interface Control Unit and corresponds to a vehicle setting device and an information presentation control device. The HCU 3 controls display on the center information display (hereinafter referred to as CID) installed inside the vehicle and in-vehicle displays such as electronic mirrors, and also performs processing for outputting audio to the speaker installed in the vehicle or inputting audio from the microphone. This is an information system ECU.

Each of the ECUs 2 to 5 is composed of a microcomputer having a processor, memory, I/O and communication circuits and operates independently. A ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, or the like can be used as the memory, and a configuration as a non-transitional tangible storage medium is also included. Each of the ECUs 2 to 5 implements various functions by executing a program stored in a memory by a processor. The ECUs 2 to 5 are connected via an in-vehicle network such as CAN and LIN, and can mutually communicate various information.

The individual authentication sensor ECU 2 is configured by connecting the detection section 4a, and has a function as an individual identification section 2a for identifying an individual who has boarded the vehicle. The personal authentication sensor ECU 2 is provided to identify each person who has boarded the vehicle.

The state acquisition ECU 4 is also connected to the detector 4a. Here, for simplification of explanation, only one state acquisition ECU 4 is illustrated as a representative, but a plurality of ECUs classified as described above may be used, A part of the function may be integrated with HCU3. The detection unit 4a detects the state of the inside and outside of the vehicle, and detects the state of the user riding in the vehicle. The detection unit 4a is configured using various sensors or switches, and detects the state of the vehicle or the state of the user using the detection state of the sensor or the state of the switch as a parameter. Examples of types of sensors and types of switches that constitute the detection unit 4a are shown below, but are not limited to these.

The detection unit 4a includes a remote sensor that receives a door lock lock/release instruction and a remote engine start from a smart key or the like, a door lock switch that locks/unlocks the door lock, a door lock sensor that operates the door lock switch from inside the vehicle, and a vehicle door. A door sensor that detects whether the vehicle is open or closed, a seat sensor that detects whether the user is seated in the vehicle seat, a seat belt sensor that detects whether the user is wearing a seat belt, or a vehicle seat that detects the front and rear positions of the vehicle seat. A seat position sensor, a shift position sensor that detects the shift range, a switch for adjusting the angle of the door mirror, a sensor and switch for the control light or auto light, and a steering sensor that detects whether the steering wheel is being steered by the user. can be done. The smart key can be communicatively connected with devices in the vehicle such as the HCU 3 by short-range wireless communication technology.

In addition, the detection unit 4a includes an ignition switch or power switch that controls the start/stop of the engine or the electrical system, a vehicle speed sensor that detects the speed of the vehicle, an air conditioner switch that instructs the air conditioner temperature setting and air blowing environment, and a parking brake. A parking brake sensor that detects the state, a sensor for detecting the depression of the accelerator pedal or an electronic throttle sensor, a pedal stroke sensor or a brake pedal position sensor for the brake pedal, and an infotainment system application mounted on the surface of the CID that enables operation. Touch panels, front-view cameras, side-view cameras, corner-view cameras, rear-view cameras, electronic mirrors, LiDaR-based laser radars, and millimeter-wave radar sensors for monitoring the surroundings of the vehicle can also be used. The state acquisition ECU 4 can detect the state of the inside and outside of the vehicle by using the detection unit 4a.

The detector 4a can also detect the state of the user by using the passenger monitor. The occupant monitor detects the state of the occupant in the vehicle or the operation state of various operating devices. The occupant monitor includes a camera that detects the state of the occupant by capturing the state of the occupant in the driver's seat, the passenger's seat, or the rear seat using an image sensor and outputs an image signal. The driver's occupant condition monitor is called DSM. DSM is an abbreviation for Driver Status Monitor.

The detection unit 4a uses the occupant monitor to detect the driving posture of the driver, the direction of the face or neck of the user including the driver, the direction of the line of sight, the state of eyes open/closed, the state of wakefulness/intoxication, as well as the electrocardiogram, blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature. It detects various biological information such as whether the user is gripping the steering wheel, whether the steering wheel is gripped with one hand or both hands, and whether the shift lever is gripped. It can be detected from various viewpoints. The configuration of the detection unit 4a does not need to include all of these sensors and switches, and may include only some of them, and may include various in-vehicle sensors and switches not listed here.

The HCU 3 includes a state acquisition unit 11, a personal identification result acquisition unit 12, an external ECU communication unit 13, a mobile terminal communication unit 14, an external server communication unit 15, a personalization setting input unit 16, a personalization target item selection unit 17, and a data storage unit 18. , a reflection propriety determination unit 19 , a setting reflection unit 20 , and a notification control unit 21 .

The state acquisition unit 11 can acquire information from the outside of its own vehicle by the state acquisition ECU 4 and the detection unit 4a. At this time, the state acquisition unit 11 acquires information such as the congestion status of the roads around the own vehicle, the width of the road, the lane in which the own vehicle is traveling, the number of lanes on the opposite lane or the surrounding road, the presence or absence of obstacles and pedestrians, etc. You can get the state outside the . In addition, the state acquisition unit 11 can also acquire the state in which the vehicle is currently placed, such as waiting at a traffic light or in a traffic jam.

When the state acquisition ECU 4 and the state acquisition unit 11 acquire the state of the vehicle from the states of the various sensors or switches described above, the following timing can be acquired, and the HCU 4 uses the timing as a trigger to determine the driving before or after the timing. It is possible to switch various controls related to the vehicle depending on the scene. The state acquisition ECU 4 and the state acquisition unit 11 can also acquire the user's state according to changes in the driving scene described below.

Timings are exemplified below. Timing to turn on the ignition switch or power switch in the remote state by operating the smart key possessed by the user to start the engine. The timing at which the user carries the smart key and approaches the vicinity of the vehicle to enable short-range wireless communication. The timing at which the door lock sensor detects that the user has unlocked the vehicle door. The timing at which the door sensor detects that the user opens the vehicle door and then closes it. The timing at which the occupant sensor or the seat sensor detects that the user has boarded the vehicle.

The timing at which the seatbelt sensor detects that a user such as a driver has fastened the seatbelt. The timing at which the angle adjustment switch detects that the driver has adjusted the angle of the door mirror. The timing at which the seat position sensor detects that the driver is adjusting the seat position. The timing at which the vehicle system 1 starts to activate when the power switch is turned on or the ignition switch is turned on.

Timing when a user such as a driver starts an infotainment application by operating a touch panel. Timing for detecting that a user such as a driver will start operating the air conditioner with an air conditioner switch. The timing at which the shift position sensor detects that the driver changes the shift range to a position other than the parking range. The timing at which the parking brake sensor detects that the driver releases the parking brake.

The timing when the speed of the vehicle becomes non-zero and it is considered to start running. Timing at which the vehicle-external server communication unit 15 becomes unable to communicate with the vehicle-external server 7 when the vehicle reaches a place where radio waves do not reach. Conversely, the timing at which the vehicle-external server communication unit 15 can communicate with the vehicle-external server 7 when the vehicle reaches a place where radio waves reach. This includes the case where communication has been impossible for a long time after starting the vehicle.

The timing at which the vehicle speed sensor detects that the vehicle speed becomes zero while the shift range is not in the parking position. The timing at which the pedal stroke sensor or brake pedal position sensor detects that the vehicle speed is zero and the user steps on the brake. The timing detected by the parking brake sensor when the vehicle speed is zero and the parking brake is turned on. The timing at which the parking brake sensor detects that the shift range is in the parking position.

The timing at which the vehicle system 1 is terminated when the engine is turned off and the driver turns off the power switch or the ignition switch. The timing at which the seat sensor or the door sensor detects the timing at which the user such as the driver gets off the vehicle. Timing at which the remote sensor detects that the vehicle's smart key has been used to lock the door.

The driving scene changes with the above-described timing as a trigger, and the HCU 3 acquires the state of the vehicle by the state acquisition unit 11 and detects changes in the vehicle state with the above-described timing as the trigger. Alternatively, the content of control can be changed later. Further, as described in Patent Document 1, based on the state of the vehicle acquired by the state acquisition unit 11, a driving scene that is highly likely to occur in the near future is predicted and estimated, and the next driving scene is predicted. The transition time may be estimated and the contents of control may be changed before or after that time.

The individual identification result acquisition unit 12 acquires the individual identification result obtained by the individual identification unit 2a of the individual authentication sensor ECU 2, and uses it as identification information for selecting personalization items accumulated in the data storage unit 18. FIG. At this time, the personal identification result acquiring unit 12 can identify the driver in the vehicle, the passenger in the front passenger seat, and the passenger in the rear seat.

When the personalization items of the vehicle equipment installed in the vehicle are customized by the user, the in-vehicle external ECU 5 stores the personalization items as personalization parameters in the database 5a and updates them as needed. The external ECU communication unit 13 acquires personalization items from the database 5a of the in-vehicle external ECU 5 and stores them in the data holding unit 18 .

The mobile terminal 6 is a terminal that is possessed by the user and can be brought into the vehicle. The mobile terminal 6 indicates a terminal such as a so-called smart phone, tablet, or notebook computer, and is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a processor and memory.

The mobile terminal 6 is configured to wirelessly communicate with the mobile terminal communication unit 14 . The mobile terminal communication unit 14 wirelessly communicates with the mobile terminal 6 using a wireless LAN such as WiFi (registered trademark) or a short-range communication technology such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

Here, an embodiment in which the mobile terminal communication unit 14 is provided in the HCU 14 will be described. You may make it communicate with the portable terminal 6 via. DCM stands for Data Communication Module, and TCU stands for Telematics Control Unit.

A vehicle application program (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle application) is installed in the memory of the mobile terminal 6. By executing the vehicle application on the mobile terminal 6, the user can issue a control command regarding the vehicle, Information about the vehicle can be obtained from the ECUs 2 to 5 of the vehicle. At this time, the user can set personalization items related to vehicle equipment by operating the mobile terminal 6 .

A database 6 a is constructed in the memory of the mobile terminal 6 . The mobile terminal 6 is provided with an interface for operation input. When personalization items related to vehicle equipment are input to the mobile terminal 6 by the user, they are stored in the database 6a from the vehicle application and stored in the database 18a of the data holding unit 18 through the mobile terminal communication unit 14.

The outside server communication unit 15 communicates with the outside server 7 provided outside the vehicle through a wireless communication network and a wired communication network. The server outside the vehicle 7 is configured by a cloud server or the like.
The server outside the vehicle 7 is composed of a computer having a processor and a memory, and a vehicle application program (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle application) is installed in the memory. The server outside the vehicle 7 provides services requested by the ECU (eg, HCU 3) of the vehicle by executing the vehicle application.

For example, the server outside the vehicle 7 returns a voice recognition result when receiving a voice recognition request from the vehicle side, collects probe information from many vehicles, and generates information based on the probe information (for example, traffic congestion information). ). A database 7a is built in the memory of the server 7 outside the vehicle. The server outside the vehicle 7 has an interface for operation input. When parameters of personalization items related to vehicle equipment are input to the external server 7 as customization settings, they are stored as parameters in the database 7a from the vehicle application.

The personalization setting input unit 16 indicates an interface for setting and inputting personalization items in the vehicle, and is configured using a touch panel or the like configured on the CID. The personalization setting input unit 16 can input personalization items of vehicle equipment by being operated by the user. This personalized item is stored in the database 18a of the data holding unit 18, or stored in the database 5a of the in-vehicle external ECU 5, the database 6a of the mobile terminal 6, and the database 7a of the server 7 outside the vehicle.

A database 18 a is constructed in the data holding unit 18 . The personalization items described above are stored in the database 18a together with the personal identification information. Further, the database 18a holds personalization items or conditions for determining whether or not settings of personalization items based on changes thereof can be reflected. In the data holding unit 18, a large number of personalization items and conditions for judging whether or not to reflect the settings are stored in a table as shown in FIG. The determination conditions indicate the state of individual sensors or switches detected by the detection unit 4a, the state of the vehicle combining these, the state of the user described above, or other conditions. The personalization item becomes a state in which the setting can be reflected on condition that all the judgment conditions are satisfied. The condition for the judgment is that the switch is on or off in one or more stages, and the sensor is in one or more stages of on or off, or a value above or below a certain threshold as a boundary. Sometimes. In addition, the state of the vehicle or the state of the user may be expressed as a numerical value, and the judgment condition may be that the value is greater than or less than a threshold value as a boundary.

Personalization items indicate items that are customized for the vehicle by the user who uses the vehicle, and indicate items that can be individually determined by the user based on the individual user's preferences. Personalization items include, for example, customization of control lights, power window lock/unlock, vehicle speed sensitive door lock on/off, wireless door lock, smart entry and smart start, air conditioner set temperature and ventilation environment, door mirror angle, For example, the front and rear positions of the vehicle seat of the seat.

The personalization target item selection unit 17 selects and reads personalization items and judgment conditions from the data storage unit 18 according to the identification result of the individual identification result acquisition unit 12 , and passes the read result to the reflection propriety judgment unit 19 . The reflection propriety determination unit 19 acquires personalization items and determination conditions through the acquisition result of the state acquisition unit 11 and the personalization target item selection unit 17, and determines whether to reflect the personalized settings based on the determination conditions for setting reflection propriety, The determination result is passed to the setting reflection unit 20 .

The setting reflecting unit 20 sets and reflects the personalization items in the personalization reflecting destination device 30 when the setting reflecting unit 19 determines that the setting can be reflected. The personalization reflection destination device 30 is a device for reflecting a personalization item, a device for a vehicle, and targets are the above-mentioned air conditioners, backlights, power windows, door locks, headlights, engines, door mirrors, and the like.

The notification control unit 21 also controls the notification device 31 of whether or not to reflect the personalized item based on the determination result of the reflection propriety determination unit 19 and whether or not the setting reflection is completed. As the notification device 31, a CID installed in the vehicle can be mentioned, but the notification may be made to the portable terminal 6 processed by the user. The notification control unit 21 notifies the result of reflection whether or not the personalized item has been reflected. The notification device 31 may be the portable terminal 6 owned by the user.

The operation when reflecting the personalization items for the above will be described. The HCU 3 executes the processing shown in FIG. 3 at a predetermined timing for reflecting the personalization items. For example, it is desirable to execute immediately after starting the vehicle system 1 .

When the user turns on the ignition switch or power switch, the vehicle system 1 is activated and the ECUs 2-5 are activated. The personalization target item selection unit 17 of the HCU 3 acquires all individual personalization items in S1, and sets the variable m to an initial value in S2. Then, the HCU 3 acquires the state of the user in S3 and the state of the vehicle in S4 by the state acquisition unit 11 . Next, the personalization target item selection unit 17 acquires all determination conditions (here, 1 to N) for the m-th variable of the personalization item from the data storage unit 18 .

Then, if all of the determination conditions are cleared, the reflection propriety determination unit 19 determines YES in S6, and the setting reflection unit 20 sets the variable m-th personalized item to the personalization reflection destination device 30 in S7. To reflect. Conversely, if even some of the judgment conditions are not cleared, the setting of the m-th personalization item is not reflected. The HCU 3 repeats the processing of S3 to S7 M times while incrementing the variable m in S8 and S9, thereby executing determination processing for all the personalized items waiting for reflection. The HCU 3 determines whether or not the processing has been repeated M times in S8, and ends when all the personalization items waiting for reflection have been subjected to determination processing.

When ending, the notification control unit 21 performs notification control of whether or not the setting reflection of the personalization item has been completed. In addition, when there is a personalized item whose setting is not reflected, the notification control unit 21 performs notification control to notify that the setting of the personalized item cannot be reflected.

Further, when the setting reflection unit 20 needs to wait for a predetermined time until the settings of the personalization items are reflected, the notification control unit 21 controls notification to the notification device 31 to wait for the setting reflection of the personalization items. Alternatively, the notification device 31 may be controlled to notify the number of items for which setting reflection is awaited.

Although the processing has been described based on the contents shown in FIG. 3, this flow shows the flow of basic processing. Exceptional processing may be added or deleted. For example, it is preferable to preliminarily store in the memory of the HCU 3 the required time required to reflect the setting of the personalized item, and set and reflect the personalized item on the condition that the setting reflection unit 20 satisfies the judgment condition longer than the required time. .

For example, a case will be described where the HCU 3 acquires the seat position from the detector 4a by communicating with the state acquisition ECU 4 that acquires the seat position, and reads the personalization items from the data storage unit 18. FIG. In this case, when the HCU 3 determines that it takes a predetermined 3 seconds to reflect the setting of the front and rear positions of the seat, the setting reflection unit 20 of the HCU 3 determines whether the vehicle state such as the state of the sensor and the state of the switch is 3 seconds long. On the condition that it is certain that the time period is satisfied for at least one second, it is preferable to issue a communication instruction to another in-vehicle external ECU 5 for vehicle control so as to adjust the longitudinal position of the seat.

Conversely, if it is determined that the state values of the vehicle state required for the determination condition, specifically the sensor and switch states, change in less than 3 seconds and the determination condition is not satisfied, the HCU 3 selects the seat Personalization item settings are not reflected without adjusting the front and back position of the. Thereby, the user's safety can be ensured.

Further, when the setting reflection unit 20 detects a state to be interrupted by the state acquisition unit 11 while reflecting the setting of the personalization item, the setting reflection processing of the personalization item may be interrupted. Further, after that, when it is detected through the state acquisition unit 11 that the state to be interrupted has returned to the original state, the setting reflection unit 20 may resume or return the setting reflection of the personalization item to the state before the start.

For example, when the HCU 3 receives an abnormality notification from another ECU, or when there is no communication response from the ECU when a request is made to another vehicle control system ECU in order to reflect the setting of the personalization item, etc. It is better to suspend the reflection process. Also, if there is a response from another ECU, it may be resumed or returned to the state before reflection.

Further, the HCU 3 may be provided with a permitting unit 22, the permitting unit 22 may ask the user for permission to reflect personalization settings, and the setting reflecting unit 20 may set and reflect personalization items only when the user permits. Since the user is conscious of the setting of this personalized item, it is possible to reduce the possibility of causing a problem even if the setting of the personalized item is reflected.

When the setting reflecting unit 20 sets and reflects a personalized item that may change into a state unsuitable for setting reflection due to a predetermined user operation, notification control is performed to stop a predetermined user operation, or a predetermined user operation is performed. Control to forcibly disable user operations. At this time, it is desirable to control both.

For example, while the setting reflection unit 20 is reflecting the setting of the door mirror angle, the user is notified through the notification device 31 not to change the shift range from the parking range to the drive range, or is forced to It is preferable to control the shift mechanism so that the shift range cannot be operated immediately. As a result, even if the personalization items are set and reflected, the possibility of causing problems can be reduced.

It is desirable that the setting reflecting unit 20 determines the timing for setting and reflecting the personalization item based on the result obtained by the state obtaining unit 11 and reflects the setting. The timing may be set and reflected at any time, may be possible if a predetermined condition is met, or may be possible only when the shift range is the parking range and the vehicle is parked. Therefore, it is desirable to set and reflect the personalization items after waiting for the timing at which predetermined judgment conditions are satisfied based on the results of detection of the sensors, switches, user status, and vehicle status by the detection unit 4a.

<Regarding the notification timing of personalization item settings>
It is desirable that the notification control unit 21 also adjusts the timing of reflecting the setting of the personalized item or notifying that the setting has been reflected. When presenting the birthday, personal preference content, and change content from the HCU 3 to the user, it is determined that the item has relatively low relevance to safety, and safety is determined based on the user state and vehicle state. It is preferable to notify the setting reflection of the personalization item at the timing when it is determined that the value is higher than the predetermined value.

Changes to personalization items such as screen layout settings for in-vehicle displays, volume information output from speakers, air conditioning operation information, etc. may be immediately and intuitively conveyed to the user through the five senses. However, the personalization items may be set and reflected, or may be communicated by clearly notifying the notification device 31 as a message that the settings have been reflected. The contents of these changes are functions that do not directly affect driving operations, and are items that have relatively low relevance to safety. Therefore, it is preferable to notify the setting reflection at the timing when it is determined that the safety is higher than the predetermined level based on the user state and the vehicle state.

Conversely, if the change is a personalization item that affects driving or safety-related operations such as travel control, seat position, door mirror angle, etc., the notification control unit 21 sets the timing to reflect the settings as much as possible. It is preferable to control the notification to the notification device 31 immediately by . This is because the user can be aware of this point.

<Modified example of update timing of personalization items>
The personalization items can be updated at any timing, such as when the vehicle system 1 is activated, or after a predetermined time has elapsed after the vehicle system 1 is activated. However, in practice, if the time from activation of the vehicle system 1 to reflection of the setting is shorter than a predetermined time, the personalization items are set and reflected without performing the processing shown in FIG. 3 immediately after the vehicle system 1 is activated. However, it may be possible to complete setting reflection before the user's state and the vehicle's state are adversely affected. By setting and reflecting personalization items that satisfy such conditions immediately after the vehicle system 1 is activated, processing can be made more efficient and faster.

Therefore, the HCU 3 should execute the process shown in FIG. 3 only when it is determined that it is necessary to determine whether or not the settings shown in FIG. 3 can be reflected. For example, in the case of its own ECU, in the case of this embodiment, when the HCU 3 can refer to information from its own internal memory and set and reflect personalization items, the information source is only its own HCU 3, so the access speed to the memory is compared. easy to get faster. In this case, if personal authentication can be performed immediately after the HCU 3 is activated without executing the processing shown in FIG. This makes the processing more efficient and faster.

On the other hand, after the vehicle system 1 is activated, when the user gets in the vehicle, personal authentication is executed by the personal authentication sensor ECU 2 and the personalization item setting input data is updated. It may not be in time to start vehicle operation. When setting and reflecting such a personalization item, it is preferable to set and reflect the personalization item while executing the process of FIG.

For example, in the case of its own ECU, in the case of this embodiment, the HCU 3 must communicate with another in-vehicle external ECU 5 or the like when setting and reflecting personalization items. If there is a speed difference between the initialization speed and the initialization speed of its own HCU 3, a time lag occurs after activation. In this case, it is not always possible to quickly complete setting reflection of personalization items immediately after starting the HCU 3 . When setting and reflecting such a personalized item, it is preferable to set and reflect the personalized item while executing the process of FIG. 3 without immediately reflecting the setting immediately after the vehicle is started.

In addition, in the case of personalization items in which the HCU 3 receives data from the server 7 outside the vehicle via wireless communication and reflects the settings, it is desirable to consider the instability of the radio wave environment. In the case of such a personalized item, it is not always possible to receive the data immediately after the vehicle system 1 is activated, and in some cases the data can be received after the vehicle starts running. When setting and reflecting such a personalized item, it is preferable to set and reflect the personalized item while executing the process of FIG. 3 without immediately reflecting the setting immediately after the vehicle is started.

As a result, personalization items can be set and reflected at an appropriate timing. In particular, it will be possible to reflect the latest personalization settings as quickly as possible without confusing or adversely affecting the driver's vehicle operation, improving usability.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not personalization settings can be reflected based on the result of acquiring the user status or vehicle status and the conditions for determining whether or not settings can be reflected. If it is judged, the personalization item setting will be reflected. As a result, the setting reflection unit 20 can appropriately set and reflect the personalization items in consideration of safety and convenience of the user.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be implemented in various modifications, and can be applied to various embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention.
In the above-described embodiment, the setting device for vehicle is applied to the HCU 3, but it may be applied to other ECUs.

The HCU 3 or other ECU approach described in this disclosure can be performed by a dedicated computer provided by configuring a processor and memory programmed to perform one or more functions embodied by a computer program. It may be realized. Alternatively, the HCU 3 and techniques described in this disclosure may be implemented by a dedicated computer provided by configuring the processor with one or more dedicated hardware logic circuits. Alternatively, the control apparatus and techniques described in this disclosure can be implemented by a combination of a processor and memory programmed to perform one or more functions and a processor configured by one or more hardware logic circuits. It may also be implemented by one or more dedicated computers configured. The computer program may also be stored as computer-executable instructions on a computer-readable non-transitional tangible storage medium.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments described above, it is understood that the invention is not limited to such embodiments or constructions. The present invention includes various modifications and modifications within the equivalent range. In addition, various combinations and configurations, as well as other combinations and configurations including one, more, or less elements thereof, are within the scope and spirit of the invention.

In the drawing, 3 is an HCU (vehicle setting device), 11 is a state acquisition unit, 18 is a data storage unit, 19 is a reflection propriety determination unit, 20 is a setting reflection unit, 21 is a notification control unit, and 22 is a permission unit. show.

Claims (13)

a state acquisition unit (11) for acquiring the state of the user or the state of the vehicle;
a data holding unit (18) holding criteria for determining whether or not settings of personalized items can be reflected;
a reflection propriety determination unit (19) that determines whether or not to reflect the setting of the personalized item based on the acquisition result of the state acquisition unit and the conditions for determining whether to reflect the setting;
a setting reflection unit (20) for setting and reflecting the personalization item if the reflection propriety determination unit determines that the setting can be reflected;
A vehicle setting device comprising: The setting reflecting unit is configured to reflect the setting of the personalized item on the condition that the condition for judging whether or not to reflect the setting is satisfied for at least longer than the required time, based on the time required for reflecting the setting of the personalized item. Item 2. The vehicle setting device according to item 1. a permission unit (22) that asks a user for permission to reflect the setting of the personalized item;
3. The vehicle setting device according to claim 1, wherein the setting reflecting unit reflects the setting of the personalized item only when the user permits the setting. 4. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the setting reflection is interrupted when the state acquisition unit acquires a state to be interrupted while the setting reflection unit is reflecting the setting of the personalized item. setting device. When it is detected that the state to be interrupted has returned to the original state after the state to be interrupted has been acquired by the state acquisition unit and the setting reflection unit has interrupted the setting reflection,
5. The vehicular setting device according to claim 4, wherein the setting reflection unit restarts or returns the setting reflection of the personalized item to a state before the start. 6. A notification control unit (21) for controlling notification of whether or not the setting reflection of the personalized item has been completed, or that the setting of the personalized item cannot be reflected. 2. The vehicle setting device according to . When the setting reflection unit needs to wait for a predetermined time until the settings of the personalized item are reflected, a notification to the effect that the setting reflection of the personalized item is to be waited and the number of items for which the setting is to be reflected is notified and controlled. A vehicle setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising a control unit (21). When the setting reflecting unit sets and reflects the personalized item that may change to a state unsuitable for the setting reflection due to a predetermined user operation,
The vehicle setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a notification control unit (21) that performs notification control to stop the predetermined user operation. When the setting reflection unit sets and reflects the personalized item that may change into a state unsuitable for the setting reflection due to a predetermined user operation, the setting reflection unit controls to forcibly disable the predetermined user operation. A vehicle setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 10. The vehicle setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a notification control unit (21) that performs notification control by adjusting the timing of reflecting the setting of the personalized item or notifying that the setting has been reflected. The vehicle setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the state acquisition unit detects the state of the vehicle by acquiring information from outside the vehicle. The vehicular setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the setting reflecting unit determines a timing for setting and reflecting the personalized item based on a result obtained by the state obtaining unit, and reflects the setting. A process in which the state acquisition unit (11) acquires the state of the user or the state of the vehicle;
a data holding unit (18) holding criteria for determining whether or not settings of personalized items can be reflected;
a process in which a reflection permission/inhibition determination unit (19) determines whether or not to reflect the setting of the personalized item based on the result obtained by the state acquisition unit and the determination conditions for the setting reflection permission/inhibition;
a step of setting and reflecting the personalization item when the setting reflection unit (20) determines that the setting reflection is permitted by the reflection propriety determination unit;
A setting method for a vehicle comprising:

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