JP2955702B2 - Car emergency call device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle emergency notification device for notifying a base station when a vehicle is stolen or an emergency occurs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a transmitter for transmitting radio waves to a mobile unit has been installed as a device for reporting the current position of the mobile unit to a base station and recognizing the current position of the mobile unit at the base station. There is known a simple position recognizing device that receives a mobile station and detects its strength and direction to recognize the current position of the moving object. Further, there is a car navigation device for recognizing a current position of a vehicle such as an automobile at a base station, and this device has a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a radio telephone mounted on the vehicle, A person in the vehicle calls the base station using a wireless telephone, transmits the current position information detected by the GPS receiver together with the map information, and the base station confirms the current position of the vehicle based on these data. Is built on. In addition, for the purpose of preventing a demented elderly person or a child from getting lost, a GPS receiver and a transceiver constituting a mobile station are attached to the demented elderly person or the like, and the GPS reception is performed when the receiver receives a call from the base station. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a position detection system in which position information detected by a device is transmitted by a transmitter.

[0003]

However, the above-described device and system are mounted on a vehicle as a notification device when a mobile body emergency occurs, and the base station tracks the vehicle in an emergency. If it is used for the purpose, it has the following problems. In the above-described simple position recognition device, the range in which radio waves can reach is limited to a narrow region, and cannot be used in a wide range. Further, in a car navigation device using a conventional GPS receiver, a person located in a vehicle, that is, a mobile body can only make a telephone call to a base station and transmit current position information from the mobile body. , And the current location information of the mobile unit can not be retrieved at any time and arbitrarily from the base station side. , The current location information of the mobile object cannot be retrieved, and the stolen vehicle cannot be tracked at the base station.

Further, in the conventional car navigation system, when an emergency occurs while the driver is on board, even if the driver reports the occurrence of the emergency by a radio telephone, the base station always transmits the current state of the mobile object. It is not suitable for tracking a car in an emergency, since it does not acquire location information.
In addition, the information transmitted in that case also includes map information and the amount of information is large, so that quick and efficient communication is not achieved. Further, in the position detection system using a GPS receiver for the purpose of preventing a lost child such as a demented elderly person, when this system is used for preventing theft of a car, a signal indicating any special emergency situation It is not suitable for theft prevention because it does not send out.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a GPS receiver and a radio telephone mounted on a vehicle so that when a vehicle is stolen or an emergency occurs, the base station is connected to the base station. The present invention is directed to a vehicle emergency notification device which can immediately and automatically report current position information of a vehicle to a vehicle, and can track the vehicle at a base station. Further, there is provided an automobile emergency notification device capable of automatically receiving a call from a base station when a vehicle is stolen or an emergency occurs, and reliably reporting the current position information of the vehicle. The purpose is to: In addition, in the event of such an emergency, the current position information is used, without manual intervention, using the map data stored in the base station and various types of data of the vehicle, and the vehicle is continuously operated. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle emergency notification device that can track the current position of a vehicle and is effective in crime countermeasures.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle emergency reporting device according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a vehicle emergency reporting system to a base station when a vehicle is stolen or an emergency occurs. A notifying device, wherein the vehicle receives a current position information signal from an orbiting satellite.
A positioning system (GPS) receiver; emergency emergency detection means for detecting that the vehicle has been started by means other than a key for starting the vehicle; and pressing operation when an emergency occurs in the vehicle. An emergency switch, calling the base station based on a detection signal of the emergency emergency detection means or an ON signal of the emergency switch,
Or , a wireless telephone automatically receiving a call from the base station in the event of an emergency emergency of a car, the wireless telephone is provided with current position information not including map information obtained by the GPS receiver. the red alert signal, and a self-phone numbers so as to automatically sending further wherein the base station, the map information to be consistent with the current position information of the car, the owner name of the car, the car color, the phone number , And data such as vehicle type are stored, and when an emergency emergency signal is received from the vehicle side, the data is called up. Further, in the vehicle emergency notification device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the GPS receiver and the radio telephone and a battery for supplying power to them are unitized in a strong case. The antenna is covered with a strong plate member.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the vehicle is started by means other than a key for starting the vehicle, the occurrence of an emergency is detected, or the emergency switch is turned on. When an ON signal is generated by the pressing operation, the emergency emergency detection means uses the detection signal to cause the wireless telephone to set the current position information obtained by the GPS receiver, the emergency emergency signal, and numbered
Automatically sends the door to the base station. As a result, the base station can immediately recognize that the vehicle has been stolen or an emergency has occurred, and the base station can track the vehicle. Moreover, since the current position information does not include the map information, the amount of data is small and communication can be performed at high speed.

[0008] Further, in response to a call from the base station, the radio telephone of the car automatically receives an incoming call, and the incoming radio telephone receives the current position information obtained by the GPS receiver in response to the current position information transmission request from the base station. Is sent. Thus, even if the entire vehicle is stolen, the current position information of the vehicle can be acquired at the request of the base station, and the current position of the vehicle can be confirmed.

[0009] Furthermore, the base station can provide map information to be matched with the current position information of the car, the name of the car owner, the car color,
And accumulates data such as vehicle type, and when an emergency emergency signal is received from the vehicle, recalls the data, making it easier to track the vehicle in the event of theft of the vehicle or occurrence of an emergency. Become.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle emergency notification device (hereinafter referred to as a notification device) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the present apparatus. The present apparatus 1 includes a vehicle 2 which is a moving body, and a base station 3 which performs tracking search and confirmation of the current position of the vehicle 2. The vehicle 2 has a mobile unit 4 that is tracked and searched by the base station 3 and automatically notifies the base station 3. The mobile unit 4 and the base station 3 communicate with each other via a wireless telephone line 5.

The mobile unit 4 of the automobile 2 is provided with a global positioning system (hereinafter referred to as GPS).
Antenna 11 for receiver, GPS receiver 12 with built-in CPU, modem 13 for analog / digital conversion of signals received by GPS receiver 12, antenna 14 for radio telephone, and call from base station 3. A wireless telephone 15 that automatically receives a call according to the above and automatically dials out when the vehicle 2 is stolen or an emergency occurs, and a detection that controls the wireless telephone 15 and detects the start of the vehicle 2 by a key other than the start key A control unit 15c for transmitting an emergency emergency signal from the wireless telephone 15 when a signal is input to either of the unit 15a and the emergency switch 15b pressed when an emergency occurs in the vehicle 2, and a GPS reception Power supply for supplying power to the device 12, the modem 13, the wireless telephone 15, the emergency switch 15a, the detection unit 15b, and the control unit 15c And a 6.

Further, the radio telephone 15 has a function of transmitting the current position information obtained by the GPS receiver 12 in response to a request for transmitting the current position information from the base station 3, so that the antennas 11 and 14 are connected to the mobile unit. It is provided to be exposed to the outside of the unit 4, and the other parts are stored inside the mobile unit 4. The case of the mobile unit 4 is made of a strong material and assembled so as not to be easily broken, and the above-mentioned components are housed therein, and the antennas 11 and 14 are not easily broken. I have.

The base station 3 includes the system 1 including the base station 3.
A central processing unit (CPU) 31 for controlling the entire operation; a telephone 32 for transmitting and receiving calls to the radio telephone 15 mounted on the mobile unit 4; A storage unit 33 such as a ROM, a RAM or a hard disk storing various data such as map data, car owner name, car color, car type, telephone number data, etc .; An operation panel unit 34 input to the unit 31 and a display unit 35 for displaying the received current position of the vehicle 2 together with map data.
And a modem 36 for converting a signal transmitted between the telephone 32 and the central processing unit 31 from analog to digital.

The central processing unit 31 controls the operation of the telephone 32 and sends a signal requesting the transmission of the current position information when the radio telephone 15 is called and received and the radio telephone line 5 is connected. Also, in response to this, it receives the current position information of the vehicle 2 transmitted from the wireless telephone 15, and based on the received current position information of the vehicle 2 and the map data stored in the storage unit 33, 2 has a function of displaying the current position on the display unit 35. The base station 3 is specifically a computer device installed in a security company or the like.

FIG. 2 shows the state of attachment of the mobile unit 4 to the automobile 2 and FIG. 3 shows the emergency switch 15b.
It is a figure which shows the attachment position of. In these figures, the mobile unit 4 is provided inside the front console 22 near the dashboard 21 on the back side of the panel 20 on which the speed of the automobile 2 is displayed, and is easily removed from the outside or damaged. Not to be.
In addition, the antennas 11 and 1 of the GPS receiver and the wireless telephone are used.
4 is exposed on the upper surface of the front console 22 and is covered with a hard plate such as hard plastic so that it cannot be easily removed or broken.

The detecting section 15a is turned off when the regular starting key of the vehicle 2 is inserted into the key slot 23, but when the vehicle 2 is started by other means (the door is closed). All actions including unlocking etc.) are detected. Emergency switch 1
Reference numeral 5b is provided on the right side of the seat of the driver's seat, and can be operated immediately when an emergency occurs while the driver is on board, and is connected to the mobile unit 4 by a signal cable.

An automobile emergency notification device 1 having the above configuration.
Will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows the base station 3
Central processing unit 31 and control unit 1 of mobile unit 4
It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of 5c. Usually, there are a plurality of vehicles 2 registered with the security company, and the storage unit 33 stores data such as the vehicle number, vehicle type and color, owner, and telephone number of the wireless telephone 15 assigned to each vehicle 2. It is stored in advance.

First, as a first embodiment, a case will be described in which the automobile 2 is stolen together with the starting key, and the driver is informed to a security company to which the driver has contracted. When the base station 3 receives a request to track the current position information of the designated car 2, the operator inputs data (for example, car number) related to the car 2 to the central processing unit 31 from the operation panel unit 34 on the base station 3 side. (S1). The central processing unit 31 searches the data in the storage unit 33 and displays data such as the telephone number and the owner name of the wireless telephone 15 corresponding to the number of the automobile 2 input on the display unit 35 (S2).
The operator checks it and if there is no mistake,
Instruct the call operation toward. The central processing unit 31
The telephone 32 transmits the telephone number of the wireless telephone 15 (calling) (S3), and waits for an incoming response from the wireless telephone 15 (S4). After confirming the incoming call, it requests the automobile 2 to send the current position information (S5).

On the other hand, the car 2 automatically receives an incoming call in response to a call from the base station 3 and further detects the current position information by the GPS receiver 12 in response to a request for transmitting the current position information, and transmits the information to the radio telephone. 15 to send. This transmission information is current position information that does not include map information. The central processing unit 31 of the base station 3 receives the current position information transmitted from the automobile 2 (S6) and performs data processing (S6).
7). That is, the area is limited based on the position data (S
8) A limited area map is searched (S9). Next, the map is combined with the current position (S10), and the display of the current position of the car 2 on the map is displayed on the display unit 35 (S1).
1). Subsequently, the central processing unit 31 checks whether there is a next data request (S12), and if there is a next data request, returns to S6 and repeats the same processing. If there is no next data request, this operation ends. In S4 and S6, if the incoming call cannot be confirmed for some reason or the current position information cannot be received, the line is interrupted (S1).
3) Return to S3 and retry the transmission operation. In addition, the base station 3 is configured to be capable of performing a continuous paging operation automatically without manual intervention.

Next, as a second mode, when the vehicle 2 is started by means other than the start key and the start is detected by the detecting unit 15a, or when the driver encounters a thug while riding, an emergency emergency The case where the emergency switch 15b is operated when a situation occurs will be described with reference to FIG. In the automobile 2, when the detection unit 15a operates or the emergency switch 15b is operated, the control unit 15c detects an emergency signal (S21), causes the wireless telephone 15 to automatically dial (S22), and causes the base station 3 When the incoming call is confirmed (S23), an emergency emergency signal, current position information and own telephone number data signal are sent to the base station 3 (S23).
24). After the base station 3 receives this emergency emergency signal, the above-described processing after S6 is performed.

The current position information transmitted from the wireless telephone 15 includes current position information (latitude,
(E.g., history, altitude), and the amount of data is much smaller than when map data is included. Therefore, communication can be performed quickly and efficiently. Further, when an emergency of the vehicle 2 occurs, it is possible to immediately and continuously report the emergency of the vehicle 2 to the base station 3 side. Tracking can be easily performed based on the information, and can greatly contribute to solving a crime caused by theft or an emergency. Also, base station 3
The current position information of the automobile 2 can be taken out by the current position information transmission request at, and in addition to the use as a notification device, for example, the current position of a plurality of business vehicles, such as a taxi, is sequentially determined by the base station 3. It can be used for grasping and allocating vehicles without waste.

According to this embodiment, when the detection unit 15a detects that the vehicle 2 has been started by means other than the key for starting the vehicle 2, or when the emergency switch 15b is pressed, Based on this signal, the wireless telephone 15
Is the current position information obtained by the GPS receiver 12,
Since the emergency emergency signal and its own telephone number data are sent to the base station 3, the base station 3 can immediately confirm the occurrence of the incident, and the initial security system for the emergency of the vehicle can be promptly activated. it can. Also, since it does not emit a warning sound such as a siren at the site of the automobile 2,
There is also an advantage in terms of protecting the lives of drivers and passengers.

In response to the call from the base station 3, the radio telephone 15 of the automobile 2 automatically receives a call, and the radio telephone 15 that has received the call transmits the current position information in response to the current position information transmission request from the base station 3. Therefore, the current position information of the vehicle can be acquired at the request of the base station 3, and the current position of the vehicle 2 can be confirmed.

Further, the base station 3 stores the map data to be matched with the current position information of the vehicle 2, the name of the vehicle owner, the vehicle color,
And accumulates data such as the vehicle type and the telephone number of the wireless telephone 15, and receives an emergency signal from the automobile 2 side,
Since such data is called and confirmed, it becomes easy to track the vehicle 2 when the vehicle 2 is stolen or an emergency occurs.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above, and various modifications are possible. For example, although the wireless telephone 15 transmits the current position information, the emergency emergency signal, and the telephone number data in the above-described embodiment, and shows the use for receiving the current position information transmission request signal from the base station 3, A configuration for a call may also be provided. Also,
In the above embodiment, the emergency switch 15b is provided on the side surface of the driver's seat. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The emergency switch 15b may be provided at a position where a thug who has entered the automobile 2 does not notice and the driver can easily operate.

[0026]

As described above, according to the vehicle emergency notification device of the first aspect, when the emergency emergency detection means detects that the vehicle has been started by means other than the key for starting the vehicle, or When the emergency switch is pressed and an ON signal is issued, the current position information signal, emergency emergency signal, and own telephone number data by the GPS receiver are transmitted to the base station by the wireless telephone. The received base station can track the vehicle based on the received signal, and does not emit a warning sound such as a siren at the site of the vehicle. But it is excellent. Since the current position information signal does not include map information, communication can be performed at a high speed and a quick response in an emergency is possible.

[0027] In addition, the radio telephone of the car automatically receives the current position information transmission request from the base station and automatically transmits the current position information to transmit the current position information. The current position information can be sent to the base station without any intervention, and the current position of the vehicle can be continuously tracked on the base station side, which is extremely effective in solving crimes.

Further, the base station stores map information to be matched with the current position information of the vehicle, data such as the name of the vehicle owner, the color of the vehicle, and the type of vehicle, and upon receiving an emergency signal from the vehicle, Call those data,
The fact that the theft has been detected can be immediately confirmed at the base station side, and therefore, the initial security guarding system can be quickly performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the GPS receiver and the radiotelephone, and the batteries for supplying power to the GPS receiver and the radiotelephone and the antenna of the GPS receiver and the radiotelephone are not easily destroyed when the vehicle is stolen. It is effective in tracking the position of cars and solving crimes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle emergency notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a situation in which a mobile unit of the emergency notification device is attached to an automobile.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a mounting state of an emergency switch of the mobile unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an emergency call operation in the present system.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car emergency notification device 2 Car 3 Base station 4 Mobile unit 5 Wireless telephone line 12 Global positioning system (GP
S) Receiver 15 Wireless telephone 15a Start detection unit other than start key 15b Emergency switch 15c Control unit 31 Central processing unit 32 Telephone 33 Storage unit

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FI G08G 1/127 G08G 1/127 Z (56) References JP-A-64-65698 (JP, A) JP-A-4-231238 ( JP, A) JP-A-2-258456 (JP, A) JP-A-63-199155 (JP, A) JP-A-2-286450 (JP, A) JP-A-4-123595 (JP, A) Hei 4-28394 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B60R 25/10 G08B 21/00-25/10 G01S 5/14

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle emergency notification device for notifying a base station when a vehicle is stolen or an emergency occurs, comprising: a global positioning device for receiving a current position information signal from an orbiting satellite to the vehicle.・ System (GPS)
A receiver; emergency emergency detection means for detecting that the vehicle has been started by means other than a key for starting the vehicle; an emergency switch pressed when an emergency occurs in the vehicle; a call to the base station on the basis of the detection signal or the oN signal of the emergency switching of the emergency emergency detection means, and
Comprises a radiotelephone that automatically receives a call from the base station in the event of a car emergency, wherein the radiotelephone has current location information that does not include map information obtained by the GPS receiver. the red alert signal, and a self-phone numbers so as to automatically sending further wherein the base station, the map information to be consistent with the current position information of the car, the owner name of the car, the car color, the phone number , And data such as vehicle type are stored, and when an emergency emergency signal is received from the vehicle side, the data is called up. 2. The GPS receiver and the radiotelephone and a battery for supplying power to them are unitized in a strong case, and the antenna of the GPS receiver and the radiotelephone is covered by a strong plate member. The emergency call device for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein