JP6737992B2 - Systems and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to systems and programs.

A communication terminal utilization system has been proposed which can perform a plurality of operations with a single piece of identification information and can reduce the time and effort given to the user. This system includes a mobile phone owned by a mobile phone user and an in-vehicle system installed in a shared vehicle, and an NFC is installed on the mobile phone side. Further, an R/W for NFC communication is provided on the in-vehicle system side in the shared vehicle. A system that locks the door when the mobile phone is placed over the NFC communication R/W provided in the shared vehicle and the communication for the first communication time is performed between the NFC communication R/W and the NFC (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). That is, this publication discloses that the door lock is performed by the vehicle owner's NFC.

Also, when it is detected that the vehicle door is unlocked, the current date and time is stored in the communication device if the user usually returns home from the company and the current location of the vehicle is in the company parking lot. A communication device has also been proposed in which the current position of the vehicle and the estimated time of arrival at the home are added to the existing message to create a message, and the message is sent to the home using mail (for example, Patent Document 1). 2). That is, this publication discloses that a message is sent by e-mail when the door is released.

International publication 2012/063346 JP 2008-263291 A (pages 7-11, FIG. 2)

However, in the related art, only a device in which only the vehicle owner becomes a user to lock the door has been proposed. In such a device, for example, when a person who is in the same vehicle as the vehicle owner is out of the service area, a passenger who has a different communication terminal (having different identification information) There was a problem of extremely poor convenience, such as the situation where you had to keep waiting.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system, a program, and the like that are easier to use than conventional ones.

(1) The information of the device existing around the vehicle is read by a wireless signal, and when the predetermined authentication with the device can be performed based on the information, the vehicle is controlled to execute a predetermined operation. In the system, the predetermined authentication has a function of determining that the authentication has been completed when the device is paired with the system in advance, and a system having a plurality of devices paired with the system in advance. Good to do.

With this configuration, not only one device can cause the vehicle to perform a predetermined operation, but also another device can cause the vehicle to perform a predetermined operation. Therefore, if the devices carried by different people are paired with the system in advance, any person can cause the vehicle to perform a predetermined operation. In this way, the device that has been paired with the system in advance is preferably carried by another person.

The predetermined operation to be performed by the vehicle may be, for example, unlocking of the vehicle door lock. With this configuration, not only can one device be used to unlock the vehicle door, but another device can be used to unlock the vehicle door. Therefore, if the devices carried by different people are paired with the system in advance, any person can unlock the vehicle door.

The number of units that can be paired is preferably plural, but it is preferable that the number of units that cannot be paired exceeds a predetermined number. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the number of devices that cause the vehicle to perform a predetermined operation from exceeding a predetermined number, and for example, to prevent the number of devices that perform a predetermined operation from increasing inexhaustibly.

The information of the devices existing in the vicinity of the vehicle can be read by a radio signal from the devices existing in the vehicle, such as the devices brought into the vehicle. You should be prepared. For example, the communication means may read by wireless communication with a communication range of several meters from the vehicle. For example, Bluetooth (registered trademark (same below)) or the like may be used. However, it is particularly preferable that the device is read by a short-range wireless communication such as NFC when the device is held over the reading unit of the system.

The communication may be, for example, unidirectional read only or bidirectional. Further, the communication may be one-to-one communication or one-to-many communication.

Whether or not the device is paired with the system in advance may be determined by using information that identifies the device to be paired, and the device to be paired is uniquely assigned to the device. It is recommended to use the identification information of. For example, in the case of a configuration in which short-range wireless communication is used as communication, for example, a unique ID written in advance in the NFC or FeliCa chip may be used.

The pairing performed in the system in advance may be performed by storing the identification information of the pairing target device, and preferably, a configuration in which a unique ID and information based on the encryption key are stored as the identification information. Whether or not the device is paired with the system in advance may be determined by comparing the stored information with the information based on the read identification information or the like to determine whether they match.
As the predetermined operation to be executed by the vehicle, for example, locking/unlocking of a door lock, engine start/stop, or the like is particularly preferable.
(2) The device may be a portable device having a function other than the predetermined authentication as a main function.

With this configuration, in order to obtain a main function that is a function other than the predetermined authentication, all that is required is to carry the device around and not to carry the key of the vehicle. Examples of devices include smartphones (smartphones) whose main function is a call function or application execution function, conventional mobile phones (for example, with FeliCa) whose main function is a call function, and train fare payment. It is preferable that a card having a function of Suica or the like for the above is paired with a device installed on the vehicle side.

For example, when NFC is used for wireless communication, the door lock can be released by holding these over the reading unit of the system. By doing so, for personal use, for example, the owner does not need to carry a car key, and he or she usually carries a smartphone, a mobile phone, a credit card with a built-in Suica/FeliCa function, or the like. It can be used instead and is simply more convenient. When a family shares one car, the number of car keys simply increases, which improves convenience. Also, when an acquaintance or the like goes out as a fellow passenger, the smartphone owned by the fellow passenger is paired in advance as a key. As a result, for example, in a leisure facility such as skiing, the passenger can unlock the door lock at his/her own terminal when the passenger forgets something in the vehicle while the passenger is separated from the driver. ..

(3) As a function of pairing with the system in advance, when a pairing instruction is input from a pairing instruction input operation unit provided in the system side, a pairing target is input within a predetermined time from the input of the pairing instruction. When the communication with the device is possible, the device with which the communication is possible may be controlled to be paired.

For example, when pairing with a conventional mobile phone with a built-in FeliCa function or a terminal that cannot install an application such as a Suica card by NFC communication, after pressing the pairing button of the system, within a predetermined number of seconds It is advisable to adopt a configuration in which authentication is performed by bringing the terminal closer to the reading unit of the system.

(4) As a function of pairing with the system in advance, the device has an application execution function, a dedicated application is installed in advance, and pressing of a pairing button displayed when the application is executed is detected. Communication with the system, the device sends a pairing message to the system, the system receives the pairing message, and the device corresponding to the received pairing message is paired. The target control may be performed.

For example, when using a smartphone as a device, when pairing the smartphone with the system, install a dedicated application in advance on the smartphone, press the pairing button in the application, and then hold it over the reading unit of the system Thus, the smartphone may send a pairing message to the system, and the system may receive and store the pairing message in the system to complete the pairing.

(5) It is preferable that the wireless signal is short-distance wireless communication, and the reading unit by the short-distance wireless communication is provided at a position visible and communicable through a transmission unit included in the vehicle.

The reading unit may be, for example, a reader/writer for the device, but may be a reader. The reading unit is preferably installed inside the vehicle, and particularly preferably installed inside the vehicle at a position visible from outside the vehicle. In particular, it may be installed at a position where the inside of the vehicle can be visually recognized from the outside of the vehicle through the transparent portion of the vehicle, and the transparent portion may be a glass portion included in the vehicle. In particular, it is preferable to be configured so that it can be installed around the windshield or the windshield, and it is preferable to install it around the windshield or the windshield.

(6) The wireless signal is short-distance wireless communication, and a plurality of reading units for reading information of devices existing around the vehicle by a wireless signal are provided. The predetermined operation to be executed by the vehicle may be different for each reading unit that has performed reading.

With this configuration, the user can cause the vehicle to perform a specific operation corresponding to the reading unit by causing the specific reading unit to read the device information from the plurality of reading units.

(7) At least one of the plurality of reading units is a reading unit A capable of reading from the device outside the vehicle, and at least one reading unit B capable of reading from the device only inside the vehicle. If the device authenticated by the reading unit A by the reading unit A is subsequently the device authenticated by the reading unit B, the vehicle is executed by the reading unit B authentication. The predetermined operation may be a control for causing the vehicle to perform an operation different from the predetermined operation performed by the authentication of the reading unit A.

With this configuration, the user can cause the vehicle to perform a specific operation corresponding to the reading unit by causing the specific reading unit to read the device information from the plurality of reading units in a predetermined order. ..
(8) The reading unit provided in the vehicle may be configured to read when a reading instruction is input to the reading instruction unit.

By doing so, for example, when the device accidentally approaches the reading unit, the reading is erroneously performed, and the problem that the vehicle performs an unintended predetermined operation hardly occurs.

For example, the reading unit A is installed inside the glass through which the vehicle can be visually recognized and communicated from the outside of the vehicle, and the similar reading unit B (with a push button as a reading instruction unit) is also installed around the steering wheel. , Unlock the door lock by the authentication by the reading unit A, put the paired device used for unlocking on the reader around the steering wheel, and press the button on the reader side to start the vehicle engine It is good to control so that it is applied.
(9) When a reading instruction is input to the reading instruction section, a series of predetermined operations may be automatically executed.

For example, when the engine is started by pressing the button of the reader near the steering wheel, a series of operations may be automatically executed by using it as a trigger. For example, engine start→bluetooth ON of smartphone→: music player start→music playback may be performed. In addition, it is good to start the engine → launch the smartphone navigation app.

(10) The function of pairing with the system in advance is performed by a second reading unit different from the first reading unit that reads information from the device for the predetermined authentication, and the first reading unit. May be configured such that the information of the device outside the vehicle can be read, and the second reading unit can read the information of the device only inside the vehicle.

With this configuration, the devices that can be paired can be limited to the devices that are brought into the vehicle, and it is possible to reduce the risk that a malicious person from outside the vehicle will perform pairing.

(11) A function of recording a log related to the determination or the operation, at least when the authentication is determined to be successful or when the vehicle is caused to perform a predetermined operation due to the authentication being successful. , A function of transmitting the log to the administrator device by a wireless signal may be provided.

By doing so, the administrator device can obtain a log relating to at least one of the case where it is determined that the authentication has been completed and/or the vehicle has been caused to perform a predetermined operation due to the authentication being completed. You can The management device preferably has a function of displaying the content of the acquired log. Although it may be displayed as it is, it is preferable to display the date and time when the authentication and the predetermined operation are associated with each other so that the administrator can easily understand the situation.

For example, when unlocking the engine, starting the engine, locking the engine, or stopping the engine, user and time data is stored as a log in this system, and the administrator of the company car later uses the NFC built-in management terminal (or You can use it for operation management by holding the management smartphone etc.).

(12) The device has a function of connecting to the Internet and a function of acquiring the current position, and when the information of the device is transmitted to the system by wireless communication, the information regarding the transmission and the current position information at the time of the transmission. Is preferably configured to have a function of transmitting to the server via an Internet connection.

For example, if all the employees' keys are smartphones, GPS location information (or simple location information by the base station) and 3G line can be used, so when the engine starts, the 3G line is used to send a busy message to the server, engine stop Sometimes, by checking the location information using GPS, etc., and if it is determined that the engine has been stopped near the company parking lot, by sending a usage end message to the server, it is possible to know which vehicle has an empty space from anywhere.

As the security risk increases due to the increase in the number of keys, if it is unlocked by a device other than the smartphone that you manage (guest key etc.) or the engine is started, the 3G line of the smartphone that was used when unlocking. It is recommended that the owner's smartphone be provided with a function to notify the owner of "Unlocked with guest key (Oo's key)" via the via phone.

(13) The system has a function of transmitting information regarding a predetermined operation performed by the vehicle to the device by a wireless signal as a result of the predetermined authentication being performed with the device by the wireless signal. The device may be configured to have a function of receiving information about the predetermined operation and a function of displaying information about the received predetermined operation.

For example, if you lock your vehicle by holding your smartphone over the reading unit of the system, for example, the "door lock" icon is always displayed by the display function of the OS of the smartphone (for example, the notification area or widget on the upper part of Android). By doing so, it would be good if the owner can confirm when "Is that the door locked?". The same applies when the guest is unlocked with the key to be described later and a 3G notification is given.

(14) The system has a function of transmitting, to the device by a wireless signal, information regarding a predetermined operation performed by the vehicle as a result of the predetermined authentication being performed with the device by the wireless signal. The device has a function of acquiring the current position, and the device has a function of storing a position at which the vehicle has performed a predetermined operation and displaying a positional relationship between the current position and the position. Good.

For example, it is advisable to store the positional information by GPS of the smartphone when the door is locked so as to guide the user when the parking position is lost in a shopping mall or the like (displayed on Google Map, etc.).

(15) The wireless signal is short-distance wireless communication, and a reading unit for reading information of a device existing in the vehicle by a wireless signal is provided, and when the reading unit is in contact with the device, the device does not communicate with the device. It is preferable to have a configuration having a function of performing contact charging.

For example, if a function such as Qi (non-contact charging) is installed in the reader near the steering wheel, the charging operation can be performed without connecting a cable, which improves convenience. Since there is a possibility of radio interference with NFC, control is performed in the order of turning off Qi etc. at first, exchanging messages after NFC communication, and turning on RF such as Qi after it is found to be a compatible device. Good to do.
(16) It is preferable to have a function of sending a signal for starting the engine to the vehicle when wireless communication with the authenticated device is possible.

For example, depending on the vehicle model, the function of the engine starter described above may not be applicable because the handlebar lock may not be released unless the actual key is inserted.However, while changing the way of thinking, holding your smartphone It is better to operate it as an immobilizer, in which the engine cannot be started without it.

(17) The device previously paired with the system may store the levels in association with each other, and set different predetermined operations to be executed by the vehicle depending on the levels.

For example, a plurality of levels are provided for pairing, and the correspondence relationship with the device is stored in a form such as “owner key”, “guest key”, and “user key”. For example, in the case of a guest key, only the OO time after pairing is valid, and in the case of a user key, there is no limitation on the expiration date, but the setting of the system cannot be changed. In particular, it is preferable to set the level by operating a button provided on the application or system during pairing.

(18) The device is a mobile terminal, and the system includes a wireless LAN function and a transmission function different from the wireless LAN function, and the different transmission function is the paired system and the mobile phone. It is a function to transmit information to and from the terminal, and the mobile terminal turns on the tethering function of the mobile terminal when the paired system appears as a device capable of communication by the transmission function. It is advisable to adopt a configuration for performing control for

This eliminates the need for the user to turn on the tethering function of the mobile terminal. For example, it is possible to automatically turn on the tethering function of the mobile terminal by carrying the mobile terminal and simply approaching the vehicle. When the tethering function is turned on, the battery life of the mobile terminal will be extremely poor, but this allows the tethering function to be used without ever turning on the tethering function and when getting into the vehicle. The excellent effect of eliminating the trouble of switching from off to on is obtained. The control for turning on the tethering function of the mobile terminal may be, for example, control for automatically turning on the tethering function. However, for example, in the case of a configuration that cannot be turned on automatically due to security control of the OS of the mobile terminal or the like, it is preferable to automatically display a dialog or a setting screen for turning on the tethering function.

The wireless LAN function may be a function of connecting to the Internet via a router or the like. In particular, it is preferable that the system has a function of accessing a server connected to the Internet and realizing a predetermined function.

The tethering function may be configured to communicate with the system by a wireless LAN, for example, and may be configured to perform communication for connecting to the Internet via a mobile phone network such as 3G or 4G, or may be configured to relay both. In particular, it is preferable to have a function as a router.

For pairing, for example, either one of the system or the mobile terminal is set in a search (discoverable) state in advance, and a search (discovery) operation is performed from the other device, and the surrounding devices in the searchable state are paired. It is advisable to display a list and select and input a connection partner from the list. At this time, for example, the same authentication key (for example, a passkey or PIN) may be input to both parties, and if the authentication is successful, the two may be paired. The paired devices are paired when the identification information of the other party who has been paired is stored, the search is automatically performed, and the same identification information as the stored identification information is transmitted from the other party. It should be configured to confirm that

Further, the system is searched by, for example, presetting and storing an identifier (for example, SSID) of the wireless LAN function of the mobile terminal and an encryption key and turning on pairing of the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal stored in the identifier appears, the wireless LAN connection with the mobile terminal may be performed.

Further, when the paired mobile terminal appears while another wireless LAN device is already communicating with the system, the wireless LAN connection partner is changed to the paired mobile terminal. It may be configured. For example, information used for Bluetooth pairing and information used for wireless LAN connection are stored in association with each other, and information used for wireless LAN connection of the mobile terminal paired with Bluetooth is stored from this correspondence relationship. It is advisable to use the configuration to change the connection partner of the wireless LAN.

However, when the paired mobile terminal appears while another wireless LAN device is already communicating with the system, the wireless LAN connection partner is not changed to the paired mobile terminal. It is particularly preferable to have a configuration. In the case of having such a configuration, the mobile terminal has a control to turn on the tethering function of the mobile terminal even if the paired system appears as a device capable of communication by the transmission function. It is better not to configure. In addition, for example, the mobile terminal controls to turn on the tethering function of the mobile terminal once when the paired system appears as a device capable of communication by the transmission function, and then the wireless LAN is used. When the connection with the system is not established within a predetermined time, it is preferable to control to turn on the tethering function of the mobile terminal.

When the paired system appears, for example, it may be possible to perform authentication by the paired system identifier and an authentication key or the like, and to perform transmission by the transmission function, but especially when paired It is preferable that the system can be authenticated by the system identifier and the authentication key. By doing so, the wireless LAN connection can be made earlier.

(19) The mobile terminal may be configured to perform control to turn off a tethering function of the mobile terminal when the paired system disappears.

With this configuration, for example, when the user moves away from the vehicle-mounted device, such as when the user carries the mobile terminal outside the vehicle and leaves the vehicle, the tethering of the mobile terminal can be automatically turned off. It is possible to obtain an excellent effect that the tethering function does not remain on and there is no need to switch the tethering function from on to off when getting off the vehicle.

The case where the paired system disappears may be the case where transmission by the paired system and the transmission function cannot be performed, but especially the connection between the paired system side is disconnected. It is good if you

(20) The system is configured such that power is supplied from the vehicle side when the engine is on and power is not supplied from the vehicle side when the engine is off.
When the power is supplied from the vehicle side, the wireless LAN function and the transmission function may be operated.

With this configuration, when the engine is turned on, for example, the pairing between the portable terminal carried by the passenger and the system can be confirmed, and the tethering of the portable terminal is automatically turned on. On the other hand, in a configuration in which the mobile terminal also has a function of performing control to turn off the tethering function of the mobile terminal when the paired system disappears, if the engine is turned off, Mobile device tethering is turned off.

(21) It is preferable that the system has a connection function by Bluetooth, and the confirmation function is a function of confirming that they are paired by Bluetooth.

For example, the connection function by Bluetooth may be a connection function for communication like SPP (Serial Port Profile) or DUN (Dial-up Networking Profile) profile of Bluetooth, but especially HSP (Headset Profile) and HFP (Hands-Free Profile) or A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) connection function for audio. In particular, the system may be connected to at least one of a microphone and a speaker, or may be configured to include at least one of the microphone and the system may receive voice transmitted from a mobile terminal and output the voice from a speaker or a microphone. A configuration may be provided in which the acquired voice in the vehicle is transmitted from the system to the mobile terminal.

For example, a radar detector may be used as the system, and a smartphone (smartphone) may be used as the mobile terminal. For example, the radar detector includes a Bluetooth communication unit and a WiFi communication unit, and the Bluetooth communication unit is paired with the smartphone in advance. In addition, a dedicated application having the above-mentioned functions is installed in advance on the smartphone side. The dedicated application has a Bluetooth connection detection function and a tethering ON/OFF control function. When the engine is turned on, the smartphone and radar detector are connected via Bluetooth. When the smartphone side determines that the radar is connected via Bluetooth, it automatically switches tethering to the ON state. When the engine is turned off, the Bluetooth connection is cut off, so tethering is automatically turned off.

Some radar detectors can update GPS data by using the wireless LAN tethering function. However, the conventional one is said to "automatically update at startup if wireless LAN can be received in garage or garden", and it is fully conceivable that wireless LAN radio waves do not reach the garage (use of monthly parking lot) Person). In that case, the tethering function needs to be turned on/off by the user, which is considered to be troublesome, and there is a problem that the battery life becomes extremely poor when the tethering function is always on. However, the above-described configuration can solve such a problem.

The system described in (1) to (21) may be configured as a system provided on the vehicle side, or may be provided in the vehicle in advance, but is particularly configured as an aftermarket product that is added after the sale of the vehicle. Good to do. The “device” described in (1) to (21) may be a mobile terminal that can execute an application, and the functions of the “device” described in (1) to (21) are provided in the mobile terminal. It may be configured as a program executed by a computer.

Further, it may be configured as described in (A) below. These configurations may be combined with the above configurations (1) to (21). For example, the configurations of (1) to (19) and the configurations of (A) to (F) below may be used alone or in any combination to configure a device. In addition, the components described in each item of the configurations (1) to (19) and (A) to (F) may be arbitrarily combined to configure a device.

(A) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an in-vehicle system having a reading device including a control unit that reads unique identification information of a communication terminal and performs required control of a vehicle,
The control unit is

Depending on the usage form for the read unique identification information, referring to the registration contents of the registration means for registering a plurality of types of the unique identification information and the usage form of the vehicle for each of the plurality of types of unique identification information It is characterized by carrying out vehicle control.

In this in-vehicle system, the control unit of the reading device refers to the registration content of the registration unit that registers the plurality of types of unique identification information and the vehicle usage mode for each of the plurality of types of unique identification information. , And performs vehicle control according to the usage mode for the read unique identification information. Therefore, for example, if a plurality of types of unique identification information are registered, it means that the communication terminals owned by a plurality of people are registered, and the vehicle can be controlled by the communication terminals owned by each of the plurality of people. Like

(B) When the registered contents of the registration means are registered such that the usage mode is different for each unique identification information, the vehicle control mode is different for each of a plurality of persons. That is, if a plurality of unique identifiers are registered (paired) in the registration means, and different usage modes are registered for each of the plurality of unique identifiers, the "owner", "guest", "use" It is possible to perform vehicle control in different modes such as “person” and the like in which stages of usage modes are provided.

(C) Further, the reading device is arranged at a position where the unique identification information can be read without entering the vehicle, and the door is locked/unlocked in response to a holding operation of the communication terminal with respect to the reading device. If the door lock control is performed, the door lock control can be performed without entering the vehicle. The door lock control is an aspect of vehicle control in the configuration (1). The reading device may be installed, for example, in the front window or around the quarter glass, but it does not exclude other windows.

(D) Further, a second reading device capable of reading the unique identification information is provided, and the second reading device is configured to be able to refer to the registered content of the registration means. According to this configuration, the registered contents can be referred to by the second reading unit, and the registering unit can be realized by, for example, a single table. Further, the movement control of the vehicle may be performed in response to a holding operation of the communication terminal with respect to the second reading device and a predetermined condition being satisfied. Examples of the movement control of the vehicle include start/stop of the engine. If the second reading device is installed within the reach of the driver, it is possible to construct an in-vehicle system having a high operability for the driver.

Examples of the above-mentioned “range within which the driver can reach” include, for example, the area around the steering wheel. Further, it is also conceivable that the predetermined condition is that the operation means provided in the second reading device is operated. Since the operating means is not provided separately from the second reading device, the cost can be reduced.

(E) Then, in response to the operation of the operation means, the terminal device may be configured to perform a series of operations. For example, when the engine is started by pressing the button of the reader near the steering wheel, the series of operations can be triggered to be automatically executed. For example, engine start→smartphone Bluetooth (registered trademark) On→smartphone music player startup→music playback, and engine start→smartphone navigation application startup. According to this configuration, for example, the touch operation of the smartphone is not performed, which is highly convenient. Depending on the model of the engine, the handlebar lock may not be released unless the actual key is pressed, so the idea is changed a little, and the engine cannot be started without holding the smartphone (communication terminal). It may be used as an immobilizer (vehicle antitheft device).

(F) It may be a program for realizing the functions of the above-described vehicle-mounted system. According to this, it is possible to realize a program or the like that enables the vehicle to be controlled even by the terminal devices owned by a plurality of persons. If the reader near the steering wheel is equipped with the Qi (contactless charging) function, the charging operation can be performed without connecting a cable, which improves convenience. Since there is a risk of radio wave interference with NFC, it is preferable that Qi is initially turned off, messages are exchanged after NFC communication, and then Qi RF is turned on after it is determined that the device is compatible with Qi.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system, a program, or the like that is easier to use than ever before.

It is a block diagram of the vehicle-mounted system 1 which is embodiment of this invention. It is a flow chart explaining operation. It is an explanatory view of a display screen. It is explanatory drawing of the construction transition of the table 22.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an in-vehicle system 1 which is an embodiment of the present invention. On the right side of the drawing, there is a smart phone 10 (communication terminal) owned by the user who is on the "outside the vehicle" side. The smart phone 10 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “smartphone”) includes a storage unit 13, and the storage unit 13 stores a unique ID 14 that is a unique identifier of the smart phone 10. The smartphone 10 also includes an NFC (Near Field Communication) 12. Further, a dedicated application 11 which is a dedicated application (application: AP) is downloaded and installed via a public line network (not shown). The icon for this dedicated application is displayed on the display screen of the smartphone 10.

An NFC communication R/W 20 (reading device) is installed near the windshield (or quarter glass) on the dashboard at the right end of the steering wheel in the vehicle compartment. Note that this installation position is merely an example. This NFC communication R/W 20 (reading device) has a control unit 24 and a table 22 (registration means) built therein, and when the smartphone 10 is held over, it is stored in its storage unit 13 uniquely. Read the ID (unique identification information). Further, the control unit 24 sends a control signal to the door lock control unit 40 that locks/unlocks the door (not shown). Upon receiving the control signal, the door lock control unit 40 controls the locking/unlocking of the door. A push button 26 is provided on the upper portion of the NFC communication R/W 20, and when the push button 26 is pushed, the control unit 24 can detect it.

An NFC R/W 30 (second reading device) for NFC communication is installed at a position on the dashboard around the steering wheel (preferably the left end of the steering wheel) inside the vehicle compartment where the driver can reach. The NFC communication R/W 30 (reading device) has a built-in control unit 34, and when the smartphone 10 is held over, a unique ID (unique identification information) stored in the storage unit 13 is displayed. read. Further, the control unit 34 can refer to the contents of the table 22 built in the R/W 20 for NFC communication. Further, the control unit 34 sends a control signal to an engine control unit 50 that starts/stops the engine (not shown). The engine control unit 50 that has received the control signal controls the start/stop of the engine. A push button 36 is provided on the upper portion of the NFC communication R/W 30, and when the push button 36 is pushed, the control unit 34 can detect it.
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(Table 22 construction processing)

Next, the process of constructing the table 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4. Now, assume a case in which four owners A, guest B, guest C, and user D are registered. The control unit 24 performs the following operations. First, it is necessary to register the owner. To do this, for example, by holding the button of the dedicated application of the smartphone 10 while holding the smartphone 10 over the NFC communication R/W 20 and pressing the push button 26 for a predetermined time, for example, 30 seconds, as shown in FIG. The owner's unique ID “ID1” is automatically registered in the “use mode” as “freedom”. Another example is to provide a ten key on the R/W 20 for FC communication, input a personal identification number with this ten key, and hold the smartphone 10 over, but this is merely an example. After that, the owner A is registered in the table 22 as the usage mode of "freedom".

Next, the guest B is registered. Before the guest B is registered, as shown in step 200 of FIG. 2, the smartphone 10 is held over the R/W 20 for NFC communication, and its unique ID is the same as the “ID1” registered as the owner. It is determined that the smartphone 10 belongs to the owner. Next, the owner's application 10 sets parameters. First, in order to register B in which a display screen 320 as shown in FIG. 3A is displayed as a guest, the start button 304 is touched and the guest icon 300 is touched. Then, a display screen 320 as shown in FIG. 3B is displayed, and an appropriate time and area are input in the time blank field 306 and the area blank field 308 (in this example, “A time”, “B area”, which is step 210 in FIG. 2). ). Next, as shown in step 220, the owner's smartphone 10 is held over the R/W 20 for NFC communication, and then, as shown in step 230, the smartphone 10 of the guest B is held over the R/W 20 for NFC communication. Then, the table 22 becomes as shown in FIG. That is, the unique ID 14 of the guest B becomes “ID2”, and the usage mode is registered in the table 22 as “A time, B area limited” in association with this.

The guest C is registered in exactly the same way. As a result, the registered contents of the table 22 are as shown in FIG. That is, the unique ID “ID3” of the smartphone 10 of the guest C and the usage mode “C time, D area limited” are registered in association with each other. It is assumed that the guest C is input as “C time, D area”.

Then, finally, the user D is registered. Before registration of the user D, as shown in step 200 of FIG. 2, the smartphone 10 is held over the R/W 20 for NFC communication, and its unique ID is the same as the “ID1” registered as the owner. It is determined that this smartphone 10 belongs to the owner. Next, the owner's application 10 sets parameters. First, a display screen 320 as shown in FIG. 3A is displayed, and in order to register D as a user, the start button 304 is touched and the user icon 302 is touched. Then, this time, the display screen 320 as shown in FIG. 3C is displayed, and the message 310 is displayed on the display screen 320, and the owner confirms this (this is step 210 in FIG. 2). Next, as shown in step 220, the owner's smartphone 10 is held over the R/W 20 for NFC communication. Then, as shown in step 230, the smartphone 10 of the user D is held over the R/W 20 for NFC communication. Then, the table 22 becomes as shown in FIG. That is, the unique ID 14 of the user D becomes "ID4", and the usage mode is registered in the table 22 as "no time limit (however, it is impossible to enter)" in association with this.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, first, the owner's smartphone 10 is held over the NFC communication R/W 20 (step 200), then parameters are set by the owner's dedicated application 11 (step 210), and then the owner's smartphone 10 is set. The smartphone 10 is held over the R/W 20 for NFC communication (step 220), and the smartphone 10 of the person (other than the owner) who wants to register is held over the R/W 20 for NFC communication (step 230). If this operation is continued, the number of registered ID fields and usage mode fields of the table 22 will increase. The above is the registration operation (when used by the owner: during normal use)

In normal use by the owner, the behavior is as follows. Hold the smartphone 10 over the glass over the R/W 20 for NFC communication. Then, the NFC communication R/W 20 reads the unique ID of the owner. The control unit 24 refers to the table 22 and determines that the unique ID is the unique ID “ID1” of the owner, and the control unit 24 sends a control signal for unlocking the door lock to the door lock control unit 40. It is sent to the lock control unit 40. Then, the door lock control unit 40 unlocks the door. The owner sitting in the driver's seat stands the smartphone 10 in a holder (not shown) of the NFC communication R/W 30. Then, the NFC communication R/W 30 also reads the unique ID of the smartphone 10. The control unit 34 refers to the table 22 and determines that the read unique ID is the owner's ID “ID1”. As a result, when the push button 36 is pressed, a control signal for starting the engine is sent to the engine control unit 50. Then, the engine control unit 50 starts an engine (not shown). In addition, when the push button 36 is pressed, the music function of the smartphone 10 may be activated by using Bluetooth or the like of the smartphone 10. In this way, the trouble of the driver can be saved.

At the end of the operation, the push button 36 is pushed again and a control signal for engine stop is sent to the engine control unit 50. In response to this, the engine control unit 50 stops the engine. Then, the user leaves the seat, goes out of the vehicle compartment, and holds the smartphone 10 over the glass over the R/W 20 for NFC communication. Then, the control unit 24 of the NFC communication R/W 20 reads the unique ID 14 of the smartphone 10 and refers to the table 22 to determine that the ID is a registered ID. Then, the control unit 24 transmits a control signal for locking to the door lock control unit 40. Then, the door lock control unit 24 locks the door.
(When used by guests and users)

In the above-described embodiment, the guest has limited use time and use area. Therefore, when the control unit 24 is not “within the use time and within the use area”, even if the read unique ID is registered in the table, the control signal for unlocking the door lock control unit 40. Do not send. Therefore, the door does not open even if the smartphone 10 is held up. Further, when either "within use time" or "within use area" is not satisfied during driving, a message is read aloud to notify that the vehicle will soon be in an inoperable state (for example, forced engine stop). In order to realize these operations, the control unit 24 may have a GPS function, a clock function, and the like. In the case of a user, the operation is similar to that of the owner, but there is a point different from that of the owner (for example, engine start is impossible).

As described above, in the in-vehicle system 1, the control unit 24 of the NFC communication R/W 20 (reading device) has a plurality of unique identifiers (unique ID 14) and a plurality of unique identifiers. With reference to the registration contents of the table 22 (registration means) for registering the usage form of the vehicle with respect to the identifier, the vehicle control is performed with the usage form for the read unique identifier. Therefore, registration of a plurality of types of unique identifiers means registration of a smartphone 10 (communication terminal) owned by a plurality of people. Therefore, control of a vehicle by a communication terminal owned by each of a plurality of people. Will be able to.

Moreover, if the registration contents of the table 22 (registration means) are registered so that the usage modes differ for each unique identifier, the control mode for the vehicle will differ for each of the plurality of persons. That is, if a plurality of unique identifiers are registered (paired) in the table 22 (registration means) and different usage modes are registered for each of the plurality of unique identifiers, the "owner" and "guest" can be registered. ," "user", etc., and vehicle control can be performed in different modes with different stages. The functions of the system described above can be realized by the CPU executing the program recorded in the ROM. Of course, a part or all of them can be realized by a dedicated LSI or a memory chip.

In other words, according to the present invention, the NFC (or Felica (registered trademark)) reader is installed around the windshield or the windshield at the time of security enaster. A smartphone, a conventional mobile phone (with Felica (registered trademark)), a Suica (registered trademark) card, etc. are paired with a device installed on the vehicle side and held over the device on the vehicle side to lock the door. Release it. Also, a similar reader (with push button) is installed around the steering wheel, and with the pairing terminal used for unlocking put on the reader around the steering wheel, press the button on the leader side The engine of can be started.

Merits include "You don't have to carry your vehicle key with you." "If you have multiple pairable vehicles, you can use the smartphones of fellow passengers such as acquaintances as the vehicle key." .. Thus, for example, even if the passenger is separated from the driver, it can be unlocked by the passenger's own smartphone, which is convenient when the vehicle is left behind. Furthermore, it can be used for operation management of company cars.

More specifically, a unique ID (IDm) written in advance in NFC or Felica (registered trademark) is used to specify the pairing terminal. When pairing with a smartphone, install a dedicated application in advance, press the pairing button in the application, and then hold it over the vehicle side device, so that the smartphone sends a pairing message to the vehicle side device Authentication is completed with. When pairing with a conventional mobile terminal with Felica (registered trademark) function or a terminal that cannot install an application such as Suica (registered trademark) card, after pressing the pairing button on the vehicle side device, within XX seconds Authentication is performed by bringing the terminal closer. In addition, a plurality of levels are provided for pairing, and are set in a form such as “owner key”, “guest key”, and “user key”. In the case of a guest key, settings are provided such that it is valid only for XX hours after pairing, and in the case of a user key, there is no limit on the expiration date, but the settings of the vehicle side device cannot be changed. (Set the level by operating the app or the button on the vehicle side device during pairing). The functions are roughly classified into two points, that is, "door lock/unlock function" and "engine start/stop function".

The following merits can be obtained by installing this device. For "individual use," owners no longer have to carry around car keys, and smartphones, mobile terminals, and credit cards with built-in Suica (registered trademark)/Felica (registered trademark) functions Can be used in place of a car key, which simply improves convenience. Further, when an acquaintance or the like goes out as a fellow passenger, a smartphone owned by the fellow passenger is registered in advance as a guest key. Thus, for example, in a leisure facility such as skiing, when a passenger forgets something in the vehicle while being separated from the driver, the door lock can be released at the passenger's own terminal.

In the case of "corporate use", all employees will have the key to the company car, which will increase convenience. When unlocking the engine, starting the engine, locking the engine, or stopping the engine, user and time data is saved as a log in the device on the vehicle side, and the administrator of the company car later uses the NFC built-in management terminal. (Or smartphone for management) can be used to help in operation management. Also, if all the employees' keys are smartphones, GPS location information (or simple location information by the base station) and 3G line (4G line may be used) can be used for the server by using the 3G line when starting the engine. Sending a middle message, checking the location information with GPS etc. when the engine is stopped, and if it is judged that the engine has been stopped near the company parking lot, by sending a usage end message to the server, you can see which vehicle has space I can know.

As the security risk increases due to the increase in the number of keys, if it is unlocked by a device other than the smartphone that you are managing (guest key etc.) or the engine is started, the 3G line of the smartphone used when unlocking. By telling the owner's smartphone via the guest "Unlocked with the guest key (Mr. ○○'s key)", it has a function of notifying the owner like an answer back of car security. If you lock your smartphone by holding it over the device on the vehicle side, for example, by constantly displaying the "door lock" icon in the notification area or widget on the top of Android, the owner will ask "Are you locked the door? ”Is confirmed (the same applies when the guest key unlocks and there is a 3G notification). By storing the location information with the GPS of the smartphone when locked, it guides when the parking location is lost in a shopping mall (displayed on Google (registered trademark) Map etc.)
(Tethering function)
Further, it is preferable to have the following configuration.
A wireless control unit having a wireless control unit communicatively connected to the control unit 24 and the control unit 34 is provided. The wireless control unit is a wireless control unit, a wireless LAN communication unit connected to the wireless control unit, a Bluetooth communication unit connected to the wireless control unit, and an operation input which is a push button switch group connected to the wireless control unit. And a display unit including a liquid crystal display, and is installed in the vehicle compartment.
The control unit 24 and the control unit 34 record an operation log indicating the operation status of the push buttons 26 and 36, a communication log including communication contents in the NFC communication R/Ws 20 and 30, and a control log indicating the output status of the control signal. .. In the log, the contents of the operation/communication/control as well as the time when the operation/communication/control is performed are acquired from the clock unit included in each control unit and recorded in the nonvolatile memory included in the control unit. When the wireless LAN communication unit is connected to the wireless LAN communication unit of the smartphone 10 and the Internet connection is established by the tethering function of the smartphone 10, the wireless control unit controls the control unit 24 and the control for the server connected to the Internet. It has a function of acquiring each log recorded in the nonvolatile memory of each control unit from the unit 34 and transmitting each log to the server.
The wireless LAN communication unit and the Bluetooth communication unit have a general configuration that enables communication with each communication unit of the smartphone 10 that is paired in advance.
Then, the smartphone 10 controls to turn on the tethering function of the smartphone 10 when the connection with the paired Bluetooth communication unit is established.
With such a configuration, it is not necessary for the user to turn on the tethering function of the smartphone 10. For example, it is possible to automatically turn on the tethering function of the smartphone 10 by holding the smartphone 10 and simply approaching the vehicle. When the tethering function is turned on, the smartphone 10 has a very poor battery life. However, if the tethering function is turned on, the tethering function does not need to be turned on at all times and the tethering function can be applied to each vehicle. The excellent effect of eliminating the trouble of switching from off to on is obtained.
The tethering function of the smartphone 10 may be configured to perform communication with the wireless LAN communication unit by the wireless LAN function of the smartphone 10 and communication for connecting to the Internet by the 4G connection function of the smartphone 10, and relay the both. It has a function as a router.
Note that Bluetooth pairing starts when the push button switch for Bluetooth pairing in the operation input unit is pressed, and a list of peripheral devices that are in the searchable state is displayed on the display unit, and the device is connected from that list. It is advisable to adopt a configuration in which the other party is selected and input by the cursor key of the keyboard provided in the operation input unit.
Further, the SSID and the encryption key of the wireless LAN function of the smartphone 10 are input and set and stored in advance from the keyboard provided in the operation input unit, and the pairing of the smartphone 10 is turned on. When the one of the smartphone 10 stored in 1 appears, the wireless LAN connection with the smartphone 10 is performed.
When a paired mobile terminal is detected while another wireless LAN device is already communicating with the wireless LAN communication unit, the wireless LAN connection partner is set to the paired mobile terminal. The configuration may be changed. For example, information used for Bluetooth pairing and information used for wireless LAN connection are stored in association with each other, and information used for wireless LAN connection of the mobile terminal paired with Bluetooth is stored from this correspondence relationship. It is advisable to use the configuration to change the connection partner of the wireless LAN.
However, when the paired smartphone 10 appears while another wireless LAN device is already communicating with the system, the wireless LAN connection partner is not changed to the paired mobile terminal. It is particularly preferable to have a configuration. When such a configuration is provided, it is preferable that the smartphone 10 does not control to turn on the tethering function of the smartphone 10 even when the ID of the paired Bluetooth communication unit appears.
Further, the smartphone 10 may be configured to perform control to turn off the tethering function of the smartphone 10 when the ID of the paired Bluetooth connection unit is no longer detected.
With this configuration, for example, when the user holds the smartphone 10 and goes out of the vehicle and leaves the vehicle, the tethering of the mobile terminal can be automatically turned off when the user leaves the in-vehicle device. It is possible to obtain an excellent effect that the tethering function does not remain on and there is no need to switch the tethering function from on to off when getting off the vehicle.
The wireless control unit receives power from the vehicle when the engine is on, and does not receive power from the vehicle when the engine is off. It is preferable that the wireless control unit operates when power is supplied.
In this way, when the engine is turned on, for example, the pairing between the smartphone 10 carried by the passenger and the system can be confirmed, and the smartphone 10 automatically turns on the tethering. On the other hand, in the configuration in which the smartphone 10 also has a function of performing control to turn off the tethering function of the smartphone 10 when the ID of the paired Bluetooth connection unit is no longer detected, if the engine is turned off, The tethering of the smartphone 10 is automatically turned off.
The connection function by Bluetooth may be the connection function for communication like Bluetooth SPP (Serial Port Profile) or DUN (Dial-up Networking Profile) profile, but especially HSP (Headset Profile) and HFP (Hands-Free Profile) or A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) connection function for audio. In particular, the system may be connected to at least one of a microphone and a speaker and may be configured to include at least one of the microphone and the system. The system may receive the voice transmitted from the smartphone 10 and output the voice from the speaker. It is preferable to have a configuration for transmitting the acquired in-vehicle voice from the system to the smartphone 10.
Note that the wireless control unit is not limited to the configuration described above, and may be configured as an independent vehicle-mountable device that is not connected to the control unit 24 and the control unit 34.
For example, a radar detector including a wireless control unit and a smartphone 10 (smartphone) may be provided. For example, the radar detector includes a Bluetooth communication unit and a WiFi communication unit, and the Bluetooth communication unit is paired with the smartphone 10 in advance. In addition, a dedicated application having the above-described functions is installed in advance on the smartphone 10 side. The dedicated application has a Bluetooth connection detection function and a tethering ON/OFF control function. When the engine is turned on, the smartphone 10 and the radar detector are connected via Bluetooth. When the smartphone 10 determines that the radar is connected via Bluetooth, it automatically switches the tethering to the ON state. When the engine is turned off, the Bluetooth connection is cut off, so tethering is automatically turned off.
Some radar detectors can update GPS data by using the wireless LAN tethering function. However, the conventional one is said to "automatically update at startup if wireless LAN can be received in garage or garden", and it is fully conceivable that wireless LAN radio waves do not reach the garage (use of monthly parking lot) Person). In that case, the tethering function needs to be turned on/off by the user, which is considered to be troublesome, and there is a problem that the battery life becomes extremely poor when the tethering function is always on. However, the above-described configuration can solve such a problem.
The constituent elements of the contents of each embodiment, the elements described in the means for solving the problems, and the elements to which the idea is applied may be arbitrarily combined to form an embodiment.

10 smartphone (smartphone)
11 Dedicated application 12 NFC
20 NFC communication R/W
22 table 24 control unit 26 push button 30 NFC communication R/W
34 control unit 36 push button 40 door lock control unit 50 engine control unit

Claims (2)

A system having a reading device including a control unit that reads unique identification information of a communication terminal and performs predetermined control of a vehicle,
The control unit is
After the identification information of the first communication terminal and the usage pattern of the vehicle are read from the authenticated first communication terminal, the second communication terminal from the second communication terminal different from the first communication terminal is read. When the identification information is read, the identification information of the second communication terminal and the usage mode of the vehicle are registered,
If the identification information of the second communication terminal are read, have rows vehicle control according to the usage mode to which the registration,
As the reading device
A first reading device capable of reading identification information specific to the car outside of the communication terminal,
There are a second reader capable of reading identification information unique to the communication terminal in the car,
The control unit registers the identification information read by the first reading device and the usage pattern. A program that causes a computer to function as the control unit of the system according to claim 1 .

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