JPH1146255A - On-vehicle load controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle load controller with improved maintainability by which electrical devices can be controlled remotely from an arbitrary posi tion, independently of a distance from a vehicle without being affected by sur rounding noise or the like. SOLUTION: This on-vehicle load controller 1 is provided with a telephone set 3 with a function of recognizing a telephone number of a caller telephone set and with an electrical device control section 13 that has a telephone number collation function. The telephone set 3 receiving a phone call from a prescribed telephone set 19 recognizes a telephone number of the caller telephone set sent from a base station together with a call signal and provides an output of the result. The electric device control section 13, in response to it, instructs a prescribed operation content to drive sections 5, 7, 9, 11 that drive each electrical device, only when the caller telephone number is matched with a telephone number registered in advance and a stop state of the vehicle is confirmed through a vehicle velocity sensor 17. The operation content is set by the user through a touch panel 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-vehicle load control device for remotely controlling electric components provided in a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional on-vehicle load control device for remotely controlling electric components such as a door lock system and a sunroof provided in a vehicle is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-204587. This in-vehicle load control device
A first receiver for receiving a control radio signal sent from the portable transmitter, and a second receiver having a microphone and a voice recognition unit for recognizing a control voice emitted by the user. Have. In this in-vehicle load control device,
Remote control of the power window and sunroof other than the door lock system is designed to be remotely controlled by voice only. After the door lock is released by the portable transmitter, the window and sunroof are controlled. When the user speaks, the window or sunroof opens.

[0003]

However, the remote operation by voice in the above-mentioned on-vehicle load control device can only function effectively very close to the vehicle because the reach of the voice is narrow, and also affects the surrounding environment. There is a problem that it may not function in a place where noise is terrible.

Further, in the above-described vehicle-mounted load control device, the door can be unlocked only by the transmission signal from the portable transmission unit without the user's voice input. Anyone can unlock the door, and if the portable transmitting unit is lost, the lost portable transmitting unit may be misused, resulting in poor security.

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention enables remote control of electrical components from an arbitrary position irrespective of the distance from a vehicle without being affected by ambient noise and the like, and improvement in security. It is an object of the present invention to provide an in-vehicle load control device that can be achieved.

[0006]

The technical means for achieving the above object is provided in a vehicle, responds to a predetermined received radio wave signal, and performs predetermined operation contents on electric components provided in the vehicle. An on-vehicle load control device to which a predetermined telephone number is assigned, and a line connection means capable of connecting a telephone line with a base station by communication radio waves, and a telephone from a predetermined telephone to the line connection means. When a call signal for calling the line connection unit is transmitted from the base station to the line connection unit, the base station transmits a call signal indicating the telephone number of the calling telephone, which is transmitted together with the call signal. Calling number recognition means for recognizing the telephone number of the predetermined telephone and outputting the recognition result, registration number storing means for storing a telephone number registered in advance, and calling number recognition means. In response to the output, it is determined whether or not the telephone number of the predetermined telephone set recognized by the calling party number recognition means matches the registered telephone number stored in the registration number storage means. A telephone number collating means for outputting a result, and responding to an output from the telephone number collating means, and instructing the electrical component of a predetermined operation content only when the determination result by the telephone number collating means is positive. Command means.

Preferably, the on-vehicle load control device further includes a vehicle state detecting means for detecting whether or not the vehicle is stopped, and the command means determines that the telephone number collating means has a positive result. It is preferable that the predetermined operation content is instructed to the electrical component only when the vehicle is in a stopped state and the detection result by the vehicle state detection means indicates that the vehicle is stopped.

Preferably, the on-vehicle load control device further includes a receiving unit for receiving information for designating the operation content instructed by the instructing unit to the electrical component, and the instructing unit includes: It is preferable that the operation content indicated by the information received by the receiving means is instructed to the electrical component.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle-mounted load control device according to one embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a telephone and an electrical component control unit provided in the on-vehicle load control device. This in-vehicle load control device 1
Is a telephone 3 capable of connecting a telephone line with a base station by communication radio waves, and a driving unit 5 for driving each electrical component.
An electrical component control unit 13 that controls 7, 9, 11 and a touch panel (touch screen) 1 as a receiving unit for setting the control content of the electrical component control unit 13 for each electrical component
5 and a vehicle speed sensor (vehicle state detecting means) 17 mounted on the vehicle and used as a remote control (including a simplified mobile phone in this specification) 1
When a call is received from a predetermined telephone such as 9 through a telephone line, a response to the call is instructed to each electric component to perform a predetermined operation corresponding to the control content. Here, the mobile phone 19 is used for remote control, but the remote control can be performed by an arbitrary type of telephone regardless of the type of telephone.

The driving unit 5 drives an electromagnetic actuator of a door lock system for locking and unlocking the door, and the driving unit 7 drives a motor for opening and closing the sunroof. The drive unit 9 is for driving a motor of a power window for opening and closing the window.
1 is for driving an air conditioner.

The telephone 3 is a portable telephone or a car telephone with a fax modem which can be used as a normal telephone. As shown in FIG. 2, a dial key 21 and a microphone 23 for inputting a telephone number and the like are provided. , A speaker 25, a transmitting / receiving circuit 27 and an antenna 29 as communication means, and a control unit 31. Control unit 31
Is constituted by a microcomputer or the like, and the call processing unit 3
1a and a caller-side number recognition unit 31b. Among these components, the transmission / reception circuit 27, the antenna 29, and the call processing unit 31a correspond to a line connection unit.

The call processing unit 31a of the control unit 31 includes a transmitting / receiving circuit 27 and an antenna 2 when making and receiving a telephone call.
9, a connection process of a telephone line with a base station is performed, and a transmission process of a telephone number input through the dial key 21 and a transmission / reception process of a call content are performed.
In the transmission / reception processing of the call content, the call content input from the microphone 23 is transmitted to the transmission / reception circuit 27 and the antenna 2.
9 includes a process of transmitting to the base station through the transmission line 9 and a process of converting the content of the call received by the transmission / reception circuit 27 and the antenna 29 into voice using the speaker 25.

When a call is made from another telephone to the telephone 3 and a call signal for calling the telephone 3 is transmitted from the base station to the telephone 3, the calling number recognition unit 31b transmits the call signal together with the call signal. It extracts a signal indicating the telephone number of the telephone of the transmitting side that is transmitted, recognizes the telephone number of the transmitting side, and outputs it to a telephone number collating unit 13b of the electrical component control unit 13 described later.

An electrical component control unit 13 composed of a microcomputer or the like includes a registration number storage unit 13a for storing telephone numbers of one or more telephones registered in advance for remote control of the on-vehicle load control device 1, Calling party number recognition part 3
1, a telephone number collating unit 13b for determining whether or not the calling telephone number recognized by No. 1 matches the registered telephone number stored in the registered number storage unit 13a;
A command unit 13c for commanding predetermined operation contents to 7, 9, and 11
A control content setting unit 13d for receiving, through the touch panel 15, information for the user to specify the operation content that the command unit 13c instructs to each of the driving units 5, 7, 9, 11;
A vehicle state determination unit 13e that determines whether or not the vehicle is stopped based on a signal input from the vehicle speed sensor 33.

The telephone number collating section 13b responds to a call to the telephone 3 when the telephone number is output from the telephone number recognizing section 31b of the telephone 3 and is stored in the registration number storage section 13a. Read the registered telephone number
It determines whether the calling side telephone number matches any of the registered telephone numbers, and outputs the determination result to the command unit 13e. In response to this, the command unit 13e determines that the result of the determination by the telephone number collating unit 13b is positive, that is, the calling telephone number matches one of the registered telephone numbers, and that the vehicle state determining unit Only when the determination result by 13e is affirmative, that is, when the vehicle is stopped, the operation content registered in the control content setting unit 13d is instructed to each of the driving units 5, 7, 9, and 11 through the touch panel 15. .

When an incoming call is made to the telephone 3, a signal notifying the incoming call is input from the telephone 13 to the electrical component control unit 13. The power of the component control unit 13 is turned on, and the power is turned off when the instruction of the predetermined operation content for each electrical component is finished.

The touch panel 15 is also used as a car navigation system and a monitor of a television. For example, when a predetermined operation input is performed through a display input surface 15a (see FIG. 4) of the touch panel 15, the touch panel 15 is operated. Is switched from a mode for monitor output of car navigation to a control content setting mode for setting the control content of the apparatus 1.

The on-vehicle load control device 1 thus configured
The control modes include a normal mode in which remote operation by a telephone is accepted and a cancel mode in which operation control of each electrical component by the device 1 is prohibited and remote operation is not accepted. Is input to the control content setting unit 13d through the touch panel 15.

Further, in the on-vehicle load control device 1, when a call is received from a telephone whose telephone number is registered while the control mode is the normal mode, the condition is that the vehicle is stopped. , Door locking or unlocking for the door lock system, opening or closing for the sunroof, window opening or closing for the power window, and ON for the air conditioner. Or, an instruction to turn off is given, and the user can select in advance through the touch panel 15 the operation desired to be performed by each electrical component from the two types of operations by remote control.

Next, referring to FIG.
A method of setting the control contents of the on-vehicle load control device 1 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the display input surface 15a of the touch panel 15 in the control content setting mode. In this mode, display contents 41 such as “door lock”, “sunroof”, “air conditioner”, and “power window” indicating the name of each electrical component remotely controlled using the device 1 are displayed on the display input surface 15a. , 43, 45,
An operation input area 5 to which respective operation contents to be performed by each electric component by remote control are assigned in accordance with the operation input area 47.
1a, 51b, 51c, 51d, 51e, 5f, 51
g, 51h (in the case of a generic name, simply described as 51) are provided. In each of the operation input areas 51, display contents 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d, 53e, and 5 indicating the operation contents assigned to each operation input area 51 are displayed.
3f, 53g, and 53h (when collectively referred to simply as 53) are displayed.

That is, in the operation input area 51a, the door lock system is locked, and in the operation input area 51b, the door lock system is unlocked.
The operation of opening the sunroof, the operation of closing the sunroof in the operation input area 51d, the operation of turning on the air conditioner in the operation input area 51e, the operation of turning off the air conditioner in the operation input area 51f, and the operation input area 51g , And the closing operation of the power window is similarly assigned to the operation input area 51h.

The display input surface 15a has the device 1
Operation input areas 55 and 5 for switching control modes of
7 are provided, and in each of the operation input areas 55 and 57,
Display contents 59 and 61 such as "setting" and "cancel" are displayed, respectively.

The registration of the operation content to be performed by each electric component by remote operation is performed by performing a predetermined operation input through the display input screen 25 to call the control content setting mode, and the operation input area 51a corresponding to the desired operation content. 51c, 51e,
51g or operation input areas 51b, 51d, 51f, 5
This is performed by pressing 1h. When the operation input area 51 is pressed in this way, the pressed operation input area 51 is made to allow the user to recognize that the operation content corresponding to the pressed operation input area 51 has been registered. The display state of the display contents 53 and the like is changed.

The control mode of the apparatus 1 is switched by pressing the operation input area 55 or the operation input area 57. When the operation input area 55 is pressed, the control mode is set to the normal mode, and the operation input area 55 is switched to the normal mode. When the mode 57 is pressed, the control mode becomes the cancel mode. In order to make the user recognize which mode is the control mode, the display state of the display contents 59, 61 and the like of the operation input areas 55, 57 is switched with the switching of the control mode.

Here, the method of inputting the control contents through the touch panel 15 has been described.
A new mode for receiving registration of a telephone number may be provided in the display input mode 5 to register the telephone number in the registration number recording unit 13a through the touch panel 15.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a flowchart when remote control of each electric component is performed through the on-vehicle load control device 1. In step S1, when a predetermined telephone such as the mobile telephone 19 makes a call to the telephone 3 of the in-vehicle load control device 1,
In step S2, the electrical component control unit 13
Is turned on, and the calling party number recognizing unit 31b of the telephone set 3 recognizes the calling party telephone number based on the signal indicating the telephone number of the calling party telephone set transmitted together with the call signal for calling the telephone set 3. Recognize and control electrical components 1
3 to the telephone number collating unit 13b.

In step S3, a collation process for determining whether the calling telephone number matches one or more registered telephone numbers registered in advance in the registration number storage unit 13a is performed by the telephone number collation unit 13b. The determination result is given to the command unit 13b, and the subsequent step S4
If it is determined that the calling telephone number matches any of the registered telephone numbers, the process proceeds to step S5, and if it is determined that the calling telephone number does not match any of the registered telephone numbers. In step S6, the power of the electrical component control unit 13 is turned off without giving an operation instruction to each electrical component, and the system enters the standby mode.

In step S5, the command section 13c refers to the judgment contents of the vehicle state judgment section 13e to determine whether or not the vehicle is stopped. If the vehicle is stopped, the process proceeds to step S7, where the vehicle is stopped. If not, the process proceeds to step S6 without giving an operation instruction to each electrical component.

In step S7, the control content is read from the control content setting unit 13d by the command unit 13c.
In step S8, it is determined whether the control mode is the cancel mode. If the control mode is the cancel mode, the process proceeds to step S6 without giving an operation instruction to each electrical component. Proceeds to step S9.

In step S9, a signal instructing the operation indicated by the control content read in step S8 is sent to the command unit 13b.
Are output to the driving units 5, 7, 9, and 11 for driving the respective electrical components. In step S10, one of the two types of operation content previously selected by the user is determined by the respective electrical components. The process proceeds to step S6, where the electrical component control unit 1
3 is turned off.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, remote control of each electrical component can be performed by making a call to the telephone 3 of the on-vehicle load control device 1 with a predetermined telephone such as the mobile telephone 19 in which the telephone number is registered. Since the operation is performed, remote control of each electrical component from any position without being affected by the surrounding environment such as noise as in the past and regardless of the distance from the vehicle except for places with poor radio wave conditions Operability can be greatly improved. Thus, for example, it is possible to remotely control various electric components of a vehicle in a garage at home without leaving the house, which is very convenient.

In addition, a remote control cannot be performed unless the telephone has a registered telephone number.
If the telephone number of the telephone 3 provided in the on-vehicle load control device 1 is not known even if the
Can not be operated, so that security can be improved as compared with the related art.

Further, since the remote control by the telephone is not accepted while the vehicle is running, it is possible to prevent the electric components from being remotely operated from the outside while the vehicle is running.
Safety while driving can be achieved.

Further, since the user can set in advance through the touch panel 15 the operation content to be performed by each electrical component by remote operation and whether or not to accept the remote operation, it is possible to flexibly respond to the user's request. it can.

Further, since the setting of the control contents is performed through the touch panel 15 having excellent operability, the operability of the setting operation of the control contents is good.

The electrical components that can be remotely controlled include not only a door lock system, a sunroof, and a power window, but also an air conditioner. Can be very convenient.

Further, if a telephone number is registered in advance, any telephone can be remotely operated regardless of the model, which is very convenient.

In this embodiment, the condition for determining whether or not to give an operation instruction to each electrical component employs the condition that the vehicle is stopped or not. Instead of this condition, the condition that the ignition switch is turned off is used. A condition may be adopted as to whether or not the engine is stopped, that is, whether or not the engine is stopped.
In this case, when the ignition switch is turned on, an operation instruction to each electric component is set not to be performed.

In this embodiment, the door lock system, the sunroof, the air conditioner, and the power window are remotely controlled. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Alternatively or additionally, the start and stop of the engine, the generation of an alarm by an alarm, the turning on and off of a headlamp, and the like may be remotely controlled.

[0041]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a predetermined telephone such as a mobile telephone in which a telephone number is registered is used to make a call to the line connection means of the on-vehicle load control device. Since the components are remotely controlled, the electrical components can be remotely controlled from any location without being affected by the surrounding environment such as noise as in the past, and regardless of the distance from the vehicle except for places with poor radio wave conditions. It can be operated and operability can be greatly improved.

In addition, remote operation cannot be performed unless the telephone number is a telephone number registered in advance, and even if a mobile telephone used for remote operation is lost, it is provided in the on-vehicle load control device. The in-vehicle load control device cannot be operated unless the telephone number of the line connection means is known, so that the security can be improved as compared with the related art.

Further, if a telephone number is registered in advance, any telephone can be remotely operated regardless of the model, which is very convenient.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the remote control by the telephone is not accepted while the vehicle is running, it is possible to prevent the electric components from being remotely controlled from the outside while the vehicle is running. It is possible to achieve safety while driving.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the operation content to be performed by the electric component by remote control can be specified by the user in advance, it is possible to flexibly respond to the request of the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of a vehicle-mounted load control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a telephone provided in the on-vehicle load control device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an electrical component control unit provided in the on-vehicle load control device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration content in a control content setting mode of a display input surface of a touch panel provided in the on-vehicle load control device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart when remotely controlling each electrical component through the on-vehicle load control device of FIG. 1;

[Description of Signs] 1 In-vehicle load control device 3 Telephone 5 Door lock system drive unit 7 Sunroof drive unit 9 Air conditioner drive unit 11 Power window drive unit 13 Electrical component control unit 15 Touch panel 17 Vehicle speed sensor 13a Phone number check unit 13b Registration number storage Unit 13c Command unit 31b Calling party number recognition unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] An on-vehicle load control device provided in a vehicle, which responds to a predetermined reception radio signal and causes an electric component provided in the vehicle to perform a predetermined operation content, wherein a predetermined telephone number is assigned. Line connection means capable of connecting a telephone line with a base station by communication radio waves, and a call is made from a predetermined telephone to the line connection means,
When a call signal for calling the circuit connection means is transmitted from the base station to the circuit connection means, the predetermined signal is transmitted based on the signal indicating the telephone number of the calling telephone transmitted together with the call signal. A calling party number recognizing means for recognizing a telephone number of a telephone and outputting a result of the recognition; a registration number storing means for storing a telephone number registered in advance; and responding to an output from the calling party number recognizing means, A telephone number for determining whether or not the telephone number of the predetermined telephone recognized by the calling side number recognition means matches the registered telephone number stored in the registration number storage means, and outputting a result of the determination. A collating means, and responding to an output from the telephone number collating means, and instructing the electrical component of a predetermined operation content only when the determination result by the telephone number collating means is affirmative. And command means that,
An in-vehicle load control device comprising: 2. The in-vehicle load control device further includes a vehicle state detection unit for detecting whether or not the vehicle is stopped, and the command unit determines that the determination result by the telephone number verification unit is positive. 2. The on-vehicle load control device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined operation content is instructed to the electric component only when the detection result by the vehicle state detection means indicates that the vehicle is stopped. 3. The in-vehicle load control device further includes a receiving unit that receives information for designating the operation content instructed by the instruction unit to the electrical component, wherein the instruction unit includes: The in-vehicle load control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an operation content indicated by the received information is instructed to the electrical component.