CN115206076A

CN115206076A - Storage medium, saddle-ride type vehicle, and system

Info

Publication number: CN115206076A
Application number: CN202210258552.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 西川祐史
Original assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
Current assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-24
Filing date: 2022-03-16
Publication date: 2022-10-18
Also published as: JP2022148597A

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage medium, a saddle-ride type vehicle and a system. The portable terminal detects a fall of the vehicle, and appropriately detects the fall even if communication with the vehicle is interrupted at the time of the fall. The portable terminal is provided with: a first communication component in close range communication with a vehicle; a second communication component in communication with an external device; an acceleration sensor; a receiving component that receives information of the vehicle via the first communication component; a comparison means for comparing an acceleration included in the information of the vehicle with an acceleration obtained by an acceleration sensor of the portable terminal to determine whether or not a significant difference is generated, when a moving speed included in the information of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; and a fall determination unit that determines that the vehicle has fallen based on the comparison unit, the vehicle including: a third communication component for establishing near field communication with the portable terminal when the portable terminal is started; a vehicle speed detection assembly; and a control component for periodically notifying the output of the vehicle speed detection component to the portable terminal by the third communication component.

Description

Storage medium, saddle-ride type vehicle, and system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a storage medium, a saddle-ride type vehicle, and a system for detecting and notifying a fall of a saddle-ride type vehicle.

Background

In a saddle-ride type vehicle, a technology is known in which a vehicle body is detected to fall down and a notification is automatically given. Patent document 1 proposes a technique relating to a cancel switch that can cancel a notification when the notification is not required even if a fall occurs.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: international publication No. 2018/225427

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

The above-described conventional techniques have the following problems: the vehicle body fall is determined by a sensor of the motorcycle and notified by a communication unit, but when the communication unit is incorporated in the motorcycle, the motorcycle itself needs to have a communication function capable of notification, and the communication requires a cost such as monthly service fee. On the other hand, in the case where the motorcycle is not provided with the notification function, how to more accurately detect the motorcycle fall by the external device for notification becomes a problem.

The purpose of the present invention is to appropriately detect a fall of a saddle-type vehicle by a portable terminal. Another object of the present invention is to appropriately detect a fall even when the communication connection between a portable terminal owned by a rider and a saddle-ridden vehicle is disconnected when the saddle-ridden vehicle falls.

Means for solving the problems

According to the present invention, there is provided a storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute each step in a method for controlling a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including: a first communication component that performs short-range wireless communication with a straddle-type vehicle; a second communication component that communicates with an external device; and an acceleration sensor, the storage medium being characterized in that the control method includes: a receiving step of receiving information from the riding vehicle via the first communication component; a comparison step of, when the moving speed of the saddle-type vehicle included in the information of the saddle-type vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, comparing the acceleration of the saddle-type vehicle included in the information from the saddle-type vehicle with the acceleration acquired by the acceleration sensor of the portable terminal, and determining whether or not a significant difference has occurred; and a fall determination step of determining that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen based on the determination in the comparison step that the significant difference has occurred.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a saddle-ride type vehicle comprising: a communication component that establishes close-range wireless communication with a portable terminal when the saddle-ridden vehicle is started up; a fall detection module that detects a fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to a degree of inclination of the vehicle and outputs a signal; a vehicle speed detection component that detects a vehicle speed associated with the riding vehicle; and a control unit that notifies the portable terminal of a signal from the fall detection unit in accordance with the signal input from the fall detection unit, and periodically notifies the portable terminal of an output from the vehicle speed detection unit.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a system including a saddle-ride type vehicle, a portable terminal, and an external device, wherein the portable terminal includes: a first communication component that performs short-range wireless communication with the riding vehicle; a second communication component that communicates with the external device; an acceleration sensor; a receiving component that receives information from the riding vehicle via the first communication component; a comparison means for, when the moving speed of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information of the saddle-riding vehicle is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, comparing the acceleration of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information from the saddle-riding vehicle with the acceleration acquired by the acceleration sensor of the portable terminal, and determining whether or not a significant difference has occurred; and a fall determination unit that determines that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen based on the determination by the comparison unit that the significant difference has occurred, the saddle-ridden vehicle including: a third communication component that establishes short-range wireless communication with a portable terminal when the saddle-ridden vehicle is started up; a vehicle speed detection component that detects a vehicle speed associated with the riding vehicle; and a control component for periodically notifying the output from the vehicle speed detection component to the portable terminal by the third communication component.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal can determine a fall and automatically notify the mobile terminal of a preset contact address. In addition, when the saddle-ride type vehicle falls, even if the communication connection between the portable terminal owned by the rider and the saddle-ride type vehicle is cut off, the notification can be appropriately made.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the saddle-ride type vehicle of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a control structure of the system.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing communication connections of the system.

Fig. 6 is a basic flowchart of the mobile terminal when falling down.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart of the riding vehicle at the time of a fall.

Fig. 8A is a detailed flowchart of the processing of the mobile terminal at the time of a fall.

Fig. 8B is a detailed flowchart of the fall determination process of the mobile terminal.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart when the saddle-ride vehicle receives an alert indication.

Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a contact setting screen.

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the notification stop screen.

Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a notification screen.

Fig. 13 is a flowchart showing a modification of the fall determination process of the mobile terminal.

Description of the reference numerals

100: a saddle-ride type vehicle; 101: a control unit; 102: a fall detection sensor; 103: a Bluetooth unit; 104: a storage unit; MP: an instrument panel; 105: an electric horn; 106; a vehicle speed sensor; 107: a GPS;200: a portable terminal; 201: a control unit; 202: a storage unit; 203: an external communication device; 204: a display operation unit; 205: a GPS;206: a short-range wireless device; 207: a notification unit; 208: a speaker; 209: a speed sensor; 300: an external device; 301: a display operation unit; 400: an external device; 500: a wearable terminal; 501: a biological information detection sensor; 502: a data transmission unit; 600: an external device; 601: a data storage section.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the claims, and the present invention does not require a combination of all the features described in the embodiments. Two or more of the plurality of features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. The same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted.

In the drawings, arrow symbols X, Y, and Z indicate mutually orthogonal directions, the X direction indicates the front-rear direction of the saddle-type vehicle, the Y direction indicates the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) of the saddle-type vehicle, and the Z direction indicates the up-down direction. The left and right of the saddle-ride type vehicle are left and right as viewed in the forward direction. Hereinafter, the front or rear in the front-rear direction of the saddle-type vehicle may be simply referred to as the front or rear. In addition, the inner side or the outer side in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) of the saddle-type vehicle may be simply referred to as the inner side or the outer side.

< first embodiment >

< overall Structure of report System >

The first embodiment of the present invention is explained below. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a notification system according to the present embodiment. The system includes a saddle-ride type vehicle 100, a portable terminal 200, an external device 300, an external device 400, and a wearable terminal 500. Further, other devices may be included without limiting the scope of the present invention.

The system detects a fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100, and a portable terminal 200 owned by a rider of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 collects various information, and notifies it to a predetermined contact method by broadband wireless communication such as mobile communication (4G, 5G), and notifies it to an external device such as an emergency contact method (119 phone), a mobile terminal of an acquaintance, and an information storage server. These predetermined contact information can be set in advance. The external device 300 is a portable terminal in which an acquaintance is set as a predetermined contact address, and the external device 400 is a terminal of a fire department, a hospital, or the like connected by a 119-phone call, for example.

The portable terminal 200 receives the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102 provided in the saddle-type vehicle 100 by short-range wireless communication (here, bluetooth communication) via a Bluetooth (registered trademark) unit 103, and determines the fall of the saddle-type vehicle 100. As will be described in detail later, mobile terminal 200 receives information on the vehicle speed from saddle-ride type vehicle 100 periodically or aperiodically. The information on the vehicle speed is used to determine whether a significant difference is generated compared with the vehicle speed determined by the sensor provided in the mobile terminal 200. For example, when a rider physically separates from the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 at the time of a fall, the short-range wireless communication between the mobile terminal 200 and the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 may be interrupted, and in this case, the mobile terminal 200 may not receive the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102. Even in such a case, the fall detection is determined by determining the significant difference. When it is determined that the vehicle has fallen, the mobile terminal 200 acquires various information from the saddle-ridden vehicle 100, the wearable terminal 500, and the mobile terminal itself, and notifies the predetermined contact address of the meaning of the fall and the acquired information. The wearable terminal 500 is a smart watch or the like worn by a rider of the saddle-type vehicle 100, and is capable of detecting biological information of the rider, such as heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and blood oxygen, and transmitting the detected biological information to the portable terminal 200 through short-range wireless communication (e.g., bluetooth communication).

In this way, in the present system, the mobile terminal 200 collects various information, determines whether the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 has fallen down, and notifies the user through broadband wireless communication. This makes it possible to appropriately perform notification without providing a separate means for performing broadband wireless communication to the saddle-ridden vehicle 100. Further, according to the present embodiment, even when the rider gets thrown off and separates from the saddle-type vehicle 100 during a fall, and when the short-range wireless communication between the mobile terminal 200 and the saddle-type vehicle 100 is disconnected, the mobile terminal 200 can appropriately determine the fall.

< brief summary of saddle-ride type vehicle >

Fig. 2 is a side view of the right side of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 3 is a front view of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100.

The saddle-ride type vehicle 100 is a two-wheeled vehicle suitable for traveling over a long distance, but the present invention is applicable to various saddle-ride type vehicles including other types of two-wheeled vehicles, and is also applicable to electric vehicles using a motor as a drive source, in addition to vehicles using an internal combustion engine as a drive source. Hereinafter, the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 may be referred to as a vehicle 100. In the present embodiment, a two-wheeled saddle-type vehicle is described as an example of the vehicle, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to various vehicles such as a four-wheel drive vehicle.

The vehicle 100 includes a power unit 2 between front wheels FW and rear wheels RW. In the case of the present embodiment, the power unit 2 includes an engine 21 and a transmission 22 that are horizontally opposed to each other. The driving force of the transmission 22 is transmitted to the rear wheels RW via a drive shaft, not shown, to rotate the rear wheels RW.

The power unit 2 is supported by the body frame 3. The body frame 3 includes a pair of left and right main frames 31 extending in the X direction. The fuel tank 5 and an air filter box (not shown) are disposed above the main frame 31. A dashboard MP including an electronic image display device and the like for displaying various information to a rider is provided in front of the fuel tank 5.

A head pipe 32 is provided at a front end portion of the main frame 31, and a wheel shaft (not shown) rotated by the handle 8 is rotatably supported by the head pipe 32. A pair of left and right pivot plates 33 are provided at the rear end portion of the main frame 31. The lower end of the pivot plate 33 is connected to the front end of the main frame 31 by a pair of left and right lower arms (not shown), and the power unit 2 is supported by the main frame 31 and the lower arms. A pair of left and right seat rails (not shown) extending rearward are provided at the rear end of the main frame 31, and support a seat 4a on which a rider sits, a seat 4b on which the rider sits, a trunk 7b, and the like.

A front end portion of a rear swing arm (not shown) extending in the front-rear direction is supported by the pivot plate 33 so as to be swingable. The rear swing arm is capable of swinging in the up-down direction, and a rear end portion of the rear swing arm supports the rear wheel RW. An exhaust muffler 6 for muffling exhaust gas of the engine 21 extends in the X direction on a lower side of the rear wheel RW. Left and right side bags 7a are provided laterally on the upper portion of the rear wheel RW.

A front suspension mechanism 9 for supporting front wheels FW is provided at a front end of the main frame 31. The front suspension mechanism 9 includes an upper link 91, a lower link 92, a fork support 93, a cushion unit 94, and a pair of left and right front forks 95.

The upper link 91 and the lower link 92 are disposed at the front end of the main frame 31 at vertically spaced intervals. Rear end portions of the upper link 91 and the lower link 92 are swingably connected to support portions provided at front end portions of the main frame 31. The respective front end portions of the upper link 91 and the lower link 92 are swingably connected to the fork support 93. The upper link 91 and the lower link 92 extend in the front-rear direction and are arranged substantially in parallel.

The cushion unit 94 has a structure in which a damper is inserted into a coil spring, and an upper end portion of the cushion unit 94 is supported by the main frame 31 so as to be swingable. The lower end of the cushion unit 94 is supported by the lower link 92 so as to be swingable.

The fork support 93 is cylindrical and inclined rearward. The front end of the upper link 91 is rotatably connected to the upper front portion of the fork support 93. The front end portion of the lower link 92 is rotatably connected to the lower rear portion of the fork support 93.

The pulley shaft 96 is supported by the fork support 93 so as to be rotatable about its axis. The rotary wheel shaft 96 has a shaft portion (not shown) through which the fork support 93 is inserted. A bridge portion (not shown) is provided at a lower end portion of the runner shaft 96, and the pair of left and right front forks 95 are supported by the bridge portion. The front wheel FW is rotatably supported by the front fork 95. The upper end of the steering shaft 96 is coupled to a steering shaft (not shown) that is rotated by the handlebar 8 via a coupling 97. The front wheel FW is turned by turning the wheel shaft 96 by the turning wheel of the handlebar 8.

The vehicle 100 includes a brake device 19F for braking the front wheels FW and a brake device 19R for braking the rear wheels RW. The

brake devices

19F and 19R are configured to be operated by the rider operating the brake handle 8a or the brake pedal 8 b. The

brake devices

19F and 19R are, for example, disc brakes. When the brake device 19F and the brake device 19R are not distinguished from each other, these will be collectively referred to as a brake device 19.

A headlight 11 for irradiating light to the front of the vehicle 100 is disposed in the front of the vehicle 100. The headlamp 11 of the present embodiment is a two-lamp type headlamp unit including a right light shining portion 11R and a left light shining portion 11L in bilateral symmetry. However, a single lamp type, a three lamp type, or a double lamp type in which the left and right are asymmetrical may be employed.

The front portion of the vehicle 100 is covered with the cowl 12, and the front side portion of the vehicle 100 is covered with a pair of right and left side fences 14. A windshield cover 13 is disposed above the cowl 12. The windshield 13 is a windshield for reducing wind pressure applied to the rider during traveling, and is formed of, for example, a transparent resin member.

A pair of left and right side view mirror units 15 is disposed laterally of the cowl 12. The side mirror unit 15 supports a side mirror (not shown) for allowing a rider to view the rear.

In the present embodiment, the cowl 12 is configured by the surrounding members 121 to 123. The surrounding member 121 extends in the Y direction to constitute a body of the cowl 12, and the surrounding member 122 constitutes an upper portion of the surrounding member 121. The surrounding member 123 is disposed below and away from the surrounding member 121.

An opening for exposing the headlight 11 is formed between the surrounding member 121 and the surrounding member 123 and between the pair of left and right side flaps 14, an upper edge of the opening is defined by the surrounding member 121, a lower edge of the opening is defined by the surrounding member 123, and left and right side edges of the opening are defined by the side flaps 14.

An imaging unit 16A and a radar unit 16B are disposed behind the cowl 12 as a detection device that detects a situation in front of the vehicle 100. The radar unit 16B is, for example, a millimeter-wave radar. The image pickup unit 16A includes: image sensors such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor and a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor; and an optical device such as a lens that captures an image in front of the vehicle 100. The imaging unit 16A is disposed behind the surrounding member 122, and the surrounding member 122 constitutes an upper portion of the cowl 12. An opening 122a is formed in the surrounding member 122 to penetrate therethrough, and the image pickup unit 16A picks up an image of the front side of the vehicle 100 through the opening 122 a.

Radar unit 16B is disposed behind enclosing member 121. Due to the presence of the surrounding member 121, the presence of the detection unit (outside monitoring apparatus) 16 can be made inconspicuous when the vehicle 100 is viewed from the front, so that deterioration in the appearance of the vehicle 100 can be avoided. The enclosure member 121 is made of a material that can transmit electromagnetic waves, such as resin.

The imaging unit 16A and the radar unit 16B are disposed in the center portion of the cowl 12 in the Y direction when the vehicle is viewed from the front. By disposing the imaging unit 16A and the radar unit 16B at the center portion of the vehicle 100 in the Y direction, it is possible to obtain a larger imaging range and detection range on the left and right sides in front of the vehicle 100, and it is possible to detect the situation in front of the vehicle 100 more reliably. Further, since the front of the vehicle 100 can be monitored uniformly in the left-right direction by one imaging unit 16A and one radar unit 16B, a configuration in which a plurality of imaging units 16A and radar units 16B are not provided and one unit is provided is particularly advantageous.

< control Structure of report System >

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the notification system according to the present embodiment, and only a necessary configuration related to the description to be described later is shown. The system includes a saddle-type vehicle 100, a portable terminal 200, an external device 300, an external device 400, an external device 600, and a wearable terminal 500. These structures are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. For example, the saddle-ridden vehicle 100, the portable terminal 200, and one external device may be used alone, or a larger number of external devices may be included.

The saddle-ride type vehicle 100 includes a control unit (ECU) 101, a fall detection sensor 102, a bluetooth unit 103, a storage unit 104, an electric horn 105, a vehicle speed sensor 106, a GPS 107, and an instrument panel MP. The control Unit 101 includes a processor typified by a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The storage unit 104 stores a program executed by the processor, data used by the processor for processing, and the like. The storage unit 104 may be incorporated in the control unit 101. The control unit 101 can be connected to the other components 102 to 106 via signal lines such as a bus, and can transmit and receive signals to control the entire saddle-riding vehicle 100.

The dashboard MP displays various parameters and warnings of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 to the rider. In the present embodiment, at least an operation target (second operation target) for stopping the notification is displayed on the dashboard MP. Further, if a microphone and a speaker are incorporated in the helmet, the stop operation of the notification may be guided by voice and controlled to be received by voice input.

The fall detection sensor 102 incorporates a pendulum member for detecting the inclination of the saddle-type vehicle 100, and when the pendulum member is inclined at an angle of about 60 to 70 degrees, the switch is turned on to output a signal. When these signals are input to control unit 101, control unit 101 determines that saddle-ride type vehicle 100 has fallen and stops the engine. Further, the control unit 101 notifies the mobile terminal 200 that the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 has fallen via the bluetooth unit 103. Further, the fall detection sensor 102 may require a fixed time until it detects a fall, during which the short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 200 via the bluetooth unit 103 may be interrupted. This is because there is a possibility that the rider holding the mobile terminal 200 is thrown out of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 when falling, and the mobile terminal 200 is separated from the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 and out of the range of the short-range wireless communication. There is no problem if the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102 is received by the portable terminal 200 before the short-range wireless communication is cut off, but if it is not received, the portable terminal 200 cannot detect a fall of the saddle-type vehicle 100. Therefore, the notification according to the present embodiment is configured to transmit information on the vehicle speed of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 to the mobile terminal 200 periodically or aperiodically in advance, and to detect a fall using the information. The details will be described later.

The bluetooth unit 103 is an example of a unit that performs short-range wireless communication, and transmits and receives signals with the portable terminal 200 via short-range wireless communication (bluetooth communication). The bluetooth unit 103 is activated when the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 is started up, and performs communication connection with the portable terminal 200. The short-range wireless Communication may be a Communication method capable of communicating within a predetermined range, such as wireless local area network LAN (Wi-Fi), bluetooth, near Field Communication NFC (Near Field Communication), and infrared Communication. It is desirable that the communication range be set to, for example, a region including a radius of 5m to 20m from the saddle-ridden vehicle 100, so that communication with the mobile terminal 200 is ensured within a predetermined range even when the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 falls and the rider is separated from the saddle-ridden vehicle 100.

In this embodiment, the electric horn 105 rings and alarms 22577in response to an instruction from the portable terminal 200. Note that the alarm 22577.

The vehicle speed sensor 106 detects the vehicle speed of the vehicle 100. The vehicle speed sensor 106 is a sensor that is supported by the front fork 95 and detects the amount of rotation of the front wheel FW, for example. The vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor 106 is stored in the storage unit 104. The storage unit 104 is configured to have a ring buffer, and the new vehicle speed information is replaced with the old vehicle speed information. The vehicle speed information stored in the storage unit 104 is periodically or aperiodically transmitted to the mobile terminal 200 via the short-range wireless communication. Further, the vehicle speed sensor 106 may include: acceleration sensors that detect other speeds related to the saddle-ride type vehicle 100, such as acceleration in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction of the vehicle 100; and an angular velocity sensor that detects the angular velocities in the roll direction, pitch direction, and yaw direction of the vehicle 100, and the vehicle speed sensor 106 stores various pieces of speed information in the storage unit 104. The speed, acceleration, and angular velocity of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 are collectively referred to as information relating to the vehicle speed. As described above with respect to the speed, the information on the vehicle speed is periodically or aperiodically transmitted to the portable terminal 200 via the short-range wireless communication.

The GPS 107 acquires the current position of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100. In addition, the GPS 107 is an option in the present invention, and when it is already installed in the saddle-ridden vehicle 100, it is determined whether or not a significant difference has occurred from the information acquired by the portable terminal 200 using the position information, in addition to or instead of using the information relating to the vehicle speed. As described above, the determination result is used to detect a fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100. Alternatively, when the portable terminal 200 is not provided with the GPS function, the GPS 107 of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 may be used to acquire the position information at the time of falling.

Next, the configuration of the mobile terminal 200 will be described. The mobile terminal 200 represents a mobile device such as a smartphone owned by the rider of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100. The configuration required for carrying out the present invention will be mainly described here. Thus, other structures may be included in addition to those described below. The portable terminal 200 includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, an external communication device 203, a display operation unit 204, a speaker 208, and a speed sensor. The external communication device 203 includes a GPS205, a short-range wireless device 206, and a notification section 207.

The control section 201 includes a processor typified by a CPU. The storage unit 202 stores a program executed by the processor, data used by the processor for processing, and the like. The storage unit 202 may be incorporated in the control unit 201. The control unit 201 can be connected to

other components

203, 204, and 208 via signal lines such as a bus, and can transmit and receive signals, thereby controlling the entire portable terminal 200.

The control unit 201 notifies at least one of the external device 300, the external device 400, and the external device 600 via the wide area network using the notification unit 207 of the external communication device 203. The control unit 201 acquires various information via the GPS205 and the short-range wireless device 206. The GPS205 acquires the current position of the portable terminal 200. This enables, for example, position information to be added at the time of notification. The short-range wireless device 206 is capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the saddle-ride vehicle 100, the wearable terminal 500, via short-range wireless communication. The short-range wireless communication may be a communication method capable of communicating within a predetermined range, such as wireless local area network LAN (Wi-Fi), bluetooth, NFC, or infrared communication. The communication range can be set to, for example, an area including a radius of 5m to 20m from the saddle-ridden vehicle 100. Further, the communication connection is made with the saddle-riding vehicle 100 at the time of startup of the saddle-riding vehicle 100.

The display operation unit 204 is, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display, and can perform various displays and accept user operations. An operation target (first operation target) for stopping the notification when the fall is detected is displayed in a selectable manner on the display operation unit 204. The operation target may be displayed on the dashboard MP of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 as described above, and used for the stop notification when the falling rider is active and trouble-free. Further, the notification may be stopped when the fall detection sensor 102 detects that the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 is lifted up from the fallen state, instead of operating the operation target. The period for which the stop operation for the notification is permitted may be dynamically changed in accordance with the vehicle speed (moving speed) at the time of falling. For example, if the vehicle speed is within 0km to 5km, the possibility of injury to the rider is low, and the possibility of the rider standing up the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 by the rider is high, so that a longer period can be set as the period for performing the stopping operation as compared with the case of falling down during traveling.

The speaker 208 outputs an alarm sound upon fall detection. The alarm of the speaker 208 may be stopped by the above-described stopping operation of the rider, or may be stopped by an operation input to another stop button or the like. In addition, when a notification stop screen described later is displayed on the display operation unit 204 at the time of falling, it is desirable to output an alarm sound at the maximum sound volume together with the display in order to inform the rider of the meaning of the notification stop screen. The volume may be set in advance. In addition, not only the alarm sound, but also a voice-synthesized message (for example, "motorcycle fall accident occurs | rescue request" or the like is played after the alarm sound) may be played using a speaker. In the case of sound synthesis, it is possible to more clearly communicate what has happened to the surroundings.

The speed sensor 209 is an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in the front-back direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction of the mobile terminal 200. An output value indicating the acceleration output from the speed sensor 209 is stored in a ring buffer of the storage unit 202, and replaces the oldest record. Further, the data that is needed is data of the saddle-riding vehicle 100 during startup, and therefore it is desirable that the saddle-riding vehicle 100 be started and that the recording of the data be started after the later-described short-range wireless communication is established. The recorded data is used to compare with the information on the vehicle speed received from the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 to determine whether a significant difference has occurred.

The external device 300 indicates a contact address set in advance, that is, a terminal to which a notification is given. The external device 300 is a portable terminal such as a smartphone, and is a terminal owned by an acquaintance who the rider has registered in advance. The control configuration is the same as that of the mobile terminal 200, and thus the detailed configuration is omitted. The display operation unit 301 of the external device 300 displays the content notified by the portable terminal 200. The detailed display contents will be described later.

The external device 400 is a terminal that receives an incoming call notified by the notification unit 207, for example, an emergency contact (119 phone or the like). Here, the notification section 207 may output an automatic voice when the external apparatus 400 answers the incoming voice call. This is because it is assumed that the rider cannot communicate with the vehicle for some reason when falling. For example, the notification unit 207 may display a switch button for switching from the automatic speech to the call made by the rider himself/herself on the display operation unit 204 or the like, with the call made by the automatic speech as a default setting. When the switching button is operated, the automatic speech is terminated and the voice communication is switched to the normal voice communication. The contents of the automatic speech include, for example, occurrence, place of occurrence, time of occurrence, and biometric information of a rider.

The external device 600 is an example of a data server of the present system, and stores various information transmitted from the mobile terminal 200. This information is used for accident investigation and the like. The communication method may be, for example, an electronic mail format, or a communication method capable of transmitting other information. The received information is stored in the data storage unit 601.

The wearable terminal 500 is a wearable terminal such as a smart watch worn by a rider, detects biometric information of the rider, and transmits the biometric information to the portable terminal 200. The wearable terminal 500 includes a biological information detection sensor 501 and a data transmission unit 502. The biological information detection sensor 501 detects biological information such as heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and blood oxygen of the rider wearing the wearable terminal 500. These pieces of biological information may be periodically transmitted to the mobile terminal 200 by the data transmission unit 502, or the latest data at that time may be transmitted in response to a request from the mobile terminal 200 when the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 falls down. In addition, it is desirable that, when a request is made from the mobile terminal 200, the biometric information is detected and transmitted in a fixed period thereafter in addition to the latest data at that time. This makes it possible to detect a change in the physical condition of the rider when the rider falls.

< communication connection of the present System >

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a communication connection relationship between devices in the notification system according to the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 5, the mobile terminal 200 plays a central role of the present communication system.

The portable terminal 200 establishes short-range wireless communication (first communication) such as bluetooth communication with the bluetooth unit 103 of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100. This communication establishes a connection at the start-up of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 for transmitting and receiving information relating to the vehicle speed while running, the meaning of the fall when detected by the fall detection sensor 102, and various information. In addition, the portable terminal 200 establishes short-range wireless communication (third communication) such as bluetooth communication with the wearable terminal 500. This communication establishes a connection when the wearable terminal 500 is started, transmits and receives the biological information of the rider, and the like.

The portable terminal 200 can communicate with the external device 300, the external device 400, and the external device 600 via broadband wireless communication (second communication). The mobile terminal 200 notifies the external device 400 of various information such as position information, biological information, and vehicle speed to the external device 300 and the external device 600 by an emergency notification, for example, and an electronic mail.

< processing procedure of Mobile terminal >

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a basic flow at the time of a fall of the mobile terminal 200 according to the present embodiment. For example, the CPU of the control unit 201 reads a program stored in the ROM (Read Only Memory) or the storage unit 202 into the RAM (Random Access Memory) and executes the program, thereby realizing the processing described below. The numbers following S indicate the step numbers of the respective processes.

First, in S601, the control unit 201 of the portable terminal 200 establishes a communication connection with the bluetooth unit 103 of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 via the short-range wireless device 206 when the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 is started. Then, in S602, the control unit 201 determines whether or not information is received from the saddle-riding vehicle 100 via the short-range wireless communication connection connected in S601. If no information is received, the determination of S602 is repeated. When the information is received, the process proceeds to S603, and the control unit 201 determines whether or not the received information is information related to the fall of the saddle-type vehicle 100. Here, the information related to a fall represents information received in the event that a fall is detected by the fall detection sensor 102 of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100. If the information is the information on the fall, the process proceeds to S604, and the control unit 201 executes the fall time processing and ends the processing. Details of the process during falling will be described later with reference to fig. 8A. On the other hand, if the information is not information on a fall, the process proceeds to S605, and the control unit 201 executes a fall determination process. The fall determination process will be described in detail below with reference to fig. 8B. Then, in S606, the control unit 201 determines whether or not a fall is detected as a result of the fall determination processing in S605. When a fall is detected, the process proceeds to S604, and when a fall is not detected, the process proceeds to S607, and the control unit 201 executes other processes based on the received information, and ends the process.

< Process for handling a saddle-ride type vehicle when it fell >

Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 according to the present embodiment falls. For example, the CPU of the control unit 101 realizes the processing described below by reading out and executing a program stored in the ROM and the storage unit 104 to the RAM. The number following S indicates the step number of each process.

First, in S701, the control unit 101 of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 establishes a communication connection for short-range wireless communication with the portable terminal 200 via the bluetooth unit 103 when the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 is started. Then, in S702, the control unit 101 stores the information about the vehicle speed acquired by the vehicle speed sensor 106, for example, at least one of the moving speed, the acceleration, and the angular velocity, in the storage unit 104, and transmits the information to the mobile terminal 200 via the short-range wireless communication. The transmission may be periodic or aperiodic.

Then, in S703, the control unit 101 determines whether or not a signal is input from the fall detection sensor 102. If no signal is input, the process returns to S702. On the other hand, if a signal is input from the fall detection sensor 102, the process proceeds to S704, and the control unit 101 regards as having detected the fall of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100, transmits the meaning that the fall has occurred and various information to the mobile terminal 200 via the short-range wireless communication connection established in S701, and ends the process. The various types of information transmitted here are operation information when the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 falls, for example, vehicle speed information before the fall and position information stored in the storage unit 104. Other action information may of course be sent. For example, a failure portion that is information detectable by a sensor group or the like provided in the saddle-ridden vehicle 100, and other various information may be transmitted.

< details of the Portable terminal Process in case of Fall >

Fig. 8A is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the fall time processing at S604 of the mobile terminal 200 according to the present embodiment. For example, the CPU of the control unit 201 realizes the processing described below by reading out and executing the programs stored in the ROM and the storage unit 202 to the RAM. The number following S indicates the step number of each process.

When it is determined in S603 that a fall has been detected, in S801, the control unit 201 outputs an alarm sound via the speaker 208, and instructs the straddle-type vehicle 100 via the short-range wireless device 206 to sound the horn 105. In S802, the control unit 201 acquires information on a preset contact address at the time of falling from the storage unit 202. In S803, the control unit 201 causes the display operation unit 204 to display a notification stop screen 1100 including a first operation target described later, and instructs the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 via the short-range wireless device 206 to display a second operation target for stopping notification on the dashboard MP. The report stop screen 1100 will be described in detail later with reference to fig. 11. The processing sequence of S801 to S803 is not particularly limited, and may be any sequence. The warning instruction and the display instruction in S801 and S803 for instructing the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 may be instructed together.

Then, in S804, the control unit 201 determines whether or not the stop operation for the notification has been accepted by the operation of the first operation target or the second operation target. If the stop operation is accepted, the process proceeds to S808, and if the stop operation is not accepted, the process proceeds to S805. If the stop operation is not accepted within a period from the start of displaying the notification stop screen 1100 to the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) for example, it is determined that the stop operation is not accepted, and the process proceeds to the notification process. As described above, the predetermined time period may be changed in accordance with the vehicle speed immediately before the fall. Further, although the case where the operation target for giving the stop instruction is operated for the notification has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the process of S808 may be executed after receiving the stop operation when the rider re-raises the fallen saddle-ridden vehicle 100. For example, the state where the signal input of the fall detection sensor 102 is stopped may be used as a trigger to determine that the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 has been restarted. Further, the stop operation may be performed by long-pressing a button or the like provided on the saddle-ride type vehicle 100. In S808, the control unit 201 instructs the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 via the short-range wireless device 206 to stop the output of the output warning sound, stop the sounding of the electric horn 105, and end the process.

On the other hand, in S805, the control unit 201 acquires the biological information of the rider from the wearable terminal 500. Also, the wearable terminal 500 may be an option in the present communication system, and is not necessarily structured. That is, if the rider does not wear the wearable terminal 500, the process of S805 is skipped. Then, in S806, the control unit 201 acquires the current position information via the GPS 205. Then, in S807, the control unit 201 notifies the preset contact address of the meaning indicating the occurrence of the fall, and notifies the preset contact address of the biological information, the position information, the vehicle speed information, and the like as necessary, and ends the processing. When a plurality of contact addresses are set, the notification is performed in sequence. For example, these notifications are sequentially given priority to the external apparatus 400, the external apparatus 300, and the external apparatus 600 as the emergency contact means.

< details of the fall determination processing of the mobile terminal >

Fig. 8B is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the fall determination process at S605 of the mobile terminal 200 according to the present embodiment. For example, the CPU of the control unit 201 reads out a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 202 to the RAM and executes the program, thereby realizing the processing described below. The number following S indicates the step number of each process.

When it is determined in S603 that no fall has been detected, in S811 the control section 201 receives information relating to the vehicle speed from the straddle-type vehicle 100 via the short-range wireless device 206. Here, the information is, for example, information on the moving speed and the acceleration measured by the saddle-ridden vehicle 100. Then, in S812, control unit 201 determines whether or not the vehicle speed (e.g., the moving speed) is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The predetermined value can be set to any speed value, and for example, the speed per hour can be set to 10km in order to detect a fall occurring during traveling. If the value is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to S813, and if not, the process proceeds to S815. At S815, the control unit 201 determines that the vehicle has not fallen, and ends the process.

In S813, the control unit 201 acquires the latest acceleration of the portable terminal 200 measured by the speed sensor 209 of the portable terminal 200 from the storage unit 202, and determines whether or not a significant difference occurs between the acceleration acquired from the storage unit 202 and the acceleration received from the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 in S811. More specifically, the control unit 201 compares the two accelerations, and determines that a significant difference has occurred if the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. The predetermined threshold value is set to, for example, 5km to 10km per hour. If the difference of the threshold value or more occurs, it is determined that the difference of the threshold value or more occurs between the accelerations when the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 falls and the rider gets off the vehicle. That is, according to the present embodiment, even in a state where the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102 is not received, whether the vehicle speed (traveling speed) is equal to or higher than a fixed value or not, it is determined that a fall has occurred when a significant difference occurs between the accelerations detected by the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 and the mobile terminal 200 held by the rider.

If it is determined that a significant difference has occurred between the accelerations, the process proceeds to S814, where the control unit 201 determines that the vehicle has fallen and ends the process. On the other hand, if it is determined that no significant difference has occurred between the accelerations, the process proceeds to S815, and the control unit 201 determines that the vehicle has not fallen down and ends the process. In addition, when the acceleration changes abruptly (when a collision between the saddle-type vehicle and another vehicle or an obstacle is assumed), it may be determined that the vehicle has fallen. In this case, the degree of injury can be predicted further from the acceleration immediately before the fall. Even if it is determined for the first time that a fall has occurred due to the rapid change in acceleration, it may be determined that the vehicle has continued to travel when it is detected that the vehicle speed has continued for a fixed time or longer, and the determination for the first time of the fall may be cancelled.

< processing when the saddle-ride type vehicle receives the warning instruction >

Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 according to the present embodiment receives an alarm instruction. For example, the CPU of the control unit 101 reads a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 104 into the RAM and executes the program to realize the processing described below. The number following S indicates the step number of each process.

First, in S901, the control unit 101 receives an alarm instruction from the mobile terminal 200 via the bluetooth unit 103, and in S902, the control unit 101 sounds the electric horn 105. Here, when sounding the electric horn 105, the control unit 101 may control: after a predetermined time has elapsed from the display of the first operation target on the mobile terminal 200, the electric horn 105 is sounded. Thus, for example, when the stop operation is received by the first operation target, the sounding of the electric horn 105 becomes an unnecessary alarm, and such an alarm can be avoided. In S903, the control unit 101 receives an instruction to display a stop screen for stopping the notification from the portable terminal 200 via the bluetooth unit 103, and in S904, displays a notification stop screen including the second operation object on the dashboard MP. As described above, the alarm instruction and the display instruction in S901 and S903 may be received together.

Then, in S905, the control unit 101 determines whether or not a stop operation is accepted via the dashboard MP or a stop instruction is received from the mobile terminal 200. When the stop operation is accepted, the process proceeds to S906, otherwise the determination at S905 is repeated. In S906, the control unit 101 stops the sounding of the electric horn 105, and ends the process.

< settings screen >

Fig. 10 is an example of a contact setting screen 1000 displayed on the mobile terminal 200 according to the present embodiment. The setting screen 1000 is displayed on the display operation unit 204. The setting screen 1000 described below may be displayed on the dashboard MP so as to be operable in response to an instruction from the mobile terminal 200.

As shown in fig. 10, the setting screen 1000 includes the following setting fields: an emergency contact 1001, a contact setting 1002 for telephone communication set by a user, and an email address setting 1004 set by the user. The contact information can be input and set in each setting field. In addition, "119" is set in advance as a default in the emergency contact information 1001. The setting screen 1000 is further provided with an add button 1003 and an add button 1005 corresponding to the contact setting 1002 and the destination setting 1004, respectively. When each of the add buttons 1003 and 1005 is selected, a setting field of a contact address and a destination can be added.

The setting screen 1000 includes a confirmation button 1006 and a cancel button 1007. When the confirmation button 1006 is selected, the contact information and the like set on the setting screen 1000 are confirmed and stored in the storage unit 202. On the other hand, when the cancel button 1007 is selected, the contact information set on the setting screen 1000 is canceled, and the setting information is not changed.

< report stop screen >

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a notification stop screen 1100 displayed on the mobile terminal 200 according to the present embodiment. The notification stop screen 1100 is displayed on the display operation unit 204. A screen similar to the notification stop screen 1100 described below is displayed on the dashboard MP so as to be operable in response to an instruction from the mobile terminal 200, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

As shown in fig. 11, the notification stop screen 1100 is configured to include the following displays: a display showing the meaning of notifying the contact 1101 and the destination 1102 after a predetermined time (30 seconds in this case) has elapsed since the detection of the fall of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100, that is, the motorcycle; the selection of the stop button is prompted to stop the display of the notification without problems. The notification stop screen 1100 also includes a stop button 1103 and a notification button 1104. When stop button 1103 is selected, portable terminal 200 determines that the stop operation for the notification has been accepted, stops the alarm processing and the notification processing, and notifies saddle-ride type vehicle 100 of the fact that the stop operation has been accepted. When the notification button 1104 is selected, the mobile terminal 200 starts the notification process without waiting for the predetermined time to elapse. The stop button 1103 is an example of a first operation target. The second operation target displayed on the dashboard MP of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 is displayed in the same manner as the stop button 1103. Note that a button corresponding to the notification button 1104 may be displayed on the dashboard MP. It is desirable that the stop button 1103 continues to be displayed even after the predetermined time period has elapsed. This is to operate to stop the alarm when the rescuer arrives.

< notification Screen >

Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a notification screen 1200 displayed on the external device 300 according to the present embodiment. The notification screen 1200 is displayed on the display operation unit 301. Note that the notification screen 1200 described below may be displayed by another external device.

The notification screen 1200 is, for example, the following screen: the address set in the destination setting 1004 set in advance in the user setting of the setting screen 1000 is notified and displayed on the external device 300. Also, various notification methods can be applied as the notification method to the external apparatus 300. For example, the screen information of the notification screen 1200 may be transmitted to the external device 300, or only various information such as position information and biological information may be transmitted together with the meaning indicating the fall. In addition, if an application associated with the present notification system is installed in the external device 300, the notification screen 1200 may be displayed on the application using the information, or may be displayed on an arbitrary browser screen. Alternatively, only messages and information may be received by email and displayed on an application in the mailbox. Or may be displayed on the SNS application.

The notification screen 1200 includes: a message 1201 indicating that the rider of the riding vehicle 100 has fallen; a map 1202 representing the location of the fall; the rider biometric information 1203; and an outgoing voice to rider button 1204. These components can be individually selected or rejected according to the displayed application program.

A mark 1205 indicating the location of the fall on the map, the vehicle speed 1206 immediately before the fall, and detailed information 1207 of the location of the fall are displayed on the map 1202. The biological information 1203 displays, for example, an electrocardiogram, a heart rate, a blood pressure, and a blood oxygen. When the voice outgoing button 1204 is selected, the external device 300 makes a voice outgoing call to the portable terminal 200.

< second embodiment >

A second embodiment of the present invention is explained below. As described in the first embodiment using fig. 8B, even in a state where the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102 is not received, it is determined that the vehicle has fallen at a fixed speed or higher and a significant difference occurs between the accelerations acquired by the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 and the mobile terminal 200. However, in the present embodiment, when a significant difference occurs between the accelerations, the range of the short-range wireless communication between the saddle-type vehicle 100 and the portable terminal 200 is expanded, information is received again from the saddle-type vehicle 100, and if the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102 is not received, it is further determined whether or not a significant difference occurs between the two accelerations. After that, the mobile terminal 200 does not receive the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102 even in the maximum communication range specified in advance, and determines that the fall has occurred if a significant difference occurs between the two accelerations. That is, according to the present embodiment, even when a significant difference occurs between the two accelerations, the communication range of the short-range wireless communication is not immediately determined to be a fall, but the communication range is extended to the maximum communication range, and a grace period for receiving the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102 is set. This is because the fall is determined based on the detection result of the fall detection sensor 102, and the accuracy is higher than that of the determination based on the significant difference in acceleration. The same reference numerals and step numbers are assigned to the same configurations and controls as those of the first embodiment, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

< details of the fall determination processing of the mobile terminal >

Fig. 13 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the fall determination process at S605 of the mobile terminal 200 according to the present embodiment. For example, the CPU of the control unit 201 realizes the processing described below by reading out and executing the programs stored in the ROM and the storage unit 202 to the RAM. The numbers following S indicate the step numbers of the respective processes. Note that the same process as in fig. 8B is assigned the same step number and the description thereof is omitted.

When it is determined in S813 that a significant difference occurs in the acceleration, the control section 201 determines in S1301 whether or not the communication range of the short-range wireless communication between the short-range wireless apparatus 206 and the straddle-type vehicle 100 is the maximum. If not, the process proceeds to S1302, where the control section 201 increases the antenna output of the short-range wireless device 206, and returns the process to S602 of fig. 6, where the information on the vehicle speed is received from the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 again. Alternatively, the increase in the antenna output may be raised to the maximum output at once or may be raised in stages.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1301 that the communication range is the maximum, the process proceeds to S814, and the control unit 201 determines that the vehicle has fallen, and ends the process. If it is determined in S813 that a significant difference has occurred and the process returns to S602, it is also conceivable that the information from the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 is interrupted thereafter. In this case, it may be determined that the vehicle has fallen after a predetermined time has elapsed since the occurrence of the significant difference in acceleration was first determined.

< modification >

In the first and second embodiments, whether or not a significant difference occurs between the accelerations acquired by the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 and the mobile terminal 200 is used as a basis for determining falling. The present invention may use other determination methods without being limited thereto. For example, the falling of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 may be detected based on whether or not a significant difference occurs between the positional information acquired by the GPS 107 of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 and the positional information acquired by the GPS205 of the mobile terminal 200. Alternatively, the fall of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 may be detected when both the acceleration and the positional information significantly differ. A significant difference in the positional information is assumed to be, for example, 5m to 10m.

< summary of embodiments >

The above embodiments disclose at least the following storage medium, saddle-ride type vehicle, and system.

1. A storage medium 202 storing a program for causing a computer to execute each step in a method for controlling a mobile terminal 200, the mobile terminal 200 comprising: a first communication component 206 that performs close range wireless communication with the straddle-type vehicle 100; a second communication component 207 that communicates with an external device; and an acceleration sensor 209, the control method comprising:

a receiving step (S602) of receiving information from the riding vehicle via the first communication component;

a comparison step (S813) for, when the movement speed of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information of the saddle-riding vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, comparing the acceleration of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information from the saddle-riding vehicle with the acceleration acquired by the acceleration sensor of the portable terminal, and determining whether or not a significant difference has occurred; and

a fall determination step (S814) for determining that the saddle-ride type vehicle has fallen based on the determination that the significant difference has occurred in the comparison step.

According to this embodiment, the information on the vehicle speed received from the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 is compared with the information on the acceleration acquired by the portable terminal 200, and the fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 can be detected in the portable terminal 200. Since the mobile terminal 200 can determine the fall, the notification can be made by using the communication function of the mobile terminal 200 such as a smartphone.

2. In the above-described embodiment, the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 is provided with the fall detection module 102 and the bluetooth unit 103, the fall detection module 102 detects a fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle,

in the fall determination step, in a case where the output of the fall detection unit is included in the information from the saddle-ride type vehicle, it is determined that the saddle-ride type vehicle falls regardless of the determination result in the comparison step (S603).

According to this embodiment, since the fall can be determined based on the output of the fall detection sensor 102 provided in the saddle-type vehicle 100, it is possible to determine the fall with higher accuracy. In addition, the riding vehicle 100 is provided with only the bluetooth unit 103, and the portable terminal 200 such as a smart phone of the rider can be used as the communication body of 4G/5G. Therefore, even when the notification is made, the smartphone can be integrated from the viewpoint of communication fee and the like.

3. In the above-described embodiment, in the fall determination step, based on the determination in the comparison step that a significant difference has occurred,

raising an antenna output of the first communication module when a communication range of the first communication module with the saddle-ride type vehicle is not a maximum communication range (S1301, S1302),

when the communication range of the first communication unit with the riding vehicle is the maximum communication range, it is determined that the riding vehicle has fallen (S1301, S814).

According to this embodiment, even when the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 is physically separated from the portable terminal 200 owned by the rider when the saddle-ride type vehicle 100 falls, communication can be secured to some extent to receive the output of the fall detection sensor 102.

4. In the above embodiment, the portable terminal further comprises a location information acquiring component 205, the location information acquiring component 205 acquires the location information of the portable terminal,

in the comparing step, instead of or in addition to determining the difference in significance associated with the acceleration,

the position information 107 of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information from the saddle-riding vehicle is compared with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means of the portable terminal to determine whether or not a significant difference occurs (S813).

According to this embodiment, instead of or in addition to determining the significant difference in acceleration, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a significant difference in the positional information of the GPS 107 of the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 and the GPS205 of the portable terminal 200, and perform fall determination.

5. In the above embodiment, the present invention further includes a notification step (S604, S807) of notifying, by the second communication unit 207, a predetermined destination address in response to the determination that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen.

According to this embodiment, when the mobile terminal 200 detects a fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100, the notification can be made by using the communication function of the mobile terminal 200. This enables integration of smartphones from the viewpoint of communication fees and the like.

6. In the above embodiment, the method further includes the following step (S803): and displaying a first operation object on a display unit of the portable terminal, the first operation object being used for receiving an operation of stopping the notification of the notification step.

According to this embodiment, since the operation target for stopping the notification is displayed on the operation display portion of the mobile terminal 200, the notification can be cancelled when the user falls without the need for the notification.

7. In the above embodiment, the method further includes the following steps (S803, S904): notifying the riding vehicle of a display instruction via the first communication means, and displaying a second operation object on a display unit of the riding vehicle, the second operation object being used for receiving an operation of stopping the notification of the notification step.

According to this embodiment, since the operation target for stopping the notification is displayed on the dashboard MP of the saddle-ride type vehicle 100, the notification can be cancelled when the user falls without notification. For example, even when the mobile terminal 200 is thrown away by a fall or has a trouble, the notification can be stopped if the rider himself or herself has no problem.

8. In the above-described embodiment, the period during which the first operation target is displayed is changed in accordance with the vehicle speed immediately before the saddle-ridden vehicle falls.

According to this embodiment, for example, as the vehicle speed is slower, the necessity of notification is likely to be reduced, and thus the time can be extended. On the other hand, the faster the vehicle speed, the more necessary the notification is, and therefore, the time can be shortened.

9. In the above embodiment, the period during which the second operation target is displayed is set to be longer than the period during which the first operation target is displayed.

According to this embodiment, even when the motorcycle and the rider fall apart from each other, for example, the rider and the smartphone are often together, and when it is considered that the rider moves to the motorcycle, a longer time is set on the motorcycle side, and a grace period for a stop operation can be given to the rider.

10. In the above embodiment, in the notification step, in addition to the notification that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen, the notification step also notifies the position information acquired by the position information acquiring unit 205 provided in the mobile terminal (S807, S808).

According to this embodiment, since the position information of the mobile terminal 200 is transmitted, the determination of the fall position can be performed smoothly.

11. In the above embodiment, the portable terminal further includes a third communication unit 206, the third communication unit 206 communicates with the wearable terminal 500 for detecting the biological information of the rider,

in the notifying step, in addition to notifying that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen, the biological information of the rider acquired from the wearable terminal is notified (S805, S807).

According to this embodiment, the biological information of the rider at the time of falling can be notified to the notification destination, and the urgency can be determined at the notification destination.

12. The saddle-ride type vehicle 100 of the above embodiment includes:

a communication component 103 that establishes close-range wireless communication with a portable terminal when the saddle-ridden vehicle is started;

a fall detection module 102 that detects a fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to the degree of inclination of the vehicle and outputs a signal;

a vehicle speed detection component 106 that detects a vehicle speed associated with the riding vehicle; and

a control means (101, S702-S704) for notifying the portable terminal of a signal from the fall detection means by the communication means, and for periodically notifying the portable terminal of an output from the vehicle speed detection means by the communication means, in accordance with the signal input from the fall detection means.

According to this embodiment, the information on the vehicle speed and the information on the fall are transmitted from the saddle-ridden vehicle 100 to the mobile terminal 200 by the short-range wireless communication, so that the mobile terminal 200 can use the mobile terminal 200 such as a smartphone of the rider when determining the fall and notifying it. This enables integration of smartphones from the viewpoint of communication fees and the like.

13. In the system including the saddle-ride type vehicle 100, the portable terminal 200, and the

external devices

300, 400, 500, and 600 according to the above-described embodiments,

the mobile terminal 200 includes:

a first communication component 206 that wirelessly communicates in close proximity with the riding vehicle;

a second communication component 207 that communicates with the external device;

an acceleration sensor 209;

a receiving component (S602) that receives information from the riding vehicle via the first communication component;

a comparison means (S813) for, when the moving speed of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information on the saddle-riding vehicle is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, comparing the acceleration of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information on the saddle-riding vehicle with the acceleration acquired by the acceleration sensor of the portable terminal, and determining whether or not a significant difference has occurred; and

a fall determination means (S814) for determining that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen based on the determination by the comparison means that the significant difference has occurred.

The saddle-ride type vehicle 100 includes:

a third communication component 103 that establishes close-range wireless communication with a portable terminal when the saddle-ridden vehicle is started;

a control means (101, S702) for periodically notifying the output from the vehicle speed detection means to the portable terminal by the third communication means

14. In the above embodiment, the saddle-ride type vehicle further includes a fall detection unit 102 that detects a fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to the degree of inclination of the vehicle and outputs a signal,

the control means notifies the portable terminal (S703, S704) of a signal input from the fall detection means from the third communication means,

the fall determination means determines that the saddle-type vehicle has fallen (S603) regardless of the determination result of the comparison means, when the fall detection means includes the signal from the saddle-type vehicle in the information from the saddle-type vehicle.

In addition, the vehicle speed and acceleration immediately before the fall may be automatically recorded and transmitted to the mobile terminal of the rider. The transmitted record can prove the driving behavior of the rider himself when falling down, and can be used when applying for insurance claims and the like.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute each step in a method for controlling a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising: a first communication component that performs short-range wireless communication with a straddle-type vehicle; a second communication component that communicates with an external device; and an acceleration sensor, the storage medium being characterized in that the control method includes:

a receiving step of receiving information from the riding vehicle via the first communication component;

a comparison step of, when the moving speed of the saddle-type vehicle included in the information of the saddle-type vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, comparing the acceleration of the saddle-type vehicle included in the information from the saddle-type vehicle with the acceleration acquired by the acceleration sensor of the portable terminal, and determining whether or not a significant difference has occurred; and

a fall determination step of determining that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen based on the determination in the comparison step that the significant difference has occurred.

2. The storage medium of claim 1,

the saddle-ride type vehicle is provided with a fall detection assembly and a Bluetooth unit, the fall detection assembly detects the fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle,

in the fall determination step, when the output of the fall detection means is included in the information from the saddle-ride type vehicle, the saddle-ride type vehicle is determined to fall regardless of the determination result in the comparison step.

3. The storage medium of claim 2,

in the fall determination step, based on the determination in the comparison step that a significant difference has occurred,

raising an antenna output of the first communication module when a communication range of the first communication module with the saddle-ridden vehicle is not a maximum communication range,

determining that the riding vehicle has fallen when a communication range of the first communication assembly with the riding vehicle is a maximum communication range.

4. The storage medium of claim 1,

the portable terminal further includes a position information acquisition component that acquires position information of the portable terminal,

the position information of the saddle-riding type vehicle included in the information from the saddle-riding type vehicle is compared with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means of the portable terminal, and it is determined whether or not a significant difference occurs.

5. The storage medium of claim 1,

the control method further includes a notification step of notifying, by the second communication means, a predetermined destination in accordance with the determination that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen down.

6. The storage medium of claim 5,

the control method further comprises the following steps: and displaying a first operation object on a display unit of the portable terminal, the first operation object being used for receiving an operation of stopping the notification of the notification step.

7. The storage medium of claim 6,

the control method further comprises the following steps: notifying the riding vehicle of a display instruction via the first communication means, and displaying a second operation object on a display unit of the riding vehicle, the second operation object being used for receiving an operation of stopping the notification of the notification step.

8. The storage medium of claim 7,

the period during which the first operation target is displayed is changed in accordance with a vehicle speed immediately before the saddle-ride type vehicle falls.

9. The storage medium of claim 8,

the period during which the second operation object is displayed is set to be longer than the period during which the first operation object is displayed.

10. The storage medium of claim 6,

in the notifying step, in addition to notifying that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen down, the position information acquired by a position information acquiring unit provided in the portable terminal is notified.

11. The storage medium of claim 6,

the portable terminal further comprises a third communication component which is communicated with the wearable terminal for detecting the biological information of the rider,

in the notifying step, in addition to notifying that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen down, the biological information of the rider acquired from the wearable terminal is notified.

12. A saddle-ride type vehicle is characterized by comprising:

a communication component that establishes close-range wireless communication with a portable terminal when the saddle-ridden vehicle is started;

a fall detection module that detects a fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to a degree of inclination of the vehicle and outputs a signal;

a vehicle speed detection component that detects a vehicle speed associated with the riding vehicle; and

and a control unit for notifying the portable terminal of a signal from the fall detection unit by the communication unit and periodically notifying the portable terminal of an output from the vehicle speed detection unit by the communication unit, in accordance with the signal input from the fall detection unit.

13. A system including a saddle-ride type vehicle, a portable terminal, and an external device,

the portable terminal is provided with:

a first communication component that performs short-range wireless communication with the riding vehicle;

a second communication component that communicates with the external device;

an acceleration sensor;

a receiving component that receives information from the riding vehicle via the first communication component;

a comparison means that, when the moving speed of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information of the saddle-riding vehicle is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, compares the acceleration of the saddle-riding vehicle included in the information from the saddle-riding vehicle with the acceleration acquired by the acceleration sensor of the portable terminal, and determines whether or not a significant difference has occurred; and

a fall determination means that determines that the saddle-ridden vehicle has fallen based on the determination by the comparison means that a significant difference has occurred,

the saddle-ride type vehicle is provided with:

a third communication component that establishes close-range wireless communication with a portable terminal when the saddle-ridden vehicle is started;

a control component that periodically notifies the output from the vehicle speed detection component to the portable terminal by the third communication component.

14. The system of claim 13,

the saddle-ride type vehicle is further provided with a fall detection component which detects the fall of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to the inclination degree of the vehicle and outputs a signal,

the control unit notifies the portable terminal of a signal from the fall detection unit in accordance with the signal input from the fall detection unit,

the fall determination module determines that the saddle-type vehicle falls regardless of the determination result of the comparison module in a case where the fall determination module includes the signal of the fall detection module in the information from the saddle-type vehicle.