CN1738737A

CN1738737A - Authentication apparatus, electronic driver's license, and authentication system

Info

Publication number: CN1738737A
Application number: CNA2003801089972A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 汤原雅裕; 长瀬博之
Original assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
Current assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
Priority date: 2002-12-04
Filing date: 2003-12-03
Publication date: 2006-02-22
Anticipated expiration: 2023-12-03
Also published as: CN100351122C

Abstract

An authentication system includes an electronic driver's license, which will be referred to as ''license'' hereinafter, comprising a license side storage part for storing driver's license information and a license side communication part for communicating with a vehicle. The authentication system further includes an authentication apparatus comprising an apparatus side communication part for communicating with the license, an authentication part for authenticating the license information, and a function permission part for permitting the activation of a function of the vehicle. The license side storage part stores function information indicative of the vehicle function to be activated. The license side communication part notifies the vehicle of the driver's license information and function information. The apparatus side communication part acquires the license information and function information from the license. When the authentication part correctly authenticates the driver's license information, the function permission part permits the activation of the function indicated by the function information.

Description

Authenticate device, electronic driver's license and Verification System

Technical field

The present invention relates to authenticate device, electronic driver's license and Verification System.

Background technology

In the past, disclosed the driver's license information that obtains from electronic driver's license and the inner allowance operation information of storage in advance of device compared, and under the situation of unanimity, carry out vehicle car door unblank the startup of driving engine.

But, in such device in the past, if the driver's license information that obtains from electronic driver's license is consistent with the allowance operation information of the inner storage in advance of device, then allow the unblanking of car door of vehicle, the startup of driving engine, if so have as long as the authenticate device storage inside allows driving information the problem that all is allowed to of the function of vehicle then.For example,, only allow sometimes to unblank, do not allow to drive for specific people.And, do not allow people except the owner of vehicle to open the chest (boot) of vehicle rear sometimes.And car door is unblanked and the people of engine starting if can carry out, and then carries out double probate when unblanking and during start the engine, has waste.

But in authenticate device in the past, the function of vehicle is all allowed.

And electronic driver's license is except in the driver's of its surface printing name and address etc., also with the individual's at ancestral home etc. personal information storage in storage part.

In order to make the third party can not easily see personal information, when the password input electronic driver's license of user oneself not being set, do not export personal information sometimes.

Its result, even by improving safety with the permission of carrying out the mobile unit use based on the authentication of personal information, can not stored personal information be registered to automotive fittings in the electronic driver's license of mobile unit with allowing to use but still exist, the problem that reads by automotive fittings.

Summary of the invention

The present invention finishes for solving such problem, and first purpose provides a kind of authenticate device, electronic driver's license and Verification System, can only allow the action of this chaufeur vehicle functions that need or licensed.

And then, second purpose of the present invention provides a kind of authenticate device, electronic driver's license and Verification System, just can not export the electronic driver's license that is stored in the in-to-in personal information even do not input password, also can obtain personal information and as the personal information registration of checking usefulness from electronic driver's license in vehicle side, after registration, obtained under personal authentication's the situation according to personal information that obtains from electronic driver's license and the personal information of checking usefulness, allowed the use of mobile unit.

(technical scheme 1)

Authenticate device of the present invention has: the device side Department of Communication Force communicates with the electronic driver's license of having stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information; Authentication department authenticates described driver's license information; And function permission portion, allow the action of vehicle functions, it is characterized in that, shown device side Department of Communication Force is obtained the function information of function that described driver's license information and expression are used for the described vehicle of request action from described electronic driver's license, described authentication department is when correctly having authenticated described driver's license information, and described function permission portion allows the action of the function represented in described function information.

By this structure, only allow the action of function that the function information that each electronic driver's license is stored is in advance represented, can only allow the action of this chaufeur vehicle functions that need or licensed.

(technical scheme 2)

Authenticate device of the present invention, described device side Department of Communication Force will represent that the location information of position of the described vehicle of the described driver's license information that obtained and described function information sends, described function permission portion is according to described location information, allows the action of the function represented from the described function information that described electronic driver's license sends.

By this structure, allow the action of function according to the location information that sends from Department of Communication Force, can allow the action of suitable function to each position.

(technical scheme 3)

Authenticate device of the present invention, described device side Department of Communication Force described electronic driver's license be in described device side Department of Communication Force near the time send described location information, described authentication department authenticates described driver's license information when the authentication request that exists from described electronic driver's license.

By this structure, in the time of only near electronic driver's license is positioned at and electronic driver's license communicate, can suppress the consumption of the electric power of authenticate device.

(technical scheme 4)

And then authenticate device of the present invention has: the device side Department of Communication Force communicates with the electronic driver's license of having stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information; Authentication department authenticates described driver's license information; Function permission portion allows the action of vehicle functions; And storage part, to each chaufeur, the function of storing the vehicle that to permit explicitly with described driver's license information, it is characterized in that, described device side Department of Communication Force is obtained described driver's license information from described electronic driver's license, when described authentication department had correctly authenticated described driver's license information, described function permission portion allowed the action of the described vehicle functions that is associated with described driver's license information stored in described storage part.

By this structure, the action that only is stored in the function of each chaufeur in the storage part of authenticate device in advance is allowed to, and can only allow the action of this chaufeur vehicle functions that need or licensed.

(technical scheme 5)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention, its described function permission portion is at the engine control unit that is connected to the engine starting of described vehicle, and correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows the startup of described driving engine.

By this structure, if do not carry regular electronic driver's license, then can not start the engine, can prevent to drive without a license or do not carry license and drive.

(technical scheme 6)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention, described function permission portion is being connected to the car door control setup that the car door of described vehicle is unblanked, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows unblanking of described car door.

By this structure, if do not carry regular electronic driver's license, then car door can not be unblanked, and can prevent to drive without a license or does not carry license and drive.

(technical scheme 7)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention, described function permission portion is being connected to the Vehicular phone device that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use described Vehicular phone device.

By this structure, the use right of car phone can be conformed to the holder of electronic driver's license and setting freely.And, for the information of having used car phone, can be to each electronic driver's license reservation record.

(technical scheme 8)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention, described function permission portion is being connected to the vehicle-mounted voice band device that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use described vehicle-mounted voice band device.

Thus, the use right of the onboard audio function of vehicle-mounted voice band device can be conformed to the holder of electronic driver's license and freely sets.And the audio frequency that uses for the holder of electronic driver's license uses information (selected songs are selected radio station etc.), can be to each electronic driver's license reservation record respectively, and the reference as use next time can customize.

(technical scheme 9)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention, described function permission portion is being connected to the combination meter device that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use described combination meter device.

Thus, the use right of combination meter device can be conformed to the holder of electronic driver's license and freely set.And, can be to each electronic driver's license reservation record respectively, therefore, the information of these records can be used as the reference of next time driving and uses.

(technical scheme 10)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention, described function permission portion is being connected to the emergency communication device that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use described emergency communication device.

By this structure, the holder of electronic driver's license when the emergency situation of health etc. produces, the holder's of at this moment vehicle location and emergency situation and electronic driver's license health and fitness information can be sent to urgency message center etc., simultaneously, when making emergency vehicle open to urgent scene, can take reply, the disposal that is more suitable for to the holder's of electronic driver's license state of health at once.

(technical scheme 11)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention, described function permission portion is being connected to communicator between the bus that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use communicator between described bus.

By this structure, can realize information according to the holder of electronic driver's license, suitably use communication function between bus.And, can be in electronic driver's license with the information storage of the information of buying of the article in the shop of driving to pass through, car test information, the fault record information of vehicle, the Mechanical Help information among the dealer etc., this information is by communication function between bus, and information that can car is indoor guarantees that easily input and output safely are outdoor to car.

(technical scheme 12)

And authenticate device of the present invention comprises: the device side Department of Communication Force is used for communicating with electronic driver's license side Department of Communication Force; The device side storage part, storage password and personal information; The password input part is used for the password that user input is used to allow the use of mobile unit; Information registration/deletion portion, read and the cooresponding personal information of importing by described password input part of password from described electronic driver's license, thereby password and personal information are registered to described device side storage part, and perhaps deletion is registered in the password and the personal information of described device side storage part; The password sending part, when beginning with communicating by letter of described device side Department of Communication Force, the described password that is stored in described device side storage part is sent to described license side Department of Communication Force successively from described device side Department of Communication Force, up to the authentication that obtains password with described electronic driver's license; And personal authentication portion, checking personal information that receives by described device side Department of Communication Force and the personal information that is stored in the described device side storage part, thereby obtaining under personal authentication's the situation, allow to use described mobile unit.

By this structure, a kind of authenticate device can be provided, just can not export the electronic driver's license that is stored in the in-to-in personal information even do not input password, also can be by at vehicle side input password and send to electronic driver's license and obtain personal information as the personal information registration of checking usefulness from electronic driver's license, after registration, send password, obtained under personal authentication's the situation according to personal information that obtains from electronic driver's license and the personal information of checking usefulness, allowed the use of mobile unit.

(technical scheme 13)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention has: the usage frequency obtaining section, each user is obtained the usage frequency of the described mobile unit that has utilized described electronic driver's license, thereby it is stored in described device side storage part, described password sending part is according to the usage frequency that is stored in the described device side storage part, and the user high according to described usage frequency sends described password in proper order.

By this structure,, can shorten the needed time of authentication in the cipher authentication parts from electronic driver's license is sent password.

(technical scheme 14)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention, have: use the resume obtaining section, each user is obtained the use resume of the described mobile unit that has utilized described electronic driver's license, thereby it is stored in described device side storage part, described password sending part is according to the use resume that are stored in the described device side storage part, and the user who reviews new use sends described password to the user's of use order in the past.

(technical scheme 15)

And then, authenticate device of the present invention has: report portion, surpassing stated number from described device side Department of Communication Force to the described password that described license side Department of Communication Force sends continuously, described device side Department of Communication Force has received under the situation of refusal password to the information of input again of described device side Department of Communication Force from described electronic driver's license, is used to limit the report of input before refusal is imported again.

By this structure, forbid to obtain continuous input to the password of the authentication of electronic driver's license, thereby can improve safety, simultaneously by the refusal the input before carry out duty limited import notice, thereby the affirmation password is perhaps entrusted and can be obtained the people of certain authentication, thereby utilizes this people's electronic driver's license to obtain authentication etc., safety can be guaranteed, and the usage license of mobile unit can be more positively obtained.

(technical scheme 16)

Electronic driver's license of the present invention has: storage part, stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information; And license side Department of Communication Force, communicate with vehicle or the car-mounted device that is installed on the vehicle, it is characterized in that, described storage portion stores is used to represent the function information of function of the described vehicle of request action, and described license side Department of Communication Force is notified described driver's license information and described function information to described vehicle or car-mounted device.

By this structure, for each electronic driver's license, only allow the action of the represented function of the function information stored in advance, can only allow the action of this chaufeur vehicle functions that need or licensed.

(technical scheme 17)

And electronic driver's license of the present invention is characterized in that, described license side Department of Communication Force receives the location information of expression with respect to the position of described vehicle or car-mounted device, to described vehicle or car-mounted device notice and the cooresponding function of described location information.

By this structure, allow action based on the function of the location information that receives, can allow the action of suitable function to each position.

(technical scheme 18)

Verification System of the present invention comprises electronic driver's license and authenticate device, and described electronic driver's license has: storage part, stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information; And license side Department of Communication Force, communicating with vehicle or the car-mounted device that is installed on the vehicle, described authenticate device has: the device side Department of Communication Force communicates with described electronic driver's license; Authentication department authenticates described driver's license information; And function permission portion, allow the action of vehicle functions, it is characterized in that, described license side storage portion stores is used to represent the function information of function of the described vehicle of request action, described license side Department of Communication Force is notified described driver's license information and described function information to described vehicle or described car-mounted device, described device side Department of Communication Force is obtained the function information of function that described driver's license information and being used to is represented the described vehicle of request action from described electronic driver's license, described authentication department is when correctly having authenticated described driver's license information, and described function permission portion allows the action of the function that described function information represents.

(technical scheme 19)

And, Verification System of the present invention, described authenticate device is preengage authentication result with described authentication result as the use of described car-mounted device and is sent to described electronic driver's license.

By this structure, can wish to each that the user notifies by electronic driver's license and whether allow to use car-mounted device, simultaneously can be to wishing the authentication result of user's notification authentication device.

(technical scheme 20)

And, Verification System of the present invention, described authenticate device sends the use start information that is used to represent whether begin the usage license of described car-mounted device to described electronic driver's license after authentication.

By this structure, by this structure, can wish to each that the user notifies by electronic driver's license and whether allow to use car-mounted device, can notify the use that whether has begun authenticate device to wishing the user simultaneously.

(technical scheme 21)

And then, Verification System of the present invention, described authenticate device can be set each electronic driver's license and be used to represent the whether operable car-mounted device information of using of described car-mounted device, limits or allow the use of car-mounted device according to electronic driver's license.

By this structure, can store the usage license information relevant respectively to each electronic driver's license with spendable mobile unit, can carry out the usage license setting of car-mounted device to each electronic driver's license, can customize.

(technical scheme 22)

And then, Verification System of the present invention, described electronic driver's license is a noncontact IC-card type driver's license.

By this structure, can not need to be used for and external device bonded assembly terminal, thereby become the electronic driver's license of complete non-contact type, and, not only come the input and output of information are communicated in complete noncontact mode, and, can provide driving electric with high frequency radio wave.

(technical scheme 23)

And Verification System of the present invention comprises: electronic driver's license and authenticate device, and described electronic driver's license has: license side storage part, store the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information and be used to read the password of described driver's license information; License side Department of Communication Force communicates with vehicle or the car-mounted device that is installed on the vehicle; And cipher authentication portion, control the transmission from described license side Department of Communication Force of described driver's license information, described authenticate device has: the device side Department of Communication Force communicates with described electronic driver's license; The password input part is inputed described password; The device side storage part, storage is from the described password of described password input part input; The password sending part sends to described device side Department of Communication Force with the described password that is stored in described device side storage part; And personal authentication portion, authenticate described driver's license information, thereby allow the action of vehicle functions, it is characterized in that, described license side storage portion stores is used to represent the function information of function of the described vehicle of request action, described device side Department of Communication Force will send to described electronic driver's license from the described password that described password sending part sends, the password that the described authenticate device that described cipher authentication portion is judged sends whether be stored in described license side storage part in password consistent, when being judged as unanimity, notify described driver's license information and described function information from described license side Department of Communication Force, described device side Department of Communication Force is obtained the function information of function that described driver's license information and expression are used for the described vehicle of request action from described electronic driver's license, described personal authentication portion allows the action of the function that described function information represents when correctly having authenticated described electronic driver's license.

By this structure, a kind of mobile unit usage license system can be provided, just can not export the electronic driver's license that is stored in the in-to-in personal information even do not input password, also can be by importing password and send to electronic driver's license in vehicle side, obtain personal information and as the personal information registration of checking usefulness from electronic driver's license, after registration, send password, obtained to allow the use of mobile unit under personal authentication's the situation according to personal information that obtains from electronic driver's license and the personal information of checking usefulness.

(technical scheme 24)

And then, Verification System of the present invention, has the usage frequency obtaining section, each user is obtained the usage frequency of the described mobile unit that has utilized described electronic driver's license, thereby it is stored in the described device side storage part, described password sending part is according to the usage frequency that is stored in the described device side storage part, and the user high according to described usage frequency sends described password in proper order.

By this structure,, can realize the shortening of the time that authentication spent in the authentication password authentication parts from electronic driver's license is sent password.

(technical scheme 25)

And then, Verification System of the present invention, has the resume of use obtaining section, each user is obtained the use resume of the described mobile unit that has utilized described electronic driver's license, thereby it is stored in described device side storage part, described password sending part is according to the use resume that are stored in the described device side storage part, and the user who reviews new use sends described password to the user's of use order in the past.

By this structure,, can shorten the needed time of authentication in the authentication password authentication parts from electronic driver's license is sent password.

(technical scheme 26)

Verification System of the present invention, described electronic driver's license has: input inhibit portion again, when the described password that sends continuously to described license example Department of Communication Force from described device side Department of Communication Force surpassed stated number, refusal was to the input again of the password of described license side Department of Communication Force; And report portion, be used for personal authentication portion by the report of restriction input before the input again of described input inhibit again portion refusal.

By this structure, forbid to obtain continuous input to the password of the authentication of electronic driver's license, thereby can improve safety, simultaneously by the refusal the input before carry out duty limited import notice, thereby the affirmation password is perhaps entrusted the people of the authentication that can obtain reliably, thereby utilizes this people's electronic driver's license to obtain authentication etc., safety can be guaranteed, and the usage license of mobile unit can be obtained more reliably.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the block scheme of the authenticate device of expression first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block scheme of representing the electronic driver's license that uses in the first embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the precedence diagram of the action of expression electronic driver's license of first embodiment and authenticate device.

Fig. 4 is the precedence diagram of the action of expression electronic driver's license of second embodiment of the present invention and authenticate device.

Fig. 5 is the block scheme of structure of the electronic driver's license system of expression the of the present invention the 4th and the 5th embodiment.

Fig. 6 is the sequential chart of action of the electronic driver's license system of explanation the 4th embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is the sequential chart of action of the electronic driver's license system of explanation the 5th embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is the block scheme of structure of the electronic driver's license system of expression the 6th embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is the sequential chart of action of the electronic driver's license system of explanation the 6th embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is the block scheme of structure of the electronic driver's license system of expression the 7th embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is the sequential chart of action of the electronic driver's license system of explanation the 7th embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is the block scheme of structure of the electronic driver's license system of expression the 8th embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is the sequential chart of action of the electronic driver's license system of explanation the 8th embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14 is the block scheme of structure of the electronic driver's license system of expression the 9th embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15 is the sequential chart of action of the electronic driver's license system of explanation the 9th embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16 is the block scheme of structure of the electronic driver's license system of expression the tenth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 17 is the sequential chart of action of the electronic driver's license system of explanation the tenth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 18 is the block scheme of structure of the electronic driver's license system of expression the 11 embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 19 is the sequential chart of action of the electronic driver's license system of explanation the 11 embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 20 is the block scheme of the structure of expression contactless IC card type electronic driver's license.

Figure 21 is the block scheme of structure of the mobile unit usage license system of expression the 12 embodiment.

Figure 22 is the sequential chart of action of the mobile unit usage license system of expression the 12 embodiment.

Figure 23 is the block scheme of structure of the mobile unit usage license system of expression the 13 embodiment.

Figure 24 is the sequential chart of action of the mobile unit usage license system of expression the 13 embodiment.

Figure 25 is the block scheme of structure of the mobile unit usage license system of expression the 14 embodiment.

Figure 26 is the sequential chart of action of the mobile unit usage license system of expression the 14 embodiment.

The specific embodiment

Below, utilize the description of drawings embodiments of the present invention.

(first embodiment)

In the first embodiment, first Department of Communication Force 1111, second communication portion 1112, third communication portion 1113 are identical with device side Department of Communication Force implication.

Fig. 1 is the block scheme of the authenticate device (car-mounted device) of expression first embodiment of the present invention.In Fig. 1, authenticate device 1100 is installed on the vehicle, communicates in the noncontact mode with the electronic driver's license 1010 of the driver's license information of having stored each chaufeur, can authenticate driver's license information.

Authenticate device 1100 comprises: a plurality of Department of Communication Forces (first Department of Communication Force 1111, second communication portion 1112, third communication portion 1113) that communicate with electronic driver's license 1010; The cipher processing portion 1121 that driver's license information, function information, other information that receive from electronic driver's license 1010 are decrypted; Storage in advance can utilize the storage part 1122 of driver's license information of chaufeur of the function of vehicle; The authentication department 1123 of the driver's license information of authentication electronic driver's license 1010; Under the situation that has correctly authenticated driver's license information, allow to carry out the function permission portion 1124 of the action of the represented function of the function information that receives from electronic driver's license 1010; Carried out the clock portion 1125 of timing the current date time; And be used for operating portion 1126 in storage part 1122 setting operation information.

Electronic driver's license 1010 comprises as shown in Figure 2: store driver's license information, the function information of each chaufeur, the storage part 1011 of other information; With driver's license information, the function information of storage in the storage part 1011, the cipher processing portion 1012 of other information encryptions; And the Department of Communication Force 1013 that driver's license information, function information, other information of encrypting is sent to authenticate device 1100.

Department of Communication Force 1013 is from authenticate device 1100 receiving position informations and other information, and 1012 pairs of information that receive from authenticate device 1100 of cipher processing portion are decrypted.

Driver's license information comprises: Pilot Name, chaufeur birthdate, chaufeur residence, driver's license table, driver's license number, the chaufeur identifying information of permitting that steering vehicle, the picture data of chaufeur, the violation traffic of chaufeur are counted etc.

Function information is the information of the expression vehicle function that should be allowed to, and comprising: with the function that the car door of vehicle car is unblanked, and the function of start the engine, the function that the boot of vehicle rear is unblanked etc.

Location information be expression electronic driver's license 1010 with respect to the information of the position of vehicle, expression electronic driver's license 1010 is positioned near the car door in compartment, near the driver's seat, near the boot etc.

First Department of Communication Force 1111 of authenticate device 1100 is configured near the driver's seat of vehicle the car door, in the time of electronic driver's license 1010 is positioned at the driver's seat car door outside vehicle near, the position of representing electronic driver's license 1010 is near vehicle the location information outer and car door of driver's seat sends.This location information, for example can when having contacted the handle of the car door of vehicle or car door, chaufeur be sent, also can when detecting chaufeur, send, also can send when electronic driver's license 1010 has contacted the position of the car door of vehicle or near the regulation the car door detecting near the position of the car door of vehicle or near the regulation the car door.

The second communication portion 1112 of authenticate device 1100 is configured in the front of the driver's seat of vehicle, in the time of electronic driver's license 1010 is positioned at driver's seat in vehicle near, be in the position of expression electronic driver's license 1010 in the vehicle and near be positioned at the driver's seat location information is sent.This location information for example can be that electronic driver's license 1010 is sent when being installed in the regulation clamper that is disposed at driver's seat the place ahead, also can be sent when chaufeur is positioned at driver's seat detecting.

The third communication portion 1113 of authenticate device 1100 is configured in the boot of vehicle rear, in the time of electronic driver's license 1010 is positioned at boot outside vehicle near, the position of representing electronic driver's license 1010 is positioned near vehicle location information outer and boot sends.This location information, for example can when having contacted the handle that is used to open boot, chaufeur be sent, also can when detecting chaufeur, be sent, also can when detecting electronic driver's license 1010, be sent near near the position of the regulation boot or the boot near near the position of the regulation boot or the boot.

The cipher processing portion 1121 of authenticate device 1100 will send to the information encryption of electronic driver's license 1010, simultaneously the decrypts information to receiving from electronic driver's license 1010.

The storage part 1122 of authenticate device 1100 is to each chaufeur memory of driving license information.Here, in chaufeur, have only to be allowed to the chaufeur that car door is unblanked, be allowed to unblanking and the chaufeur of the startup of driving engine of car door, be allowed to the chaufeur of all operations of unblanking of the startup of the unblanking of car door, driving engine and boot.And, in the present embodiment, as the function of vehicle, with car door unblank and the startup of driving engine and boot to unblank be that example is represented, but also can comprise other function, for example communication of the vehicular telephone of vehicle etc.

The authentication department 1123 of authenticate device 1100 from the driver's license information of electronic driver's license 1010 receptions and the driver's license information of storing in advance, can authenticate the driver's license information of electronic driver's license 1010 by relatively the storage part 1122 of authenticate device 1100.And, canned data the information that authentication can relatively receive from electronic driver's license 1010 all items of driver's license information and the storage part 1122 of authenticate device 1100, also can only authenticate with the Pilot Name, also can only authenticate with the driver's license number, also can be the combination of a plurality of projects.

And the authentication department 1123 of authenticate device 1100 also can and then judge from the violation traffic of electronic driver's license 1010 receptions to count whether be lower than predetermined counting.And, can judge also whether the allowance driving car type that receives from electronic driver's license 1010 is fit to vehicle.And, also can judge that the current date is whether at driver's license in table according to the birthdate of driver's license table that receives from electronic driver's license 1010 and chaufeur.

The action of the function that the function information that function permission portion 1124 permissions of authenticate device 1100 receive from electronic driver's license 1010 is represented.Specifically, under the situation that has received the function information that the expression car door unblanks from electronic driver's license 1010, to the car door control setup 1021 output car doors enabling signal of unblanking.Under the situation of the function information that has received the expression engine starting from electronic driver's license 1010, to engine control unit 1022 output engine starting enabling signals.Under the situation that has received the function information that the expression boot unblanks from electronic driver's license 1010, to the car door control setup 1021 output boots enabling signal of unblanking.

Below, utilize Fig. 3 that the electronic driver's license 1010 of first embodiment and the action of authenticate device 1100 are described.

Near during the car door of driver's seat of vehicle, the position of expression electronic driver's license 1010 is near vehicle location information outer and that be positioned at the car door of driver's seat and sends (S1311) from first Department of Communication Force 1111 that is configured in vehicle doorn at the chaufeur that has carried electronic driver's license 1010.If electronic driver's license 1010 receiving position informations then send authentication request (S1312) to authenticate device 1100.In the present embodiment, this authentication request comprises encrypted driver's license information.Then, be received from the driver's license information of electronic driver's license 1010 Department of Communication Force 1111 by authenticate device 1100, decrypted by the cipher processing portion 1121 of authenticate device 1100, certified by the authentication department 1123 of authenticate device 1100.Here, authentication is undertaken by the driver's license information the driver's license information that relatively receives from the Department of Communication Force 1111 of authenticate device 1100 and the storage part 1122 that is stored in authenticate device 1100 in advance.Under the situation that driver's license information is correctly authenticated, represent that from first Department of Communication Force, 1111 transmissions of authenticate device 1100 authentication that is correctly authenticated finishes (S1313).If receiving authentication, finishes electronic driver's license 1010, then because the position is in outside the vehicle and is positioned near the car door of driver's seat, so send the function notice (S1314) that the expression car door is unblanked.Function is received by the Department of Communication Force 1111 by authenticate device 1100, cipher processing portion 1121 by authenticate device 1100 is decrypted, and by the function permission portion 1124 of authenticate device 1100 the car door enabling signal of unblanking is outputed to car door control setup 1021 (S1315).Then, unblank to carry out unblanking of car door in the car door control setup 1021 of enabling signal having accepted car door, response arrives electronic driver's licenses 1010 (S1316, S1317) via authenticate device 1100.Therefore, chaufeur can be opened the car door of vehicle.

And, when the chaufeur that has carried electronic driver's license 1010 was positioned at driver's seat, the position of expression electronic driver's license 1010 is in the vehicle and is positioned near the location information of driver's seat sent (S1321) from the driver's seat fwd second communication portion 1112 that is configured in vehicle.If electronic driver's license 1010 receiving position informations then send authentication request (S1322) to authenticate device 1100.Be received from the driver's license information of electronic driver's license 1010 Department of Communication Force 1112, be decrypted by the cipher processing portion 1121 of authenticate device 1100 by authenticate device 1100, certified by the authentication department 1123 of authenticate device 1100.Under the situation that driver's license information is correctly authenticated, represent that from Department of Communication Force 1112 transmissions of authenticate device 1100 authentication that is correctly authenticated finishes (S1323).If receiving authentication, finishes electronic driver's license 1010, then because the position is in the vehicle and is positioned near the driver's seat, so send the function notice (S1324) of expression engine starting.The function notice is received by the Department of Communication Force 1112 of authenticate device 1100, cipher processing portion 1121 by authenticate device 1100 is decrypted, and by the function permission portion 1124 of authenticate device 1100 the engine starting enabling signal is outputed to engine control unit 1022 (S1325).Then, in the engine control unit 1022 of having accepted the engine starting enabling signal, allow engine starting, response arrives electronic driver's license 1010 (S1326, S1327) via authenticate device 1100.Therefore, chaufeur can make engine starting.

As described above, the authenticate device 1100 of first embodiment, a plurality of Department of Communication Forces 1111,1112,1113 are obtained the function information of the function that should permit of expression vehicle from electronic driver's license 1010, when driver's license information is correctly authenticated, the action of the function that function permission portion 1124 permission aforementioned functional information are represented, so to each electronic driver's license 1010, only allow the action of the represented function of the function information stored in advance, can only allow the action of this chaufeur vehicle functions that need or licensed.

And, the authenticate device 1100 of first embodiment, a plurality of Department of Communication Forces 1111,1112,1113 are sent the location information of expression electronic driver's license with respect to the position of vehicle respectively, function permission portion 1124 is according to aforementioned location information, the action of the function that the function information that permission sends from electronic driver's license 1010 is represented, so allow the action based on the function of the location information of sending from Department of Communication Force 1111,1112,1113, the position of the electronic driver's license that can hold each chaufeur allows suitable function.

And, the authenticate device 1100 of first embodiment, a plurality of Department of Communication Forces 1111,1112,1113 send location information when electronic driver's license 1010 is positioned near one of them of Department of Communication Force 1111,1112,1113, from electronic driver's license 1010 transmission authentication request the time, the aforementioned driver's license information of authentication department's 1123 authentications, so in the time of only near electronic driver's license 1010 is positioned at and electronic driver's license 1010 communicate, can suppress the consumption of the electric power of authenticate device 1100.

And in the first embodiment, electronic driver's license 1010 is selection function effectively, so can carry out level and smooth authentication and function permission.For example, for the second time near driver's seat the time, electronic driver's license 1010 can be discerned the situation that electronic driver's license 1010 was last time accepted authentication and carried out the function permission once more, so authentication is finished simply.Chaufeur is held a plurality of various cards, does not need to search from a plurality of cards the object card.

(second embodiment)

Then, electronic driver's license and the authenticate device to second embodiment of the present invention describes.

In the present embodiment, first Department of Communication Force 1111, second communication portion 1112, third communication portion 1113 are identical with device side Department of Communication Force implication.

In second embodiment, electronic driver's license 1010 shown in Figure 2 can send to authenticate device 1100 with the function information of the action of the subsidiary related all functions of expression in authentic driver's license information during subsidiary related a plurality of function.And in second embodiment, authenticate device 1100 shown in Figure 1 allows the action of notified a plurality of functions simultaneously when electronic driver's license 1010 is notified a plurality of function.

Below, utilize Fig. 4 that the electronic driver's license 1010 of second embodiment and the action of authenticate device 1100 are described.

The chaufeur that has carried electronic driver's license 1010 is near the car door of the driver's seat of vehicle the time, and the position of expression electronic driver's license 1010 is near vehicle location information outer and that be positioned at the car door of driver's seat and is sent (S1411) by first Department of Communication Force 1111 of the authenticate device 1100 from the car door that is configured in vehicle.If electronic driver's license 1010 receiving position informations then send authentication request (S1412) to authenticate device 1100.In the present embodiment, this authentication request comprises the driver's license information of encrypted mistake.Then, receive from the driver's license information of electronic driver's license 1010 Department of Communication Force 1111 by authenticate device 1100, cipher processing portion 1121 by authenticate device 1100 is decrypted, authentication department 1123 by authenticate device 1100 authenticates, under the situation that driver's license information is correctly authenticated, represent that from Department of Communication Force 1111 transmissions of authenticate device 1100 authentication that is correctly authenticated finishes (S1413).Electronic driver's license 1010 in the storage part 1011 of electronic driver's license 1010 registered in advance under the situation of car door unlocking function and engine starting function, send and be used to represent that car door is unblanked and the function of engine starting two sides' function notice (S1414).The function notice is received by the Department of Communication Force 1111 of authenticate device 1100, cipher processing portion 1121 by authenticate device 1100 is decrypted, function permission portion 1124 by authenticate device 1100, the car door enabling signal of unblanking outputs to car door control setup 1021 (S1415), simultaneously the engine starting enabling signal is outputed to engine control unit 1022 (S1416).Then, unblank to carry out unblanking of car door in the car door control setup 1021 of enabling signal having accepted car door, response is output (S1417) from car door control setup 1021.And, in the engine control unit 1022 of having accepted the engine starting enabling signal, allowing engine starting, response is output (S1418) from engine control unit 1022.Response arrives electronic driver's license 1010 (S1419) via authenticate device 1100.Therefore, chaufeur can be opened the car door of vehicle, and simultaneously, chaufeur can make engine starting.

(the 3rd embodiment)

Below, the electronic driver's license and the authenticate device of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention described.

In the 3rd embodiment, electronic driver's license 1010 shown in Figure 2 sends response when authenticate device 1100 has received the regulation electromagnetic wave to authenticate device 1100.And, storage is used to represent the function information of the function that should permit of vehicle to each chaufeur for authenticate device 1100 shown in Figure 1, storage part 1122, under the situation that has correctly authenticated driver's license information, function permission portion 1124 allows the action of a plurality of functions simultaneously according to function information.

Below, utilize Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 that the electronic driver's license 1010 of the 3rd embodiment and the action of authenticate device 1100 are described.

During near the car door of vehicle, the electromagnetic wave of regulation is sent from first Department of Communication Force 1111 on the car door that is configured in vehicle at the chaufeur that has carried electronic driver's license 1010.Here, electromagnetic wave for example can be sent when chaufeur has contacted the handle of the car door of vehicle or car door, also can detect chaufeur, also can be sent when electronic driver's license 1010 has contacted the car door of vehicle or near the assigned position the car door detecting near being sent when the car door of vehicle or near the position the car door.If electronic driver's license 1010 receives electromagnetic wave from authenticate device 1100, then will send to authenticate device 1100 for electromagnetic response from authenticate device 1100.Then,, electronic driver's license 1010 is sent the driver's license information request, receive driver's license information from electronic driver's license 1010 by first Department of Communication Force 1111 of authenticate device 1100.Cipher processing portion 1121 by authenticate device 1100 is decrypted from the driver's license information of electronic driver's license 1010, and is certified by the authentication department 1123 of authenticate device 1100.Under the situation that driver's license information is correctly authenticated,, judge the action that allows which function by the function information of function permission portion 1124 with reference to each chaufeur in the storage part 1122 that is stored in authenticate device 1100 in advance.For the driver's license information that is correctly authenticated, with car door unblank and the stored explicitly situation of engine starting under, function permission portion 1124 by authenticate device 1100, the car door enabling signal of unblanking is output to car door control setup 1021, the engine starting enabling signal is output to engine control unit 1022 simultaneously, unblank to carry out unblanking of car door in the car door control setup 1021 of enabling signal having collected car door, in the engine control unit 1022 of having accepted Engine Start Signal, allow engine starting.

As described above, the authenticate device 1100 of the 3rd embodiment comprises: a plurality of Department of Communication Forces 1111,1112,1113 that communicate with the electronic driver's license 1010 of having stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information; Authenticate the authentication department 1123 of aforementioned driver's license information; Allow the function permission portion 1124 of the action of vehicle functions; To each chaufeur, with the function that should permit and the subsidiary storage part of storing 1122 of driver's license information of vehicle relatedly, function permission portion 1124 allows and the action that is attached related function by the aforementioned driver's license information of correct authentication.Thus, only allow to be stored in advance the function of each chaufeur in the storage part 1122 of authenticate device 1100, can only allow the action of this chaufeur vehicle functions that need or licensed.

And, in aforesaid first to the 3rd embodiment, as the function of vehicle, with the car door in compartment unblank, the startup of driving engine and boot to unblank be that example is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to these functions, also can comprise other function in the function of vehicle.For example, vehicular telephone is installed on vehicle, can be provided under the situation via the communication of mobile communications network, also can be to each chaufeur permission communication function.And, for example, homing advice being installed on vehicle, can provide under the situation of navigation, also can be to each chaufeur permission navigation feature.And, the authentication of carrying out driver's license information is provided, also can be used for the authentication of urgency message simultaneously.

And in first and second embodiments, to send location information be that example is illustrated with corresponding with the position of a plurality of Department of Communication Forces 1111,1112,1113 that disposed respectively, but the present invention is not limited to this.For example, can send simply also that to be illustrated in Che Nei still be the outer location information of car.

And, in each embodiment, the situation that authenticate device 1100 has been installed on vehicle is illustrated, still,, also can obtain identical effect even vehicle itself has the structural constituent that illustrates in each embodiment.

And then, in aforesaid embodiment, produce various effects, if do not carry electronic driver's license, then can not carry out the driving of vehicle, so can prevent from not carry driver's license or drive without a license.And, owing to can limit chaufeur, thus can the eliminating accident many chaufeurs and the chaufeur of not driving substantially, can the inhibition accident.And, since driver's license information with communicate by letter after function information is encrypted, so safe.

(the 4th embodiment)

In the present embodiment, memory storage (memory unit) 2130 is identical with license side storage part implication.

In the present embodiment, communicator (communication component) 2110 is identical with license side Department of Communication Force implication.

In the present embodiment, Department of Communication Force 2210 is identical with device side Department of Communication Force implication.

In the present embodiment, memory storage 2230 is identical with the storage part implication.

As shown in Figure 5, the electronic driver's license system 2001 of the 4th embodiment of the present invention has: portability has been stored the electronic driver's license 2100 of the information relevant with driver's license at least; Be installed in vehicle-mounted devices 2300 such as car body side control device 2200 on the vehicle 2010 and audio devices.

Electronic driver's license 2100 has: the memory storage (memory unit) 2130 of the storage information relevant with driver's license etc. at least; Can send the folk prescription of the information relevant etc. to the communicator (communication component) 2110 of communicating by letter to the outside with driver's license; Communicate the electronic driver's license internal control device 2120 that device 2110 and memory storage 2130 etc. are positioned at the control of electronic driver's license 2100 in-to-in devices.

Car body side control device 2200 has: the communicator (communication component) 2210 that can receive the signal that sends from the communicator 2110 of electronic driver's license 2100; Writable and readable memory device (memory unit) 2230; Control communicator 2210 and memory storage 2230 etc., and via memory storage 2230 and information input/output unit (not shown) and the operated system control setup 2220 of control information.

Car-mounted device 2300 for example is made of a plurality of different car-mounted devices 2310 such as vehicle-mounted voice band device, Vehicular phone device, car-mounted device 2320 etc., is connected to car body side control device 2200.And these car-mounted devices 2300 only all are designed to electronic driver's license 2100 move when certified.

The action of the electronic driver's license system 2001 of above-mentioned the 4th embodiment is described according to Fig. 6.

At first, undertaken and the communicating by letter of vehicle 2010 by electronic driver's license 2100.During being enabled in vehicle and riding unlocking action of this communication, perhaps be performed when electronic driver's license 2100 being placed the clamper of the regulation that is arranged on vehicle side etc.Then, by this communication, the usage license information of the self-ID information that merging electronic driver's license 2100 has and the various car-mounted devices 2300 of registered in advance, electronic driver's license 2100 sends (S2100) from this communicator 2110 to the communicator 2210 of car body side control device 2200.

The above-mentioned id information that car body side control device 2200 will receive with this communicator 2210 and the usage license information storage of various car-mounted device 2300 are in memory storage 2230.Like this, the usage license information that is stored in id information in the memory storage 2230 and various car-mounted device 2300 is continued to preserve, and no longer is present in vehicle interior up to this electronic driver's license 2100.

Afterwards, when using car-mounted device 2300, at first send usage license request (S2101) to car body side control device 2200 from car-mounted device 2300.Accept this usage license request, system control device (system control component) 2220 is checked the design information that is stored in the memory storage 2230, thereby confirms whether exist from the information of electronic driver's license 2100.

The result of above-mentioned affirmation, if there is information from electronic driver's license 2100, then system control device 2220 is urged the information that sends electronic driver's licenses 2100 in order to obtain the information from electronic driver's license 2100 to car-mounted device 2300.Sound by utilizing for example vehicle-mounted voice band devices that exist in the vehicle 2010 etc. conveys to the urgency that the car-mounted device user carries out this transmission.

On the other hand, be present in from the information of electronic driver's license 2100 under the situation in the memory storage 2230 of car body side control device 2200, system control device 2220 is confirmed the car-mounted device usage license information and the information of sending the car-mounted device 2300 of usage license request from electronic driver's license 2100, judge whether this car-mounted device 2300 can use the affirmation that is used to authenticate (S2102).

Then, its result is sent to car-mounted device 2300 (S2103) as the information that allows use or refusal to use, in car-mounted device 2300, begin action (S2104) according to its result.That is, if judged result is to allow to use, then this car-mounted device 2300 becomes operable state, thereby can carry out various controls, if but judged result is the refusal use, then can not use this car-mounted device 2300.

As described above; electronic driver's license system 2001 according to the 4th embodiment of the present invention; by being stored in the usage license information of the car-mounted device 2300 in the electronic driver's license 2100; the people who only has the right of use can use car-mounted device 2300; and can protect the personal information that exists in the car-mounted device 2300, help to prevent the stolen of car-mounted device 2300 grades simultaneously.

(the 5th embodiment)

In the present embodiment, communicator 2110 is identical with license side Department of Communication Force implication.

In the present embodiment, communicator 2210 is identical with device side Department of Communication Force implication.

In the present embodiment, memory storage 2130 is identical with license side storage part implication.

Below the electronic driver's license system of the 5th embodiment is described.This electronic driver's license system is identical with the electronic driver's license system 2001 of Fig. 5 substantially, in the electronic driver's license system 2001 of the 4th embodiment, the communicator 2110 of electronic driver's license 2100 only is that folk prescription is opposite to communication in transmission, in this electronic driver's license system, only different communicator 2110 is communicated by letter corresponding type this respect for twocouese with communicator 2210 on.

The action of the electronic driver's license system of above-mentioned the 5th embodiment is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

At first, the sequential chart by Fig. 7 uses the situation of car-mounted device 2300 to describe to hope.

When car-mounted device 2300 is used in hope, at first send usage license request (S2200) to car body side control device 2200 from car-mounted device 2300.Car body side control device 2200 is confirmed the existence of electronic driver's licenses 2100, if electronic driver's license 2100 exists, then the usage license request (ID request) that electronic driver's license 2100 is sent these car-mounted devices 2300 (S2201).In contrast, under electronic driver's license 2100 non-existent situations,, utilize the sound of vehicle-mounted voice band device etc., electronic driver's license 2100 non-existent situations are conveyed to the hope user of car-mounted device 2300 user of car-mounted device 2300.

Accepted the electronic driver's license 2100 of ID request, electronic driver's license internal control device 2120 is answered above-mentioned ID request, will turn back to car body side control device 2200 (S2202) as authentication information for the usage license information of this car-mounted device 2300 in the memory storage 2130.Car body side control device 2200 carries out acts of authentication (S2203) according to the information of collections such as this return message.Then, according to this authentication result, car-mounted device 2300 is returned use information or the refusal use information (S2204) of allowing.Car-mounted device 2300 begins action (S2205) according to this return message.That is, if judged result is allow to use, then this car-mounted device 2300 becomes operable state, can carry out various controls etc., and if judged result to be refusal use, then can not use this car-mounted device 2300.

As described above, electronic driver's license system 2001 according to the 5th embodiment, when having produced the use request of car-mounted device 2300, decide the usage license according to the information that is stored in electronic driver's license 2100, can allow the use of car-mounted device 2300.And; compare with the electronic driver's license system 2001 of the 4th embodiment of the present invention; except can further protecting the personal information that is present in the vehicle to heavens, can also improve comfort feature by automated validation all the time, help to prevent the stolen of car-mounted device 2300 simultaneously.

Then, illustrate in the electronic driver's license system 2001 of above-mentioned the 5th embodiment, under the situation of the use of having preengage car-mounted device 2300, be used to make and wish that the user understands the action of the authentication result of this use.

When the use request that car-mounted device 2300 is arranged, car body side control device 2200 carries out twocouese with electronic driver's license 2100 communicates by letter, and carries out the action that authenticates with the above-mentioned identical usage license that obtains illustrating under the situation of the usage license.At this moment, after authentication, when having allowed the use of this car-mounted device 2300, from 2200 pairs of electronic driver's licenses 2100 of car body side control device, the use reservation by this car-mounted device 2300 of communication notifications is done.By this notice, electronic driver's license 2100 can utilize for example chimes of doom, and perhaps the information of the flicker of lamp etc. transmits means the holder of electronic driver's license 2100 is transmitted the information that the use of car-mounted device 2300 has been preengage.

Then, illustrate in the electronic driver's license system 2001 of above-mentioned the 5th embodiment, under the situation of having preengage use car-mounted device 2300, be used to make and wish that the user understands this use action of starting.

When the use request that has car-mounted device 2300, car body side control device 2200 carries out twocouese with electronic driver's license 2100 communicates by letter, and carries out the action of usage license authentication.At this moment, after authentication, when having allowed use, provide the usage license from 2200 pairs of car-mounted devices 2300 of car body side control device.Afterwards, when the use of beginning car-mounted device 2300, car body side control device 2200 is accepted this information, the information that the use of electronic driver's license 2100 notice car-mounted devices 2300 is begun.This notice can be by chimes of doom for example, and perhaps the information of the flicker of lamp etc. has transmitted means and carries out.Thus, wish that the car-mounted device 2300 that the user can understand hope has become the use initial state, can bring into use immediately.

(the 6th embodiment)

Then, the electronic driver's license system to the 6th embodiment describes.

This electronic driver's license system has carried out the permission of use right of Vehicular phone device or the electronic driver's license system that refusal uses.

As shown in Figure 8, electronic driver's license system 2002 utilize as car-mounted device car phone control setup 2311 with man-machine interface and can with Vehicular phone device 2312 this respects of external call, different with the twocouese type electronic driver's license system 2001 of Fig. 5.

According to Fig. 9 the action of above-mentioned electronic driver's license system 2002 is described.

When the holder of electronic driver's license 2100 uses the Vehicular phone device 2312 that is installed on the vehicle 2010 in hope, at first car phone control setup 2311 is carried out phone and use request (S2300).2311 pairs of car body side controls of car phone control setup device 2200 confirms to have or not the usage license (S2301) of Vehicular phone device 2312.

If accepted the inquiry of this affirmation, then 2200 pairs of electronic driver's licenses of car body side control device, 2100 request car phone usage license information (id information) (S2302) are accepted stored id information (S2303) from electronic driver's license 2100.Car body side control device 2200 carries out acts of authentication (S2304) based on the id information of this acceptance.

The result who is obtained by acts of authentication turns back to car phone control setup 2311 (S2305) as the information that allows to use Vehicular phone device 2312 or refusal to use.Then, only when being allowed to, allow the use (S2306) of Vehicular phone device 2312, the user can bring into use Vehicular phone device 2312.

After Vehicular phone device 2312 used, the use information when car phone control setup 2311 will use Vehicular phone device 2312 (for example information such as air time and communication objective ground) sent to car body side control device 2200 (S2307).Car body side control device 2200 and then this car telephone use information sent to electronic driver's license 2100 (S2308) is recorded in (S2309) in the electronic driver's license 2100.After this recording of information finished, electronic driver's license 2100 sent to car body side control device 2200 (S2310) with information end of record notice, and a series of processing finishes.

As described above, electronic driver's license system 2002 according to the 6th embodiment, the holder of the use right of Vehicular phone device 2312 and electronic driver's license 2100 can be mated freely and set, and, for the information of having used Vehicular phone device 2312, can be to each electronic driver's license 2100 reservation record.

(the 7th embodiment)

Then the electronic driver's license system to the 7th embodiment describes.

This electronic driver's license system is that the onboard audio function that can carry out vehicle-mounted voice band device is (when being rejected except the use of other the car-mounted device at any one, when perhaps confirming the existing of electronic driver's license 2100, by vehicle-mounted voice band device with the function of sound to user report) use the permission of right or the electronic driver's license system of refusal.

As shown in figure 10, electronic driver's license system 2003 is utilizing vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313 this respects as car-mounted device, and is different with the twocouese type electronic driver's license system 2001 of Fig. 5.And, as car-mounted device, except above-mentioned vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313, other car-mounted device 2320 is installed also.

Action to above-mentioned electronic driver's license system 2003 describes according to the sequential chart of Figure 11.

When the holder of electronic driver's license 2100 was installed in the onboard audio function of the vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313 on the vehicle in the hope use, at first the holder of electronic driver's license 2100 carried out the use request (S2400) of onboard audio function to vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313.2311 pairs of car-mounted devices of car phone control setup 2300 confirm to have or not the usage license (S2401) of onboard audio function.

When the inquiry that this affirmation is arranged, 2200 pairs of electronic driver's licenses of car body side control device, 2100 request onboard audio function usage license information (id information) (S2402) are accepted return (S2403) of id information from electronic driver's license 2100.Car body side control device 2200 carries out acts of authentication (S2404) based on the id information of this acceptance.To return (S2405) as the information that allows to use onboard audio function or refusal to use to vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313 by the result that this acts of authentication obtains, only when being allowed to, allow the use of the onboard audio function of vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313.Thus, the user can bring into use the onboard audio function of vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313.

After vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313 uses, the use information of vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313 in order the to have used the onboard audio function time (information of the frequency in the holder of electronic driver's license 2100 radio station of when driving, often listening to, the kind of music etc. for example, kind and the song sequential scheduling information of CD that perhaps often listens to and MD etc.) be recorded in the electronic driver's license 2100, above-mentioned information is sent to car body side control device 2200 (S2406).

Car body side control device 2200 should use information send to electronic driver's license 2100 (S2407), be recorded in (S2408) in the electronic driver's license 2100.After the end of record in electronic driver's license 2100, this information end of record notice is sent to car body side control device 2200 (S2409), and a series of processing finishes.

As described above, electronic driver's license system 2003 according to the 7th embodiment, the holder of the use right of the onboard audio function of vehicle-mounted voice band device 2313 and electronic driver's license 2100 can be mated freely and set, and, the audio frequency that uses for the holder of electronic driver's license 2100 uses information, can can customize each electronic driver's license 2100 reservation record individually.

(the 8th embodiment)

Then the electronic driver's license system to the 8th embodiment describes.

This electronic driver's license system can carry out combination meter device and the permission of the use right of driving travel controlling system or the electronic driver's license system of refusal.

As shown in figure 12, electronic driver's license system 2004 is utilizing combination meter device 2314 and is driving on travel controlling system 2315 this respects different with the twocouese type electronic driver's license system 2001 of Fig. 5 as car-mounted device.

Action to the electronic driver's license system 2004 of above-mentioned the 8th embodiment describes according to the sequential chart of Figure 13.

If the holder of electronic driver's license 2100 takes vehicle, make engine starting, then combination meter device 2314 is grasped this engine starting information (S2500), car body side control device 2200 is confirmed to have or not the usage license (S2501) of combination meter device 2314 and driving travel controlling system 2315.

If accepted the inquiry of this affirmation, then (id informations) such as the usage license information of 2200 pairs of electronic driver's licenses of car body side control device, 2100 request combination meter devices 2314 and driving travel controlling system 2315 and driving informations (S2502) accept the letter in reply (S2503) of id information from electronic driver's license 2100.Car body side control device 2200 carries out acts of authentication (S2504) based on the information of accepting from electronic driver's license 2100.

Car body side control device 2200 will return (S2505) as the information of permission or refusal combination meter device 2314 and driving travel controlling system 2315 to combination meter device 2314 and driving travel controlling system 2315 by the result that above-mentioned acts of authentication obtains, only when being allowed to, can using combination meter device 2314 and drive travel controlling system 2315.In contrast, under unaccepted situation, can not use combination meter device 2314 and drive travel controlling system 2315.The information of these permissions or refusal is by combination meter device 2314 and drive travel controlling system 2315 shared (S2506), is stored respectively together with driving information (for example, travel distance, acceleration, brake control timing information etc.).

When the driving of vehicle finishes, when promptly having closed driving engine, the driving information of accumulation is before this sent to combination meter device 2314 (S2507) from driving travel controlling system 2315, then, combination meter device 2314 sends to car body side control device 2200 with above-mentioned driving information and the driving information that self accumulates before this, so that be recorded in (S2508) in the electronic driver's license 2100.Then, car body side control device 2200 sends to electronic driver's license 2100 (S2509) with this driving information, is recorded in (S2510) in the electronic driver's license 2100.Electronic driver's license 2100 sends to car body side control device 2200 (S2511) with information end of record notice, and a series of processing finishes.

As described above, electronic driver's license system 2004 according to the 8th embodiment, combination meter device 2314 can be mated freely with the holder of use right of driving travel controlling system 2315 and electronic driver's license 2100 and set, and, in this electronic driver's license system 2004, can via car body side control device 2200, each electronic driver's license 2100 be stored respectively from combination meter device 2314 accept the to advance driving information of record etc.Thus, can abolish in the past the Tachographs that uses,, utilize as the reference of driving etc. next time at the storage inside driving information of electronic driver's license 2100.

And, can collect travel informations from electronic driver's license 2100 by preparing other mode reading devices, carry out the operation management of professional vehicle etc. easily.And then, by with drive travel controlling system 2315 associatings, the driving habit of chaufeur as information accumulation, is cooperated with this information, drive travel controlling system 2315 by the assistance chaufeur, can realize safer advancing.And, by this driving information is expanded to other vehicles, even for the situation of not too riding, in other words, driving for unused vehicle, by driving travel controlling system 2315 of uniting this vehicle and the information that is recorded in the electronic driver's license 2100, can realize safer driving.

(the 9th embodiment)

In the present embodiment, emergency communicator 2316 is identical with emergency communication device implication.

Then the electronic driver's license system to the 9th embodiment describes.

This electronic driver's license system can carry out the permission of use right of emergency communicator or the electronic driver's license system of refusal.

As shown in figure 14, electronic driver's license system 2005 is utilizing emergency communicator 2316 this respects as car-mounted device, and in the memory storage 2130 of electronic driver's license 2100, the twocouese type electronic driver's license system 2001 of the holder's of store electrons driver's license 2100 health and fitness information (for example the information for hospital of medical history, ill, treat-and-release now, blood group etc.) in the past this respect and Fig. 5 is different in advance.

Action to the electronic driver's license system 2005 of above-mentioned the 9th embodiment describes according to the sequential chart of Figure 15.

At first, if the holder of electronic driver's license 2100 takes vehicle (S2600), then 2316 pairs of car body side controls of emergency communicator device 2200 carries out the usage license affirmation (S2601) of emergency communicator 2316.The usage license information (id information) of 2200 pairs of electronic driver's licenses of car body side control device, 2100 inquiry emergency communicators 2316 (S2602), accept id information and holder's health and fitness information (S2603) together from electronic driver's license 2100, carry out acts of authentication (S2604) according to this information.

The holder's of result that car body side control device 2200 obtains acts of authentication and the electronic driver's license 2100 collected from electronic driver's license 2100 health and fitness information returns (S2605) as the information that permission is used or refusal uses of emergency communicator 2316 to emergency communicator 2316, only when being allowed to, can use emergency communicator 2316.

Then, when urgent, for example when collision accident, health worsen etc. under the situation, from emergency communicator 2316 when the urgency message center sends urgency message, the place with this when urgent and the holder's of electronic driver's license 2100 health and fitness information sends (S2606) together.When carrying out this transmission, for example in the holder's of the electronic driver's license of reading by electronic driver's license 2,100 2100 health and fitness information, information specific (for example, disease, the blood group in the medical history in the past of hospital, the treatment now, the guide look etc. of medicine in taking) can be circulated a notice of the urgency message center with vehicle position information etc.

As described above, electronic driver's license system 2005 according to the 9th embodiment, when emergency situations such as health take place the holder of electronic driver's license 2100, the holder's of at this moment vehicle location and emergency situation and electronic driver's license 2100 health and fitness information can be sent to urgency message center etc.And, leave for this when urgent on-the-spot at emergency vehicles, by health and fitness information, can be at once take reply to the holder's of electronic driver's license state of health with reference to the holder of above-mentioned electronic driver's license 2100, can carry out more suitable disposal.

(the tenth embodiment)

In the present embodiment, between the vehicle side bus communicator 2317 be installed in vehicle on bus between the communicator implication identical.

Then the electronic driver's license system to the tenth embodiment describes.

This electronic driver's license system can carry out the usage license of communication function between bus or the electronic driver's license system of refusal.

As shown in figure 16, electronic driver's license system 2006 is utilizing communicator 2317 this respects between the vehicle side bus as car-mounted device, and communicator 2317 can to communicate the twocouese type electronic driver's license system 2001 of this respect and Fig. 5 different with being set at trackside terminating set trackside terminating set 2500 in the shop 2400 via communicator between the trackside bus 2600 between this vehicle side bus.

Action to the electronic driver's license system 2006 of above-mentioned the tenth embodiment describes according to the sequential chart of Figure 17.

At first, if chaufeur is taken vehicle (S2700), then communicator 2317 is confirmed for the use of carrying out communication function between bus between the vehicle side bus, car body side control device 2200 is carried out the usage license of communication function between bus and confirms (S2701).The usage license information (id information) and the personal information (S2702) of communication function between 2200 pairs of electronic driver's licenses of car body side control device, 2100 inquiry bus, accept id information and personal information (S2703) from electronic driver's license 2100, carry out acts of authentication (S2704) according to this information.

The result that acts of authentication is obtained returns (S2705) as permission is used or refusal uses the information and the personal information of communication function between bus to communicator 2317 between the vehicle side bus, if be allowed to, then can use communication function between bus (S2706).And, by this personal information, when do shopping in the shop of driving over 2400, by the list storage that will buy in the past in electronic driver's license 2100,2400 sides in the shop, can utilize this information to carry out the reference of purchase of customer resume, more detailed service can be provided to the holder of electronic driver's license 2100.

As described above, according to the electronic driver's license system 2006 of the tenth embodiment, can suitably use communication function between bus according to the holder's of electronic driver's license 2100 information.And, be not limited to buy information at the article in the shop of driving over, can be in electronic driver's license 2100 with the information storage of the fault record information of car test information, vehicle, dealer's automotive servicing information etc., can make this information by communication function between bus, easily and guarantee that input and output are outside the compartment safely with the information in the compartment.

(the 11 embodiment)

Then the electronic driver's license system to the 11 embodiment describes.

This electronic driver's license system can set the electronic driver's license system of spendable car-mounted device information to each different electronic driver's license.

As shown in figure 18, electronic driver's license system 2007 is as electronic driver's license 2100, different a plurality of electronic driver's license this respects with so-called first electronic driver's license 2101, second electronic driver's license 2102, and in car body side control device 2200, exist to first electronic driver's license 2101 make a promise the first car-mounted device group 2330 used and the electronic driver's license system 2001 of twocouese type of the second car-mounted device group, 2340 this respects that use and Fig. 5 that second electronic driver's license 2102 is maked a promise different.And first electronic driver's license 2101 and second electronic driver's license 2102 have communicator 2111 (communication component) and communicator 2112 (communication component) respectively, but other memory storage etc. omit diagram.

And, the usage license message that first electronic driver's license 2101 and second electronic driver's license 2102 are stored car-mounted device respectively in each memory storage (not shown) of portion within it, in this embodiment, the part of the first car-mounted device group 2330 and the second car-mounted device group 2340 becomes shared car-mounted device 2300.And each electronic driver's license internal control device of first electronic driver's license 2101 and second electronic driver's license 2102 is also omitted diagram.

The action of the electronic driver's license system 2007 of above-mentioned the 11 embodiment is described according to the sequential chart of Figure 19.

At first, the chaufeur of holding electronic driver's license 2100 uses under the situation of any one car-mounted device in the first car-mounted device group 2330 (S2800) in hope, and 2330 pairs of car body side controls of first car-mounted device group device 2200 carries out the usage license of the first car-mounted device group 2330 and confirms (S2801).Car body side control device 2200 is accepted this affirmation request, first electronic driver's license 2101 is had or not the affirmation (S2802) of the usage license information (id information) of the first car-mounted device group 2330.

To the inquiry that should confirm, the id information that first electronic driver's license 2101 will be registered in first electronic driver's license 2101 turns back to car body side control device 2200 (S2803).Car body side control device 2200 carries out acts of authentication (S2804) according to this information that is returned, and will return (S2805) as the information of the usage license of the first car-mounted device group 2330 to the first car-mounted device group 2330 based on the License Info of the content that is allowed by first electronic driver's license 2101.The first car-mounted device group 2330 of having collected this License Info only is registered in the usage license of the car-mounted device in the information of the first car-mounted device group 2330.

Afterwards, hold second electronic driver's license 2102 other the chaufeur request during use of any one car-mounted device in the second car-mounted device group 2340 (S2810), the situation of the first car-mounted device group 2330 that the second car-mounted device group 2340 and front are such is identical, car body side control device 2200 is carried out the usage license of the second car-mounted device group 2340 and confirm (S2811), car body side control device 2200 has or not the affirmation (S2812) of the usage license information (id information) of the second car-mounted device group 2340 again to second electronic driver's license 2102.

When the inquiry that this affirmation is arranged, the id information that second electronic driver's license 2102 will be registered in second electronic driver's license 2102 turns back to car body side control device 2200 (S2813).Car body side control device 2200 carries out acts of authentication (S2814) according to this information, this time will return (S2815) as the information of the usage license of the second car-mounted device group 2340 to the second car-mounted device group 2340 based on the License Info of the content that is allowed by second electronic driver's license 2102.The second car-mounted device group 2340 of having collected this License Info only is registered in the usage license of the car-mounted device in the information of the second car-mounted device group 2340.

As described above, according to the electronic driver's license system 2007 of the 11 embodiment, can in each electronic driver's license (first electronic driver's license 2101, second electronic driver's license 2102 etc.), store the usage license information of car-mounted device 2300 (the first car-mounted device group 2330, the second car-mounted device group 2340 etc.) respectively.Thus, can realize each electronic driver's license 2100 is carried out respectively the usage license setting of car-mounted device 2300, can customize.

Then, according to Figure 20, the situation that the electronic driver's license 2100 that uses in the electronic driver's license system with above-mentioned embodiment is made as contactless IC card type electronic driver's license describes.

As shown in figure 20, this contactless IC card type electronic driver's license 2150 is by following component set-up: the control circuit 2122 that carries out the control of each device of in-to-in; Writable and readable memory device (memory unit) 2123; Be used to guarantee encryption device 2121 with outside safety when carrying out the input and output of information; Be used for carrying out the communicator 2110 of input and output with communication external information; The communication antenna 2160 of communicator 2110; Be used to guarantee the memory storage 2130 of the action of this contactless IC card type electronic driver's license 2150; The primary battery 2140 that data backup is used; The secondary battery 2150 ' of common action usefulness; The electric power that is used for supplying with from the outside action power of this contactless IC card type electronic driver's license 2150 is supplied with antenna 2170 and is constituted, and is placed into not have the shell 2151 that is used for the IC-card type shape of external device bonded assembly terminal.

Pass through said structure, realize the input and output of the information between this contactless IC card type electronic driver's license 2150 and the external device (ED) (car body side control device 2200 etc.) by radio communication, supply about power supply, also can pass through wireless mode supply high frequency electric power, undertaken smoothly stable by memory storage 2130, by utilizing secondary battery 2150 ' to carry out stable action, can provide electric power to the electronic driver's license part 2120 that comprises control circuit 2122, memory storage 2123, encryption device 2121, communicator 2110 etc.According to such contactless IC card type electronic driver's license 2150, can abolish the terminal that connects usefulness from electronic driver's license 2100 to external device, become the IC-card of complete non-contact type.

(the 12 embodiment)

Figure 21 represents the mobile unit usage license system of the 12 embodiment.

In the present embodiment, mobile unit 3004 is identical with car-mounted device implication on being installed in vehicle.

In the present embodiment, first communication component 3021 is identical with license side Department of Communication Force implication.

In the present embodiment, cipher authentication parts 3022 are identical with cipher authentication portion implication.

In the present embodiment, first storage component 3023 is identical with license side storage part implication.

In the present embodiment, second communication parts 3031 are identical with device side Department of Communication Force implication.

In the present embodiment, personal authentication's parts 3032 are identical with personal authentication portion implication.

In the present embodiment, second storage component 3033 is identical with device side storage part implication.

In the present embodiment, password input component 3035 is identical with password input part implication.

In the present embodiment, password transmit block 3036 is identical with password sending part implication.

The mobile unit usage license system of embodiments of the present invention has: only at the electronic driver's license of exporting stored personal information under the authentic situation of password of outside input; Mobile unit usage license device, by can and electronic driver's license between the user's that communicates password input, personal information and this password of being stored in the electronic driver's license are registered together, the password of registration is sent to electronic driver's license successively, authentication in obtaining electronic driver's license, only after sending personal information here, check, under the situation that obtains authenticating, allow to use mobile unit with the personal information of checking usefulness of registration from electronic driver's license.

In Figure 21, mobile unit usage license system 3001 has: electronic driver's license 3002, can export the personal information that is stored in the in-to-in chaufeur behind the input password; Mobile unit usage license device 3003, allow the password of the use of mobile unit to send to electronic driver's license 3002 successively in advance with being stored in in-to-in, in by electronic driver's license 3002, obtained under the situation of authentication of password, the personal information that to send from electronic driver's license 3002 be stored in the in-to-in personal information and check, obtain authenticating the use that the back allows mobile unit 3004.

Electronic driver's license 3002 has: be used for and mobile unit usage license device 3003 between first communication component 3021 that communicates; The personal information of chaufeur and storage are used to read the first storage component 3023 of the password of this personal information; Cipher authentication parts 3022, check being stored in the password that the password in the first storage component 3023 and first communication component 3021 receive, under the situation of the authentication that obtains the password unanimity, permission sends stored personal information from first communication component 3021 to first storage component 3023, under the situation of the authentication that can not obtain password, forbid transmission from the personal information of first communication component 3021.

Mobile unit usage license device 3003 has: be used for the second communication parts 3031 of communicating by letter with first communication component 3021 of electronic driver's license 3002; The second storage component 3033 of storage password and personal information; Be used for the password input component 3035 that the user inputs password; Read the cooresponding personal information of importing with password input component 3035 of password from electronic driver's license 3002, this password and personal information are registered to second storage component 3033, and deletion simultaneously is registered in the password in the second storage component 3033 and the information registration/deletion parts 3034 of personal information; When beginning with communicating by letter of first communication component 3021 of electronic driver's license 3002, the password that is stored in the second storage component 3033 of accumulative total is sent to first communication component 3021 successively from second communication parts 3031, the password transmit block 3036 that obtains authenticating up to cipher authentication parts 3022 by electronic driver's license 3002; The personal information from first communication component 3021 that second communication parts 3031 receive is checked with the personal information that is stored in second storage component 3033, under the situation that obtains authenticating, allowed personal authentication's parts 3032 of the use of mobile unit 3004.

And the second communication parts 3031 of mobile unit usage license device 3003 for example are set at the driver side part of the instrument face plate of vehicle, near electronic driver's license 3002 time, carry out with first communication component 3021 between communicate by letter.

Utilize the action of the mobile unit usage license system 3001 that the sequential chart of Figure 22 constitutes more than illustrating like that.

At first, the user will allow the identification number register of use of mobile unit 3004 to the second storage component 3033 (S3001) of mobile unit usage license device 3003.That is, when this was registered, the password of the use of user by will allowing mobile unit 3004 was input to password input component 3035, with the password input and store second storage component 3033 into.If register this password, then password is sent to electronic driver's license 3002 from second communication parts 3031, obtain authentication by electronic driver's license 3002, thereby obtain from what first communication component 3021 sent being stored in personal information the first storage component 3023 by information registration/deletion parts 3034, the personal information that information registration/deletion parts 3034 make this reception is as the personal information of checking usefulness, and stores second storage component 3033 behind the cooresponding cryptographic chaining into.

Allow the people of use of the mobile unit 3004 of this vehicle to carry out this registration to each according to its number.And in this case, the kind that also can make the mobile unit 3004 that allow to use is different and register to each user.

After the registration, wish to use mobile unit 3004, the user is with electronic driver's license 3002 during near second communication parts 3031, personal authentication's parts 3032 perceive this situation, thereby the password that decision begins to be stored in the second storage component 3033 sends to electronic driver's license 3002 (S3002), and 3036 indications begin to send (S3003) to the password transmit block.Password transmit block 3036 is read the password that is stored in the second storage component 3033, the password of reading is sent to first communication component 3021 (S3004) of electronic driver's license 3002 from second communication parts 3031.

In electronic driver's license 3002, according to the password of first communication component, 3021 receptions and the password of reading from first storage component 3023, cipher authentication parts 3022 carry out check (S3005) of password.

Checked by this under situation that does not obtain authenticating, the information of this situation sends to second communication parts 3031 from first communication component 3021.Accepted the password transmit block 3036 of this information and read Next Password, sent to first communication component 3021 from second communication parts 3031 from second storage component 3033.The transmission of the password of this password transmit block 3036 sends other passwords successively, obtains the authentication of password in the cipher authentication parts 3022 at electronic driver's license 3002, carries out check (S3007) of password each time in password transmit block 3036.

By password transmit block 3036 password checks (S3005, S3007) thus when obtaining the authentication of password, authentication information sends to second communication parts 3031 from first communication component 3021.Reception by this authentication information, the transmission of the later password of password transmit block 3036 is stopped, and personal authentication's parts 3032 are read with this password is cooresponding from second storage component 3033 and are checked the personal information of usefulness and be sent to personal authentication's parts 3032 (S3008) simultaneously.

On the other hand, the personal information that electronic driver's license 3002 will be stored in the first storage component 3023 sends to second communication parts 3031 from first communication component 3021, thereby is input to personal authentication's parts 3032 (S3009).

And, at above-mentioned S3007 during to S3009, after having received above-mentioned authentication information, read the personal information of checking usefulness from second storage component 3033, from 3021 personal information of first communication component, but, also can replace in cipher authentication parts 3022, obtain the authentication after, first communication component 3021 at first sends to personal information second communication parts 3031, personal authentication's parts 3032 are judged after having received personal information and have been obtained authentication, transmit the personal information of checking usefulness from second storage component 3033.

Personal authentication's parts 3032 are checked personal information of sending from electronic driver's license 3002 and the personal information of checking usefulness of reading from second storage component 3033, and (S3010) will indicate the usage license signal of the usage license of mobile unit 3004 to be input to mobile unit 3004 (S3011) under the situation that the individual prevents obtaining.The mobile unit 3004 of having imported usage license signal becomes the state (S3012) that can carry out usage license action.

And, though in the sequential chart of Figure 22, omit, in S3010, not obtaining under personal authentication's the situation, personal authentication's parts 3032 are not exported the usage license signal of mobile unit 3004, so can not use mobile unit 3004.

Mobile unit usage license system 3001 according to above such the 12 embodiment of the present invention that constitutes, just can not export the electronic driver's license that is stored in the in-to-in personal information even do not input password, also can obtain personal information from electronic driver's license in vehicle side, the personal information of usefulness is checked in registration, obtained allowing to use mobile unit under the individual situation about preventing according to the personal information that obtains from electronic driver's license.

(the 13 embodiment)

Figure 23 represents the mobile unit usage license system 3005 of the 13 embodiment.

In the present embodiment, usage frequency obtaining section 3037 is identical with usage frequency obtaining section implication.

In Figure 23, mobile unit usage license system 3005 has on the structure of the mobile unit usage license system 3001 of the 12 embodiment shown in Figure 21, also append following component set-up: usage frequency obtaining section 3037, each user is obtained the usage frequency of the mobile unit 3004 that has utilized electronic driver's license 3002, thereby it is stored in the second storage component 3033; Classification element 3038, according to the usage frequency that is stored in each user in the second storage component 3033, password is classified to low order according to usage frequency is high, decision usage frequency order, read from second storage component 3033 at the password of a high position of usage frequency that password transmit block 3036 will be by classification element 3038 classification, send on the structure of electronic driver's license 3002 different from second communication parts 3031 with the mobile unit usage license system 3001 of the 12 embodiment.Other structure is identical in fact with the mobile unit usage license system 3001 of the 12 embodiment, so give identical label and omit its explanation.

Utilize the action of the mobile unit usage license system 3005 that the sequential chart of Figure 24 constitutes more than illustrating like that.

Allow the people of the use of mobile unit 3004 that the S3001 of the sequential chart of the registration of vehicle arrangement usage license device mobile unit usage license device 3003 and Figure 22 is performed (S3021) equally.

After this registration, the user is with electronic driver's license 3002 during near the second communication parts 3031 of mobile unit usage license device 3003, the 3036 decision communication beginnings of 3032 pairs of password transmit block of personal authentication's parts, password is sent to electronic driver's license 3002 (S3022), carry out the indication (S3023) that password transmit block 3036 beginning passwords are sent.

Password transmit block 3036 is read the highest password of usage frequency according to the usage frequency in the password that is stored in the second storage component 3033, sends to electronic driver's license 3002 (S3024) from second communication parts 3031.And, at the identification number register that carries out second storage component 3033, once do not use under the situation of mobile unit 3004, because fully also not decision of usage frequency yet, so, for example according to output passwords such as the phonetic symbol (アイウエオ) of user name order or registration order.

In electronic driver's license 3002, cipher authentication parts 3022 are checked first communication component 3021 password of accepting and the password (S3025) that is stored in the first storage component 3023.Check by this, under the situation of the authentication that does not obtain password, can not authentication information from first communication component 3021 to second communication parts 3031 transmissions of mobile unit usage license device 3003.

Second communication parts 3031 receive can not authentication information the time, password transmit block 3036 sends to electronic driver's license 3002 (S3026) according to the high password that calls over the user of usage frequency in the password that is stored in second storage component 3033 successively from second communication parts 3031.

In electronic driver's license 3002, cipher authentication parts 3022 are checked first communication component, 3021 new passwords that receive and the password (S3027) that is stored in the first storage component 3023.The result that this is checked, under the situation that can not authenticate, sending from first communication component 3021 can not authentication information, repeat to send this action of the password of renewal at every turn by mobile unit usage license device 3003, up to be received in the authentication information (S3026) that cipher authentication parts 3022 have obtained authentication from electronic driver's license 3002 according to the order of usage frequency.

On the other hand, when being obtained authenticating by the cipher authentication parts 3022 of electronic driver's license 3002, authentication information is sent to second communication parts 3031 from first communication component 3021.Its result stops the transmission of the later password of password transmit block 3036, transmits the personal information (S3028) of checking usefulness from second storage component 3033 to personal authentication's parts 3032 simultaneously.And the personal information that is stored in first storage component 3023 sends to mobile unit usage license device 3003 (S3029) from first communication component 3021 of electronic driver's license 3002.

In mobile unit usage license device 3003, the same with the sequential chart of Figure 22, carry out the personal authentication by personal authentication's parts 3032, when obtaining authenticating (S3030), mobile unit 3004 is made as permission usage operation state, allow this user's use (S3036).

And, under the situation that has obtained the personal authentication by personal authentication's parts 3032 (S3030), usage frequency obtaining section 3037 sends the use record information (S3031) of the content of the so-called user name of having used mobile unit 3004 and period of service from personal authentication's parts 3032, input is also stored second storage component 3033 into, rewrites the usage frequency of this user in the second storage component 3033.

After the input of these use resume is finished, classification element 3038 by 3032 actions of personal authentication's parts is read password and the usage frequency (S3032) thereof that is stored in second storage component 3033, with password according to the action of classifying of the high order of usage frequency, thereby (S3034) in the second storage component 3033 imported and be stored in to decision order (S3033) with the order of password and usage frequency thereof.

Afterwards, the user wishes to use mobile unit 3004, under with the situation of electronic driver's license 3002 near second communication parts 3031, password is sent to electronic driver's license 3002 from mobile unit usage license device 3003, but the transmission of this password is according to being carried out successively by the high order of usage frequency of classification element 3038 decisions.Afterwards, when the use of mobile unit 3004 is arranged, change above-mentioned usage frequency at every turn, carry out the transmission of password according to the usage frequency of change.

Mobile unit usage license system 3005 according to above such the 13 embodiment of the present invention that constitutes, when carrying out the authentication of password by electronic driver's license 3002, usage frequency according to the user sends password from mobile unit usage license device 3003 to electronic driver's license 3002, so except the effect of the mobile unit usage license system 3001 of the 12 embodiment, also obtain to reduce transmission number of times, shorten from mobile unit usage license device 3003 and begin to send the password effect of the time till electronic driver's license 3002 authentication passwords from the password of mobile unit usage license device 3003.

And, in the mobile unit usage license system 3005 of the 13 embodiment, be made as usage frequency obtaining section 3037 is set, by classification element 3038 according to the classify structure of password of usage frequency, but also can replace usage frequency obtaining section 3037, the use resume of each user being obtained the time of having used electronic driver's license 3002 are set, it is stored in use resume obtaining section in the second storage component 3033, classification element 3038 is according to the use resume that are stored in the second storage component 3033, the user who uses from new (for example the most approaching) begins to review the password of classifying successively to the user's who uses in the past direction, sends from second communication parts 3031 according to this order.

In this case, also can obtain reducing transmission number of times, shorten from mobile unit usage license device 3003 and begin to send the password effect of the time till electronic driver's license 3002 authentication passwords from the password of mobile unit usage license device 3003.

(the 14 embodiment)

Figure 25 represents the mobile unit usage license system 3006 of the 14 embodiment.

In the present embodiment, again input inhibit parts 3024 with input inhibit parts implication is identical again.

In the present embodiment, reporting unit 3039 is identical with report portion implication.

In Figure 25, mobile unit usage license system 3006 is on the structure of the mobile unit usage license system 3001 of the 12 embodiment shown in Figure 21, electronic driver's license 3002 also has mobile unit 3004, when the password by 3021 receptions of first communication component that this mobile unit 3004 sends at the second communication parts 3031 from mobile unit usage license device 3003 does not have authentic input number of times to surpass stipulated number cipher authentication parts 3022 continuously, the refusal password continues the input once more to second communication parts 3031, mobile unit usage license device 3003 also has reporting unit 3039, this report parts 3039 are before the refusal of electronic driver's license 3002 is imported again, promptly when the continuous input number of times of the authentication that can not obtain password reaches the set point number that is less than the afore mentioned rules number of times, be used to limit the report of input.Other structure is identical with the structure of the mobile unit usage license system 3001 of the 12 embodiment shown in Figure 21, so give identical label, omits their explanation.

Utilize the action of the mobile unit usage license system 3006 that Figure 26 constitutes more than illustrating like that.

Log-in password (S3041), by communication (S3042) and the indication transmission beginning (S3043) of personal authentication's parts 3032 decisions to electronic driver's license 3002, send password (S3044) by 3036 pairs of electronic driver's licenses of password transmit block 3002, by cipher authentication parts 3022 password checks (S3045), and in cipher authentication parts 3022, can not obtain the authentication of password the time, send each action of password (S3046) successively by password transmit block 3036, S3001 with the sequential chart of Figure 22, S3002, S3003, S3004, S3005, the situation of S3006 is carried out equally, so omit their explanation here.

Can not obtain the authentication of password by cipher authentication parts 3022, when password transmit block 3036 sends password successively (S3046), cipher authentication parts 3022 are when carrying out the checking of each password, count to the input number of times of the password of electronic driver's license 3002 inputs from password transmit block 3036 by 3024 pairs of input inhibit parts again, judge this input number of times that is counted whether be less than electronic driver's license 3002 the parts of input inhibit again 3024 refusals again the input number of times of input (be stipulated number, here for example be 3 times) input number of times (for set point number, for example being 2 times here) (S3047).

Cipher authentication parts 3022 at above-mentioned S3045 or S3047 electronic driver's license 3002 have authenticated under the situation of password, transmit the personal information (S3053) of checking usefulness from second storage component 3033 to personal authentication's parts 3032, personal authentication in personal authentication's parts 3032 (S3055), from 3032 pairs of mobile units of personal authentication's parts, the 3004 indication mobile unit usage licenses (S3056), and the S3008 of the sequential chart of the mobile unit usage license of mobile unit 3004 action (S3057) and Figure 22, S3009, S3010, S3011, the situation of S3012 is carried out equally, so omit their explanation here.

On the other hand, the cipher authentication parts 3022 of electronic driver's license 3002 are double can not the situation of authentication password under, the input inhibit parts are by indicating the report (S3048) of duty limited import from the communication of 3021 pairs of second communication parts 3031 of first communication component again.After the indication of having accepted report, the demonstration of reporting unit 3039 by flicker, literal and the mark of sound, light etc. limit the report action (S3049) of input to the user, simultaneously to user's indication by password input component 3035 input passwords (S3050).

According to this indication, when the user imports passwords from password input component 3035 (S3051), this password is sent to first communication component 3021 (S3052) from second communication parts 3031, is checked in cipher authentication parts 3022.If the result who checks obtains the authentication of password, then the input number of times that the parts of input inhibit again 3024 of electronic driver's license 3002 are counted is reset to zero, if personal information is sent to the second communication parts 3031 of mobile unit usage license device 3003 simultaneously, in personal authentication's parts 3032, check and obtain personal authentication, the indication of then exporting the usage license of mobile unit 3004 with the personal information of the authentication usefulness of reading from second storage component 3033.

On the other hand, even import password after report, in the time of can not obtaining the authentication of password, can not use mobile unit 3004, for example the office (police office etc.) to regulation handles.

Mobile unit usage license system 3006 according to above such the 14 embodiment that constitutes, carry out continuous input to the password that can not obtain authenticating of electronic driver's license 3002, safety can be improved, the again probability of input of refusal can be reduced simultaneously electronic driver's license.And, confirm password input by the notice of carrying out duty limited import before importing again at refusal, perhaps entrust and positively to obtain the people that authenticates, utilize this people's electronic driver's license 3002 to obtain authentication etc., can guarantee safety, more positively obtain the usage license of mobile unit 3004 simultaneously.

And, in the present embodiment, in order to make reporting unit 3039 actions, the parts of input inhibit again 3024 countings of electronic driver's license 3002 are imported number of times and output report information, but be not limited to this, for example send the number of times of passwords at mobile unit usage license device 3003 sides countings from password transmit block 3036, it is also passable that report signal is outputed to reporting unit 3039.

Claims

1, a kind of authenticate device has:

The device side Department of Communication Force communicates with the electronic driver's license of having stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information;

Authentication department authenticates described driver's license information; And

Function permission portion allows the action of vehicle functions, it is characterized in that,

Shown device side Department of Communication Force is obtained the function information of function that described driver's license information and expression are used for the described vehicle of request action from described electronic driver's license,

Described authentication department when correctly having authenticated described driver's license information,

Described function permission portion allows the action of the function represented by described function information.

2, authenticate device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

Described device side Department of Communication Force will represent that the location information of the described vehicle location of the described driver's license information that obtained and described function information sends,

Described function permission portion is according to described location information, allows the action of the function represented from the described function information that described electronic driver's license sends.

3, authenticate device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,

Described device side Department of Communication Force described electronic driver's license be in described device side Department of Communication Force near the time send described location information,

Described authentication department authenticates described driver's license information when the authentication request that has from described electronic driver's license.

4, a kind of authenticate device has:

Authentication department authenticates described driver's license information;

Function permission portion allows the action of vehicle functions; And

Storage part, to each chaufeur, the function with described driver's license information is stored the vehicle that should permit explicitly is characterized in that,

Described device side Department of Communication Force is obtained described driver's license information from described electronic driver's license,

When described authentication department has correctly authenticated described driver's license information,

Described function permission portion allows the action of the described vehicle functions that is associated with described driver's license information stored in described storage part.

5, as any described authenticate device of claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that,

Described function permission portion has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information at the engine control unit that is connected to the engine starting of described vehicle, allows the startup of described driving engine.

6, as any described authenticate device of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that,

Described function permission portion is connected to the car door control setup that the car door of described vehicle is unblanked, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows unblanking of described car door.

7, as any described authenticate device of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that,

Described function permission portion is being connected to the Vehicular phone device that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use described Vehicular phone device.

8, as any described authenticate device of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that,

Described function permission portion is being connected to the vehicle-mounted voice band device that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use described vehicle-mounted voice band device.

9, as any described authenticate device of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that,

Described function permission portion is being connected to the combination meter device that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use described combination meter device.

10, as any described authenticate device of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that,

Described function permission portion is being connected to the emergency communication device that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use described emergency communication device.

11, as any described authenticate device of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that,

Described function permission portion is being connected to communicator between the bus that is installed on the described vehicle, and has correctly authenticated under the situation of described driver's license information, allows to use communicator between described bus.

12, a kind of authenticate device is characterized in that, comprising:

The device side Department of Communication Force is used for communicating with electronic driver's license side Department of Communication Force;

The device side storage part, storage password and personal information;

The password input part is used for the password that user's input is used to allow to use mobile unit;

Information registration/deletion portion, read and the cooresponding personal information of importing by described password input part of password from described electronic driver's license, thereby password and personal information are registered to described device side storage part, and perhaps deletion is registered in the password and the personal information of described device side storage part;

The password sending part, when beginning with communicating by letter of described device side Department of Communication Force, the described password that is stored in described device side storage part is sent to described license side Department of Communication Force successively from described device side Department of Communication Force, up to the authentication that obtains password by described electronic driver's license; And

Personal authentication portion is checking personal information that is received by described device side Department of Communication Force and the personal information that is stored in the described device side storage part, thereby is obtaining under personal authentication's the situation, allows to use described mobile unit.

13, authenticate device as claimed in claim 12 has:

The usage frequency obtaining section obtains the usage frequency of the described mobile unit that has utilized described electronic driver's license to each user, thereby it is stored in described device side storage part,

Described password sending part is according to the usage frequency that is stored in the described device side storage part, and the user high according to described usage frequency sends described password in proper order.

14, authenticate device as claimed in claim 12 has:

Use the resume obtaining section, each user obtained the use resume of the described mobile unit that has utilized described electronic driver's license, thereby it is stored in described device side storage part,

Described password sending part is according to the use resume that are stored in the described device side storage part, and the user who reviews new use sends described password to the user's of use order in the past.

15, as any described authenticate device of claim 12 to 14, have:

Report portion, surpassing stated number from described device side Department of Communication Force to the described password that described license side Department of Communication Force sends continuously, described device side Department of Communication Force has received under the situation of refusal password to the information of input again of described device side Department of Communication Force from described electronic driver's license, is used to limit the report of input before refusal is imported again.

16, a kind of electronic driver's license has:

Storage part has been stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information; And

License side Department of Communication Force communicates with vehicle or the car-mounted device that is installed on the vehicle, it is characterized in that,

Described storage portion stores is used to represent the function information of function of the described vehicle of request action,

Described license side Department of Communication Force is notified described driver's license information and described function information to described vehicle or car-mounted device.

17, electronic driver's license as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that, described license side Department of Communication Force receives the location information of expression with respect to the position of described vehicle or car-mounted device, to described vehicle or car-mounted device notice and the cooresponding function of described location information.

18, a kind of Verification System comprises electronic driver's license and authenticate device, and described electronic driver's license has: storage part, stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information; And license side Department of Communication Force, communicate with vehicle or the car-mounted device that is installed on the vehicle,

Described authenticate device has: the device side Department of Communication Force communicates with described electronic driver's license; Authentication department authenticates described driver's license information; And function permission portion, allow the action of vehicle functions, it is characterized in that,

Described license side storage portion stores is used to represent the function information of function of the described vehicle of request action,

Described license side Department of Communication Force is notified described driver's license information and described function information to described vehicle or described car-mounted device,

Described device side Department of Communication Force is obtained the function information of function that described driver's license information and being used to is represented the described vehicle of request action from described electronic driver's license,

Described function permission portion allows the action of the function that described function information represents.

19, Verification System as claimed in claim 18, wherein,

Described authenticate device is preengage authentication result with described authentication result as the use of described car-mounted device and is sent to described electronic driver's license.

20, Verification System as claimed in claim 18, wherein,

Described authenticate device sends the use start information that is used to represent whether begin the usage license of described car-mounted device to described electronic driver's license after authentication.

21, as any described Verification System of claim 18 to 20, wherein,

Described authenticate device can be set each electronic driver's license and be used to represent the whether operable car-mounted device information of using of described car-mounted device, limits or allow the use of car-mounted device according to electronic driver's license.

22, as any described Verification System of claim 18 to 21, wherein,

Described electronic driver's license is a noncontact IC-card type driver's license.

23, a kind of Verification System comprises: electronic driver's license and authenticate device,

Described electronic driver's license has: license side storage part, and store the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information and be used to read the password of described driver's license information; License side Department of Communication Force communicates with vehicle or the car-mounted device that is installed on the vehicle; And cipher authentication portion, control the transmission from described license side Department of Communication Force of described driver's license information,

Described authenticate device has: the device side Department of Communication Force communicates with described electronic driver's license; The password input part is inputed described password; The device side storage part, storage is from the described password of described password input part input; The password sending part sends to described device side Department of Communication Force with the described password that is stored in described device side storage part; And personal authentication portion, authenticate described driver's license information, thereby allow the action of vehicle functions, it is characterized in that,

Described device side Department of Communication Force will send to described electronic driver's license from the described password that described password sending part sends,

The password that the described authenticate device that described cipher authentication portion is judged sends whether be stored in described license side storage part in password consistent, when being judged as unanimity, notify described driver's license information and described function information from described license side Department of Communication Force,

Described device side Department of Communication Force is obtained the function information of function that described driver's license information and expression are used for the described vehicle of request action from described electronic driver's license,

Described personal authentication portion allows the action of the function that described function information represents when correctly having authenticated described electronic driver's license.

24, Verification System as claimed in claim 23, has the usage frequency obtaining section, each user is obtained the usage frequency of the described mobile unit that has utilized described electronic driver's license, thereby it is stored in the described device side storage part, described password sending part is according to the usage frequency that is stored in the described device side storage part, and the user high according to described usage frequency sends described password in proper order.

25, Verification System as claimed in claim 23 has the resume of use obtaining section, and each user is obtained the use resume of the described mobile unit that has utilized described electronic driver's license, thereby it is stored in described device side storage part,

26, as any described Verification System of claim 23 to 25, described electronic driver's license has: input inhibit portion again, when the described password that sends continuously to described license side Department of Communication Force from described device side Department of Communication Force surpassed stated number, refusal was to the input again of the password of described license side Department of Communication Force; And report portion, be used in personal authentication portion by described input inhibit again portion refusal again before the input report of restriction input.

27, a kind of authentication method, communicate with electronic driver's license and the vehicle of having stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information or the car-mounted device that is installed on the vehicle, thereby authenticate described driver's license information, it is characterized in that, this method comprises:

Described electronic driver's license is to the step of the authentication of described vehicle or the described driver's license information of described car-mounted device request;

Described vehicle or described car-mounted device authenticate the step of described driver's license information;

Described electronic driver's license is notified the step of the function of the described vehicle that should allow to described vehicle or described car-mounted device; And

When described driver's license information was correctly authenticated, described vehicle or described car-mounted device allowed the step of described function action.

28, authentication method as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, comprising:

Described vehicle or described car-mounted device send described electronic driver's license and are used to represent the step of described electronic driver's license with respect to the location information of the position of described vehicle or described car-mounted device,

Described electronic driver's license is to described vehicle or described car-mounted device notice and the cooresponding described function of described location information.

29, a kind of authentication method, with stored the driver's license information that comprises the chaufeur identifying information and be used to read the electronic driver's license and the vehicle of password of described driver's license information or the car-mounted device that is installed on the vehicle communicates, thereby authenticate described driver's license information, it is characterized in that this method comprises:

Described vehicle or car-mounted device send to described password the step of described electronic driver's license;

Whether described electronic driver's license is judged from the password of described vehicle or car-mounted device transmission consistent with the password of described electronic driver's license storage, when being judged as unanimity, described vehicle or car-mounted device are notified the step of described driver's license information and described function information;

Described vehicle or car-mounted device are obtained the step of function information of function of the described vehicle of described driver's license information and expression request action from described electronic driver's license; And

Described vehicle or car-mounted device allow the action of the function represented by described function information when correctly having authenticated described electronic driver's license information.