JP2000067347A - Vehicle fault report system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle fault report system capable of automatically detecting a vehicle fault, reporting the fault contents to a prescribed reporting destination registered beforehand through a telephone line, reporting that to a driver and storing information useful for the inspection and repair of a vehicle. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a reception part 1 for receiving operation input, a diagnosis 3, a central processing part 5, a nonvolatile memory 7, an output part 9 for performing output by voice guidance and a portable telephone set 11. When the generation of a fault is detected by the diagnosis 3, while the fault contents are voice-guided through the output part 9, by the input of a prescribed command from the reception part 1, a call is automatically placed to the reporting destination registered beforehand such as JAF through the portable telephone set 11 and the fault contents are reported by the voice guidance. The fault contents and the information useful for the inspection and maintenance are recorded in the nonvolatile memory 7 and appropriately read.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle failure communication system using a diagnosis which detects a vehicle failure and informs a driver or a pre-registered contact of the details of the failure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of technology has not been publicly known yet, and a technology using a diagnosis (self-diagnosis system) uses a diagnosis result by a self-diagnosis function of a diagnosis mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle is stored in a predetermined memory, and when the vehicle enters a maintenance shop of a predetermined service organization of the dealer, the diagnosis result stored in the memory is read out by a predetermined reading device provided in the maintenance shop to perform inspection,
There is only a failure diagnosis system that is useful for repair.

[0003]

For this reason, in the conventional failure diagnosis system, when a failure occurs, the driver or the like needs to contact a predetermined service organization such as a dealer by himself / herself. However, there is a problem in that communication cannot be made if there is no communication facility such as the above, or even if there is a communication facility, contact cannot be made without knowing the telephone number of the contact.

[0004] Further, even if a failure occurs in a vehicle, even if a predetermined service organization is contacted by telephone or the like, the details of the failure cannot be understood by telephone alone, and those which can be repaired by simple processing,
There is a problem that repairs cannot be made on the spot and that wasteful time may be required for repairs.

Further, even if a failure occurs in the vehicle, the driver is not notified of the failure, so that there is a problem that the discovery of the failure is delayed and the response to the failure is delayed.

Further, the parts to be used differ depending on the manufacturing history such as the vehicle type and the manufacturing date, and the details of the remodeling of the vehicle (remodeling history) performed so far and the details of the repairs performed so far (repairs) Although the used parts may be changed depending on (history), etc., in the conventional failure diagnosis system, information useful for vehicle inspection and repair such as manufacturing history, remodeling history and repair history is stored. Therefore, it is necessary to confirm the type of the parts used at the time of inspection and repair, and there is a problem that it takes time to arrange and repair the parts.

[0007] In view of the above problems, the first aspect of the present invention.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle failure notification system capable of automatically detecting a vehicle failure and reporting the details of the failure to a predetermined contact registered in advance via a telephone line.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle failure communication system capable of automatically detecting a vehicle failure and notifying a driver of the failure.

A third object of the present invention is to store information useful for vehicle inspection and repair such as a manufacturing history, a remodeling history, and a repair history, and to retrieve the information as needed. Is to provide a system.

[0010]

Technical means for attaining the above object include a failure detecting means for detecting a vehicle failure and a vehicle failure reported to a pre-registered contact via a telephone line by communication radio waves. And a control means for communicating the details of the failure of the vehicle to the contact via the communication means when the failure detection means detects the failure of the vehicle.

Further, the technical means for achieving the above object includes: a failure detecting means for detecting a failure of the vehicle; an output means for outputting predetermined information by at least one of sound and light; Control means for notifying the driver of the content of the vehicle failure to the driver through the output means when the means detects the failure of the vehicle.

Preferably, the vehicle failure communication system includes a predetermined nonvolatile storage unit, a first reception unit that receives information to be stored in the nonvolatile storage unit,
Second receiving means for receiving a first instruction to output the content stored in the non-volatile storage means. The control means, when the first receiving means receives the information, The information is stored in the non-volatile storage means, and when the failure detection means detects the failure of the vehicle, the driver is notified of the details of the failure of the vehicle through the output means, and the failure detection means detects the failure. The non-volatile storage means stores the content of the failed vehicle in the non-volatile storage means, and when the second reception means receives the first instruction, the storage contents of the non-volatile storage means are output to the output means. Is good.

Preferably, the vehicle failure notification system includes a communication means for notifying the registered contact information of the content of the failure of the vehicle via a telephone line using communication radio waves, and a communication method for notifying the communication means to the contact information. And a third receiving unit that receives a second instruction for performing the third input. When the failure detecting unit detects a failure of the vehicle, the control unit further receives the third input. When the means receives the second instruction, in response to the second instruction, the communication means notifies the contact of the failure content of the vehicle.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a vehicle failure communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle failure notification system includes a receiving unit (first to third receiving units) 1, a diagnosis (failure detecting unit) 3, a central processing unit (control unit) 5, a non-volatile memory (non-volatile storage unit). ) 7 and an output unit (output means) 9
And a mobile phone (communication means) 10.

The diagnosis 3 automatically detects a failure of each part of the vehicle based on signals given from various sensors installed in each part of the vehicle. 5 is output to the diagnosis control unit 5d. The sensors connected to the diagnosis 3 include, for example, a sensor for detecting a battery voltage, a sensor for detecting an engine rotation speed, a sensor for detecting an ignition signal of an engine, a sensor for detecting a vehicle speed, and detecting an operation of a starter. Sensors,
There are sensors for detecting the temperature of cooling water.

The receiving section 1 has a plurality of input keys (not shown) provided on an instrument panel section or the like, and receives inputs necessary for operating the vehicle failure notification system. The input content input via the receiving unit 1 is input to the input control unit 5a of the central processing unit 5 described later.
Given to.

The output unit 9 includes a speaker (not shown) for outputting sound. The mobile phone 11
It is connected to a communication control unit 5c of the central processing unit 5, which will be described later, through a predetermined connection unit that makes a detachable connection.

The central processing unit 5 is constituted by a CPU or the like operated by a program, and has an input control unit 5a.
, An output control unit 5b, a communication control unit 5c, a diagnosis control unit 5d, and a memory control unit 5e. The input control unit 5a is configured to provide the content input through the reception unit 1 to the output control unit 5b, the communication control unit 5c, and the memory control unit 5e according to the input content.

When a failure occurs and a signal indicating the content of the failure is input from the diagnosis 3, the diagnosis control unit 5d outputs information indicating the content of the failure to the output control unit 5b.
And the memory control unit 5e.

When the memory control unit 5e is provided with information indicating the content of a failure from the diagnosis control unit 5d, the information is stored in the nonvolatile memory 7 as a failure history, and the input control unit 5a records the information. When information useful for inspection and repair of a vehicle, such as a manufacturing history, a modification history, and a repair history, to be received, is received through the receiving unit 1, the information is stored in the non-volatile memory 7. Further, when the input control unit 5a receives a storage content output command (first instruction) for causing the storage content of the nonvolatile memory 7 to be output, the memory control unit 5e responds thereto by responding thereto. The stored contents are read and provided to the output control unit 5b.

The output control unit 5b has a function of converting predetermined information (character information) into a voice signal and outputting the voice through the output unit 9, and receives information indicating the content of the failure from the diagnosis control unit 5d. Then, an audio signal indicating the content of the failure is created and output as an audio through the output unit 9. When the input control unit 5a receives, via the reception unit 1, the failure content notification command (second instruction) indicating that the occurrence of the failure and the failure content should be reported to a contact registered in advance. In response to this, an audio signal indicating the occurrence of the failure and the content of the failure is created and provided to the communication control unit 5c.

The communication control unit 5c has a non-volatile internal memory (not shown) for storing a telephone number of a predetermined contact such as a dealer registered in advance, controls the mobile telephone 11, and stores the telephone number in the memory. It has a function of making a call to the contact of the telephone number and transmitting a voice signal provided from the output control unit 5b to the contact through the mobile phone 11. Note that the internal memory provided in the communication control unit 5c may also be used as the nonvolatile memory 7. Further, the telephone number stored in the internal memory can be changed by performing a predetermined input through the reception unit 1, and a telephone number of a predetermined service organization such as a JAF or a dealer can be registered. .

Then, the communication control unit 5c
When a receives an automatic call instruction to the effect that a telephone call should be made to the registered contact through the accepting unit 1, in response to the call, the portable telephone 11 contacts the contact of the telephone number stored in the internal memory. When the telephone is connected and a voice signal indicating the occurrence of the fault and the content of the fault is given from the output control unit 5b, the voice signal is transmitted to the contact via the mobile phone 7, and the occurrence of the fault and the content of the fault are notified to the contact. Will be contacted by voice guidance. Further, when the input control unit 5a receives a termination command indicating that the telephone should be disconnected through the input unit 1, the communication control unit 5c controls the mobile phone 11 in response to the termination command to disconnect the telephone. I have.

Here, various commands such as an automatic transmission command, a failure content notification command, and a call termination command are set so that they can be input with a single touch by pressing a predetermined input key of the reception unit 1. Is preferred.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the central processing unit 5 when a vehicle failure occurs. In step S1, when a failure of the vehicle is detected by the diagnosis control unit 5d through the diagnosis 3, information indicating the content of the failure is provided from the diagnosis control unit 5d to the memory control unit 5e and the output control unit 5b.
In step 2, information indicating the failure content is recorded in the nonvolatile memory 7 by the memory control unit 5e as a failure history, and the process proceeds to step S3.

In step S3, the output control unit 5b outputs a message indicating the occurrence of the fault and the details of the fault, and a message prompting the driver to select whether or not to call a contact registered in advance. It is output by voice guidance through the unit 9 and proceeds to step S4. As the contents of these messages, for example, contents such as "-has failed (-has an abnormality)", "call to-or press a switch" can be considered.

In step S4, the communication control unit 5c determines whether or not to automatically transmit based on the input content provided from the receiving unit 1 via the input control unit 5a, and issues a command to automatically transmit. When the automatic transmission command is input, the automatic transmission process is performed in step S5. On the other hand, when a command not to perform the automatic transmission is input, the process is terminated.

In step S5, the mobile phone 11 is controlled by the communication control unit 5c, and a telephone call is automatically made to the contact number of the telephone number registered in the internal memory of the communication control unit 5c, and the process proceeds to step S6. Here, this step S
When the telephone is connected to the contact by the automatic calling process of 5, the voice signal given from the output control unit 5b is transmitted to the contact by the mobile phone 11 via the communication control unit 5c. With the driver, the mobile phone 1
1 allows you to talk directly to your contacts.

In step S6, the output control unit 5b determines whether or not the failure content should be communicated based on the input content provided from the reception unit 1 via the input control unit 5a. When the communication instruction is input, it is determined that the details of the failure should be notified, and the process proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, when the failure details notification command is not input, the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S7, a voice output of a message indicating the occurrence of the failure and the content of the failure is provided from the output control unit 5b to the communication control unit 5c, and the message is transmitted to the contact by the portable telephone 11, and the process proceeds to step S8. .
The contents of this message may be, for example, "Detected by diagnosis. ~ Is malfunctioning (~ has an abnormality)."

In step S8, the communication control unit 5c determines whether or not to hang up the telephone based on the input content given from the reception unit 1 via the input control unit 5a. Is input by the communication control unit 5c in step S9 and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the end command is not input, the process returns to step S6 until the end command is input. Steps S6 to S8 are repeated.

The information useful for inspection and repair of the repair history and the like is recorded in the non-volatile memory 7 by performing a predetermined input process through the receiving unit 1 so that the input information is stored in the input control unit 5a and the memory. The data is recorded in the nonvolatile memory 7 via the control unit 5e.

Further, regarding the retrieval of information useful for inspection and repair stored in the non-volatile memory 7 and the storage contents such as the failure history, the storage contents output command is inputted from the receiving unit 1 so that the command is inputted. The memory control unit 5e responds through the control unit 5a, reads the storage contents of the nonvolatile memory 7, and supplies the read storage contents to the output control unit 5b. The output control unit 5b outputs the provided storage contents by voice guidance through the output unit 9. It has become.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the failure of the vehicle is automatically detected, and the details of the failure are notified by the one-touch input to the contact information of the service organization or the like registered in advance by the portable telephone 11. When a failure occurs, the driver does not need to contact a predetermined service organization such as a dealer himself, and can communicate even when there is no communication equipment such as a telephone in the vicinity. .

Further, since the contents of the failure are notified to the contact, the contents of the failure can be accurately grasped by the service organization or the like as the contact, and as a result,
Repairs can be performed without wasting time by receiving appropriate instructions and services from a service organization or the like.

Further, since the contents of the failure can be notified to the service organization in advance, the time for repair can be reduced.

Further, a failure of the vehicle is automatically detected, and the details of the failure are notified to the driver. If a failure occurs, the driver can respond quickly to the failure.

Further, information useful for inspection and repair of the vehicle, such as a manufacturing history, a remodeling history, and a repair history, is stored in the nonvolatile memory 7, and the stored information is checked.
By taking out voice guidance through the output unit 9 as needed at the time of repair, the manufacturing history, modification history, repair history, failure history, etc. of the vehicle can be grasped instantaneously, and the efficiency of inspection and repair can be improved. .

Further, a fault is a continuous fault which continues once a fault occurs once it occurs depending on the manner of occurrence.
Intermittent or temporary failures are temporarily divided into temporary failures. Of these, temporary failures are difficult to find,
According to the present embodiment, when a failure occurs, the content of the failure is stored in the nonvolatile memory 7.
So that it can be stored at the time of inspection and repair.
By outputting and confirming the stored failure details, the failure history can be grasped instantaneously even if a continuous failure occurs or if there is a temporary failure. And take appropriate measures.

Further, since a predetermined telephone number can be called in response to the input of the automatic transmission command, it is determined whether or not the driver should contact a service organization or the like according to the details of the failure. You can now judge.

Further, since a message indicating the content of the fault is given to the driver and the service organization by voice guidance, the driver and the service organization can instantly grasp the content of the fault, and quickly and appropriately take the appropriate action. Correspondence can be planned.

In the present embodiment, the driver is notified of the occurrence of the failure and the details of the failure by voice guidance. However, instead of this, the output unit 9 is provided with a warning lamp or an optical device such as a liquid crystal display device. A display unit may be provided, and the occurrence of the failure and the details of the failure may be notified to the driver by the optical display of the display unit, or the optical display and the voice guidance may be used together.

[0043]

According to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, a failure of a vehicle is automatically detected, and the details of the failure are reported to a contact point of a service organization or the like registered in advance through a telephone line using communication radio waves. In the event of a breakdown, there is no need for the driver, etc., to contact a designated service organization, such as a dealer, and to make contact even when there is no communication equipment such as a telephone nearby. it can.

Further, since the contents of the failure are notified to the contact, the contents of the failure can be accurately grasped by the service organization or the like as the contact, and as a result,
Repairs can be performed without wasting time by receiving appropriate instructions and services from a service organization or the like.

Further, since the contents of the failure can be notified to the service organization in advance, the time for repair can be reduced.

According to the invention described in claims 2 to 4,
A failure of the vehicle is automatically detected and the details of the failure are notified to the driver. If a failure occurs, the driver can quickly respond to the failure.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, information useful for vehicle inspection and repair, such as manufacturing history, remodeling history, and repair history, is stored in the non-volatile storage means through the first receiving means. By taking out the stored information through the output means as needed at the time of inspection and repair, the production history, modification history, repair history, etc. of the vehicle can be grasped instantaneously, and the efficiency of inspection and repair is improved. Can be achieved.

Further, depending on the manner of occurrence of the fault, once a fault occurs, a continuous fault continues and a fault condition continues.
Intermittent or temporary failures are temporarily divided into temporary failures. Of these, temporary failures are difficult to find,
Although the response may be delayed, according to the present invention,
When a failure occurs, the details of the failure are stored in the non-volatile storage means, so during inspection and repair, the stored failure contents can be output and confirmed to ensure continuous failure. Even when a failure has occurred or a temporary failure has occurred, the failure history can be grasped instantaneously, and appropriate measures can be taken.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when a second instruction is input from the third receiving means, a contact is made to a predetermined contact, so that the driver is provided. Can determine whether to contact a service organization or the like according to the content of the failure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a vehicle failure notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing contents when a vehicle failure occurs in a central processing unit provided in the vehicle failure communication system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Receiving part (1st to 3rd receiving means) 3 Diagnosis (fault detection means) 5 Central processing part (control means) 7 Non-volatile memory (non-volatile storage means) 9 Output part (output means) 11 Mobile phone ( Communication means)

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Mitsuaki Takasaka 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Harness Research Institute Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhito Murakami Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-shi Mie Prefecture No. 1-14 Sumitomo Wiring Systems Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Junichi Kojima 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi F-term in Harness Research Institute, Inc. 3D026 BA29 5C087 AA02 AA03 AA05 AA10 AA23 AA25 AA37 AA44 BB12 BB20 BB76 DD08 DD14 EE06 EE11 FF01 FF04 FF05 FF13 FF17 FF23 GG18 GG21 GG24 GG30 GG57 GG66 GG67 GG70

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A failure detection means for detecting a failure of a vehicle, a communication means for communicating a failure of the vehicle to a pre-registered contact via a telephone line by communication radio waves, and the failure detection means detects a failure of the vehicle. Control means for communicating the details of the vehicle failure to the contact via the communication means when detected. 2. A failure detecting means for detecting a failure of the vehicle; an output means for outputting predetermined information by at least one of sound and light; and Control means for notifying the driver of the failure content of the vehicle through the output means. 3. The vehicle failure notification system includes: a predetermined nonvolatile storage unit; a first receiving unit that receives information to be stored in the nonvolatile storage unit; and a storage content of the nonvolatile storage unit. And a second receiving unit for receiving a first instruction for storing the information in the nonvolatile storage unit when the first receiving unit receives the information. When the failure detecting means detects a vehicle failure, the driver is notified of the content of the vehicle failure through the output means, and the failure content of the vehicle detected by the failure detection means is stored in the nonvolatile storage means. Wherein when the second receiving unit receives the first instruction, the output unit outputs the content stored in the nonvolatile storage unit. Item 3. The vehicle failure notification system according to item 2. 4. The vehicle failure notification system, comprising: communication means for notifying the registered contact information of the failure of the vehicle via a telephone line using communication radio waves; and causing the communication means to contact the contact information. And a third receiving unit for receiving a second instruction for the vehicle, wherein the control unit further comprises: when the failure detecting unit detects a vehicle failure, the third input receiving unit further comprising: 4. The vehicle failure communication system according to claim 3, wherein, when the second instruction is received, the failure information of the vehicle is reported to the contact via the communication means in response to the second instruction.