JP2000315270A - Vehicle operation information collecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle operation information collecting device which can effectively make use of a storage area for a backup storage medium. SOLUTION: This device is equipped with a management information storage means 142 which stores management information regarding a data quantity of operation information collected during one operation from exiting to entering a garage of a vehicle until the next exit, a medium information acquisition means 123 for acquiring medium information regarding a storage medium 40 from the storage medium 40, and a storage medium decision means 122 which decides whether the storage medium 40 that is decided to be the one for backup by a backup decision means 121 can be used or not on the basis of the medium information acquired by the medium information acquisition means 123 and the management information stored in the management information storage means 142. The storage medium 40 which is decided to be available by the storage medium decision means 122 is recognized as the one for backup.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle operation information collection device, and more particularly, to a vehicle operation information collection device that collects operation information in the operation of a delivery vehicle that delivers a route bus or home delivery. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a route bus is operated or a delivery vehicle is used for delivery, a vehicle operation information collection device is used to manage the status of getting on and off passengers or managing the status of delivery of luggage. Mounted on the vehicle.

[0003] In this vehicle operation information collecting device, in one operation from departure to entry, for example, the time of departure and arrival of the vehicle, the traveling distance and the traveling time, various kinds of operations occurring during the operation such as unloading of cargo or getting on and off passengers. The information is stored as operation information in a storage medium such as an IC card or a memory card. Then, the operation information stored in the storage medium is read by an analyzer installed in a management office of a company that manages the operation of the vehicle, and the read operation information is analyzed.

[0004] The operation information collected in one operation is
Even after the data is written in the storage medium for data collection in accordance with the entry, it is held in the memory in the vehicle operation information collection device until the next exit. Then, when it is recognized that the attached storage medium is a backup storage medium after storage, that is, when the vehicle is not in the operation state, the operation information stored in the memory is written in the backup storage medium.

In the above-mentioned conventional vehicle operation information collecting apparatus, a storage medium having a single storage capacity capable of securely storing all operation information is used as a backup storage medium, and Writing operation information to a backup storage medium is based on the premise that data is overwritten from the head area of the backup storage medium. For this reason, the storage medium for backup is recognized by determining whether or not it is for backup based on the identification information of the attached storage medium.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional vehicle operation information collecting device, a single storage capacity of a single storage capacity designated in consideration of the fact that all operation information can be reliably stored. Since only the storage medium for backup was recognized, if the storage capacity of the storage medium for backup became larger than the storage capacity of the memory for storing the operation information, most of the storage area of the storage medium for backup was used. Since it is not used, there is a problem that waste in cost occurs.

For example, despite the storage capacity of the operation information storage means for storing operation information being 100 kbytes, 512
If a k-byte storage medium is specified for backup, the maximum size written to the storage medium is 10 bytes.
Since it is 0 k bytes and the data is assumed to be overwritten, the remaining 412 k is unused and wasted.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle operation information collection device capable of effectively utilizing a storage area of a backup storage medium.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle operation information collecting apparatus according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems. As shown in FIG. An operation information storage unit 141 that stores the operation information of the vehicle collected in one operation until the next departure.
The determination as to whether the storage medium 40 attached to the apparatus main body is a write target for backup of the operation information stored in the operation information storage unit 141 is performed by the storage medium 4.
0 based on the identification information of the vehicle operation information device, wherein the storage medium 40 determined to be used for backup by the backup determination means 121 is recognized as being used for backup.
A management information storage unit 142 for storing management information relating to the data amount of the operation information until the next retrieval, a medium information acquisition unit 123 for acquiring medium information about the storage medium 40 from the storage medium 40, and a backup determination unit The storage medium 40 determined to be for backup in 121
The medium information obtaining means 12
3 and the management information storage means 14
And a storage medium determining unit 122 for performing the determination based on the management information stored in the storage medium 2 and the storage medium 40 determined to be usable by the storage medium determining unit 122 is recognized as a backup medium. It is characterized by the following.

According to the vehicle operation information collecting apparatus of the present invention described in claim 1, the storage medium 40 recognized as a backup is further based on the storage medium information of the storage medium 40 and the management information of the operation information. The storage medium determination unit 123 determines whether the storage medium can be used for backup. If this determination result is usable, the storage medium 40
Is recognized as a backup. Therefore, the backup storage medium 40 can be replaced with a plurality of different types of storage capacities from the conventional single storage capacity capable of reliably storing all operation information. By using the storage medium 40 having a storage capacity corresponding to the management information for backup as a backup, no useless storage area is generated, and the storage area of the storage medium 40 for backup can be effectively used.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, which is made to solve the above problem, as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. 1, in the vehicle operation information collecting apparatus according to the first aspect, the storage medium determining means 122 is provided. And a write request unit 124 for requesting the operation information stored in the operation information storage unit 141 to be written to the backup storage medium 40 in accordance with the determination of use by the operation information storage unit 141. I do.

According to the vehicle operation information collecting apparatus of the present invention, when the storage medium determining means 122 determines that the storage medium 40 is usable, it responds to a request from the write request means 124. , Operation information storage means 141
The operation information stored in the backup storage medium 40 is written to the backup storage medium 40. Therefore, the operation information is automatically written into the storage medium in response to the recognition of the storage medium 40 for backup, so that the backup can be executed quickly.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle operation information collecting apparatus as set forth in the first or second aspect, wherein the management information is , The operation information has a data size, the medium information has a storage capacity of the storage medium, and the storage medium determination means 123 compares the data size with the storage capacity. The determination is performed based on a result.

According to the vehicle operation information collection device of the present invention described in claim 3, the backup storage medium 40
Is determined according to the data size of the operation information and the storage capacity of the storage medium. Therefore, since a storage medium corresponding to the data size of the operation information can be used for backup, the storage area of the backup storage medium 40 can be more effectively utilized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle operation information collecting apparatus as set forth in any one of the first to third aspects, as shown in FIG. When the storage medium determination unit 123 determines that the storage medium for use is unusable, the storage medium determination unit 123 further includes an alarm unit 20 that issues an alarm notifying that the storage medium is unusable.

According to the vehicle operation information collection device of the present invention described in claim 4, when the storage medium determining unit 123 determines that the storage medium is unusable, the warning unit 20 gives a warning that the storage medium is unusable. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user that the attached storage medium for backup cannot be used for backup, thereby preventing a storage medium having insufficient storage capacity from being used for backup by mistake. Can be.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. 1, in the vehicle operation information collecting apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the warning means 20 comprises: A warning screen based on the management information stored in the management information storage unit 142 is displayed.

According to the vehicle operation information collecting apparatus of the present invention, an alarm screen based on the management information stored in the management information storage means 142 is displayed by the alarm means 20. Therefore, based on the management information, for example, by displaying the recommended storage capacity of the storage medium for backup, the data size of the operation information, and the like, it is possible to inform the driver of the guideline of the storage medium to be newly mounted for backup. Therefore, the storage area of the backup storage medium 40 can be more effectively utilized.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment to which a postpaid fee information management device according to the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of a vehicle operation information collecting apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control box of FIG. 2, and FIG. It is a figure which shows various areas, FIG. 5 is C of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a backup card recognition process performed by a PU, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle operation information collection device, which is mounted on a vehicle and includes a control box 10, a handy terminal 20, and a reader / writer 30. . The control box 10 is connected to a handy terminal 20, a reader / writer 30, and the like.

The control box 10 is a part for controlling the vehicle operation information collecting device 1, and chronologically records information generated during the period from departure to entry based on information from the handy terminal 20, the reader / writer 30, and the like. The collected operation information is written to a card-shaped storage medium (hereinafter, referred to as a card) 40 such as an IC card or a memory card via a reader / writer 30.

The handy terminal 20 is used for inputting information relating to a driver and a passenger, information necessary for acquiring operation information, and information relating to various events in an operation state. Function keys indicating necessary information and numerical values are input. It is provided with a numeric keypad for input, a display unit for displaying when performing input operation, confirmation of information, and the like.

The reader / writer 30 writes specified information and the like on the card 40 inserted from the slot 30a. The card 40 is manually inserted into the slot 30a, and the card 40 is ejected from the slot 30a.
After the write key (not shown) of the handy terminal 20 is operated and the writing process to the card 40 is completed, the ejection mechanism (not shown) in the reader / writer 30 automatically performs.

Next, the control box 1 shown in FIG.
0 will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a read-only memory (ROM). The ROM 11 stores programs, fixed data, and the like. Reference numeral 12 denotes a central processing unit (CPU). The CPU 12 operates according to a control program stored in the ROM 11 in advance. Reference numeral 13 denotes an electrically erasable / rewritable read-only memory (EEPR)
OM), and the EEPROM 13 stores vehicle-specific setting information such as a vehicle code and function setting information.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a read-write memory (R)
AM), and the RAM 14 is a C-MOS static R
When the power supply from the battery is cut off, the contents stored in the RAM 14 are held for a predetermined time by the power supplied from the backup battery 15 (battery backup).

Reference numeral 16 denotes a power supply unit. The power supply unit 16 supplies electric power supplied from a battery (not shown) of the vehicle to a handy terminal 20, a reader / writer 30, and a CPU.
12 and is supplied to the power supply unit 16.
A backup battery 16a that supplies power to the CPU 12 for a predetermined time when the power supply from the battery is cut off is connected.

Reference numeral 17 denotes an interface unit. The interface unit 17 includes three serial I / O interfaces (hereinafter abbreviated as SI / O) 17a to 17c and one parallel I / O interface (hereinafter referred to as SI / O interface). , P-I / O
17d). Of these, each SI
/ O 17a-c are connected to a handy terminal 20 and a reader / writer 30 via a handy terminal I / F 18a and a reader / writer I / F 18b which are respective interfaces (hereinafter abbreviated as I / F). In addition, a standby interface 18c compatible with RS-232C is connected to the SI / O 17c.

A running sensor I / F 18d and an engine rotation sensor I / F 18e are connected to the PI / O 17d. For example, an external input I / F 18h for 10 channels for external input to which a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the vehicle can be connected is provided.

Next, a memory area map of the RAM 14 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the RAM 14
Has a data area 14a for storing various data generated in the course of the processing of the CPU 12, and a work area 14b used for various processing operations.

The data area 14a has an operation information management area C and an operation information storage area D.
The operation information management area C stores size information and the like of the operation information stored in the operation information storage area D. The operation information storage area D stores the operation information of the vehicles collected during one operation from departure to entry, and this operation information is held until the next departure.
The operation information management area C functions as a management information storage unit in the claims, and the operation information storage area D functions as an operation information storage unit in the claims.

Next, an outline of the processing according to the present invention performed by the CPU 12 shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of the backup card recognition processing of FIG.

In FIG. 5, the backup card recognition processing is performed by the upper module every cycle until the next exit from the vehicle after the entry processing for the operation information for one operation collected from the exit of the vehicle to the entrance of the vehicle is completed. Be called.

Then, in step S10, it is determined whether or not the card 40 has been inserted into the slot 30a of the reader / writer 30. If it is determined that the card 40 has not been inserted (N in step S10), the process returns to the upper module. On the other hand, when it is determined that the card 40 is inserted (Y in step S10), the process proceeds to step S11.

In step S11, identification information for identifying whether or not the card 40 is for backup is acquired from the card 40 via the reader / writer 30 and stored in the data area 14a of the RAM 14, whereby the identification information acquisition processing is performed. Is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S12.

In step S12, it is determined whether the card 40 is a backup card based on the card number of the identification information. If it is determined that the card is not a backup card (N in step S12), the process proceeds to step S13.

In step S13, the card N is requested by the handy terminal 20 to display an alarm screen based on the card NG alarm screen display information determined in advance.
G alarm processing is executed, and thereafter, the process returns to the upper module. And handy terminal 2 which received this request
0 is displayed on the display unit of the handy terminal 20 based on the card NG alarm screen display information.
A screen as shown in the figure showing an example of the display of the warning screen is displayed. The display of the card NG alarm screen on the display unit of the handy terminal 20 allows the driver, the passenger, and the like to recognize that the card 40 inserted in the slot 30a of the reader / writer 30 is not for backup.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S12 that the card is a backup card (step S12).
Y), and the process proceeds to step S14. Then, step S1
4, the storage capacity of the card 40 is
Is acquired from the card 40 via the PC and stored in the data area 14a of the RAM 14, thereby executing a card storage capacity acquisition process, and proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the obtained card storage capacity is compared with the size information stored in the operation information management area C of the RAM 14. Based on the comparison result, it is determined whether the card storage capacity is equal to or larger than the size information. Is determined. If it is determined that the size is smaller than the size information (N in step S15), the process proceeds to step S16.

In step S16, the RAM 14 stores the backup-over warning screen display information determined in advance.
The size information stored in the operation information management area C is incorporated, and an alarm screen display based on the backup over alarm screen display information is displayed on the handy terminal 20.
, The backup over alarm process is executed, and thereafter, the process returns to the upper module.

Then, the handy terminal 20 which has received this request displays the backup over alarm screen display information on the display of the handy terminal 20 as shown in FIG.
A screen as shown in the figure showing an example of the display of the backup over warning screen of (a) is displayed. The size information stored in the operation information management area C of the RAM 14 is displayed in xxx of "xxxk bytes" in FIG. 6B. In this way, by displaying the size of the operation information to be backed up on the backup over alarm screen display, the storage capacity of the backup card to be used by the driver, the passenger, and the like can be used as a guide.

The above-described steps S13 and S16
Are displayed until the card 40 is ejected from the slot 30a or another screen is displayed.

On the other hand, in step S15, the acquired card storage capacity is stored in the operation information management area C of the RAM 14.
If it is determined that the size information is equal to or larger than the size information stored in (Yes in step S15), the process proceeds to step S17. Then, in step S17, a request to write the operation information stored in the operation information storage area D of the RAM 14 to the card 40 is output to the reader / writer 30, whereby the processing of writing to the backup card is executed. After that, it returns to the upper module. Then, the operation information is written from a predetermined area of the card 40 by the reader / writer 30 receiving the request.

Next, an example of the operation (action) of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. First, reader / writer 3
When it is recognized that the card 40 has been inserted into the slot 30a of No. 0 (Y in step S10), it is checked whether or not this card 40 is a backup card based on the identification information obtained from the card 40 (step S11). (Step S12). Card 4 by this check
If 0 is recognized as a backup card, storage capacity information is obtained from the card 40 (step S14), and the storage capacity information is compared with the size information of the operation information in the RAM 14 (step S15).

Then, based on the comparison result of the storage capacity information with the size information of the operation information or more, it is recognized that the card 40 inserted in the slot 30a of the reader / writer 30 can be used for backup. In response to this recognition, the operation information stored in the operation information storage area D of the RAM 14 is transmitted to the card 4 via the reader / writer 30.
By writing to 0 (step S17), the operation information is backed up.

Even if the storage capacity of the card 40 is smaller than the operation information size, even the card 40 having the identification information indicating the backup card (step S15).
N), without being recognized as the backup card 40,
The backup over alarm screen is displayed.

As is clear from the above description, the CPU
Reference numeral 12 functions as a backup determination unit, a medium information acquisition unit, a storage medium determination unit, and a write request unit in the claims. More specifically, the determination process of step S12 in the flowchart of FIG. 5 functions as a backup determination unit, step S14 functions as a medium information acquisition unit, step S15 functions as a storage medium determination unit, and step S17 functions as a write request unit. are doing. In addition, the handy terminal 20 on which the warning screen is displayed functions as warning means in claims. The card 40 functions as a storage medium in the claims.

As described above, in the vehicle operation information collecting apparatus according to the present invention, after recognizing that it is for backup based on the identification information of the card 40, the card 4
It is determined whether or not the card 40 can be used based on the data size (operation information size) of which storage capacity is 0 as a backup target, and the card 4 is determined based on the determination result.
0 is regarded as a backup, a plurality of types of cards 40 having different storage capacities can be used for backup, and a storage medium having an optimal storage capacity according to the data size (operation information size) to be backed up can be used. Can be used for backup.

Therefore, only the backup storage medium having a single storage size designated in consideration of the fact that all the operation information can be reliably stored in the conventional vehicle operation information collection device is provided. If the storage capacity of the backup storage medium is larger than the storage capacity of the memory for storing the operation information because it was not recognized, most of the storage area of the backup storage medium is wasted and wasted. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem of the conventional vehicle operation information collecting device, which causes waste in cost. Therefore, it is possible to provide a vehicle operation information collection device capable of effectively utilizing the storage area of the backup storage medium.

In the above-described embodiment, the size information of the operation information is used as the management information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation information immediately before the backup storage medium is mounted is used. The storage capacity of the storage medium for data collection used during the storage, the storage capacity of the storage medium for the previous backup, and the like as management information,
Various embodiments are possible.

In the above-described embodiment, the identification information and the storage capacity are separately obtained from the card 40.
The present invention is not limited to this, and may be an embodiment in which the identification information and the storage capacity are obtained at the same time.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an alarm corresponding to the determination that the card 40 cannot be used is displayed on the display unit of the handy terminal 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. Depending on the configuration, it can be realized by alarm means such as an operation buzzer and an alarm lamp.

[0054]

As described above, according to the vehicle operation information collecting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to securely store all the operation information in the backup storage medium in the related art. Since a plurality of different storage capacities can be used from a single storage capacity, use of a storage medium having a storage capacity corresponding to the management information of the operation information to be backed up for use creates a useless storage area. Since the storage area is lost, the storage area of the backup storage medium can be effectively used. Therefore, since it is not necessary to prepare a large-capacity storage medium for backup, it is possible to eliminate the disadvantage that the conventional vehicle operation information collecting device has a waste in cost in terms of cost. This has the effect of reducing costs in the operation information collection device.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1,
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), the operation information is automatically started to be written to the storage medium in response to the recognition of the storage medium for backup, so that the backup can be executed quickly.

According to the invention described in claim 3, according to claim 1
Or, in addition to the effect of the invention described in 2, the storage medium according to the data size of the operation information can be used for backup, so that the storage area of the backup storage medium can be more effectively utilized. it can.

According to the invention set forth in claim 4, according to claim 1,
In addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of (1) to (3), since the attached storage medium for backup can inform the user that the storage medium cannot be used for backup, the storage erroneously lacks the storage capacity. It is possible to prevent the medium from being used for backup.

According to the invention described in claim 5, according to claim 4
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), the recommended storage capacity of the backup storage medium, the data size of the operation information, and the like are displayed based on the management information, so that the storage medium to be newly mounted for backup is used as a guide. Can be notified to the driver, so that the storage area of the backup storage medium can be more effectively utilized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of a vehicle operation information collection device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a vehicle operation information collection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control box in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing various areas in a RAM of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a backup card recognition process performed by a CPU in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display.

[Description of Signs] 20 Warning means (handy terminal) 40 Storage medium (card) 121 Backup determination means (CPU) 122 Medium information acquisition means (CPU) 123 Storage medium determination means (CPU) 124 Write request means (CPU) 141 Operation information storage means (RAM) 142 Management information storage means (RAM)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An operation information storage means for storing operation information of a vehicle collected during one operation from departure to entry of a vehicle until the next departure, and a storage medium mounted on the main body of the apparatus comprises: Backup determination means for determining whether or not the operation information stored in the information storage means is a write target for backup based on the identification information of the storage medium; A vehicle operation information device that recognizes the storage medium determined to be backup for management information storage means for storing management information relating to the data amount of the operation information until the next time of leaving the warehouse; Medium information acquisition means for acquiring medium information; and use of the storage medium determined to be for backup by the backup determination means Storage medium determining means for determining whether or not the storage medium is available based on the medium information acquired by the medium information acquiring means and the management information stored in the management information storage means. A vehicle operation information collection device, wherein the storage medium determined to be usable by the determination means is recognized as a backup medium. 2. A write request unit for requesting writing of the operation information stored in the operation information storage unit to the backup storage medium in accordance with a determination of availability by the storage medium determination unit. The vehicle operation information collection device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The management information has a configuration having a data size of the operation information, the medium information has a configuration having a storage capacity of the storage medium, and the storage medium determination unit is configured to store the data size and the storage capacity. The vehicle operation information collection device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle operation information collection device is configured to compare the capacity with a capacity and perform the determination based on the comparison result. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an alarm unit for issuing an alarm notifying that the backup storage medium is unusable when the storage medium determination unit determines that the storage medium is unusable. The vehicle operation information collection device according to any one of the above. 5. The vehicle operation information collection device according to claim 4, wherein the alarm unit displays an alarm screen based on the management information stored in the management information storage unit.