JP2001014575A - On-vehicle abnormality notifying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an appropriate vehicle abnormality notifying device provided with both an emergency notifying function and an anti-theft notifying function because a conventional anti-theft device can neither notify an owner at a remote place of appropriate information nor has a means detecting the location of a vehicle that has undergone a theft. SOLUTION: This on-vehicle abnormality notifying device is provided with an abnormality detecting part 13 for detecting the abnormality of a vehicle, a positional information detecting part 16 for detecting information on the position of the vehicle, a personal information inputting part 11 for inputting the personal information of a passenger and a personal information deciding part 12 for deciding whether the personal information belongs to a prescribed person. Then, a notifying part 14 automatically notifies at least the positional information to a prescribed contact address in the case the part 13 detects abnormality.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle abnormality reporting device for automatically reporting a registered contact when an abnormality occurs in a vehicle such as an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-162284.
As disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. H10-75, there is known an emergency notification device for notifying a predetermined engine of vehicle position information when an emergency such as an automobile accident or sudden deterioration of health condition occurs.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the emergency notification device disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-162284. 8, a navigation control unit 201 includes a D-GPS (Differential Global Positioning System) device 20 for detecting a current position.
2 and the map database 203 are connected. The navigation control unit 201 performs the same route guidance processing as that of a normal navigation device, and displays the route guidance on the display unit 204. The emergency detection device 205 includes an airbag activation signal, an emergency button operated by a user, and the like.
6, an emergency call is made using a two-way communication device 207 wirelessly connected to the Mayday center 208 and a telephone 209 that makes a wireless communication call with the base station 210.
The May Day Center 208 has a police station 211 and a fire station 21
2. The road manager 213, the road service organization 214, and the dealer 215 are connected by a dedicated line, and the mayday center 208 can send an emergency call to these agencies according to the transmitted data. In addition, these institutions, companies, and homes are connected by telephone lines, and can make a call.

[0004] Next, the operation of the conventional emergency call is described. When an emergency occurs, accident data such as position information, a road type, and an accident type is fetched, and a vehicle ID such as a vehicle number for identifying the own vehicle is prepared. According to the obtained accident data, the May day transmission destination database 20
6, the notification control data necessary for the notification of the notification destination or the like is fetched, and the two-way communication device 207 is used to notify the Mayday center 208.

[0005] On the other hand, anti-theft devices are commercially available which generate sound or notify using low-power radio wave communication when vehicle vibrations or the like are detected to prevent vehicle theft.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of such an anti-theft device. When an abnormal vibration is detected by the vibration sensor 220 during an operation waiting state such as when the vehicle is parked,
The control unit 15 sounds the speaker 221 to emit an alarm sound around the vehicle, and transmits a signal to the receiver 222 connected to the notification unit 14 by low-power radio wave radio,
Notify the vehicle owner with the receiver of the situation where the vehicle is about to be stolen.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-16 / 1998
In the device described in Japanese Patent No. 2284, the information to be reported in the event of an emergency is vehicle position information, accident type, and road type, and the number of passengers including the driver and the number of passengers are reported. Since the emergency contact information received cannot be grasped, there is a problem in that necessary emergency equipment and the like cannot be prepared in advance, and it is not possible to quickly prepare equipment and the like necessary for appropriate emergency treatment. .

On the other hand, when the above-mentioned anti-theft device is used and the device is operated, in a remote place where the generated sound cannot be heard or a low-power communication radio wave does not reach, the vehicle may be stolen. There is a problem that the owner of the vehicle cannot be notified of the situation.

Further, when a vehicle equipped with the above-described anti-theft device is stolen, there is no means for detecting where the vehicle is located, so that it takes time to search for the vehicle. Was.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned various problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an appropriate vehicle abnormality notification device having both an emergency notification function and an anti-theft notification function. It is.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle abnormality reporting device for detecting an abnormality of a vehicle such as an automobile, a position information detecting unit for detecting information on the position of the vehicle, A personal information input unit for inputting personal information of a passenger in the vehicle, a personal information determination unit for determining whether the personal information input from the personal information input unit is a predetermined person, and an abnormality detection unit And a notifying unit that automatically notifies at least position information to a predetermined contact when it is detected that the information is abnormal. By providing the personal information input unit and the personal information determination unit in this manner, it is determined whether the person present in the vehicle is the owner or a person who has been authorized by the owner (hereinafter, referred to as a permitted person). It is possible to do. In addition, the reporting unit and the position information detecting unit can be used for both the emergency reporting function and the anti-theft reporting function. If the owner or licensee is on board, the emergency contact who received the report can know the vehicle location information and the number of passengers and who the passengers are in the event of an emergency. Become. On the other hand, if the occupant is not the owner or the authorized person, the vehicle location information and the fact that the occupant is not the owner or the authorized person can be compared even if the owner is in a remote place. The vehicle position can be reported.

[0012] Further, the vehicle abnormality notification device according to the present invention comprises:
A vehicle control unit that controls a vehicle power system such as an engine or a mission is provided, and when personal information is not input to the personal information input unit, or when a result determined by the personal information determination unit is not a predetermined person. In addition, a vehicle control different from the usual one is performed. With such a configuration, if the passenger is not determined to be the owner or the licensee, the engine will not be started,
Controls such as keeping the speed above a certain level are not possible, and it is possible to provide an optimal anti-theft function.On the other hand, safety is controlled by stopping the engine at the same time as an emergency call. Can be increased.

Further, the vehicle abnormality reporting device according to the present invention is characterized in that body-specific information such as a fingerprint or a voiceprint is used as information to be input to the personal information input section. By entering such body-specific information, you can more easily enter personal information, and because body-specific information cannot be stolen by others,
Security performance can be improved.

Still further, the vehicle abnormality notification device according to the present invention is characterized in that the notification unit has a receiving function so that various settings can be made remotely. When a person other than the owner is on board, registration /
Providing in-vehicle anomaly notification device with more appropriate operability such as proper switching between emergency notification device and anti-theft device by allowing owner to set permission / non-permission from remote location regardless of unregistered can do.

Further, the vehicle abnormality notification device according to the present invention is
The personal information judging section is installed in a place other than the vehicle such as an emergency contact. By centrally managing personal information at centers, etc., even when unspecified people such as public transportation board an unspecified vehicle,
The vehicle abnormality notification device can be appropriately operated.

[0016]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a personal information input unit which is a numeric button for inputting a personal identification number. Reference numeral 12 denotes a person or a blood type for identifying a person corresponding to the personal identification number based on a registered database or the like (not shown). The personal information determination unit 13 that performs a process of creating personal data such as detecting the occurrence of an accident or theft due to the impact or vibration received by the vehicle, monitoring the signal state of the vehicle, and performing an operation other than a predetermined operation. An abnormality detection unit comprising a plurality of sensors for detecting a situation, a notification unit 14 comprising a modem and a car telephone, etc., and a control processing such as a contact change processing depending on a passenger based on a database (not shown). A control unit 16 for detecting a current position of the vehicle based on map data (not shown) and actual measurement data of sensors arranged on the vehicle, such as a geomagnetic sensor and a vehicle speed sensor. And self-dead reckoning that,
A position information detecting unit that detects the current position and current address data of the vehicle to be transmitted with high accuracy by combining the radio wave transmitted from the artificial satellite and the satellite navigation that detects the absolute position of the vehicle from the received data. It is.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation of the vehicle-mounted abnormality notification device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 101 is a connection terminal from another process, 102 is a step for detecting whether personal information has been input (acquired), and 103 is a step for inputting (acquiring) personal information. , 104 is a step of determining personal information, 105 is a step of acquiring position information, 106 is a step of determining a passenger, 107 is a step of detecting an abnormality such as an accident, 108
Is a step of reporting an emergency, 109 is a step of detecting an abnormality such as theft, 110 is a step of detecting movement of the vehicle, 111 is a step of generating a theft alarm, 112
Represents a connection terminal to another process, respectively.

Next, the operation of the in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in step 102, triggered by, for example, the insertion of a vehicle key, it is determined whether or not a personal identification number, which is a personal information, needs to be input and whether or not it has not been input. If input is required and it is determined that it has not been input, in step 103,
The passenger is prompted to enter a personal identification number, and waits for the personal identification number for a predetermined period of time.
When a password is input to the numeric key or the like, the data is recorded. Next, in step 104, the personal information determination unit 12 searches the registered database based on the input personal identification number to determine a specific individual, and then transmits the name, address, age, blood type, and the like registered in the database. Create credit personal data. As a result of prompting the user to input a PIN for a predetermined time and number of times, if there is no unregistered PIN input or input, the passenger is not the owner or a person permitted by the owner (to be a licensed person) Judge.

Next, at step 105, the position information detecting section 1
In step 6, the current position coordinates of the vehicle are calculated by the self-contained dead reckoning navigation and the satellite navigation, and the current position address is detected based on the map database.

In step 106, it is determined whether or not the occupant is the owner or a permitted person. If it is determined that the occupant is the owner or the authorized person, the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit 13 in step 107. For example, the impact force when detecting a large impact that activates the airbag is set to a predetermined value, and when it is determined that the vehicle has an accident due to an impact force larger than the predetermined value being applied to the vehicle, the driver, etc. When the passenger of the vehicle presses the emergency button or the like and needs rescue, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, and in step 108, the location of the vehicle is determined via the modem of the notification unit 14, a car phone, or the like. The current position coordinates and current position address created by the information detection unit 16, the transmission personal data created by the personal information determination unit 12, and the state and degree of abnormality detected by the abnormality detection unit 13 are automatically urgently determined. Report to contact. In the emergency call processing step 108, a cancel operation is performed for a predetermined time,
The false alarm is prevented by leaving room for the passenger to operate / select, such as selecting a person who needs rescue, selecting an emergency contact, and the like.

The other party receiving the emergency call, for example, a police station or a fire department, specifies the location of the accident based on the position coordinates and location address transmitted together with the emergency call, and determines the magnitude of the accident based on the abnormal state and degree. Then, the number of injured persons, the age of injured persons, blood type, and the like can be determined from personal information. Therefore, by preparing necessary blood for transfusion, equipment for emergency treatment, and the like and heading to the accident site, it is possible to quickly and appropriately perform emergency treatment for a person injured by the accident.

On the other hand, the case where it is determined in step 106 of the passenger determination processing that the passenger is other than the owner or the authorized person, and the case where no personal information has been input will be described. In this case, the determination in step 106 is “NO”, and an abnormality is detected in step 109. That is, the abnormality detection unit 13 detects an abnormality of the vehicle, such as detection of vibrations to the extent that a door is opened, breaking of a window, or a monitored vehicle signal state deviates from a predetermined threshold. If such an abnormality is detected, step 1
At 11, the current position coordinates and current position address data created previously, and the state and degree of abnormality detected by the abnormality detection unit 13 are automatically transmitted via a modem or a car phone of the notification unit 14. To the owner's mobile terminal. If it is determined in step 106 that the occupant is other than the owner or the authorized person, or if personal information has not been input, or if no abnormality is detected in step 109, 1
It is detected whether or not the position information created in 6 has changed the distance by a predetermined value or more. When it is detected in step 110 that the position information has changed by a distance equal to or more than a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step 111, and a notification is automatically made to the owner's portable terminal or the like by the abnormality notification process.

In this way, the owner of the vehicle that has received the abnormality report can grasp the state and degree of the abnormality of the vehicle even in a remote place. Since the location table and location address of the vehicle at that time can be known, the stolen vehicle can be found more quickly.

As described above, based on the personal information of the passenger obtained from the personal information input section 11 and the personal information determination section 12,
The functions of the emergency notification device and the anti-theft notification device can be switched, and the same notification unit 14 and location information detection unit 16 can be shared. When operating as an emergency call device, the emergency contact receiving the emergency call can grasp personal information such as blood type and age, and the number of passengers, in addition to location information and the degree of abnormality. Therefore, by preparing necessary emergency equipment and the like and heading to the accident site, it is possible to perform prompt and appropriate emergency treatment. On the other hand, when operating as an anti-theft notification device, the owner of the vehicle that has received the abnormality notification can grasp the status of the vehicle abnormality even at a remote location and can also grasp the current position information of the vehicle, so the stolen vehicle Search time can be shortened.

In the first embodiment, the automatic notification by the notification unit 14 is performed by a modem and a car phone.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration using other communication means such as a commercial radio or a PHS may be used.

In the first embodiment, a personal identification number is given as an example of personal information input to the personal information input unit 11, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other information such as a password may be used. The input unit 11 is not limited to numeric keys, but may be simple buttons or keys, an alphabetic keyboard, or the like.

In the first embodiment, a vibration sensor or a vehicle signal detection sensor is used as the abnormality detection unit 13. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other detection means such as an ultrasonic sensor, a balance sensor, and a radar sensor are used. May be used.

Further, in the first embodiment, a configuration is used in which both the current position coordinates and the current position address are used as position information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which only one of them is used may be used. Further, a configuration using a history or a locus of past position information may be used.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, 21 is a microphone for inputting voice, 22 is an A / D converter for converting voice to digital signal, and 23 is a personal database including voiceprint (not shown) which extracts voiceprint data from the digital voice signal. And a voiceprint collation processing unit that determines whether the occupant is the owner or the registrant by collating with the use of a passenger. Code 13
1 to 16 have the same configuration as that of FIG.

As described above, since the determination as to whether or not the occupant is a registrant is made by comparing the voiceprint which is information unique to the body, the owner or the authorized person stores personal information to be input. There is no necessity, no stolen by others, and the input operation can be performed very easily.

In the above embodiment, the voiceprint is used for the input information unique to the body. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the structure may use other body-specific information such as a fingerprint, a face shape, or DNA. Is also good.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 31 denotes an engine control unit (hereinafter referred to as an ECU) for controlling the engine of the vehicle. Reference numeral 32 denotes a communication connection with the ECU to determine whether or not the engine speed can be increased to a predetermined speed or more, and whether the engine operation is ON. It is a vehicle control unit that controls / OFF. Sign 1
1 to 16 have the same configuration as that of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the vehicle-mounted abnormality notification device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a step representing a process of controlling the engine speed so as not to increase the engine speed beyond a predetermined speed. Reference numerals 101 to 112 are the same as those in FIG.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Step 1
The processing from 02 to step 111 is the same as in FIG.

In step 106, if it is determined that the passenger is the owner or the authorized person, and if a car accident that requires an emergency report occurs in step 107, the emergency report process described in step 108 is performed. In step 121, in order to minimize the danger, a process of stopping the engine by transmitting a control command from the vehicle control unit 32 to the ECU 31 is performed.

If it is determined in step 106 that the occupant is other than the owner or the authorized person, or if the personal information has not been entered and it is detected in step 109 that an abnormality has occurred in the vehicle, At 122, in order to minimize the movement distance even if the vehicle is stolen, the vehicle control unit 32 transmits a control command to the ECU 31 to control the engine speed to not exceed a predetermined speed (ie, the engine speed). Number control processing) and the above-described abnormality notification processing in step 111. When the engine speed control process is performed in step 122, if the engine speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, control is performed to gradually reduce the speed so that an accident does not occur due to sudden deceleration. .

As described above, by providing the vehicle control unit 32 which is communicatively connected to the ECU 31 and which controls whether the engine speed can be increased to a predetermined speed or more, and which controls ON / OFF of the engine operation, an emergency notification is provided. The engine can be stopped in the event of a car accident involving the above, and safety can be improved. Furthermore, in the event of a vehicle abnormality, such as accompanied by an abnormality report relating to vehicle theft, the engine speed can be prevented from rising above a predetermined speed, minimizing the travel distance of the vehicle and reducing the search range for stolen vehicles. Can be narrowed.

In the third embodiment, the vehicle control unit 3
In the second operation, the ON / OFF control of the engine operation and the engine speed upper limit control are performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by connecting a fuel injection control system to the ECU 31 to control the fuel injection amount, A configuration using other control, such as performing upper limit control of the number of revolutions, may be adopted.

In the third embodiment, the vehicle control unit 32 is connected to the ECU 31. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the vehicle control unit 32 may be connected to an automatic transmission controller unit. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which control is performed so that only gears within the range are entered.

Further, in the third embodiment, the control for stopping the engine when an automobile accident occurs to the extent that an emergency call occurs is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Until it is confirmed that the vehicle is an authorized person or a licensed person, a control that disables the engine start may be performed.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a control operation of the in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 131 denotes a connection terminal from another process; 132, a step representing command reception determination processing for determining whether a command from the owner has been received; 133, a command determination processing step;
4 is a person who has been granted the current passenger by the owner (hereinafter referred to as
Step 135 representing the occupant permission setting process for setting the occupant permission setting process to be "permitted".
Step 136 represents a permission deletion setting process for deleting a permitted person set in 4 or the like from the registration. Step 136 represents an engine restriction setting process for performing engine stop or engine speed upper limit control, and 137 cancels the engine restriction setting. Step 138 representing an engine restriction release process represents a step for representing an emergency contact switching process for switching / setting an emergency contact to be transmitted by an emergency report, and 139 turns on / off a voice alarm on the vehicle accompanying a theft prevention abnormality report. The step 140, which represents the voice alarm setting process, is a connection terminal to another process.

The circuit configuration of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of FIG. 4, except that the notification unit 14 has a function of receiving a command from the owner as well as a transmission function, and the control unit 15 analyzes the received command. And a function of performing setting / control processing.

Next, the operation of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. When the owner makes a call to the abnormality notification device according to the fourth embodiment,
When the owner receives a theft prevention abnormality report from the abnormality reporting device, for example, a command reception determination process is performed in step 132 to determine whether a command has been received. If it is determined that a command is received, a command determination process is performed in step 133 to determine what function the received command corresponds to, and the process shifts to a process for each function.

If it is determined that the received command corresponds to the occupant permission setting function, the occupant permission setting process is performed in step 134, so that the current occupant can be set as the authorized person. . If it is determined that the received command corresponds to the permission deletion setting function, permission deletion setting processing is performed in step 135 and step 13
The licensee set in the passenger permission setting process 4 can be deleted from the registration. Since the licensee can be set not only in the vehicle but also by the owner in a remote place, it is necessary to temporarily drive the vehicle, such as a person renting the vehicle or a person maintaining the vehicle. Registration of a certain person can be performed more easily and more flexibly.

If it is determined that the received command corresponds to the engine limiting function, the process proceeds to step 136.
Performs engine restriction setting processing. That is, when the passenger is other than the owner or the authorized person and the abnormality detecting unit 13 detects the abnormality of the vehicle, the setting is performed so as to control the engine stop or the upper limit of the engine speed. If it is determined that the received command corresponds to the engine restriction release function, the engine restriction release processing is performed in step 137 to cancel the engine restriction setting. If a driver who has obtained permission from the owner but has forgotten to set the licensee cannot operate freely due to engine restriction control, the owner at a remote location can release the engine restriction control. Therefore, problems associated with the improvement of the anti-theft performance can be eliminated. In addition, when it is no longer necessary to release the engine restriction, even if the owner is in a remote place, it is necessary to drive the vehicle temporarily, such as a person who immediately borrows the vehicle or a person who maintains the vehicle. Human registration can be performed more easily and more flexibly.

Further, when it is determined that the received command corresponds to the emergency contact switching function, the emergency contact switching processing is performed in step 138, and the abnormality detecting unit 13 determines that the vehicle has an accident. Notification unit 14 in cases etc.
Switch the emergency contact to be sent from. For example, in the case where the occupant is a non-owner, the setting / switching can be performed, for example, not only to the fire department but also to the owner. Not only the emergency contact, but also the destination to be notified when an abnormality of the vehicle is detected can be switched from the owner to another.

If it is determined that the received command corresponds to the voice alarm setting function, a voice alarm setting process is performed in step 139. That is, when the abnormality detection unit 13 detects that an abnormality has occurred in the vehicle, and particularly when it is determined that the vehicle is about to be stolen, a sound generation device installed in the vehicle (not shown) Thus, it is possible to set whether or not to issue an audio warning to the inside of the vehicle and the surrounding area. Depending on where and when the vehicle is parked, and even if the vehicle has no owner,
You can set audio alerts. It is detected that an abnormality has occurred in the vehicle, a notification is sent to the owner, and the owner can judge whether the vehicle is simply a vehicle abnormality or a stolen situation, and then issue an audio alarm. Voice alerts can be reduced.

As described above, the notifying unit 14 has not only a transmitting function but also a function of receiving a command from the owner, and the controlling unit 15 has a function of analyzing the received command and performing a setting / control process. The owner can remotely set various settings such as passenger permission registration / deletion setting, engine control ON / OFF setting, emergency contact switching setting, voice alarm setting, etc., which is sacrificed for improving the anti-theft function. Potential convenience can be improved, and an in-vehicle abnormality notification device having more appropriate operability can be provided.

In the fourth embodiment, an example is shown in which a command is transmitted from the owner. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a command may be transmitted from an appropriate transmission destination such as an emergency contact center.

In the fourth embodiment, examples of control functions by command transmission from the owner include occupant permission registration / deletion setting, engine control ON / OFF setting, emergency contact switching setting, and voice alarm setting. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a control function such as an automatic transmission controller control.

Embodiment 5 FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 40 denotes a business vehicle equipped with an in-vehicle abnormality notification device, 41 denotes a base station that relays the business wireless data transmitted from the notification unit 14, and 42 denotes personal information transmitted via the base station. Receiving unit 43 for receiving
Is a center control unit that controls each unit in the center, 44 is a center display unit that displays various information such as blood types of individuals created in the center, 45 is a center operation unit for performing operations in the center, 46 is It is a center that receives personal information and takes appropriate measures. A personal information determination unit 12 compares the transmitted personal information with data stored in a personal information database (not shown), determines who the transmitted personal information belongs to, and recreates the personal data. It is. Reference numerals 11 and 13 to 16 are the same as those in FIG.

Next, the operation of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the business vehicle crew naturally inputs personal information, such as a fingerprint, from the personal information input unit 11 at the time of boarding or the like for a passenger (hereinafter referred to as a user) who has boarded the business vehicle. I do. The input personal information is held in the control unit 15 or the like.

When the abnormality detecting section 13 determines that an abnormality has occurred in the vehicle, the held personal information is transmitted from the reporting section 14 together with the position information data by business radio.
The personal information received by the receiving unit 42 via the base station 41 is collated by the personal information determining unit 12 with reference to the personal information database in the center, and personal data is created.
The operator of the center 46 can view the result and the position information on the center display unit 44 by operating the center operation unit 45 or automatically. The displayed data and the like can provide a prompt and appropriate emergency treatment.

By managing data relating to individuals collectively at the center 46, any business vehicle equipped with the on-board abnormality notification device shown in the fifth embodiment allows the user to use any vehicle. When an abnormality such as an accident occurs, prompt and appropriate emergency treatment can be received.

Further, by inputting personal information of the crew at predetermined time intervals or predetermined moving distance intervals, and transmitting the personal information together with the position information to the center 46, it is possible to reliably manage the dynamics of the business vehicle. Even if the vehicle is stolen, it is possible to quickly detect the vehicle theft.
In situations where multiple crew members drive the same vehicle,
In each case, the trouble of registering with the vehicle can be saved, the crew can be reliably identified, and the registration can be performed very easily.

In the above embodiment, the vehicle is a business vehicle such as a taxi, a route bus, a transport truck, or the like. However, the invention is not limited to this, and any vehicle such as a private vehicle may be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration is such that the business wireless is used as the communication means. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
A configuration using a car phone or the like may be employed.

In the above embodiment, the personal information database is installed in the center 46. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the personal information database may be installed in another place such as a local government.

[0060]

As described above, according to the in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to the present invention, an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality of the vehicle,
A position information detecting unit that detects information about the position of the vehicle, a personal information input unit that inputs personal information of a passenger riding in the vehicle, and personal information input from the personal information input unit is a predetermined information. A personal information determination unit that determines whether the vehicle is a person; and a reporting unit that automatically reports at least positional information to a predetermined registration destination when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality in the vehicle. The emergency report function and the anti-theft report function can be switched based on the passenger's personal information generated by the information input section and the personal information determination section, and the same report section and position information detection section can be shared. When operating as an emergency call function, prompt and appropriate emergency measures can be taken by making an emergency call to the emergency contact with personal information such as blood type and age, as well as the location information and degree of abnormality, as well as the number of passengers. Can be implemented. On the other hand, when operating as an anti-theft notification function, the owner of the vehicle that has received the abnormality notification can grasp the status of the vehicle abnormality even in a remote location and can grasp the current position information of the vehicle, so that the There is an effect that the search can be easily performed and the search time can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle control unit for controlling a vehicle power system, and when personal information is not input to the personal information input unit, or when the result determined by the personal information determination unit is a predetermined value, If the person is not a human, the vehicle control unit performs an unusual vehicle control, thereby providing a more appropriate and reliable anti-theft function, and has an effect of increasing the safety of the emergency call function. .

Further, according to the present invention, by using body-specific information such as fingerprints and voiceprints as information to be input to the personal information input unit, the input convenience can be improved, and
Since the information is not stolen by others, it has the effect of improving security performance.

Further, according to the present invention, the receiving section is provided with a receiving function, and various settings can be made remotely, so that more appropriate operability such as appropriate switching between the emergency reporting function and the anti-theft reporting function is achieved. There is an effect that an in-vehicle abnormality notification device having the above can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, by installing the above-mentioned personal information judging unit in a place other than the above-mentioned vehicle such as contact information, even in a situation where an unspecified person such as a public transportation boardes an unspecified vehicle, etc. There is an effect that the in-vehicle abnormality notification device can be appropriately operated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a vehicle-mounted abnormality notification device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation of the in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a vehicle-mounted abnormality notification device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a vehicle-mounted abnormality notification device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation of a vehicle-mounted abnormality notification device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation of a vehicle-mounted abnormality notification device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a vehicle-mounted abnormality notification device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional emergency notification device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional anti-theft device.

[Description of Signs] 11 Personal information input unit, 12 Personal information determination unit, 13
Abnormality detection unit, 14 notification unit, 15 control unit, 16 position information detection unit, 21 microphone, 22 A / D conversion unit, 23
Voiceprint verification unit, 31 engine control unit,
32 vehicle control unit, 40 service vehicle, 41 base station, 4
2 receiving unit, 43 center control unit, 44 center display unit,
45 center operation unit, 46 center, 102 personal information input detection processing step, 103 personal information input processing step, 104 personal information determination processing step, 10
5 Position information acquisition processing step, 106 Passenger discrimination processing step, 107 Accident abnormality detection processing step, 108 Emergency notification processing step, 109 Theft abnormality detection processing step, 110 Vehicle movement detection processing step, 111 Theft alarm Processing steps, 121 engine stop processing steps, 122 engine speed control processing steps, 132 command reception determination processing steps, 133 command determination processing steps, 134
Steps of the passenger permission setting process, 135 steps of the permission deletion setting process, 136 steps of the engine restriction setting process, 137 steps of the engine restriction release processing, 1
38 Step of emergency contact switching processing, 139 Step of voice alarm setting processing.

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[Claims] 1. An abnormality detection unit for detecting an abnormality of a vehicle, a position information detection unit for detecting information on a position of the vehicle, and a personal information input for inputting personal information of a passenger riding the vehicle. A personal information determination unit that determines whether the personal information input from the personal information input unit is a predetermined person; and a predetermined registration destination when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality in the vehicle. An in-vehicle abnormality notification device, comprising: a notification unit that automatically notifies at least position information. 2. A vehicle control unit for controlling a vehicle power system, wherein when personal information is not input to the personal information input unit, or when a result determined by the personal information determination unit is not a predetermined person. The in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle control unit performs vehicle control different from normal. 3. The in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to claim 1, wherein body-specific information such as a fingerprint and a voiceprint is used as the information to be input to the personal information input unit. 4. The in-vehicle abnormality notification according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit has a receiving function, and various settings can be performed from a remote location by transmitting a control signal from a remote location to the notification unit. apparatus. 5. The in-vehicle abnormality notification device according to claim 1, wherein the personal information determination unit is installed in a place other than the vehicle such as a contact.