JP2002046578A - Vehicle theft notifying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To notify vehicle theft without requiring a considerable cost. SOLUTION: A monitoring unit 7 is provided near an entrance 5 of a car parking space 3, and in each vehicle 1 parked in the car parking space 3, an in-vehicle unit 11 including an electric key system capable of registering user ID unique to a vehicle user is mounted. In this in-vehicle unit 11, a monitoring ID sent from the monitoring unit 7 and an informing ID which is unique to a vehicle and sent when a theft occurs are registered. The vehicle 1 near the entrance 5 which receives the monitoring ID sent from the monitoring unit 7 sends, when an engine is started in a door locked state for example, the informing ID as occurrence of theft. The monitoring unit 7 which receives the informing ID actuates a monitor camera, and gives an alarm such as an output of an alarm siren thereby notifying the occurrence of vehicle theft.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a vehicle theft reporting device for preventing a vehicle from being stolen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a means for detecting and reporting a theft of a vehicle, there is a conventional example in which a mobile phone or a PHS is mounted on each vehicle. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-170981 discloses that when a vehicle user leaves a vehicle, the
Activating the S terminal, the activated PHS terminal periodically receives radio waves of a plurality of PHS base stations, and receives a plurality of base station IDs received first after activation and a plurality of base station IDs received second and subsequent times. And if no matching base station is found, it is determined that the vehicle has been moved and stolen without notice and P
Automatic transmission from the HS terminal to the user terminal.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, for example, for a taxi company or a transportation company which owns and manages a large number of vehicles, it is necessary to set a public communication line for each vehicle. There is a problem that the line use cost is incurred by the number of vehicles and the operation cost becomes large.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to report a stolen vehicle without requiring a large cost.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle mounted with an electronic key system mounted on a vehicle and capable of registering a user ID for controlling locking and unlocking of the vehicle. A monitoring unit installed at a predetermined position to monitor the vehicle, wherein the monitoring unit stores a monitoring ID for monitoring the vehicle; and a monitoring ID storage unit. A monitoring ID transmitting unit for transmitting a monitoring ID stored in the vehicle toward the vehicle, a reporting ID receiving unit for receiving a vehicle-specific reporting ID transmitted from the on-vehicle unit, and receiving the reporting ID. An alarm output unit that outputs an alarm when the unit receives the alert ID, the on-vehicle unit includes an on-board storage unit that stores the monitor ID and the alert ID, An ID reception unit which receives a theft determination unit that the vehicle is determined whether the state is stolen,
When the ID receiving unit receives a monitoring ID and the theft determining unit determines that the vehicle is in the stolen state, the ID transmitting unit transmits the alert ID stored in the vehicle-side storage unit to the monitoring unit. It is configured to include an alert ID transmitting unit.

A second aspect of the present invention is the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the vehicle-mounted storage section stores the user ID, and the ID receiving section receives the user ID.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first or second aspect, a vehicle entrance through which a vehicle can enter and exit is provided, and the monitoring unit sends a monitoring ID to the vehicle passing through the vehicle entrance. It is configured to transmit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first or second aspect, the monitoring unit transmits the monitoring ID to the entire area of the vehicle accommodation area in which a plurality of vehicles are accommodated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the fourth aspect, the vehicles in the vehicle accommodation area have the same monitoring ID.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the vehicle which has received the monitoring ID transmitted from the monitoring ID transmitting unit of the monitoring unit by the monitoring ID receiving unit of the on-vehicle unit is stolen due to some abnormality. When it is determined that the vehicle is stolen, the alarm ID transmitting unit transmits an alarm ID to notify the monitoring unit that the vehicle is stolen. It does not need to be installed, so even taxi companies and transportation companies that own and manage a large number of vehicles do not need to set up a public communication line for each vehicle, increase operating costs, and notify stolen vehicles It can be performed.

According to the invention of claim 2, reception of the monitoring ID in the on-vehicle unit is shared with reception of the user ID.
The notification of the stolen vehicle can be performed only by adding the alert ID transmission unit.

According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to confirm whether or not the vehicle passing through the vehicle passage is a stolen vehicle.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the alarm ID is transmitted to the vehicle located in the vehicle housing area even if an abnormality that does not involve the movement of the vehicle or the driving of the engine occurs. Can be confirmed on the monitoring unit side.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of vehicles can be confirmed as a stolen vehicle by one transmission.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of installation of a vehicle theft reporting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the plurality of vehicles 1 are accommodated in a parking lot 3 as a vehicle accommodation area of a taxi company or a transportation company. A monitoring unit 7 for monitoring whether the state has occurred and has been stolen is provided. A gate 9 that can be opened and closed is provided at the entrance 5 described above. On the other hand, each vehicle 1
Is mounted with an in-vehicle unit 11 including an electronic key system 10 capable of registering a user ID unique to a vehicle user.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration of the monitoring unit 7. The monitoring unit 7 includes a monitoring notification system 13, and the monitoring notification system 13 includes a monitoring ID storage unit that stores a monitoring ID to be transmitted in an area indicated by a broken line around the entrance 5 and a control unit that includes a microcomputer. I have.

The monitoring / reporting system 13 includes a modem circuit 1
5, a transmission / reception circuit 19 having an antenna 17 is connected. The transmission / reception circuit 19 includes a monitoring ID transmitting unit that transmits the monitoring ID stored in the monitoring ID storage unit, and a state in which the vehicle 1 passing through the entrance 5 is stolen in an abnormal state, for example, when the engine is started in a locked state. In this case, a notification ID receiving unit that receives a notification ID transmitted from the vehicle-mounted unit 11 is configured. The monitoring ID stored in the monitoring ID storage unit is performed from the keyboard 21 connected to the monitoring notification system 13. In addition, what is indicated by reference numeral 23 connected to the monitoring and reporting system 13 is as follows.
It is a power supply (commercial AC 100 V) for driving the monitoring / reporting system 13 and the transmission / reception circuit 19.

The monitoring and reporting system 13 includes a report I
D, the vehicle 1 near the entrance 5 when the vehicle is stolen
PHS2 dialing a preset contact telephone number when the vehicle is stolen
7. A security company sensor 29 for notifying the security company when the vehicle is stolen, an alarm siren 31 for outputting an alarm when the vehicle is stolen, and a gate lock 33 for driving the entrance 5 to close when the vehicle is stolen are connected. The various devices that are driven when the vehicle is stolen constitute an alarm output unit, and these various devices are drive-controlled by the control unit of the monitoring and notification system 13.

FIG. 3 shows a circuit configuration of the vehicle unit 11 and its peripheral devices. The electronic key system 10 provided in the on-vehicle unit 11 uses the user I
A vehicle-side storage unit for storing D, a monitoring ID, and a notification ID, respectively, a control unit including a microcomputer,
The vehicle 1 is provided with a theft determining unit for determining whether or not the vehicle 1 is stolen. The theft determination unit determines, for example, a state where the vehicle 1 is locked and the engine is started as a stolen state.

The electronic key system 10 includes a control IC 35
, A transmission / reception circuit 41 provided with a modulation / demodulation circuit 37 and an antenna 39 is sequentially connected. This transmitting / receiving circuit 41
Constitutes a monitoring ID receiving unit that receives a monitoring ID transmitted from the monitoring unit 7 side, and a report ID transmitting unit that transmits a report ID to the monitoring unit 7 side. Reference numeral 43 denotes a power supply control circuit, 45 denotes a control system battery, and 44 denotes a power system battery.

The electric key system 10 includes an ignition switch 47 connected to a battery 46 and a key presence / absence switch 4 connected to the battery 46 and turned on when the ignition key is inserted into a key hole of a vehicle body door.
9, a door switch 51, and a registration switch 53 that is turned on when registering a user ID are connected. When registering this user ID, the door lock switch 5
5 is also turned on.

Further, the electric key system 10 is connected to door lock motors 57, 59, 61, 63, 65 for opening and closing door locks provided on doors of various parts of the vehicle body.

The above electronic key system 10
A matching unit that receives the user ID from the vehicle unit 11 and determines whether the user ID matches the user ID stored in the vehicle-side storage unit; and a door lock motor control unit that controls locking and unlocking of the door lock. I have.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit in the vehicle-mounted unit 11. First, the theft determination unit determines whether the vehicle 1 is stolen (step 4).
01). For example, when the door lock switch 55 of the vehicle 1 is unlocked without unlocking operation by receiving the user ID from the locked state, it is determined that the vehicle 1 is stolen. If the theft is determined, the theft occurrence flag is set (step 403).

Thereafter, there is a received signal in the transmitting / receiving circuit 41 (step 405), and it is determined whether the received signal is a registered ID (step 407). If it is not a registered ID, it is determined whether a monitoring ID has been set (step 409) and whether a user ID has been registered (step 41).
1). If the monitoring ID is not registered or the user ID is not registered, the registration switch 5
When the same monitor ID or the same user ID is received twice consecutively (step 415) with the device 3 turned on (step 413) and the door lock switch 55 is turned on, a registration completion confirmation is output. (Step 4
17).

If it is determined in step 407 that the ID received by the transmission / reception circuit 41 is a registered ID, it is determined in step 419 that the ID is not a user ID, and in step 421 it is determined that the ID is a monitoring ID. When it is determined in step 423 that the theft flag occurrence flag has been set, the transmission / reception circuit 41 transmits the alert ID (step 425). The transmitted alert ID is received by the transmission / reception circuit 19 by the monitoring unit 7 transmitting the monitoring ID. Monitoring unit 7 when receiving the alert ID
The operation on the side will be described later.

If it is determined in step 419 that the ID received by the transmitting / receiving circuit 41 is a user ID,
Since the user has performed the locking or unlocking operation, the theft occurrence flag is released (step 427).

If the user's operation at the time of receiving the user ID is a locking operation (step 429), a lock output is made (step 431), each door is locked, and the notification mode is set. (Step 433). Conversely, if the user's operation is an unlocking operation in step 429, an unlock output is made (step 435), each door is unlocked, and the notification mode is reset (step 437). ),
The user enters a state of using the vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the user-side transmitter when the user performs the locking / unlocking operation. When the locking (locking) operation is performed in step 501, the user ID is input and locked. An operation is performed (step 503), and the door is locked. On the other hand, when an unlocking operation is performed in step 501,
A user ID is input and an unlock operation is performed (step 505), and the door is unlocked.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit in the monitoring unit 7. First, it is determined whether or not the monitoring mode is set (step 601). This determination is made by transmitting the monitoring ID to the vehicle 1 to be monitored, registering the monitoring ID in the vehicle-side storage unit, and setting the monitoring ID when shipping. It is assumed that the monitoring mode is set when the operation of setting the alarm output unit other than the alarm siren 31 already registered is completed.

The registration of the monitoring ID in the monitoring ID storage unit of the monitoring unit 7 is performed from the keyboard 21 or stored in the monitoring ID storage unit in advance.

When the monitoring mode is not set, the operation for setting and registering the monitoring ID in the vehicle 1 is performed from the keyboard 21 (step 603). Send (Step 60
5) As a result, the monitoring ID is stored in the vehicle-side storage unit of the vehicle-mounted unit 11. Furthermore, it is determined whether or not the alarm processing setting has been performed (step 607). This is based on whether or not a setting has been made as to whether to use another alarm output unit such as the monitor camera 25 other than the alarm siren 31. If another alarm output unit is to be used, the necessary alarm output unit is registered as necessary, that is, the alarm process is registered (step 609).

When it is determined in step 601 that the mode is the monitoring mode, the monitoring ID is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving circuit 19 to the vicinity of the entrance 5 as shown in FIG. 1 (step 61).
1) After that, the transmission / reception circuit 19 receives some signal (step 613), and when it is determined that the received signal is the alert ID (step 615), the registered alert process is read. Perform (step 617).

When the setting of the monitor camera is registered (step 619), the monitor camera 25 is turned on (step 621) to photograph the stolen vehicle passing through the entrance 5 and the security company sensor 29 is set. If so (step 623), the security company sensor 29 is turned on and an alarm is transmitted to the security company via a dedicated line or the like (step 625). Since the alarm siren 31 has been set, the alarm is issued in steps 627 and 629. When the siren 31 is turned on and an alarm is output and the PHS notification is set (step 631), the PHS 27 is turned on (step 633) and the contact information registered in advance from the PHS 27 such as the user of the vehicle is provided. If the phone number is notified, and the gate lock 33 is set, Flop 635), the gate lock 33 is turned on (step 637) the gate 9 is closed, stolen vehicle is so no longer leave the entrance 5.

As described above, the monitoring unit 7 installed at the entrance 5 of the parking lot 3 monitors the area around the entrance 5
D, the vehicle passing through the doorway 5 receives the monitoring ID, and then transmits the alert ID to the monitoring unit 7. If the vehicle is a stolen vehicle, the vehicle becomes a stolen vehicle. Since there is no need to install a mobile phone or PHS in each vehicle, and it is not necessary to set up a public communication line for each vehicle, it is possible to reduce the operating cost.

The above-described vehicle theft reporting device registers a monitoring ID corresponding to the monitoring ID transmitted by the monitoring unit 7 in each vehicle 1 in the parking lot 3 monitored by the monitoring unit 7, so that the parking Even if a similar vehicle theft reporting device is installed in the vicinity of No. 3, the use of different monitoring IDs makes it possible to reliably monitor a stolen vehicle in each parking lot.

In the above-described embodiment, when the vehicle 1 passes through the entrance 5, the monitoring ID is transmitted by the monitoring unit 7.
You may make it transmit all the time. In this case, the same monitoring ID may be assigned. As a result, even when an abnormality occurs in the parked vehicle 1 and it is determined that the vehicle is a stolen vehicle, the alarm ID is transmitted and the stolen vehicle can be found.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an installation example of a vehicle theft reporting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit configuration diagram of a monitoring unit in the vehicle theft reporting device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration diagram of a vehicle-mounted unit in the vehicle theft reporting device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a control unit in the vehicle-mounted unit in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of a user-side transmitter provided for each vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a control unit in the monitoring unit of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 3 Parking lot (vehicle accommodation area) 5 Vehicle entrance 7 Monitoring unit 10 Electronic key system (in-vehicle side storage part, theft judgment part) 11 In-vehicle unit 13 Monitoring report system (monitoring ID storage part) 19 Transmission / reception circuit (monitoring ID transmission) Part, alarm ID receiving part) 25 monitor camera (alarm output part) 27 PHS (alarm output part) 29 security company sensor (alarm output part) 31 alarm siren (alarm output part) 33 gate lock (alarm output part) 41 transmission and reception Circuit (monitoring ID receiving unit, alert ID transmitting unit)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An on-vehicle unit having an electronic key system mounted on a vehicle and capable of registering a user ID for controlling locking and unlocking of the vehicle, and a monitoring unit installed at a predetermined position for monitoring the vehicle. Having the monitoring unit,
A monitoring ID for storing a monitoring ID for monitoring the vehicle
Storage unit and the monitoring I stored in the monitoring ID storage unit.
D, a monitoring ID transmitting unit that transmits the D to the vehicle side, a reporting ID receiving unit that receives a vehicle-specific reporting ID transmitted from the on-vehicle unit, and a reporting ID receiving unit that transmits the reporting ID. And an alarm output unit that outputs an alarm when receiving the information.The on-vehicle unit includes an on-vehicle storage unit that stores the monitoring ID and the alert ID, respectively, and an ID receiving unit that receives the monitoring ID. A theft determining unit for determining whether or not the vehicle is stolen;
An alarm that transmits an alarm ID stored in the in-vehicle storage unit to the monitoring unit when a receiving unit receives a monitoring ID and the theft determination unit determines that the vehicle is stolen. A vehicle theft reporting device comprising an ID transmission unit. 2. The vehicle theft reporting device according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle storage unit stores the user ID, and the ID receiving unit receives the user ID. 3. A vehicle entrance through which a vehicle can enter and exit is provided.
3. The vehicle theft reporting device according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit transmits the monitoring ID to a vehicle passing through the vehicle passage. 4. The vehicle theft reporting device according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit transmits the monitoring ID to the entire vehicle accommodation area in which the plurality of vehicles are accommodated. 5. Vehicles in the vehicle accommodation area have the same monitoring ID.
The vehicle theft reporting device according to claim 4, comprising: