JP2002104105A - On-vehicle profile system and driving environment setting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce setting operation for the equipment of a vehicle such as a seat position, an air conditioning temperature, a door mirror angle and the like, and to give comfortable driving environment to all of occupants by taking not only a driver's seat but a front passenger seat as the subject of setting operation. SOLUTION: This on-vehicle profile system is provided with a means for storing favorite diving environment set by the respective occupants in the respective seats (driver's seat, a front passenger seat) of the vehicle as profile information on each occupant in an IC card 10, and a means for reading out the profile information of the occupant from the IC card 10 and controlling each equipment 40 of the vehicle to set the occupant's favorite driving environment. The profile information includes priority information, whereby when plural occupants are present, setting of each equipment 40 is performed with priority to the profile information having higher priority.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a system for providing a comfortable driving environment to a person who has occupied a plurality of seats of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When driving a vehicle, a driver adjusts a seat position, a steering position, a door mirror position, and the like according to his / her preference. You can also choose radio programs,
Select songs on tape or CD.

[0003] The setting contents of each equipment of such a vehicle depend on the driver's preference.
Most are stationary, with some changes. Therefore, fixed settings are often repeatedly performed, and the same operation is performed every time the user gets on the vehicle.

Conventionally, there has been proposed a system for storing such driver's favorite setting contents in an IC card. To explain the schematic configuration of this system, first, a driver inserts an IC card into a reading device when getting on a vehicle. As a result, data in which the driver's favorite settings are recorded are read from the IC card. Then, a control command is sent to a controller that controls each device (seat, radio, etc.) of the vehicle, and each device is controlled to a driver's favorite setting state according to the command.

[0005] By using such a system, the driver does not need to repeat the same setting operation. For example, even if the door mirror angle or seat position has been changed by another person driving the same vehicle, the driver can immediately reproduce the original settings by reading the IC card. That is, the troublesome setting operation is reduced.

[0006]

However, the system using the IC card described above stores the setting contents of the driver's preference, and does not store the setting contents of the other passengers' preference.

[0007] For example, the setting of devices related to the driving operation, such as the steering position and the door mirror position, should of course be set according to the preferences of the driver only, and must correspond to the preferences of other passengers. There is no.

However, the seat position and the seat angle are
This is an item that needs to be set not only in the driver's seat but also in the passenger seat and the rear seat, and is set each time each passenger gets on the seat. Therefore, in the above-described system, the troublesome setting work for the driver can be reduced, but other occupants still perform the troublesome work such as the seat position and the seat falling angle each time the driver gets on the vehicle. That is the current situation.

[0009] The setting contents of radio, air conditioner, etc.
In the above-mentioned system, the settings related to the common environment are determined only by the driver's preference. Optimal settings cannot be made.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a comfortable driving environment for each of a plurality of seats of a vehicle.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is an in-vehicle profile system for storing and setting a driving environment according to a passenger's preference, wherein the driving environment is stored in a plurality of seats of the vehicle. Storage means for storing setting information for predetermined equipment of the vehicle set by each passenger as profile information for each passenger, and setting means for reading out the profile information of the passenger and reproducing the setting for the predetermined equipment. It is characterized by having.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle-mounted profile system according to the first aspect, the plurality of seats include at least a driver's seat and a passenger seat.

A third aspect of the present invention is the in-vehicle profile system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the storage means includes means for storing the profile information in a memory card, and the setting means includes: A memory for reading the profile information from the memory card; and a controller for controlling the predetermined equipment in accordance with the read profile information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the in-vehicle profile system according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the profile information is set when a plurality of passengers are present.
Priority information indicating which passenger's profile information is to be prioritized, wherein the setting means, when reading a plurality of profile information, controls the predetermined facility according to the profile information having a higher priority It is characterized by including means for performing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle-mounted profile system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the storage means stores profile information for each seat position for each passenger. Means, wherein the setting means further includes means for determining a current seat position of the occupant, and means for reading profile information corresponding to the seat position according to the current seat position.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for storing and setting a drive environment according to a passenger's preference.
A first step in which each passenger sets a preferred driving environment for a predetermined facility of the vehicle in a plurality of seats of the vehicle;
(b) a second step of storing the set drive environment in the memory card as profile information, (c) a third step of reading out the profile information stored in the memory card by a card reader, (d) And a fourth step of controlling a predetermined facility of the vehicle in accordance with the read profile information to reproduce a drive environment desired by each of the passengers.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the drive environment setting method according to the sixth aspect, wherein (d-1) the fourth step comprises:
When a plurality of pieces of profile information are read, a step of reading priority information included in the profile information and controlling the predetermined equipment according to the profile information having a high priority is included.

The invention according to claim 8 is the drive environment setting method according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein (b-1) the second step is performed for each occupant for each seat position. Storing profile information in the memory card,
(c-1) The third step includes a step of determining a current seat position of the occupant and reading profile information corresponding to the current seat position.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the in-vehicle profile system will be described with reference to FIGS.

Embodiment 1 <1. Overall Configuration> FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a vehicle seat. Card readers 39A and 39B are provided in front of the driver's seat 5 and the passenger's seat 6, respectively. The card readers 39A and 39B are, for example,
It is provided so as to be embedded in a dashboard (not shown), and a card insertion section (card interface)
31A and 31B are exposed on the dashboard surface.

Then, the driver seated in the driver's seat 5 receives an IC
The IC card 1 is inserted by inserting the card 10 into the card insertion section 31A, and by inserting the IC card 10 into the card insertion section 31B by a person sitting in the front passenger seat 6.
Predetermined information is read from 0.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit 30 and the IC card 10.

The control unit 30 includes the card readers 39A and 39B, the input device 34, and the output device 3 described above.
5, storage unit 37, facility control means 36 for controlling various facilities (devices) 40 (seats, seat belts, audio, etc.), and CPU for executing processing for these devices
32 and the like.

In the present embodiment, the input device 34 and the output device 35 are realized by a touch panel display, and are capable of displaying various setting information recorded on the IC card 10 and registering and correcting various setting information. And In the following description, for convenience, the touch panel display 33 is used as an input / output device, the touch panel 34 is used as an input device, and the display 3 is used as an output device.
Explanation is made as 5.

Each of the equipments 40 that can be controlled by the equipment control means 36 is configured to be capable of electronic control in addition to manual operation, and in response to a control signal sent from the equipment control means 36, The equipment 40 is adjustable.

The facility control means 36 controls the operation of each facility 40 as described above, and has a function of sensing the current setting state of each facility 40. That is, information such as the front and rear position of the seat, the inclination angle of the seat, and the steering position can be acquired.

For example, the seat is provided slidably in the front-rear direction, and an actuator 41 for moving the seat in the front-rear direction is provided. And
By operating the actuator 41 in response to a control signal from the equipment control means 36, the seat is moved in the front-back direction.

A sensor 42 is provided at a predetermined position on the seat so that the front and rear positions of the seat can be detected. The equipment control means 36 inputs the position information detected by the sensor 42, so that the control unit 30 can grasp the setting state of each equipment 40.

Although not described, the other equipment 40 (headrest, door mirror, rearview mirror, steering)
Includes an actuator 41 and a sensor 42, respectively.
Are provided to enable operation control of each facility 40 and detection of a setting state.

As will be described later, profile information 5
At the time of the initial setting of 0, the equipment control means 36 acquires the setting information from the sensor 42 provided in each equipment 40 and records the setting information as the profile information 50 on the IC card 10.

On the other hand, the IC card 10 includes an interface 11, a CPU 12, and a storage unit 13, and reads the IC card 10 from the card reader 39A (or 39B).
Is inserted into the card insertion unit 31A (or 31B), communication processing is performed between the control unit 30 and the IC card 10, and writing and reading of information to and from the storage unit 13 are performed.

<2. Profile Information> Next, the profile information 50 stored in the IC card 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 13 of the IC card 10
Stores personal information 51, individual setting information 53, and common setting information 55 as profile information 50.

The personal information 51 includes the name of the owner of the IC card 10 and priority information. Here, the priority information means that when there are a plurality of vehicles, that is, when the control unit 30 reads out the plurality of profile information 50 from the plurality of IC cards 10, the profile information 50 of which passenger is given priority. This is information indicating the criterion of the determination.

The contents of the priority information include, for example, "when the driver is sitting in the passenger seat, priority is given to the profile information of the driver" or "when the driver is sitting in the passenger seat. Priority over the driver profile information. "

The individual setting information 53 includes, as shown in FIG.
Seat position setting information, seat angle setting information, headrest position setting information, seat belt setting information,
The information includes airbag setting information, wind direction setting information of an air conditioner, door mirror setting information, rearview mirror setting information, steering position setting information, and the like.

The seat position setting information is information for setting the front and rear position of the seat, the seat angle setting information is information for setting the falling angle of the seat back, and the headrest position is information for setting the vertical position of the headrest. The seat belt setting information is information for setting the degree of fastening of the seat belt, and the airbag setting information is information for setting the airbag pressure.

Of these, the door mirror setting information, the rearview mirror setting information, and the steering position setting information are driver setting information 53A that can be set only by the driver, and the other individual setting information 53 is individually set for each seat. Information to be set.

The common setting information 55 is setting information commonly related to all passengers. As shown in the figure, temperature setting information and air volume setting information of an air conditioner, music selection information of a CD, a radio, etc., and volume setting information , Sound quality setting information, and the like.

In other words, taking an air conditioner as an example, since the wind direction setting can be set for each seat, it is included in the individual setting information 53. On the other hand, the air volume setting is a common setting in the vehicle. , Included in the common setting information 55. If the air volume setting can be individually set for each seat, that is, if the air volume sent from the air outlet near each seat can be set individually, the air volume setting should be included in the individual setting information 53. Becomes Also, to set the wind direction,
The fins of the air vents near each seat are configured to be individually controllable according to a control command from the equipment control means 36.

As described above, the profile information 50 distinguishes information according to the setting contents. Therefore, it is the setting information related to the common setting information 55 that is affected by the priority information, and the setting information related to the individual setting information 53 directly reflects the preference environment of the passenger of each seat. However, the individual setting information 53 may have priority information.

<3. Processing Flow> Next, FIGS.
The processing flow of the in-vehicle profile system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The following processes are executed by software stored in the storage unit (ROM) 37 of the control unit 30.

First, the main processing of FIG. 4 will be described.

The control section 30 determines whether or not the IC card 10 has been inserted into the card readers 39A and 39B (step S101). IC card 1
When it is recognized that 0 is inserted, it is determined whether or not the inserted IC card 10 is a new card (step S102).

Here, the new card is an IC card in which the profile information 50 has not been stored yet, and may be inserted when each passenger first gets on board, or may be lost when the card is lost. For example, a card may be inserted. If the inserted IC card 10 is a new card, the processing shifts to processing A, and new registration processing is performed.

The processing A will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the personal information 51 is registered using the touch panel 34 (step S201). Personal information 51
Is the name and priority information as described above. The method for registering priority information is not particularly limited. For example,
As a method of registering priority information, if a type of priority level prepared in advance is displayed on the display 35 and a selection operation is performed from a menu using the touch panel 34, a troublesome input operation can be reduced.

Next, the occupant himself or herself
The setting of a device related to the individual setting information 53 such as a safety device (airbag) is manually performed (step S20).
2).

Further, the occupant himself sets manually the devices related to the common setting information 55, such as the air conditioner and the radio (step S203). In the flowchart, for convenience, the manual operation of the device related to the individual setting information 53 and the manual operation of the device related to the common setting information 55 are shown as different procedures, but the order of operation of these devices is arbitrary.

In the case where the air conditioner is an automatic air conditioner and the setting made by the automatic operation is used as it is, the manual operation of the device is unnecessary.

At the end of the manual operation of each device, the occupant (the occupant who has inserted the IC card 10) performs a “setting registration” operation using the touch panel 34. As a result, the personal information 51 and the setting information 53 and 55 of each device are
It is stored in the C card 10 (step S204).

The profile information 50 (personal information 51, setting information 5 of each device) stored in the IC card 10
3, 55) may be displayed as a list on the display 35. Thus, each passenger can visually check his / her profile information 50. Further, by operating the touch panel 34, the personal information 5 can be displayed.
1. The contents of each setting information 53, 55 may be made modifiable.

Returning to the flow chart of the main process.

In step S102, when it is recognized that the card is not a new card, or after it is recognized that the card is a new card and the new setting information is registered in process A,
The control unit 30 controls the inserted IC card 10
Is determined to be inserted into the driver's seat side IC card interface 31A or to the passenger's seat side IC card interface 31B (step S103). The reason for making this determination is that if the IC card is inserted in the driver's seat, it is necessary to set the operating environment, and whether the inserted card is for the driver's seat or the passenger's seat. This is because it is necessary to perform different processes according to the priorities depending on whether the process is performed.

If it is determined that the inserted IC card 10 is on the driver's seat side, the profile information 50 is read from the storage unit 13 of the IC card 10 (step S104).

The control section 30 obtains the individual setting information 53 of each facility 40 from the read profile information 50 by processing of predetermined software, and based on the individual setting information 53, the facility control means 36 An individual environment such as a seat, a seat belt, and the like is set (step S105).

Further, since the individual settings in step S105 relate to the driver's seat, in addition to the above-described settings, environment settings related to steering such as a door mirror angle, a rearview mirror angle, and a steering position are also performed.

Further, settings relating to a common environment such as an air conditioner and a radio are performed (step S106). Thus, the setting of each facility 40 is performed according to the profile information of the IC card 10 possessed by the driver.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S103 that the inserted IC card 10 is for the passenger seat, the process proceeds to processing B.

The process B will be described with reference to FIG.

The control section 30 reads out the profile information 50 by executing predetermined software (step S301).

Next, the setting of each facility 40 relating to the individual setting information 53 such as the seat position and the safety device is performed (step S302). Since the IC card 10 is recognized on the passenger seat side, even if the read profile information 50 includes the setting information 53A (such as door mirror angle information and steering position information) related to the steering, the profile information 50 Is not controlled.

When the setting of the individual environment is completed, the personal information 5
1 and confirms the priority information. That is, it is determined whether the control of each facility 40 by the common setting information 55 is performed with priority on the profile information 50 of the driver or the profile information 50 of the driver is prioritized (step S303).

When the priority information indicating that the priority is given to the profile information 50 of the driver is obtained, each equipment 40 such as an air conditioner and a radio is controlled to set a common environment (step S304). In this way, even if the common environment is set first by the profile information 50 of the driver, the common environment is reset by the profile information 50 of the person sitting in the front passenger seat.

After the common environment is set by the profile information 50 on the passenger seat side, the driver's IC card 10
Is inserted, the driver profile information 50
Is controlled so that the common environment is not reset. For this purpose, the read profile information 50 may be temporarily stored in the storage unit (RAM) 38 of the control unit 30 together with the seat position information (whether it is the driver's seat or the passenger seat). .

If it is determined in step S303 that the driver has a higher priority, the process proceeds to step S30.
No setting of the common environment is performed by step 4. That is, the process ends without making any changes to the settings according to the profile information 50 of the driver with the higher priority.

According to the in-vehicle profile system of the present embodiment, a preferred drive environment including not only the driver but also the passenger in the passenger seat can be stored and set, so that a comfortable drive environment can be provided. It becomes possible.

In the present embodiment, the card readers are provided in the driver's seat and the passenger's seat.
A card reader may also be provided in the rear seat to store and set profile information of all passengers. For example, a recent wagon-type vehicle has a structure in which two air conditioners are provided at a front portion and a rear portion in the vehicle. In such a vehicle, a passenger in a rear seat also follows profile information. It is useful to make air conditioning settings.

{Embodiment 2} Next, an embodiment of an in-vehicle profile system in which individual setting information can be set for each seat will be described.

FIG. 7 shows the profile information 70 of this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows the content of. Profile information 70 includes personal information 71, individual setting information 73,
And common setting information 75. The configurations of the control unit 30 and the IC card 10 are the same as those shown in FIG.

The personal information 71 and the common setting information 75 are the same as the personal information 51 and the common setting information 55 described in the first embodiment, but the individual setting information 73 includes driver's seat information 731 and passenger seat information 732. Have been. That is, the individual setting information 73 can be set for each seat.

For example, as shown in the figure, individual setting information 73 such as seat position setting information, seat angle setting information, headrest position setting information, seat belt setting information, and the like, are driver's seat information 731 and passenger seat information 73, respectively.
2 included. Thus, the setting contents of each facility 40 can be changed between when driving and when sitting on the passenger seat. When sitting in the passenger seat, you want to shift the seat to the back and sit down comfortably, but when you drive, you want to move a little further forward. It is possible to respond to different preferences for each seat, such as wanting to defeat extra.

The setting information 731A related to the maneuver is
It is included only in the driver's seat information 731 and is not included in the passenger seat information.

The processing flow in this embodiment is substantially the same as the processing flow shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, except that in step S105 in FIG. Individual setting is performed according to. Further, in step S302 in FIG. 6, individual setting according to the passenger seat information 732 of the individual setting information 73 is performed. Further, in step S204 in FIG. 5, after determining the interfaces 31A and 31B into which the new card is inserted, the new registration information is stored in either the driver's seat information 731 or the passenger seat information 732.

<Modifications><1. Non-contact type> In each of the above-described embodiments, the IC
Data is transmitted and received between the IC card 10 and the control unit 30 by inserting the card 10 into the card insertion units (card interfaces) 31A and 31B of the card readers 39A and 39B.
The card 10 may be a non-contact type.

As shown in FIG. 8, a non-contact type card reader 39 is provided in front of the driver's seat 5 and the passenger's seat 6.
1A and 391B are provided. Then, the card interface 31 of each of the reading devices 391A and 391B.
Reference numerals 1A and 311B denote wireless communication interfaces, which enable wireless data transmission and reception with the non-contact type IC card 101.

Thus, each passenger can use the IC
The troublesome operation of inserting the card into the card reader becomes unnecessary.

<2. Directional type> The embodiment shown in FIG.
Similarly, a non-contact type IC card 101 is used, but one card reader 392 is installed at a position substantially forward of the center of the driver's seat 5 and the passenger's seat 6.

The card reading device 392 has a card interface 392 having directivity. As shown in the figure, the IC card 101 recognized in the area 313A on the driver's seat 5 side and the area 313B on the passenger's seat 6 side, as shown in the figure. It is possible to determine the IC card 101 recognized in.

With this configuration, it is possible to achieve a space-saving and low-cost system configuration.

<3. Others> In the present embodiment, an IC card has been described as an example of means for storing profile information, but a memory stick or the like may be used instead.

It is also possible to store profile information in the memory of a portable information terminal such as a portable telephone owned by the passenger, and to transmit and receive data between the portable information terminal and the control unit of the present system. It is. further,
By transmitting and receiving data between mobile phones, applications such as reading and using profile information set by another person are possible.

[0082]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the preferred driving environment set by each occupant in a plurality of seats of the vehicle is stored as profile information. This makes it possible for the user to reproduce the settings of the equipment according to his / her preference, thereby reducing troublesome setting operations and providing a comfortable driving environment.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in a plurality of seats including the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, the driving environment desired by each passenger is stored as profile information. Drive environment can be provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by storing the profile information in the memory card, a system configuration excellent in portability can be obtained.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the priority is set to the profile information held by a plurality of passengers, so that the common environment in the vehicle can be optimally set.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the profile information for each seat position can be stored, so that the optimum setting can be made according to the seat position.

In the invention of claims 6 to 8, the method is applied in various system forms,
It is possible to provide not only the driver but also a driver's environment according to his / her preference to all persons who have occupied each seat including the passenger seat.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an inside of a vehicle provided with a card reading device image.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing each configuration of an in-vehicle profile system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of profile information.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing main processing of the vehicle-mounted profile system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process when registering a new card in the in-vehicle profile system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a front passenger seat setting process of the vehicle-mounted profile system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing contents of profile information including individual setting information for each seat.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an embodiment using a non-contact IC card.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an embodiment using a non-contact IC card and a card reader having directivity.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Driver's seat 6 Passenger's seat 10 IC card 30 Control unit 31A (Driver's seat side) IC card interface 31B (Passenger's seat) IC card interface 33 Touch panel display 36 Equipment control means 39A (Driver's seat side) Card reader 39B (Assistant Seat side) Card reader 40 Various devices 41 Actuator 1 Sensor

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An in-vehicle profile system for storing and setting a driving environment according to a passenger's preference, comprising: setting information on a predetermined facility of the vehicle set by each passenger in a plurality of seats of the vehicle; A vehicle-mounted profile system, comprising: storage means for storing profile information for each vehicle; and setting means for reading profile information of a passenger and reproducing settings for the predetermined facility. 2. The vehicle-mounted profile system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of seats include at least a driver's seat and a passenger seat. 3. The in-vehicle profile system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the profile information in a memory card.
An in-vehicle profile system, wherein: the setting unit includes: a unit that reads the profile information from the memory card; and a unit that controls the predetermined facility according to the read profile information. 4. The in-vehicle profile system according to claim 1, wherein the profile information indicates which of the rider's profile information is to be prioritized when there are a plurality of riders. Wherein the setting means includes means for controlling the predetermined equipment in accordance with profile information having a high priority when a plurality of pieces of profile information are read. Profile system. 5. The in-vehicle profile system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit includes a unit that stores profile information for each seat position for each passenger. The in-vehicle profile system further comprising: a setting unit configured to determine a current seat position of the occupant; and a unit configured to read profile information corresponding to the seat position according to the current seat position. 6. A method of storing and setting a driving environment according to a passenger's preference, comprising the steps of: (a) in each of a plurality of seats of the vehicle, each passenger sets a preferred driving environment to a predetermined facility of the vehicle; A first step of setting; (b) a second step of storing the set drive environment as profile information in a memory card; and (c) a second step of reading out the profile information stored in the memory card by a card reader. And (d) a fourth step of controlling a predetermined facility of the vehicle according to the read profile information to reproduce a drive environment desired by each of the passengers. Drive environment setting method. 7. The drive environment setting method according to claim 6, wherein: (d-1) in the fourth step, when a plurality of pieces of profile information are read, priority information included in the profile information is read. Reading and controlling the predetermined equipment according to the profile information having a high priority. 8. The drive environment setting method according to claim 6, wherein (b-1) the second step is to store profile information for each seat position for each passenger in the memory. (C-1) determining the current seat position of the occupant and reading profile information corresponding to the current seat position. A drive environment setting method characterized by the following.