JP2002279593A - Movable body operation management method, movable body operation management system, operation management mediating device and its computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently manage the operation of a movable body at low cost. SOLUTION: Each of a plurality of vehicles to be managed has a navigator 1 with a communication interface 27. A database 7 previously stores identification information for the navigators 1 and identification information for managers 3 in coordination with each other. An information center 2 collates the navigator 1 being accessed and the manager 3 being accessed with reference to the identification information stored in the database 7. When coordination with each other is established, the predetermined management processing (the grasp of the position of each vehicle and the route guidance to a destination) of the navigator 1 (the vehicle) with the manager 3 is mediated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile operation management method, a mobile operation management system, and an operation management intermediary device for managing the operation of mobile objects such as vehicles and people.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-50548
For example, an operation management system is proposed in which an administrator can collectively recognize and manage the operation states of a plurality of vehicles (moving objects) using business wireless communication or the like. .

[0003]

According to the conventional operation management system described above, the manager can easily manage a plurality of vehicles while staying at the place where the management device is installed. In the conventional system, since management information such as position information is transmitted and received between the communication device mounted on each vehicle and the management device, capital investment for the management device and the individual communication device is not easy for the manager. It becomes a big burden.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile operation management method, a mobile operation management system, an operation management intermediary device, and a computer program for efficiently managing the operation of a mobile at low cost.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an operation management mediating apparatus according to the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, a predetermined management process performed between a communication terminal mounted or carried on a mobile unit and a management device for managing the operation of the mobile unit is performed via a general-purpose communication line including the Internet, for example. An operation management mediation device that mediates, wherein a database in which identification information of the communication terminal and identification information of the management device are stored in association with each other, the communication terminal that has been accessed, and the management device that has been accessed And collating means by referring to identification information stored in the database, and when the association between the two is obtained, mediating means for mediating a predetermined management process for the communication terminal by the management device. It is characterized by.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment, the mediation means, when accessed only from the communication terminal,
Information storage means for associating the management target information received from the communication terminal with the identification information of the communication terminal and storing the information in the database; and when the management device is accessed only by the management device, the identification information of the management device is stored. It is preferable to include an information providing unit that transmits the management target information stored for the corresponding communication terminal to the management device by referring to the database as a key.

In this case, the mediation means includes state notification means for transmitting an operation state of the management device corresponding to the communication terminal to the communication terminal when the communication terminal accesses the communication terminal. The terminal may include changing means for changing the operation control of the own communication terminal according to the operation state received from the operation management intermediation device for the corresponding management device when accessing the operation management intermediation device.

Further, for example, the mediation means temporarily stores information received from one of the communication terminal and the management device, and performs a predetermined processing process on the stored information as a part of the predetermined management process. After the application, it may be transmitted to the other device.

[0010] Further, for example, when the communication terminal is mounted or carried on a plurality of mobile objects, the intermediary means, when accessed from the first communication terminal,
When a request for a predetermined item is received from the first communication terminal, the request may be transferred to the target second communication terminal.

Further, for example, when the communication terminal is mounted on or carried by a plurality of mobile objects, the intermediary means may be configured to control the operation management intermediation device according to the number of the plurality of communication terminals accessing the operation management intermediation device. It is preferable to change the mediation level of the predetermined management process.

The above-mentioned object is achieved by a program code for realizing the operation of the operation management intermediary device of each of the above-mentioned device by a computer, a computer-readable storage medium storing the program code, and The present invention is also achieved by a mobile operation management method and a mobile operation management system including the operation management intermediary device of each device configuration as an information center.

[0013]

According to the present invention described above, a mobile operation management method for efficiently managing the operation of a mobile at low cost,
The provision of a mobile operation management system, an operation management intermediary device, and a computer program thereof are realized.

In other words, according to the first, second, and sixth aspects of the present invention, the administrator can use a general-purpose communication environment such as the Internet, for example, to operate a mobile object by an information center (operation management mediation device). (Communication terminal) can be realized, so that a personal computer or the like that can access a general communication environment such as the Internet is used as a management device without introducing a dedicated device for managing the operation of a mobile body. By diverting, the mobile object can be efficiently managed at low cost.

According to the third and seventh aspects of the present invention, when the management apparatus is restarted, if the information center (operation management intermediary apparatus) is accessed, the situation of the moving body can be properly grasped. Therefore, there is no need to keep the management device communicable at all times, and the operating cost of the system can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, security can be maintained.

According to the fifth and eleventh aspects of the present invention, when the management device is not stopped or accessed, for example, when it is necessary to send information from a communication terminal to another communication terminal. Even so, direct communication or the like through different communication routes can be performed by its own control processing, so that the convenience of the entire system can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 8, as the predetermined processing, for example, a function having a large processing load in the management device is performed in the information center (operation management mediation device), so that the management device itself is simple. The functions can be completed, capital investment can be suppressed, and highly convenient operation management can be realized.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the management device itself can have simple functions, and the processing load on the management device can be reduced.

Further, according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, when the manager of the management device rents the processing function and the processing capacity of the information center (operation management mediation device), the plurality of accessing communication devices are rented. If the number of terminals is too large, it is possible to realize a practical measure such as suspending additional processing or the like and keeping the minimum operation management for all the communication terminals being accessed.

[0021]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention applied to a vehicle (automobile) which is a typical mobile unit.

In each of the following embodiments, a navigation device having a communication function mounted on a vehicle will be described as an example of a communication terminal mounted on or carried by a mobile body. However, the present invention is not limited to this device configuration. Alternatively, the communication terminal may be an information processing device such as a portable information terminal (PDA) or a mobile phone having a positioning function (therefore, a moving object includes a person).

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a vehicle operation management system according to this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a navigation device (vehicle navigation device with a communication function) mounted on a vehicle, which is an example of a moving body, and includes a communication interface 27 for communicating with an external device. In the present embodiment, the communication interface 27 is a mobile phone or a PHS.
And the like, and can be connected to the Internet 6 via a telephone base station 4 and an Internet service provider 5 in the city.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an information center that functions as an operation management mediation device in the present embodiment. Information Center 2
Hardware itself is a general server computer connectable to the Internet 6 and a database 7
Is provided.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a management device used by an administrator who is to manage the operation of a plurality of vehicles, and is connectable to the Internet 6 via an Internet service provider 5. The hardware itself of the management device 3 is a general personal computer having a modem and a terminal adapter.
Computers should be adopted.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the vehicle-mounted navigation device with a communication function according to the present embodiment.

In the figure, reference numeral 22 denotes a display such as a liquid crystal display, and 23 denotes an input device including a key switch, various pointing devices, and the like. A ROM 24 stores a boot program and the like. Reference numeral 25 denotes a RAM for temporarily storing various processing results. Reference numeral 26 denotes a hard disk drive (HDD) for storing map information for navigation, a browser program capable of accessing the Internet 6, a program for transmitting and receiving e-mail, and the like.
And the like. Reference numeral 27 denotes a connection between the information center 2 and an external device such as an on-vehicle navigation device with a communication function having a similar device configuration while connected to the Internet 6 via a telephone base station 4 in the city and the Internet service provider 5. This is a communication interface for performing communication. Reference numeral 28 denotes a GPS unit that detects a current position based on a GPS (global positioning system) signal received from outside. These components are connected via an internal bus 29, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 controls the overall operation of the navigation device and connects to the Internet 6 according to a software program stored in a storage device 26. It performs a browser function, an e-mail transmission / reception function, and the like.

The software program is executed by the CPU 2
In the first embodiment, even if the data pre-burned in the ROM 24 is read out and executed, the data read out from a portable storage medium such as a DVD-ROM or the data obtained from outside through the communication line 30 is stored in the storage device 26. It may be stored as appropriate, read out, and then executed.

Next, an outline of functions of the vehicle operation management system realized by the above system configuration will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of functions of the vehicle operation management system according to the present embodiment. The operation management of the navigation device 1 (vehicle) by the management device 3 is as follows.
The state performed through the information center 2 is shown.

Prior to the use of the present system, a user (administrator) of the management device 3 who wishes to manage the operation using the information center 2 uses his / her own as an initial setting item on a predetermined Web page or the like of the information center 2. Device identification information (I
D) is issued from the information center 2 and, for a plurality of vehicles to be managed, predetermined identification information (I) for specifying the navigation device 1 mounted on the vehicles.
As D), it is necessary to input the mail address, telephone number, and vehicle management number of the navigation device 1 (communication interface 27). As a result, the database 7 of the information center 2 stores the identification information of each navigation device 1 and the identification information of the management device 3 in a state where the identification information is associated with each other. A predetermined processing area (a predetermined Web page, a memory area, a chat room, etc.) is allocated. When the initial setting is completed, the management device 3 and a plurality of vehicles (navigation 1) under the management are registered as devices that can use the service provided by the present system. Information registered as an initial setting by the management device 3 can be changed only from the management device in order to maintain security.

The information center 2 has a navigation device 1
The user accesses a predetermined Web page of the information center 2 by a predetermined operation of the navigation device by the user, and when the identification information is received from the navigation device 1, the user refers to the association information previously stored in the database 7. Thus, the management device 3 that should manage the navigation device 1 is specified, and the login of the navigation device 1 being accessed to the system is permitted.

The information center 2 accesses a predetermined Web page of the information center 2 by a predetermined operation of the management apparatus 3 by a user (administrator) of the management apparatus, and a predetermined operation of the management apparatus (user) is performed. When the input of the identification information (ID) is confirmed, the log-in to the system to the management apparatus 3 being accessed is permitted (see FIG. 6).

In the navigation device 1, when the polling function of the current position performed at a predetermined time interval or distance interval is executed, the login to the present system is permitted by the automatic connection function by the communication interface 27 (see FIG. 1). In FIG. 6, the time, the GPS unit 2
The information such as the current position (coordinate information), the vehicle state, and the vehicle speed (running distance) detected by the control unit 8 is transmitted in the form of an attached file attached to an e-mail to the information center 2 (see FIG. 4).

In the information center 2, when the information is received as an attached file of the e-mail received from the navigation device 1, when the corresponding management device 3 is accessing the information center 2, the received information is transferred to the corresponding management device 3. When the access is not being performed, the received information is stored in a predetermined area allocated to the corresponding management device 3.

The received information stored while the management device 3 is not accessing the information center 2 is then transmitted to the management device 3 in a lump when the management device 3 makes an access. . Therefore, if the information center 2 is accessed when the management device 3 is restarted, the operation status of each vehicle can be properly grasped. Therefore, it is not necessary to maintain the communication of the management device 3 at all times. Cost can be reduced.

The management device 3 displays each vehicle position and its state on a display based on the information received from each navigation device 1.

FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) illustrate screens displayed at this time. Such a display screen is created by the information center 2 based on the position coordinates transmitted from the vehicle. The icon display on the displayed map screen, the name of the driver who is driving the vehicle, the vehicle number, and the state of each vehicle (running, stopping, hiking, working, forwarding, rest, etc.) are color-coded and the shape of the symbol etc. Displayed by Also, the management device 3
By linking with the software for accounting business processing, the received information can be used to manage the schedule of each vehicle, calculate the mileage and fuel consumption, manage sales, etc. FIG. .

The information center 2 calculates the information of the route guidance route optimized or corrected to the destination based on the information of the destination received from the management device 3 as part of the vehicle operation management. The calculated information can be provided to the navigation device 1 (this function will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10). In FIG. 3, a block indicating “VICS traffic information” (lower right in FIG. 3) exists in the processing flow performed by the navigation device 1 for convenience of illustration, but does not exist in the present embodiment. It will be used in a modified example described later with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

In the present embodiment, the information center 2
As described above, a predetermined processing area is allocated for the management device 3. However, when there are a large number of vehicles (navigation devices 1) under the control of the management device 3 and these vehicles access the information center 2 at a time, the information center 2 assigns a predetermined number assigned to the management device. It is anticipated that the predetermined processing cannot be performed on all vehicles in the processing area of.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, when the information center 2 receives data transmitted from the navigation device 1 on the vehicle side (steps S1 and S2), the information center 2 receives the data. If more than the number of navigation devices are being accessed, the received data is transmitted to the corresponding management device 3 as it is, and if less than the predetermined number, the processing that should be performed is performed (steps S3 to S5). . This allows
It is possible to prevent the information center 2 from overflowing, and to realize a realistic response.

In some cases, the management device 3 does not need to be involved in communication from the navigation device 1 mounted on a certain vehicle to the navigation device 1 mounted on another vehicle.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, when the information center receives data transmitted from the navigation device 1 of the first vehicle among the plurality of vehicles at the information center 2 (step S1). S11, step S12), the data includes the identification information of the navigation device 1 mounted on the second vehicle of the other party, and the identification information of the corresponding second vehicle is registered in the same group of the database 7. If so, after performing the original processing based on the received data, the processed data is transmitted to the navigation device 1 of the second vehicle, and the registered data is not registered or the identification information of the second vehicle. If not included, the original processing based on the received data is performed (steps S13 to S16). Accordingly, for example, when it is necessary to send information from a vehicle to another vehicle, even when the management device 3 is not stopped or accessed, direct communication or the like by a different communication route is performed by its own control processing. Can be performed, so that the convenience of the entire system can be improved.

<Provision of Optimal Route Guidance Route to Destination> Here, the calculation and provision processing of the optimal route guidance route to the destination by the information center 2 will be described.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of calculating and providing the optimum route guidance route in the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a state transition of the navigation device 1, the information center 2, and the management device 3 until the optimum route guidance route is calculated and provided in the present embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the management device 3 provides a specific vehicle under the control of the management device 3 to a destination to be headed to or a route that is simply set to the destination (for example, a point A, a point A). B, destination D via point C
), And the coordinate information indicating the set destination and the like can be transmitted by an attached file such as an e-mail to the information center 2 (step S21, step S22).

The information of the destination and the route set simply from the management device 3 is not coordinate information but character information such as the name of a destination or a transit point. The coordinate information corresponding to the information may be automatically searched.

When the information center 2 receives the coordinate information on the destination or the route (simple route) simply set for the destination from the management device 3, the information center 2 refers to the database 7 to target the received information. Vehicle (navigation device 1) that is located (step S2)
3).

The information center 2 transmits the received coordinate information on the destination or the simple route to the destination to the vehicle (navigation device 1) specified in step S23. Using the map information stored in the storage device 26, a map image in which a point such as a destination is marked is displayed on the display 22 (step S24).

In step S24, the information center 2 creates a map image in which a point such as the destination is marked based on the received coordinate information on the destination or the simple route to the destination. It is preferable to transmit the map image that has been made to the management device 3. Thus, the user of the management device 3 can store the previously transmitted destination, such as the destination, in FIG.
It can be confirmed on the display as shown in FIG.

The information center 2 can acquire VICS traffic information, weather information of each place, and the like from outside in almost real time. As described above, the coordinate information on the destination and the simple route from the management device 3 to the destination can be obtained. When received, the route guidance route (the destination set in the management device 3) that can realize the optimal (efficient) movement to the destination in consideration of the VICS traffic information acquired from outside and the weather information of each place, etc. (Including the route and the waypoint) (step S2).
5) The information of the calculated route guidance route (including the coordinate position information of a plurality of points) is transmitted to the specific vehicle in the form of an e-mail attachment file (step S26).

In step S25, an instruction to prohibit the change of the predetermined route by the user of the management device 3 is issued.
When received from the management device 3, correction (optimization) for the route is prohibited. Thus, even if the management device 3 has only the processing capability of a general personal computer and the operator of the information center 2 is different from the operator of the management device 3 and each vehicle, It is possible to acquire and use an optimal route that matches the route.

When the navigation device 1 receives the information on the route guidance route from the information center 2, the navigation device 1 performs route guidance based on the received information (steps S27 and S28). Although a general function may be adopted for the route guidance function itself to the destination in the navigation device 1, the map screen shown on the display 22 at the time of route guidance includes:
By displaying the marking indicating the destination such as the destination displayed in step S24 in accordance with the user's selection operation, the driver of the vehicle (the user of the navigation device 1) instructed by the management device 3 first. It is possible to determine on the map image how the destination and the simple route have been adjusted and changed by the information processing (route optimization) in step S25.

The information center 2 transmits a map image on which the route guidance route is marked to the management device 3 based on the calculated route guidance route information (step S29). Thereby, even if the user of the management device 3 does not have the map information in the own device, the optimal route guidance for efficiently traveling around the previously transmitted destination such as the destination and reaching the destination is achieved. The road can be confirmed on the display (step S30, step S31), and the same information as the navigation device 1 can be shared.

In the above case, if the target vehicle is not accessing the information center 2 when transmitting the route guidance route, the information center 2 stores the information of the route guidance route to be transmitted to the corresponding management device. 3 is stored in a predetermined area. The received information stored while the navigation device 1 is not accessing the information center 2 is:
Thereafter, when an access is made from the navigation device 1, the data is transmitted to the navigation device 1 in a lump.

As described above, in the above-described embodiment, even if the processing capability of the management device 3 is not so high and does not have the map information or the function of calculating the optimum route guidance route, the function is still the information center 2. The management device 3
The function itself can be completed with simple functions, thereby suppressing capital investment for vehicle operation management and realizing highly convenient operation management.

<Modification of Embodiment> Next, a modification based on the vehicle operation management system according to the above-described embodiment will be described. In the following description, the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will not be described repeatedly, and will be described focusing on the characteristic portions of this modification.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of calculating and providing an optimum route guidance route in a modification of the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a state transition of the navigation device 1, the information center 2, and the management device 3 until the optimum route guidance route is calculated and provided in the modification of the present embodiment.

In this modification, the navigation device 1
Can externally acquire VICS traffic information, weather information of various places, and the like. Therefore, the route optimization is performed as shown in FIG.
And not in the information center 2 as shown in FIG.

That is, in FIG. 12, the coordinate information on the destination or the simple route to the destination received from the management device 3 is transmitted as it is to the vehicle (navigation device 1) specified with reference to the database 7 (step). S
41 to step S44).

When the navigation device 1 receives the coordinate information on the destination and the simple route to the destination from the management device 3 via the information center 2 as described above, the navigation device 1 sets the route guidance route to the destination (the management device). 3 to calculate the route guidance route (including the route guidance route before optimization) to the destination using the map information stored in the storage device 26. ) Is displayed on the display 22 (step S45).

In this modification, the navigation device 1 can acquire VICS traffic information, weather information of various places, and the like from outside in almost real time.
When the coordinate information on the destination and the simple route to the destination is received from the management device 3 as in the case of 44, the VICS traffic information acquired from outside, the weather information of each place, and the like are taken into consideration.
The information of the route guidance route (including the destination and the waypoint set in the management device 3) capable of realizing the optimal (efficient) movement to the destination is calculated (step S46).

In the navigation device 1, step S4
Route guidance based on the route guidance route information calculated in 6 is performed (step S47). Although a general function may be adopted for the route guidance function itself to the destination in the navigation device 1, the route guidance route before optimization displayed in step S45 is displayed on the map screen shown on the display 22 at the time of route guidance. And the optimized route guidance route calculated in step S46 are displayed in accordance with the user's selection operation, so that the driver of the vehicle (the user of the navigation device 1) is notified by the management device 3 first. Can be determined on the map image as to how the destination and the simple route designated in the step (a) have been adjusted or changed by the information processing (route optimization) in step S46.

The navigation device 1 transmits the information on the route guidance route calculated in step S46 to the information center 2 in the form of an e-mail attachment file (step S48). In the information center 2, the management device 3 that should manage the navigation device 1 that has transmitted the information in step S48 is specified with reference to the database 7 (step S49), and the received information on the map screen including the route guidance route is received. And sends the created information to the management device 3 in the form of an e-mail attached file.

When the management device 3 receives the information on the map screen from the information center 2 (step S50), the map screen on which the optimized route guidance route is marked is displayed on the display (step S51). ).
Thereby, the user of the management device 3 can share the same information as the navigation device 1.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment and its modifications, the administrator who is the user of the management device 3 can access a general communication environment such as the Internet without introducing a dedicated device. By diverting a possible personal computer or the like as a management device, the operation of a plurality of vehicles each equipped with the navigation device 1 can be efficiently managed at low cost.

In the above-described embodiment and its modifications, the information on the route guidance route and the like are transmitted and received in the form of an attached file of e-mail. However, the present invention is not limited to this method. Any transmission form may be used if possible.

In the above-described embodiment and its modifications, the description has been made on the assumption that the navigation device 1 of each vehicle is provided with a polling function for transmitting the current position of the vehicle and the vehicle state to the information center 2 in advance. However, the present invention is not limited to this system configuration. When a predetermined Web page of the present system is accessed (logged in) when the navigation device 1 of each vehicle is started, the software of the polling function is being accessed from the information center 2. May be provided to the navigation device 1. More specifically, for example, when the navigation device 1 has an environment that operates as a virtual machine of Java, a dedicated Web page is secured in the information center 2 and the Web device is used when the navigation device 1 of each vehicle starts. When accessing (logging in) a page, a configuration is conceivable in which a Java program representing the polling function is downloaded from the information center 2 to the navigation device 1 being accessed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a vehicle operation management system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the vehicle-mounted navigation device with a communication function according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of functions of a vehicle operation management system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating information items transmitted and received between the navigation device 1 and the management device 3 via the information center 2 in the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between screen display, information management, and the like performed by the management device 3 in the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state transition when the navigation device 1 and the management device 3 log in to the vehicle operation management system in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a state transition of a process performed for preventing an overflow in the vehicle operation management system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a state transition of processing performed without including the management device 3 in the vehicle operation management system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of calculating and providing an optimal route guidance route in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a state transition of the navigation device 1, the information center 2, and the management device 3 until the optimum route guidance route is calculated and provided in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of calculating and providing an optimal route guidance route in a modified example of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 shows a navigation device 1 until an optimal route guidance route is calculated and provided in a modification of the present embodiment.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a state transition of the information center 2 and the management device 3.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: navigation device, 2: information center, 3: management device, 4: telephone base station, 5: internet service provider, 6: internet, 7: database, 21: CPU, 22: display, 23: input device, 24: ROM, 25: RAM, 26: storage device, 27: communication interface, 28: GPS unit, 29: internal bus, 30: communication line,

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An information center having a database, a communication terminal communicable with the information center and mounted or carried on a mobile body, and a communication system including a management device capable of communicating with the information center. A mobile operation management method for managing the operation of the mobile unit by a management device, comprising: a storage step of storing, in the database, identification information of the communication terminal and identification information of the management device in association with each other in advance; The communication terminal that has accessed the information center and the management device that has accessed the information center are collated by referring to the identification information stored in the database, and the two are associated with each other. And a mediation step of mediating a predetermined management process of the communication terminal by the management device when is obtained. Mobile operation control method characterized. 2. An information center having a database for managing the operation of a mobile unit, a communication terminal communicable with the information center and mounted or carried on the mobile unit,
A mobile operation management system including a management device capable of communicating with the information center, wherein the database stores identification information of the communication terminal and identification information of the management device in association with each other; The information center collates the communication terminal that has accessed the information center with the management device that has accessed the information center by referring to identification information stored in the database. And a mediation means for mediating predetermined management processing of the communication terminal by the management device when the association between the two is obtained. 3. The information center in the information center, wherein when only the communication terminal accesses the information center, management information received from the communication terminal is replaced with identification information of the communication terminal. An information storage unit that stores the information in the database in association with the information center; when the information center is accessed only from the management device, the information center is referred to by using the identification information of the management device as a key, and 3. The mobile operation management system according to claim 2, further comprising: an information providing unit configured to transmit the management target information stored in the communication terminal to the management device. 4. The mobile operation management system according to claim 2, wherein the information content stored in the database can be changed only by the management device. 5. In the information center, when the communication terminal accesses the information center, the mediation unit changes an operation state of the management device corresponding to the communication terminal to the communication terminal. The communication terminal includes a status notifying unit that transmits, when the communication terminal accesses the information center, changes the operation control of the own communication terminal according to an operation state received from the information center for the corresponding management device. The mobile operation management system according to claim 3, further comprising means. 6. An operation management mediation device that mediates, via a communication line, a predetermined management process performed between a communication terminal mounted or carried on a mobile body and a management device that manages the operation of the mobile body. And a database in which the identification information of the communication terminal and the identification information of the management device are stored in association with each other, the communication terminal that has been accessed, and the management device that has been accessed, in the database. Collating by referring to the stored identification information, and, when the association between the two is obtained, mediating means for mediating predetermined management processing on the communication terminal by the management device. Management mediation device. 7. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein, when the communication terminal is accessed only by the communication terminal, the management unit stores the management target information received from the communication terminal in the database in association with the identification information of the communication terminal. Means for accessing the management target information stored for the corresponding communication terminal by referring to the database using identification information of the management device as a key when the management device is accessed only by the management device; The operation management mediating device according to claim 6, further comprising: an information providing unit that transmits the information to the device. 8. The mediation unit temporarily stores information received from one of the communication terminal and the management device,
8. The operation management mediating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the stored information is subjected to predetermined processing as a part of the predetermined management processing, and then transmitted to the other apparatus. 9. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said communication terminal is mounted or carried on a plurality of mobile objects, respectively, wherein said mediation means is adapted to be accessed by said first communication terminal when said first communication terminal is accessed. 7. The operation management intermediation device according to claim 6, wherein when receiving a request for a predetermined item from the second communication terminal, the request is transferred to the target second communication terminal. 10. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal is mounted or carried on a plurality of mobile objects, respectively, wherein the mediation unit is configured to transmit the operation management mediation device according to the number of the plurality of communication terminals accessing the operation management mediation device. 10. The operation management mediation device according to claim 6, wherein the mediation level of the predetermined management process is changed. 11. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the mediation unit includes a status notification unit that transmits, when the communication terminal is accessed, an operation state of the management device corresponding to the communication terminal to the communication terminal. The operation management intermediation device according to claim 7, which performs the operation management intermediation device. 12. A computer program for causing a computer to operate as the operation management mediating device according to claim 6. Description: