JP2003041825A - Remote unlocking method, information processor, information processing program, user terminal and control program for controlling the user terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable unlocking of an opening and closing part by a third person while sufficiently securing security in the case that the opening and closing part provided on a vehicle 1 is unlocked remotely. SOLUTION: A requirement step for requiring the unlocking of the opening and closing part of the vehicle 1 from a third person terminal 22, an allowance step for allowing unlocking requirement by operation of an owner terminal 21, and an unlocking control step for performing control for unlocking the opening and closing part in accordance with unlocking allowance in an information center 3 are provided. The unlocking control step has a regulation step for regulating the opening and closing part performing unlocking out of a plurality of the opening and closing parts provided on the vehicle 1 in accordance with a third person requiring unlocking.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote unlocking method for remotely unlocking an opening / closing section provided in a vehicle, an information processing apparatus and an information processing program, a user terminal and a user terminal for controlling the user terminal. Regarding control programs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a system including an information center which provides information in response to a request from a user terminal (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-143358).

[0003]

By the way, a transmitter carried by the owner of the vehicle for unlocking the doors provided on the vehicle and the opening and closing portions of the trunk lid (back door) and the like,
By wireless communication with the receiver installed in the vehicle,
A so-called keyless entry system is known.

By combining the keyless entry system and the information providing system having the above information center, the following remote unlocking system is constructed.

That is, the remote unlocking system is constructed by connecting the user terminal of the owner of the vehicle and the vehicle to the information center via the network. The user terminal is configured to transmit an unlock request for the opening / closing section to the information center via the network, and the information center is for unlocking the opening / closing section in response to the unlock request. The unlock code is configured to be transmitted to the vehicle via the network. Then, the vehicle is configured to unlock the opening / closing part based on the received unlock code. In this way, a system is constructed in which the opening / closing section of the vehicle can be unlocked by remote control via the information center.

By using this remote unlocking system, even if the owner of the vehicle is away from the vehicle, the opening / closing part of the vehicle can be unlocked, so that the following services can be realized, for example. To be

[0007] One is the package delivered by the carrier,
This is a service that allows you to put the vehicle in the parked vehicle (in the passenger compartment or in the trunk room). Usually, packages are received from the carrier at home or the like, but the packages cannot be received when the house is away, for example. Therefore, if you pick up the luggage at the vehicle instead of at home and have the luggage put in the vehicle, you can receive the luggage even if the recipient (vehicle owner) is absent. Will be possible. In this case, if the owner of the vehicle, who receives the contact from the carrier, operates the user terminal to transmit the unlock code via the information center and unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle. , Carriers will be able to carry luggage into the vehicle without the owner of the vehicle being there.

[0008] Further, a service is conceivable in which the vehicle is repaired while the owner is absent. That is, in the case where the vehicle has a breakdown or the like, in the service in which the repair company travels to the vehicle to carry out the repair, the owner of the vehicle, who receives the contact from the repair company, opens and closes the opening / closing section of the vehicle as described above. By unlocking the hood (for example, the hood), the repair company can repair the vehicle without the owner of the vehicle being present.

In a parking lot such as a hotel,
Even when a hotel employee moves a vehicle, if the owner of the vehicle who receives the contact unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle as described above, the owner of the vehicle does not have to be there. The employee can move the vehicle.

However, in such a service,
If the third party is, for example, a carrier, it may be necessary to unlock the trunk lid and door, but it is not necessary to unlock the bonnet. On the other hand, if the third party is a repair company, for example, the hood may be unlocked but the trunk lid may not be unlocked. Therefore, when the third person unlocks all the opening / closing parts such as the door, the trunk lid, and the bonnet provided in the vehicle when unlocking, it is not necessary for the third party to unlock. The opening / closing part will also be unlocked, and the security will be deteriorated.

As described above, in a system that enables a third party to unlock the opening / closing portion of a vehicle even when the vehicle owner is absent, it is necessary to take measures to ensure security.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to ensure sufficient security when remotely unlocking an opening / closing portion provided in a vehicle. At the same time, it is to enable the unlocking of the opening / closing part by a third party.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a vehicle having a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, and the vehicle. A remote unlocking method for unlocking the opening / closing section of the vehicle by communication between a third party terminal owned by a third party different from the owner and the information center.

Then, the request step for requesting the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle from the third party terminal, and the permission for the unlock request in the request step by operating the owner terminal from the owner terminal. And an unlocking control step for performing control in the information center to unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle in accordance with the unlocking permission in the permitting step, and the unlocking control step is According to a third party requesting the unlocking in the requesting step, there is a restricting step of restricting the opening / closing part for unlocking among the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle.

Here, the opening / closing section provided on the vehicle specifically means a door, a trunk lid (or a back door),
And a bonnet.

According to the above remote unlocking method, when the unlocking request for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle is issued from the third party terminal and the unlocking permission is given from the owner terminal to the unlocking request, the information center The control for unlocking the opening / closing part is performed according to the unlock permission. Specifically, control is performed in which the unlock code is transmitted from this information center to the vehicle directly or via a third-party terminal. This allows
The vehicle receiving this unlocking code unlocks the opening / closing part based on the unlocking code.

Here, in accordance with the third person who requests the unlocking in the requesting step, the opening / closing part for unlocking of the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle is restricted. Specifically, when the third party is a carrier and carries in luggage into the vehicle, for example, only the trunk lid of the plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle is unlocked, and the other opening / closing sections are opened. Restrict unlocking. Further, when the third party is a repairer and repairs the vehicle, for example, only the hood of the plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle is unlocked, and unlocking of the other opening / closing sections is restricted. . The regulation of the opening / closing part for unlocking is possible if, for example, the unlocking code transmitted from the information center to the vehicle (via the third party terminal) specifies the opening / closing part for unlocking. Is.

In this way, according to this remote unlocking method, only the opening / closing section necessary for the third party is unlocked. Therefore, security can be ensured even when a third party unlocks the opening / closing portion of the vehicle.

Here, there may be provided a notifying step for notifying the third-party terminal of the information about the opening / closing part whose unlocking is restricted in the restricting step.

By doing so, a third party can confirm the opening / closing part where unlocking is restricted. This improves the convenience of the third party.

In addition, a second request step for newly requesting the unlocking of the opening / closing part whose unlocking is restricted in the restricting step may be provided from the third party terminal.

As a result, the convenience of the third party is improved. In this regard, because the third party is the carrier,
An example will be described in which only unlocking of the trunk lid is allowed. As described above, even if only the unlocking of the trunk lid is permitted and the trunk lid is unlocked, if the luggage to be carried in is large, the luggage cannot be stored in the luggage compartment. At this time, it is conceivable to carry the above-mentioned luggage into the passenger compartment, but the unlocking of the door is restricted.

Therefore, a second request step for newly requesting the unlocking of the opening / closing part (the door in this case) whose unlocking is restricted in the restricting step is provided from the third party terminal.

At this time, a second permission step for permitting the unlock request in the second request step from the owner terminal by operating the owner terminal may be provided. This second permission step may be performed in advance before the second request step from the third party terminal is performed, assuming that the second request step has been performed. Further, the unlocking control step may include a second unlocking control step for performing control for unlocking the opening / closing section in accordance with unlocking permission in the second permitting step.

As a result, a third party can unlock the opening / closing part whose unlocking is restricted, so that the convenience of the third party is improved.

The invention described in claim 4 is, similar to the invention described in claims 1 to 3, a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, and A remote unlocking method for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle by communication between a third party terminal owned by a third party different from the owner of the vehicle and an information center.

Then, a step of requesting from the third party terminal to unlock the opening / closing section designated by the operation of the third party terminal among the plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle, From the person's terminal, the permission step of permitting the unlocking request in the request step by operating the owner's terminal, and the information center unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle according to the unlock permission in the permission step. And an unlocking control step for controlling.

According to this remote unlocking method, the unlocking request for the opening / closing section of the vehicle is issued from the third party terminal, and the owner terminal sends the unlocking request.
When the unlocking permission for permitting the unlocking request is performed, the information center performs control for unlocking the opening / closing unit in accordance with the unlocking permission.

Here, the requesting step is a step of requesting unlocking of the opening / closing section designated by the operation of the third party terminal among the plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle. In other words, a third party can specify the opening / closing unit for which unlocking is desired.

By unlocking the opening / closing section designated by the third party in this manner, among the plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle,
It becomes possible to unlock only the opening / closing part required by a third party. On the other hand, unless the owner terminal permits the unlocking of the opening / closing unit designated by the third party, the unlocking control step in the information center is not performed and the opening / closing unit is not unlocked. Thereby, security can be ensured even when a third party unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle.

The invention described in claim 5 is different from the invention described in claims 1 to 4, a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing parts, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, and the vehicle described above. The remote unlocking method is for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle by communication with a third party terminal owned by a third party different from the owner of the vehicle.

Then, the request step for requesting the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle from the third party terminal, and the opening / closing part of the vehicle is unlocked in the owner terminal in response to the unlocking request in the requesting step. An unlocking control step for performing control for locking, wherein the unlocking control step comprises a plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle according to a third party requesting unlocking in the requesting step. Of these, a regulation step for regulating the opening / closing portion for unlocking is included.

In the remote unlocking method according to claim 1, the unlocking control step is performed in the information center, but in this remote unlocking method, the unlocking control step is performed in the owner terminal. Specifically, the unlocking code is controlled to be transmitted from the owner terminal to the vehicle directly or via the third party terminal. Even in this remote unlocking method, the opening / closing part that unlocks among the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle is restricted according to the third party who requests the unlocking, and thus the opening / closing part required for the third party Only unlocked,
Thereby, security can be ensured even when a third party unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, and a third party owned by a third party different from the owner of the vehicle. A remote unlocking method for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle by communication with a terminal is targeted.

Then, a step of requesting from the third party terminal to unlock an opening / closing section designated by the operation of the third party terminal among a plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle, The person terminal is provided with an unlocking control step for performing control for unlocking the opening / closing section of the vehicle in response to the unlocking request in the requesting step.

In the remote unlocking method according to the fourth aspect, the unlocking control step is performed in the information center. In this remote unlocking method, the unlocking control step is performed in the owner terminal. Therefore, even in this remote unlocking method, the requesting step is a step of requesting unlocking of the opening / closing part designated by the operation of the third-party terminal among the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle. It becomes possible to unlock only the opening / closing section required by a third person among the plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the.

The unlock control step may include a permit step for setting permission for an unlock request from the third party terminal by operating the owner terminal. Then, the unlocking control step may perform control for unlocking the opening / closing portion of the vehicle in accordance with the unlocking permission in the permitting step. By doing so, even when a third party unlocks the opening / closing portion of the vehicle, it becomes possible to more reliably ensure security.

The invention according to claim 7 is a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, and a third party owned by a third party different from the owner of the vehicle. The target is an information processing device configured to communicate with a terminal.

Then, in response to the unlocking request from the third party terminal, the unlocking permission for unlocking the opening / closing section of the vehicle transmitted from the owner terminal is received, and the unlocking permission is given. Accordingly, a control means for performing control for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle is provided, and the control means is provided with a plurality of opening / closing devices provided in the vehicle according to the third party who has issued the unlock request. It is a specific matter to configure the opening / closing part that unlocks among the parts. This allows
The same effect as the invention according to claim 1 can be obtained.

Further, the invention according to claim 8 has a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing parts, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, and a third party different from the owner of the vehicle. An information processing program for controlling an information processing device configured to be communicable with a three-way terminal is targeted.

Then, the information processing apparatus is caused to receive an unlocking permission for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle, which is transmitted from the owner terminal in response to an unlocking request from the third party terminal. A control for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle according to the unlocking permission, and unlocking among a plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle according to the third party who has issued the unlocking request. It is a specific matter to regulate the opening / closing part for locking.

The information processing program according to claim 8 may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium.

The invention according to claim 9 is directed to a user terminal configured to communicate with a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections.

Then, the unlock request for unlocking the opening / closing section of the vehicle transmitted from another user terminal is received, and the opening / closing section of the vehicle is unlocked in response to the unlock request. A control means for controlling is provided, and the control means is provided with an opening / closing part for unlocking among a plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle according to an operator of another user terminal related to the unlocking request. It is a specific matter to configure to regulate. As a result, the same effect as the invention according to claim 5 is obtained.

The present invention is directed to a control program for controlling a user terminal communicable with a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections.

Then, the user terminal is made to receive an unlocking request for unlocking the opening / closing section of the vehicle transmitted from another user terminal, and the opening / closing section of the vehicle is opened in response to the unlocking request. It is specified that the control for unlocking is to be performed and that the opening / closing unit for unlocking among the plurality of opening / closing units provided in the vehicle is restricted according to the operator of the other user terminal related to the unlocking request. It is a matter.

The control program according to claim 10 may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium.

[0048]

As described above, according to the remote unlocking method, the information processing apparatus and the information processing program, the user terminal and the control program for controlling the user terminal according to the present invention, unlocking is requested. The opening / closing part for unlocking of the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle is regulated according to a third party. For this reason, only the opening / closing part required by the third party is unlocked, and security can be ensured even when the third party unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle.

Also, unlike this, by allowing a third party terminal to designate an opening / closing part desired to be unlocked among a plurality of opening / closing parts, only the opening / closing part required by a third party can be unlocked. As a result, security can be ensured even when a third party unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle.

[0050]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows a remote unlocking system A according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The vehicle-mounted device 11 mounted on the vehicle 1, the owner terminal 21 of the owner of the vehicle 1, the third party terminal 22 of a third party other than the owner of the vehicle 1, and the information center 3 It is configured to be connected to each other via a network 4. In addition, hereinafter, the owner terminal 21 and the third party terminal 22 are collectively referred to as a user terminal 2.

The remote unlocking system A according to the first embodiment is an unlocking system for unlocking each of a plurality of opening / closing sections (doors, trunk lids (back doors), bonnets, etc.) provided in the vehicle 1. Lock code, above information center 3
Is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 11 via the network 4 to remotely unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1. Here, the unlocking code is configured to specify the opening / closing unit that unlocks the plurality of opening / closing units.

The network 4 is composed of a communication line capable of bidirectional communication such as a telephone line and an internet line. The information center 3 is connected to the network 4 by wire. ,
The vehicle-mounted device 11 and the user terminal 2 are wirelessly connected to the network 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle-mounted device 11 has a current position detecting sensor 12 for detecting the current position by using, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System), and each opening / closing unit in a locked state and an unlocked state. A lock / unlock actuator 13 for switching, an opening detection sensor 14 for detecting that each of the opening / closing sections is in an open state, and a locking detection sensor 15 for detecting that each of the opening / closing sections is in a locked state. Further, the in-vehicle device 11 stores an R that stores a control program and the like.
It has an OM 16 and a RAM 17 for storing various data. Further, the vehicle-mounted device 11 includes a communication device 18 for performing data communication in the network 4,
A short-distance wireless communication device 19 for performing short-distance (for example, about 10 m) wireless data communication with the user terminal 2 is provided. Each of these devices 12 to 19 is connected to the CPU 110 so that signals can be exchanged.
The U110 is configured to control each of these devices 12 to 19.

The on-vehicle device 11 is driven by a battery, and is configured to be driven even when the vehicle 1 is stopped (the engine is stopped). This allows
As will be described later, the vehicle-mounted device 11 can receive the unlock code from the information center 3 even when the vehicle 1 is stopped and unlock the opening / closing part designated by the unlock code. .

The on-vehicle device 11 is configured to perform the following operations as operations for remotely unlocking the opening / closing section. That is, the unlocking code transmitted from the information center 3 via the network 4 is received by the communication device 18, and it is determined whether or not the received unlocking code is authentic. There is. When the lock is a regular unlock code, the locking / unlocking actuator 13 corresponding to the opening / closing section designated by the unlock code is driven to unlock the opening / closing section. On the other hand, when the received unlock code is not authentic, the drive of the locking / unlocking actuator 13 is prohibited and the opening / closing part is not unlocked. When the opening / closing unit is unlocked in this manner, the communication device 18 notifies the information center 3 via the network 4 that the opening / closing unit has been unlocked.

When the opening / closing part is unlocked, the opening / closing part can be opened by the owner or a third person, and
The opened / closed part is then closed. When the opening / closing part is unlocked based on the unlock code from the information center 3, the in-vehicle device 11 once opens the unlocked opening / closing part, and when it is closed after that, It is configured to be detected by the open detection sensor 14 and drive the locking / unlocking actuator 13 according to the detection result. In this way, the opening / closing part is locked. Therefore, when the owner or a third party closes the opened opening / closing portion, the opening / closing portion is automatically locked by the vehicle-mounted device 11. In addition, the in-vehicle device 1
1 is a lock detection sensor 1 which indicates that the opening / closing part is locked.
5, and the communication device 18 notifies the information center 3 via the network 4 that the opening / closing part is locked based on the detection result.

The user terminal 2 (owner terminal 21 and third party terminal 22) is specifically a mobile phone or PDA.
An information terminal device such as (Personal Digital Assistance). In the present embodiment, the user terminal 2 is a mobile phone, but the user terminal 2 is not limited to a mobile phone, and the present invention can be implemented in other devices.

As shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 2 has a display 23 for displaying various information, a speaker 24 and a microphone 25, and various information (data), for example.
The operation switch 26 is operated by the user of the user terminal 2 when the user inputs the key or activates the unlock request program described later.

The user terminal 2 also has a ROM 27 for storing control programs and the like, a RAM 28 for storing various data and the like, a communication device 29 for performing data communication on the network 4, and the vehicle-mounted device 11. A short-distance wireless communication device 210 for performing short-distance wireless data communication between them and a current position detection sensor 211 for detecting the current position are provided. Each of these devices 23 to 211
Is connected to the CPU 212 to exchange signals,
By the CPU 212, each of these devices 23 to 211
Is configured to be controlled.

The user terminal 2 has a browser function capable of browsing a page based on an HTML document provided by the information center 3 (for example, an "unlock request page" or an "unlock permission page" described later), and the above-mentioned browser function. E-mail use function that can send and receive e-mail between the information center 3 or between the owner terminal 21 and the third party terminal 22 and various programs (unlock request program etc. described later) can be executed It has various program execution functions. Then, when performing remote unlocking of the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1, by using the browser function, the e-mail use function, and the program execution function of the user terminal 2, the information center 3 is permitted to unlock or unlock. It is possible to transmit a request for a lock, and to contact or notify the information center 3 or the user terminals 21 and 22.

As shown in FIG. 4, the information center 3 includes an information processing device 5, and this information processing device 5
Is a communication device 52 for performing data communication in the network 4 and an RO that stores various programs.
It has an M53, a RAM 54 for storing various data and the like, and a CPU 51 which is connected to these devices 52-54 so as to be able to exchange signals and which controls the devices 52-54.

A database 55 is connected to the CPU 51, and the database 55 is connected to the vehicle 1.
The owner ID, the ID of the vehicle 1, and the unlocking code for unlocking each of the opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle 1 are associated with each other.

As a result, the information processing device 5, which will be described in detail later, transmits from the owner terminal 21 or the third party terminal 22 via the network 4 when remotely unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1. Communication device 52
In addition to receiving the unlock request, the database 55 is referred to and an unlock code designating an opening / closing unit for unlocking is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 11 of the vehicle 1 corresponding to the received unlock request via the network 4. Is configured to.

In the remote unlocking system A, the case where the owner of the vehicle 1 remotely unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 via the information center 3 is different from the owner of the vehicle 1. In the two cases where the three parties remotely unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 via the information center 3,
The opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 can be remotely released.

-Remote unlocking method when the owner of the vehicle unlocks the opening / closing portion-A remote unlocking method when the owner of the vehicle 1 unlocks the opening / closing portion will be described. At this time, first, the owner of the vehicle 1 operates the owner terminal 21 to request the information center 3 to unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 from the owner terminal 21 through the network 4 To send via. This unlock request may be made on an unlock request page (not shown) provided by the information center 3. This page is configured to input, for example, an owner ID and password, a vehicle ID, and an opening / closing unit for which unlocking is desired, and when the above information is entered on this page, this information is transmitted to the information center 3. It may be configured as described above.

The information center 3 (information processing device 5) that has received the unlock request from the owner terminal 21 has an owner ID.
And the password, the owner is authenticated, and when the identity can be confirmed, the unlock code corresponding to the vehicle ID is referred to by referring to the database 55,
An unlock code for unlocking the specified opening / closing section is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 11 of the vehicle 1 via the network 4.

The vehicle-mounted device 11 which has received the unlocking code,
As described above, the locking / unlocking actuator 13 corresponding to the opening / closing portion designated by the unlocking code is operated to unlock the opening / closing portion designated by the unlocking code. In this way, the owner of the vehicle 1 can remotely unlock the opening / closing portion of the vehicle 1.

-Remote unlocking method in the case where a third party unlocks the opening / closing section-In the case where a third party different from the owner of the vehicle 1 remotely unlocks the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1. The remote unlocking method will be described.

Here, a case where a third party requests the release of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 will be described. For example, luggage from a transportation company is placed in the parked vehicle 1 (in the passenger compartment or in the trunk room). There is a case where the person is asked to put in the vehicle, or a repairer makes a business trip to repair the vehicle 1. The case where the third party requests the release of the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1 is not limited to the above two cases, but may be other cases.

Here, taking as an example a case where a carrier as a third party delivers a package to the vehicle 1, a remote unlocking method of the opening / closing section of the vehicle by the third party will be described with reference to the transition diagram shown in FIG. explain.

First, a third party operates the third party terminal 22 to make an unlock request from the third party terminal 22 to the owner terminal 21, and the owner terminal receives the unlock request ( Steps S11 and S12). This unlocking request may be made by transmitting, for example, an electronic mail from the third party terminal 22 to the owner terminal 21. At this time, data for identifying the third party is also transmitted. Specifically, the name of the third party may be transmitted.

At the same time, the third party terminal 22 makes an unlock request to the information center 3 (step S13). This step S13 corresponds to the request step for requesting the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 from the third party terminal 22.

The unlock request to the information center 3 is made in the unlock request page provided by the information center 3 (see FIG. 6).
Is configured to do. This page contains the name, telephone number, and certification I of the third party carrier.
D, and the vehicle number of the delivery destination (Hiroshima 52
234) respectively. Here, the authentication ID is issued in advance for each carrier, but the authentication ID may be issued each time an unlock request is made.

Further, the unlock request page is provided with a check box for designating the location of the opening / closing part of the vehicle desired to be unlocked. The check box is configured such that a predetermined place (a predetermined opening / closing part) is automatically checked according to a third party. Specifically, when the third party is a carrier, a check is put on the trunk. As a result, unlocking of the trunk lid is set. If the third party is a repair company, the bonnet will be checked.

According to such a third party, automatically checking a predetermined place (predetermined opening / closing part) is performed by, for example, the third party's name, telephone number, and authentication ID in the unlock request page. Data such as the above may be temporarily transmitted to the information center 3, and in response to this, the information center 3 may be configured to check a predetermined position in the check box of the unlock request page. In addition, information center 3
When the unlock request page is provided, the program is embedded in the unlock request page in advance, and the name of the third party,
When you enter data such as telephone number and authentication ID,
The above program may be configured to check a predetermined place in the check box. In this way, automatically checking a predetermined opening / closing part according to a third person performs unlocking among a plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle 1 according to the third party requesting unlocking. It corresponds to the regulation step that regulates the opening / closing part.

On the unlock request page, the check box is checked by the operation of the third party terminal 22 unlike the case where the predetermined place in the check box is automatically checked. Or the check box can be unchecked. In other words, it is possible for a third party to specify the opening / closing section for which unlocking is desired. In this way, by operating the third party terminal 22 to check the check boxes in the unlock request page or unchecking the check boxes, it is possible to send this information to the information center 3. It corresponds to a request step of requesting unlocking of the opening / closing unit designated by the operation of the third party terminal 22 among the plurality of opening / closing units provided in 1.

Then, when each information is entered on this unlock request page, the send button is clicked by operating the third party terminal 22 to send the information to the information center 3.

The information center 3 that has received this unlocking request
The request from the third party terminal 22 and various data such as the URL of the unlocking permission page are transmitted to the owner terminal 21 (step S14).

Upon receiving the unlock request from the information center 3, the owner terminal 21 opens the unlock permission page designated by the received URL (see FIG. 7). In this unlock permission page, the name of the third party, the telephone number, the authentication ID, and the vehicle number for which the unlocking of the opening / closing part is desired, which are the contents described in the unlock request page, are described in advance. ing. On this unlock permission page, the owner of vehicle 1
It is configured to input the vehicle ID (KS262913CD88).

Further, the unlocking permission page is provided with a check box for designating an opening / closing portion of the vehicle for which unlocking is permitted. The check boxes on the unlock permission page are pre-checked at locations corresponding to the locations checked on the unlock request page. On this unlock permission page, it is possible to check the check box or uncheck the check box by operating the owner terminal 21. That is, the owner terminal 21 is configured so that a third party can change, add, or delete the opening / closing unit that desires (requests) unlocking.

When the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is permitted, the check box is used to check the part corresponding to the opening / closing part which permits the unlocking, and the unlocking permission page is provided. Click the permission button. As a result, the data is transmitted to the information center 3 (step S15). This step S15 corresponds to the permission step of permitting the unlock request from the owner terminal 21 by operating the owner terminal 21. On the other hand, when the unlocking of the opening / closing unit is not permitted, the unlocking permission is not transmitted to the information center 3. That is, the cancel button provided on the unlock permission page is clicked. As a result, from the owner terminal 21 to the third party terminal 22
Is notified that the unlocking is not permitted via the information center 3 or directly.

The information center 3 that has received the unlocking permission from the owner terminal 21 indicates that the owner terminal 21 has permitted the unlocking, and the information about the opening / closing section where the unlocking is permitted. The unlock request program and various data such as the unlock permission password are transmitted to the third party terminal 22 via the network 4 (step S16).

The third-party terminal 16 receives the unlock request program and the like transmitted from the information center 3 (step S
17) The information on the opening / closing portion where the unlocking is permitted is displayed on the display 23. This step S17 corresponds to a notifying step of notifying the third-party terminal 22 of information about the opening / closing part whose unlocking is restricted in the restricting step.

Here, the unlock request program will be described. This unlock request program is a program executed when a third person actually unlocks the opening / closing section. A connection function for connecting the third party terminal 22 to the information center 3 via the network 4 to the three-party terminal 22, and predetermined data from the third party terminal 22 to the information center 3 via the network 4. The transmission function for transmitting is executed. The received unlock request program is stored in the RAM 28 of the third-party terminal 22.
Is stored in the third party terminal 22 and is activated by performing a predetermined operation on the third party terminal 22.

The unlocking permission password is the same as the vehicle 1
It is issued when the owner of the vehicle permits unlocking of the opening / closing part, and is used to authenticate at the information center 3 that the third party is authorized to unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1. To be

Then, when the third person actually wants to unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1, he / she operates the operation switch 26 of the third party terminal 22 to activate the unlock request program. As a result, predetermined data including the unlock permission password is transmitted from the third party terminal 22 to the information center 3 via the network 4 (step S1).
8).

Is the information center 3 that has received the data from the third party terminal 22 a third party who has received permission to unlock the opening / closing section from the owner of the vehicle 1 based on the unlock permission password? Authentication is performed, and it is determined whether or not the prohibition condition is satisfied for the unlock request from the third-party terminal 22 (step S19).

Here, the above-mentioned prohibition condition is a condition for prohibiting the transmission of the unlocking code to the vehicle 1 when this prohibition condition is satisfied. Specifically, the following three conditions are set. There is. (I) The condition that the third party terminal when the unlock request is made and the vehicle at that time are separated by a predetermined distance or more (II) The unlock request from the third party terminal is issued by the information center to the owner terminal (III) The condition that the number of unlock requests from the third party terminal is more than the predetermined number of times, that is, the third party terminal When 22 and the vehicle 1 are separated by a predetermined distance or more, the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is prohibited by prohibiting the transmission of the unlocking code. This is because if the third party unlocks the opening / closing portion of the vehicle 1 when not in the vicinity of the vehicle 1, security cannot be ensured.

Further, the unlock request from the third party terminal 22
When a predetermined time or more has elapsed after the information center 3 received the unlocking permission from the owner terminal 21, the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is prohibited by prohibiting the transmission of the unlocking code. To do. This is because if a third party can unlock the opening / closing section for an excessively long time, the security is deteriorated.

Further, when the unlock request from the third party terminal 22 is made more than the predetermined number of times, the transmission of the unlock code is prohibited and the unlocking of the opening / closing section is prohibited. This is because if the unlocking of the opening / closing part by a third person is permitted many times, the security is deteriorated.

The unlocking of the opening / closing section based on the unlocking request from a third party may be restricted to only once or may be allowed to be unlocked multiple times. This unlocking of the opening / closing part can be performed multiple times when a third party wants to unlock the same opening / closing part again after unlocking the opening / closing part (for example, a third party who is a carrier). This is because the person unlocked the opening / closing part and carried the luggage into the vehicle, but he or she noticed that the luggage was left unloaded). When the unlocking of the opening / closing unit is enabled a plurality of times in this manner, the third party does not request the owner of the vehicle 1 to unlock the opening / closing unit again (that is, step S11 described above). It becomes possible to unlock the opening / closing part without performing each step from step 1). Therefore, the convenience of the third party is improved.

Here, the distance between the third party terminal 22 and the vehicle 1 is detected by the detection result of the current position detection sensor 12 in the vehicle-mounted device 11 and the detection of the current position detection sensor 211 in the third party terminal 22. It may be performed based on the result.

Specifically, the data on the current position of the third party terminal 22 is transferred from the third party terminal 22 to the information center 3.
When the unlock request is issued by the unlock request program (step S18), the detection result of the current position detection sensor 22 may be transmitted together.

Regarding the data of the current position of the vehicle 1, a method for directly providing the data center 3 to the information center 3 (first method) and a method for providing the data to the information center 3 via the owner terminal 21 ( The second method) is considered.

In the first method, the information center 3 requests the vehicle-mounted device 11 to provide data on the current position via the network 4, and the vehicle-mounted device 11
The data of the current position may be transmitted to the information center 3 via the network 4 in response to the request. In this case, the information center 3 may request the vehicle-mounted device 11 to provide the current position data immediately before the unlock request program is provided to the third party terminal 22 (step S16). It may be when an unlock request is received from the unlock request program from the third party terminal 22 (step S19).

On the other hand, in the second method, when the owner of the vehicle 1 stops the vehicle 1 and locks the vehicle 1, the vehicle 1
By short-range wireless communication between 1 and the owner terminal 21,
The current position data at that time is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 11 to the owner terminal 21, and the R of the owner terminal 21
The data may be stored in the AM 28. Then, from the owner terminal 21 to the information center 3
In addition, when transmitting the unlocking permission for the unlocking request from the third party terminal 22 (step S15), the stored current position of the vehicle 1 is transmitted to the information center 3. Good.

Before the information center 3 provides the unlock request program to the third party terminal 22, this information center 3
If the current position of the vehicle 1 is acquired by the third party terminal 2 when the unlock request program is transmitted to the third party terminal 22 (step S16).
2 may be transmitted. This makes it possible for a third party to accurately recognize the position of the vehicle 1 that is the delivery destination of the package.

Then, in the determination of the above step S19, the third party (third party terminal 22) who has issued the unlocking request has received permission from the owner of the vehicle 1 to unlock the opening / closing section, and the above-mentioned prohibition. When the condition is not satisfied (NO), the unlock code is transmitted from the information center 3 to the vehicle-mounted device 11 via the network 4 (step S11).
2). The unlocking code transmitted at this time designates the opening / closing part for which unlocking is permitted on the unlocking permission page.

On the other hand, when the third party does not have permission from the owner of the vehicle 1 to unlock the opening / closing section or the prohibition condition is satisfied (when YES), the information center 3 causes the vehicle-mounted device to be installed. It is prohibited to send the unlock code to 11.

In step S19, when the transmission of the unlocking code is prohibited, the third party terminal 2
2 and the owner terminal 21 each display an error (inhibit transmission of unlock code) (step S110, step S111).

Further, in this error display, the reason why unlocking of the opening / closing part is prohibited is also displayed. Specifically, the owner of the vehicle 1 does not have permission to unlock the opening / closing section, or the third party terminal 22 and the vehicle 1
An unlocking request is made when and are apart from each other by a predetermined distance or more (prohibition condition (I) is satisfied), and the unlocking request has passed a predetermined time or more after the unlocking permission is received from the owner terminal 21. The prohibition condition (II) is satisfied, or the number of unlock requests from the third party terminal 22 is a predetermined number or more (the prohibition condition (III) is satisfied).
And is displayed on the owner terminal 21.

Thus, steps S14 and S1
By 6 and step S19, the control means 56 for controlling the unlocking of the opening / closing part in accordance with the unlocking permission from the owner terminal 21 is configured. Incidentally, this control means 56
Is configured to restrict the opening / closing part for unlocking among the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle 1 according to the third party who has issued the unlocking request by the unlocking request page.

When the unlock code is transmitted from the information center 3 to the in-vehicle device 11 via the network 4, the in-vehicle device 11 receives the unlock code and the received unlock code is It is determined whether it is legitimate. When it is a regular unlock code,
The locking / unlocking actuator 13 is driven to unlock the opening / closing part designated by the unlocking code (step S112). Since the trunk lid is specified here, the trunk lid is unlocked. On the other hand, when the received unlock code is not authentic, the drive of the locking / unlocking actuator 13 is prohibited and the opening / closing section is unlocked.

When the opening / closing portion of the vehicle 1 is unlocked,
The in-vehicle device 11 notifies the information center 3 that the opening / closing part has been unlocked. The information center 3 that received this notification
The owner terminal 21 is notified to that effect (step S11).
3). As a result, the display 23 of the owner terminal 21
8 shows that the opening / closing part is unlocked, information about the vehicle whose opening / closing part is unlocked (vehicle No.), and information identifying the third party who unlocked the device (name). , Telephone number and authentication ID) and the information of the unlocked opening / closing section are displayed. Thus
The owner of the vehicle 1 can know when the opening / closing part is opened (step S114). The unlocking permission page is provided with a confirmation button and an inquiry button. When the unlocking is confirmed, the confirmation button is pressed to send the information to the information center 3. There is. On the other hand, if you do not remember the fact that you have unlocked, press the inquiry button
It is possible to contact the third party (transporter) listed on this unlock permission page.

When the opening / closing section is unlocked, a third party carrier opens the opening / closing section (trunk lid) to carry the luggage into the vehicle. When the loading of the luggage is completed, the opening / closing section is opened. Will be closed. At this time, the in-vehicle device 11
Detects that the opening / closing part is closed by the open detection sensor 14, and drives the locking / unlocking actuator 13 based on the detection result to lock the opening / closing part (step S11).
5). The lock detection sensor 1 indicates that the opening / closing part is locked.
5, the vehicle-mounted device 11 is detected based on the detection result.
Notifies the information center 3 that the opening / closing part has been locked. The information center 3 that has received this notification notifies the owner terminal 21 of that fact (step S116). Due to this contact, the display 23 of the owner terminal 21 displays a lock confirmation page (not shown) configured in substantially the same manner as the unlock confirmation page. In this way, the owner of the vehicle 1 can confirm that the opening / closing part is locked (step S117). The information center 3 also notifies the third party terminal 22 that the opening / closing part is locked (step S118). As a result, a third party can also confirm that the opening / closing part is locked.

As described above, in the remote unlocking method in the remote unlocking system A, the request step of transmitting the unlock request for the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 from the third party terminal 22 to the information center 3 by the unlock request program. If the unlocking permission of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is transmitted from the owner terminal 21 to the information center 3 based on the unlocking permission password transmitted in this request step (step S18). When it is determined that the unlock permission is transmitted, the unlock code is transmitted from the information center 3 to the vehicle-mounted device 11 of the vehicle 1 via the network 4 (step S112). In this way, the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is unlocked.

On the other hand, from the third party terminal 22 to the information center 3
Even if the unlock request for the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1 is transmitted to
When it is determined that the unlocking permission of the opening / closing section is not transmitted from the owner terminal 21 to the information center 3, transmission of the unlocking code from the information center 3 to the vehicle-mounted device 11 is prohibited (steps S19 to S111). ). Therefore, the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is not unlocked.

In this way, the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is performed based on the request from the third party on the condition that the owner terminal 21 gives the unlocking permission. Security can be ensured even when the opening / closing part is unlocked.

In the remote unlocking system A, the opening / closing section for unlocking is automatically set according to the third party requesting the unlocking of the opening / closing section on the unlocking request page.
As a result, only the opening / closing unit necessary for this third party can be unlocked. Therefore, security can be improved.

Further, in the unlock request page, a third party can specify an opening / closing section for which unlocking is desired. This also makes it possible to unlock only the opening / closing section required by a third person among the plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the vehicle 1. On the other hand, even if a third party wishes to unlock, the opening / closing part is not unlocked unless the owner permits unlocking on the unlock permission page. In this way, security can be improved.

Further, the information about the opening / closing portion where unlocking is permitted is displayed on the third party terminal 22 (step S17). As a result, a third party can recognize the opening / closing section that can be unlocked, so that the convenience of the third party can be improved.

-Modification- In the remote unlocking system A according to the first embodiment, only the opening / closing part specified in the unlock request page (see FIG. 6) and the unlock permission page is unlocked. However, in the following cases, it is possible to unlock the opening / closing sections other than the opening / closing section preset to be unlocked, thereby improving the convenience of a third party.

That is, for example, since the third party is a carrier, it is assumed that only the unlocking of the trunk lid is permitted. This unlocked the trunk lid,
If the luggage to be carried in is large, it may happen that the luggage cannot be stored in the luggage compartment. At this time, it is conceivable to carry the above-mentioned luggage into the passenger compartment, but the unlocking of the door is restricted.

Therefore, a second request step may be provided from the third party terminal 22 to request unlocking of an opening / closing part (eg, door) different from the unlocked opening / closing part (trunk lid). . That is, it is possible to newly request the unlocking of the opening / closing part whose unlocking is restricted.

At this time, a second permission step for permitting the unlock request in the second request step from the owner terminal 21 may be provided. This second permission step may be performed in advance before the second request step from the third party terminal is performed, assuming that the second request step is performed. That is, step S
In addition to setting an opening / closing unit (trunk lid in the above example) for unlocking at 112 (first permission), an opening / closing unit different from the opening / closing unit for unlocking by this first permission (for example, a door) Is set in advance (second permission).
This may be settable on the unlock permission page, for example.

Further, the information center 3 executes the above step S
In 112, only the opening / closing part related to the first permission is unlocked, and when the second request is made from the third party terminal 22, the second permission is set from the owner terminal 21. Under the condition, the opening / closing part related to the second permission may be unlocked (an unlock code is newly transmitted). As a result, when there is no second request from the third party terminal 22, the opening / closing unit related to the second permission will not be unlocked.

By doing so, even in the above-mentioned case, the third party does not have to request the owner terminal 21 to unlock from the beginning if the second request is made (that is, from the step S11). It is possible to unlock a new opening / closing part (without performing each step). Therefore, the convenience of this third party can be improved. If the owner of the vehicle 1 also sets the second permission in advance, the third party terminal 2
When a second request from the owner terminal 2 is made, the owner terminal 2
It is not necessary to perform any operation in 1. Thereby, the convenience of the owner of the vehicle 1 can be improved.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 9 shows a remote unlocking system B according to the second embodiment, which has an on-vehicle device 11 mounted on a vehicle 1 and an owner of the vehicle 1. The owner terminal 21 and a third party terminal 22 owned by a third party other than the owner of the vehicle 1 are connected to each other via the network 4. That is, this is a configuration without the information center in the first embodiment.

In the remote unlocking system B according to the second embodiment, the unlock code for unlocking the opening / closing section provided in the vehicle 1 is sent from the owner terminal 21 to the vehicle-mounted device 11.
The system is configured to remotely unlock the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1 by transmitting the information via the network 4.

Of the user terminal 2, the RAM 28 of the owner terminal 21 stores an unlock code for unlocking the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1. Further, the owner terminal 21 is provided with an unlocking control program, and the unlocking control program allows the owner terminal 21 to set an unlocking permission of the opening / closing part of the vehicle, and other unlocking functions. A receiving function for receiving an unlocking request transmitted from the user terminal (third party terminal 22) via the network 4, and the unlocking permission is preset according to the unlocking request. And a transmission function for transmitting the unlock code to the vehicle via the network 4.

Since the other configurations of the vehicle-mounted device 11, the user terminal 2 and the network 4 are the same as the configurations of the vehicle-mounted device 11, the user terminal 2 and the network 4 in the first embodiment, the same members are used. Are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Also in this remote unlocking system B, the case where the owner of the vehicle 1 unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 via the owner terminal 21 is different from the owner of the vehicle 1 described above. It is configured that the person can remotely release the opening / closing portion of the vehicle 1 in two cases, that is, the case where the person unlocks the opening / closing portion of the vehicle 1 via the owner terminal 21.

When the owner of the vehicle 1 unlocks the opening / closing section, the owner of the vehicle 1 operates the owner terminal 21 to unlock the unlock code from the owner terminal 21 to the vehicle-mounted device 11. It is transmitted via the network 4. As a result, the vehicle-mounted device 11 that has received the unlock code operates the locking / unlocking actuator 13 to unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 as described above. In this way, the owner of the vehicle 1 can unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1.

Next, a case where a third party unlocks the opening / closing section will be described with reference to the transition diagram shown in FIG. 10, taking as an example a case where a carrier as a third party delivers a package to the vehicle 1. To do.

First, the third party operates the third party terminal 22 to request (request) the unlocking of the opening / closing section from the third party terminal 22 to the owner terminal 21 (step S21).
This unlock request is made on the unlock request page (see FIG. 6). As described above, the check box of this unlock request page is configured so that a predetermined place (predetermined opening / closing part) is automatically checked according to a third party, and By operating the three-way terminal 22, it is possible to put a check mark in the check box or uncheck the check box. Therefore, step S21 is a regulation step of regulating the opening / closing part for unlocking among the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle 1 according to the third party requesting the unlocking, or the plurality of steps provided in the vehicle 1. Among the opening / closing sections, a request step for unlocking the opening / closing section designated by the operation of the third party terminal 22 is performed.

Then, at the owner terminal 21 which has received the unlock request from the third party terminal 22 (step S22), unlock permission is set when unlocking the opening / closing part is permitted.
This unlocking permission is set by the unlocking control program, and specifically, is set on the unlocking permission page (see FIG. 7) displayed on the display 23 of the owner terminal 21.

When the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is permitted, this unlocking is performed with the check box on the unlocking permission page being checked in the part corresponding to the opening / closing part for which unlocking is permitted. Click the permission button on the permission page. As a result, the permission flag is set and the unlock permission is set. At this time, the name of the third party or the like is stored in the RAM 28 in association with the permission flag.

Thus, when the unlock permission is set,
The owner terminal 21 notifies the third party terminal 22 of that fact. As a result, it becomes possible to confirm the opening / closing section where the unlocking is performed on the third party terminal 22 (informing step).

If unlocking of the opening / closing part is not permitted, unlocking permission is not set (the cancel button on the unlocking permission page is clicked). In this case, the owner terminal 21 notifies the third party terminal 22 that unlocking is not permitted.

Then, when the owner of the vehicle 1 permits the unlocking of the opening / closing section, when the third person actually tries to unlock the opening / closing section, the third party terminal 22 is operated to operate the opening / closing section. An unlock request is transmitted to the owner terminal 21 via the network 4 (step S23). This owner terminal 2
The unlocking request transmitted to No. 1 includes a signal requesting unlocking and data for identifying a third party.

Upon receipt of the unlock request from the third party terminal 22, the owner terminal 21 receives information about the third party based on the received data for identifying the third party by the unlock control program. It is determined whether or not the permission flag is set, that is, whether or not the unlocking permission of the opening / closing unit is set to the third party relating to this unlocking request. With this determination, it is determined whether or not the prohibition conditions (I) to (III) described above are satisfied with respect to the unlock request from the third party terminal 22 (step S24).

Then, in the determination of step S24, the third party (third party terminal 22) who has issued the unlock request is the third party for which the unlocking permission of the opening / closing section is set, and
When the prohibition condition is not satisfied (NO), the unlock code is transmitted from the owner terminal 21 to the vehicle-mounted device 11 via the network 4 (step S2).
5). The unlocking code transmitted at this time designates the opening / closing part for which unlocking is permitted on the unlocking permission page.

On the other hand, when the third party is a third party for which the unlocking permission of the opening / closing section is not set or the prohibition condition is satisfied (YES), the owner terminal 2
The transmission of the unlock code from 1 to the in-vehicle device 11 is prohibited. When the transmission of the unlocking code is prohibited in step S24, the third party terminal 22 displays the error (prohibition of transmitting the unlocking code) and the reason for prohibition. (Step S26).

Thus, steps S22 and S2
By 4 and step S25, the control means 213 which controls to unlock the opening / closing part according to the unlocking permission is configured. It should be noted that the control means 213 controls the opening / closing part that performs unlocking among the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle 1 in accordance with a third party who has issued an unlocking request through the unlocking request page.

When the unlock code is transmitted from the owner terminal 21 to the in-vehicle device 11 via the network 4, the in-vehicle device 11 receives the unlock code and also receives the unlock code. Determine if the code is legitimate. If it is a regular unlock code, the locking / unlocking actuator 13 is driven to unlock the opening / closing part designated by the unlock code (step S27). On the other hand, when the received unlocking code is not authentic, the drive of the locking / unlocking actuator 13 is prohibited and the unlocking of the opening / closing part is prohibited.

When the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is unlocked,
The in-vehicle device 11 notifies the owner terminal 21 and the third party terminal 22 that the opening / closing section has been unlocked, and the owner terminal 21 and the third party terminal 22 display the fact as shown in FIG. (Steps S28 to S2)
10).

When the unlocked opening / closing portion is closed, the vehicle-mounted device 11 detects that the opening / closing portion is closed by the open detection sensor 14, and the locking / unlocking actuator 13 is based on the detection result. Is driven to lock the opening / closing part (step S211). The lock detection sensor 15 detects that the opening / closing part is locked, and the vehicle-mounted device 11 notifies the owner terminal 21 and the third party terminal 22 that the opening / closing part is locked based on the detection result. (Step S21
2). As a result, the fact is displayed on the owner terminal 21 and the third party terminal 22 (step S213, step S214).

Also in the second embodiment, after the opening / closing unit is unlocked, the third party terminal 22 requests the unlocking of the opening / closing unit different from the unlocked opening / closing unit. As in the case of the first embodiment, two request steps may be provided.

<Third Embodiment> FIG. 11 shows the configuration of a remote unlocking system C according to the third embodiment. In this system, the in-vehicle device 111 is not connected to the network 4, and Different from the first embodiment.

That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the vehicle-mounted device 111 does not include a communication device for performing data communication in the network 4, and the short-distance wireless data communication with the user terminal 2 is performed. Only the wireless communication device 19 is provided. Other configurations of the on-vehicle device 111 are similar to those of the first embodiment, and therefore, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, since the configurations of the user terminal 2, the information center 3, the network 4 and the information processing device 5 in the remote unlocking system C are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same members are designated by the same reference numerals and their details will be described. The detailed description is omitted (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

As described above, in the remote unlocking system C, since the vehicle-mounted device 111 is not connected to the network 4, the information center 3 can transmit the vehicle-mounted device 111 to the vehicle-mounted device 111 via the network 4 as in the first embodiment. Unable to send unlock code. Therefore, in the remote unlocking system C, the information center 3 that has received the unlocking request from the user terminal 2 (owner terminal 21 or third party terminal 22) sends the unlocking execution program to the user terminal 2. And an unlock code are transmitted via the network 4.

That is, the information processing device 5 installed in the information center 3 receives the unlock request transmitted from the owner terminal 21 or the third party terminal 22 via the network 4 by the communication device 52, and , Database 5
5, the unlocking code and the unlocking execution program for unlocking the opening / closing part are provided to the owner terminal 21.
Alternatively, it is configured to transmit to the third party terminal 22 via the network 4.

On the other hand, the user terminal 2, which has received the unlock code and the unlock execution program, temporarily stores the unlock code and the unlock execution program in the RAM 28. Here, the unlocking execution program will be described. The unlocking execution program is a program that is executed when the vehicle owner or a third person actually unlocks the opening / closing section. It is configured to be activated by performing an operation. Further, the unlocking execution program is configured to cause the user terminal 2 to execute a transmission function of transmitting the unlocking code from the user terminal 2 to the vehicle-mounted device 111 by short-range wireless communication. That is, the user terminal 2 that has received the unlocking execution program and the unlocking code has the same function as the transmitter in the so-called keyless entry system.

The unlock execution program may be included in the user terminal 2 in advance. In this case, only the unlock code may be transmitted from the information center 3 to the user terminal 2.

The vehicle-mounted device 111 receives the unlock code transmitted from the information center 3 via the network 4 by the communication device 18, instead of receiving the unlock code by the communication device 18.
Since the same operation as that of the vehicle-mounted device 11 in the first embodiment is performed except that the unlocking code transmitted from the short-distance wireless communication from the device is received by the short-distance wireless communication device 19, detailed description thereof will be omitted. To do.

-Remote unlocking method when the owner of the vehicle unlocks the opening / closing portion-Next, a remote unlocking method when the owner of the vehicle 1 remotely unlocks the opening / closing portion will be described. . At this time, first, the owner of the vehicle 1 operates the owner terminal 21 to move the vehicle 1 from the owner terminal 21 to the information center 3.
An unlocking request for requesting unlocking of the opening / closing unit is transmitted via the network 4. This unlocking request may be made on an unlocking request page (not shown) configured to input the owner ID and password, the vehicle ID, and the opening / closing unit for which unlocking is desired.

The information center 3 (information processing device 5) that has received the unlock request from the owner terminal 21 has the owner ID.
When the owner is authenticated with the password and the password, and the identity of the owner is confirmed, the database 55 is referred to unlock the specified opening / closing part that is the unlock code corresponding to the vehicle ID. The unlock code and the unlock execution program are transmitted to the owner terminal 21 via the network 4.

Owner terminal 21 which received the unlocking code
As described above, the unlock code and the unlock execution program are stored in the RAM 28, and when unlocking the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1, the owner terminal 21 performs a predetermined operation to perform the above operation. Start the unlock execution program. When the unlocking execution program is executed, this owner terminal 2
An unlocking code is transmitted from 1 to the vehicle-mounted device 111 by short-range wireless communication.

In-vehicle device 111 that received the unlock code
As described above, the lock / unlock actuator 13 is operated to unlock the opening / closing portion designated by the unlock code. In this way, the owner of the vehicle 1 can unlock the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1.

-Remote unlocking method when a third party unlocks the opening / closing section-Remote unlocking when a third party different from the owner of the vehicle 1 unlocks the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1. The locking method will be described with reference to the transition diagram shown in FIG. 13, taking as an example the case where a third party carrier delivers the package to the vehicle 1.

Steps S31 to S35 are steps S11 to S15 in the first embodiment.
(See FIG. 5). That is, step S33
The unlock request is made on the unlock request page (see FIG. 6). That is, this unlock request page is provided with a check box for designating the location of the opening / closing part of the vehicle for which unlocking is desired. A check is automatically added to the location (predetermined opening / closing section). Further, by operating the third party terminal 22, the check box can be checked or unchecked. Therefore, this step S33 is a regulation step of regulating the opening / closing part for unlocking of the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle 1 according to the third party requesting the unlocking, or the vehicle 1
It corresponds to a request step of requesting unlocking of the opening / closing unit designated by the operation of the third-party terminal 22 among the plurality of opening / closing units provided in.

On the other hand, the transmission of unlock permission in step S35 is performed on the unlock permission page (see FIG. 7). In this unlock permission page, as described above, by operating the owner terminal 21, it is possible to put a check mark in the check box for designating the opening / closing part that permits the unlock or uncheck the check box. Is configured. This step S35 corresponds to the permission step of permitting the unlock request by operating the owner terminal 21.

In this way, the information center 3 which has received the unlocking permission from the owner's terminal 21 informs about the fact that the owner's terminal 21 has been permitted and the location of the opening / closing part where the unlocking is permitted. And various data such as the unlock code and the unlock execution program are transmitted to the third party terminal 22 via the network 4 (step S36). The unlocking code transmitted at this time designates the opening / closing part for which unlocking is permitted on the unlocking permission page. That is, the step S36 constitutes the control means 56 for controlling the unlocking of the opening / closing part in accordance with the unlocking permission from the owner terminal 21. The control means 56 uses the unlock request page to send the vehicle 1 according to the third party who has issued the unlock request.
Among the plurality of opening / closing sections provided in the, the opening / closing section for unlocking is regulated.

The third party terminal 22 receives the unlocking execution program and the like transmitted from the information center 3 (step S37), and displays the information about the opening / closing part where the unlocking is permitted on its display. No. 23 is displayed (notification step), and the unlocking execution program etc.
Store in 8.

When the third party unlocks the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1, the third party performs a predetermined operation on the third party terminal 22 to activate the unlocking execution program. At this time,
With this unlocking execution program, this third party terminal 22
Then, it is determined whether or not a predetermined prohibition condition is satisfied with respect to the operation of the third party terminal 22 (execution of the unlocking execution program). When the prohibition condition is not satisfied, the unlock code is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 111 by the short-range wireless communication (step S38), while when the prohibition condition is satisfied, transmission of the unlocking code to the vehicle-mounted device 111 is prohibited.

Here, the following four conditions are set as the prohibition conditions. (I) The condition that the third party terminal 22 when the operation for unlocking the opening / closing part is performed and the vehicle 1 at that time are separated by a predetermined distance or more (ii) The operation by the third party terminal 22 Condition that the number of times of unlocking a part is a predetermined number or more (iii) Condition that the number of operations for unlocking the opening and closing part performed at the third party terminal 22 is a predetermined number of times or more (iv) The condition that a predetermined time has elapsed after the opening / closing part was first unlocked by the operation on the three-way terminal 22 The prohibition condition of (i) above is (I) in the first embodiment.
When the third party terminal 22 and the vehicle 1 are separated by a predetermined distance or more, the transmission of the unlock code is prohibited to prohibit the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1.

The prohibition condition (ii) corresponds to the prohibition condition (III) in the first embodiment, and is the number of times the opening / closing part of the vehicle 1 is unlocked by the operation on the third party terminal 22. However, when it is performed more than a predetermined number of times, the transmission of the unlock code is prohibited and the unlocking of the opening / closing unit is prohibited.

Further, the prohibition condition of (iii) above is similar to the prohibition condition of (ii) above, except that “the number of times the opening / closing part is unlocked” in the prohibition condition of (ii), and (iii)
This is a condition provided because the “number of operations” does not necessarily match the condition. That is, the third party terminal 22
Even if the unlock code is transmitted by performing the operation in step 1, the opening / closing unit is not unlocked, for example, when the vehicle-mounted device 11 cannot receive the unlock code due to communication failure or the like. Therefore, there are two possible conditions for restricting the transmission of the unlock code: a condition based on “the number of times the opening / closing unit is unlocked” and a condition based on “the number of operations”.
Note that only one of the prohibition condition (ii) and the prohibition condition (iii) may be set.

In addition, the prohibition condition (iv) is that the unlock code is transmitted within a predetermined time after the opening / closing unit is first unlocked by the operation on the third-party terminal 22, while the unlock code is transmitted. When is passed, the unlock code transmission is prohibited.
This is because if a third party can unlock the opening / closing section for an excessively long time, the security is deteriorated.

When the transmission of the unlock code from the third party terminal 22 to the vehicle-mounted device 111 is prohibited because the prohibition condition is satisfied, the unlocking execution program causes the third party terminal 22 to display the display 23. In (1), a display function of displaying an error and a transmission function of transmitting an error email to the owner terminal 21 are executed. still,
In the above error display, the reason why transmission of the unlock code is prohibited is also displayed. Specifically, when the third party terminal 22 and the vehicle 1 are separated by a predetermined distance or more, the third party terminal 22 is operated (prohibition condition (i) is satisfied), the number of times the opening / closing section is unlocked. Is a predetermined number or more (prohibition condition (ii) is established), the number of operations on the third party terminal 22 is a predetermined number or more (prohibition condition (iii) is established), or the opening / closing part is unlocked first. The fact that a predetermined time has passed since then (prohibition condition (iv) is established)
It is displayed on the display 23 of the third party terminal 22 and the owner terminal 21.

On the other hand, when the unlock code is transmitted from the third-party terminal 22 to the vehicle-mounted device 111 without the above prohibition condition being satisfied (step S38), the vehicle-mounted device 11 is
1 determines whether the unlock code from the third party terminal 22 is correct or incorrect, and if the unlock code is a proper unlock code, unlocks the opening / closing part designated by the unlock code (step S39). ). At this time, the third party terminal 22 notifies the information center 3 that the opening / closing section has been unlocked.
The information center 3 receiving this notification contacts the owner terminal 21 (steps S310 and S311). Thus, on the display 23 of the owner terminal 21,
An unlock confirmation page as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

When the unlocked opening / closing part is closed, the vehicle-mounted device 111 detects that the opening / closing part is closed by the open detection sensor 14, and based on the detection result, the locking / unlocking actuator. The opening / closing part is locked by driving 13 (step S312). The locking detection sensor 15 detects that the opening / closing part is locked, and based on the detection result, the vehicle-mounted device 111 notifies the third-party terminal 22 that the opening / closing part is locked by short-range wireless communication. . As a result, a third party can confirm that the opening / closing section is locked. Further, the third party terminal 22 which has received the above notification notifies the information center 3 to that effect (step S313). Then, the information center 3 that has received the notification notifies the owner terminal 21 of that fact (step S314). As a result, the owner of the vehicle 1 can confirm that the opening / closing portion is locked (step S315).

Also in the third embodiment, after the opening / closing unit is unlocked, the third party terminal 22 requests the unlocking of an opening / closing unit different from the unlocked opening / closing unit. Two request steps may be provided.

In this case, the owner terminal 21 is allowed to perform the first and second permission in advance by operating the owner terminal 21, and the information center 3 is operated by the third party terminal 22.
In step S36, only the unlock code related to the first permission is provided, while when the second request is issued from the third party terminal 22, the unlock code related to the second permission is set to the third value. It may be provided to the person terminal 22.

Also, unlike this, in step S36 from the information center 3 to the third party terminal 22,
Two unlock codes may be used, an unlock code relating to the first permission and an unlock code relating to the second permission. Then, in step S38, only the unlock code related to the first permission is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 111, while a predetermined operation is performed on the third party terminal 22 (by making the second request). The unlock code related to the second permission may be transmitted from the third party terminal 22 to the vehicle-mounted device 111.

<Fourth Embodiment> FIG. 14 shows the configuration of a remote unlocking system D according to the fourth embodiment. In this system, the in-vehicle device 111 is not connected to the network 4 and is described above. This is different from the second embodiment.

On-vehicle device 1 in this remote unlocking system D
Since 11 is the same as the vehicle-mounted device 111 in the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. Further, the user terminal 2 and the network 4 in this remote unlocking system D
Since the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same members are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted (see FIG. 3).
reference). Of the user terminals 2, the owner terminal 2
In the remote unlocking system D, in which the unlocking code is stored in the same manner as in the third embodiment, when the owner of the vehicle 1 unlocks the opening / closing part, the second embodiment is used. Instead of transmitting the unlock code to the vehicle-mounted device 111 via the network 4 as described above, the unlock code is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 111 by short-range wireless communication.

On the other hand, in the remote unlocking system D, when a third person different from the owner of the vehicle 1 unlocks the opening / closing section, the process is as follows. Here, a case where a third party carrier delivers the parcel to the vehicle 1 will be described as an example with reference to the transition diagram shown in FIG. 15.

First, the third party operates the third party terminal 22 to request (request) the unlocking of the opening / closing section from the third party terminal 22 to the owner terminal 21 (step S41).
This is performed on the unlock request page, and the check boxes on the unlock request page are automatically checked at predetermined locations (predetermined opening / closing sections) according to a third party. It is configured and the third party terminal 2
By the operation of 2, the check box can be checked or unchecked. Therefore, step S41 is a regulation step of regulating the opening / closing part for unlocking among the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle 1 according to the third party requesting the unlocking, or a plurality of steps provided in the vehicle 1. Among the opening / closing sections, a request step for unlocking the opening / closing section designated by the operation of the third party terminal 22 is performed.

Then, in the owner terminal 21 which has received the unlock request from the third party terminal 22 (step S42), unlocking of the opening / closing part is permitted on the unlock permission page (see FIG. 7). That is, in the check box of the unlocking permission page, with a checkmarked at a position corresponding to the opening / closing unit that permits unlocking, the permission button provided on the unlocking permission page is clicked. Thereby, the unlock code and the like are transmitted to the third party terminal 22 via the network 4 (step S43). The unlocking code transmitted here designates the opening / closing part for which unlocking is permitted on the unlocking permission page. If the unlocking of the opening / closing part is not permitted, the unlock code is not transmitted (the cancel button is clicked). Thus, step S4
By 2 and step S43, the control means 213 for controlling the unlocking of the opening / closing part according to the unlocking permission is configured. The control means 213 controls the unlocking request page to unlock the opening / closing part of the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle 1 according to the third party who has issued the unlocking request.

The third party terminal 22 receives the unlock code transmitted from the owner terminal 21, and stores this unlock code in the RAM 28. At this time, the information about the opening / closing part for which unlocking is permitted is displayed on the third party terminal 22 (informing step).

When the third party unlocks the opening / closing section of the vehicle 1, the third party performs a predetermined operation on the third party terminal 22 to activate the unlocking execution program. At this time, the unlocking execution program causes the third party terminal 22 to perform the operations (execution of the unlocking execution program) of the third party terminal 22 described above in (i) to (iv).
It is determined whether the prohibition condition of is satisfied. When the prohibition condition is not satisfied, the unlock code is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 111 by short-range wireless communication (step S44), while when the prohibition condition is satisfied, transmission of the unlocking code to the vehicle-mounted device 111 is prohibited. .

When the transmission of the unlocking code from the third party terminal 22 to the vehicle-mounted device 111 is prohibited because the above prohibition condition is satisfied, the unlocking execution program causes the third party terminal 22 to display the display 23. In (1), a display function of displaying the error and the reason why the unlock code transmission is prohibited, and a transmission function of transmitting the error to the owner terminal 21 are executed.

On the other hand, when the unlock code is transmitted from the third party terminal 22 to the vehicle-mounted device 111 without the prohibition condition being satisfied, the vehicle-mounted device 111 releases the lock from the third-party terminal 22. Whether the code is correct or incorrect is determined, and if the code is a proper unlock code, the opening / closing part designated by the unlock code is unlocked (step S45). At this time, the third party terminal 22 notifies the owner terminal 21 that the opening / closing section has been unlocked (step S46,
Step S47). As a result, the unlock confirmation page shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display 23 of the owner terminal 21.

When the unlocked opening / closing portion is closed, the vehicle-mounted device 111 detects that the opening / closing portion is closed by the open detection sensor 14, and based on the detection result, the locking / unlocking actuator 13 Is driven to lock the opening / closing part (step S48). The locking detection sensor 15 detects that the opening / closing part is locked, and based on the detection result, the vehicle-mounted device 111 notifies the third-party terminal 22 that the opening / closing part is locked by short-range wireless communication. . As a result, a third party can confirm that the opening / closing section is locked. Further, the third party terminal 22 that has received the above notification notifies the owner terminal 21 of that (step S49). As a result, the owner of the vehicle 1 can confirm that the opening / closing section is locked (step S410).

Also in the fourth embodiment, as described in the third embodiment, the third party terminal 22 is used.
Therefore, a second request step for requesting unlocking of an opening / closing unit different from the unlocked opening / closing unit may be provided.

<Other Embodiments> The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes various other embodiments. That is, in the above embodiment,
On the unlock request page, it is provided on the vehicle 1 according to the third party requesting the unlock by automatically checking the predetermined location (predetermined opening / closing part) in the check box according to the third party. Although the opening / closing part for unlocking is regulated among the plurality of opening / closing parts, differently from this, the following may be performed. That is, the unlock request page is not provided with a check box for designating an opening / closing portion desired to be unlocked. Then, in the information center 3 or the owner terminal 21, an opening / closing unit for unlocking is set among a plurality of opening / closing units provided in the vehicle 1 according to a third party requesting unlocking. Alternatively, when the unlock code is transmitted from the owner terminal 21 to the vehicle-mounted device 11 or the third party terminal 22 (step S19, step S19).
25, step S36, or step S43), the unlock code designating the set opening / closing part is transmitted. By doing so, the opening / closing part for unlocking may be restricted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote unlocking system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an in-vehicle device according to the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing configurations of an owner terminal and a third party terminal.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information center.

FIG. 5 is a transition diagram according to the remote unlocking method of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an unlock request page.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an unlock permission page.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an unlock confirmation page.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote unlocking system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a transition diagram according to the remote unlocking method of the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote unlocking system according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an in-vehicle device according to third and fourth embodiments.

FIG. 13 is a transition diagram according to the remote unlocking method of the third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote unlocking system according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a transition diagram according to the remote unlocking method of the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 vehicle 11,111 In-vehicle device 21 Owner terminal (user terminal) 22 Third party terminal 213 Control means (user terminal) 3 Information Center 5 Information processing equipment 56 control means (information processing device)

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, a third party terminal owned by a third party different from the owner of the vehicle, and an information center. A remote unlocking method for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle by communication between the two, wherein a request step for requesting unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle from the third party terminal; A permission step for permitting an unlocking request in the request step by operating the owner terminal, and a control for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle in the information center in accordance with the unlock permission in the permission step. And an unlocking control step for unlocking the unlocking control step of unlocking a plurality of opening and closing sections provided in the vehicle according to a third party requesting unlocking in the requesting step. Remote unlocking method characterized by having a regulating step of regulating the. 2. The remote unlocking method according to claim 1, further comprising a notifying step of notifying information about an opening / closing part whose unlocking is restricted in the restricting step, in a third party terminal. 3. The remote unlocking method according to claim 1, further comprising a second requesting step for newly requesting an unlocking of the opening / closing part whose unlocking is restricted in the restricting step from the third party terminal. . 4. A vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, a third party terminal owned by a third party different from the owner of the vehicle, and an information center. A remote unlocking method for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle by communication between the third party terminal and the operation of the third party terminal among the plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle. A request step for requesting unlocking of the opening / closing part specified by the above, a permit step for permitting the unlock request in the request step by operating the owner terminal from the owner terminal, An unlocking control step of performing control for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle according to unlocking permission in the permitting step. 5. Communication between a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, and a third party terminal owned by a third party different from the owner of the vehicle. A remote unlocking method for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle according to the above, wherein a request step for requesting unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle from the third party terminal, and the request step in the owner terminal And an unlocking control step for performing control for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle in accordance with an unlocking request in the unlocking control step, wherein the unlocking control step corresponds to a third party requesting unlocking in the requesting step. The remote unlocking method further includes a restricting step of restricting an opening / closing part that unlocks among a plurality of opening / closing parts provided in the vehicle. 6. A communication between a vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal owned by the owner of the vehicle, and a third party terminal owned by a third party different from the owner of the vehicle. A remote unlocking method for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle according to the method, wherein the third opening / closing part provided in the vehicle is specified by the operation of the third party terminal from the third party terminal. A request step for requesting unlocking of the opening / closing part, and an unlocking control step of performing control for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle in the owner terminal in response to the unlocking request in the requesting step. A remote unlocking method. 7. A vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal of an owner of the vehicle, and a third party terminal of a third party different from the owner of the vehicle. An information processing apparatus configured to be capable of receiving an unlocking permission that permits unlocking of an opening / closing unit of the vehicle, which is transmitted from the owner terminal in response to an unlocking request from the third party terminal. Together with the unlocking permission, the control means for controlling the unlocking of the opening / closing part of the vehicle is provided, and the control means, depending on the third party who has issued the unlocking request,
An information processing device, characterized in that it is configured to restrict an opening / closing unit that unlocks among a plurality of opening / closing units provided in the vehicle. 8. A vehicle provided with a plurality of opening / closing sections, an owner terminal of an owner of the vehicle, and a third party terminal of a third party different from the owner of the vehicle. An information processing program for controlling an information processing device configured to be possible, wherein the information processing device is configured to transmit the vehicle of the vehicle transmitted from the owner terminal in response to an unlock request from the third party terminal. Receiving an unlocking permission permitting unlocking of the opening / closing part, and performing control for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle according to the unlocking permission, and responding to a third party who has issued the unlocking request. An information processing program that restricts an opening / closing unit that unlocks among a plurality of opening / closing units provided in the vehicle. 9. A user terminal configured to be communicable with a vehicle having a plurality of opening / closing sections, wherein an unlock request transmitted from another user terminal is a request for unlocking the opening / closing section of the vehicle. A control means is provided for receiving and unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle in response to the unlock request, and the control means responds to an operator of another user terminal related to the unlock request. The user terminal is configured so as to restrict an opening / closing unit that unlocks among a plurality of opening / closing units provided in the vehicle. 10. A control program for controlling a user terminal configured to be communicable with a vehicle having a plurality of opening / closing sections, the control program of the vehicle transmitted from another user terminal to the user terminal. An unlocking request for unlocking the opening / closing part is received, and control for unlocking the opening / closing part of the vehicle is performed in response to the unlocking request, and the other user terminal related to the unlocking request. A control program for restricting an opening / closing unit for unlocking among a plurality of opening / closing units provided in the vehicle according to an operator.