JP2004140666A - Data transmission/reception system and mobile terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data transmission/reception system in which data can be transmitted while making a call and the data can be surely transmitted to a mobile station being a data transmission request origin. <P>SOLUTION: An information center 14 sets service request data in accordance with the telephone number of a portable telephone 40 when a vehicle 12 requests various services by using the portable telephone 40 and obtains the service request data through a communication module 16 from the vehicle 12. In such a case, by transmitting the telephone number of the portable telephone 40 to the information center 14, the information center 14 transmits the service request data corresponding to the telephone number of the portable telephone 40 to the communication module 16. Thus, the portable telephone 40 is tied to the communication module 16 and the data can be surely transmitted to the vehicle 12 being the data transmission request origin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a data transmission / reception system and a mobile terminal device, in particular, a communication module for data communication is mounted on a mobile object (vehicle or portable terminal), and a call (voice communication) is performed without passing through the communication module. The present invention relates to a data transmission / reception system and a mobile terminal device capable of performing such operations.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed a device that connects a mobile phone to an in-vehicle communication device and communicates with a center that performs a service for responding to an emergency or a service for providing various information.
[0003]
Further, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, since the mobile phones connected to the in-vehicle communication device are not always the same mobile phone, the ID (phone number) of the mobile phone is registered in the center. There is described a technology that enables a vehicle of a communication partner to be specified.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-173589 (page 6-7, FIG. 2)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the technology described in Patent Document 1, when data is transmitted from the center to a mobile phone, data communication and a call are performed using the same mobile phone. There is a problem that transmission is not possible.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a data transmission / reception system and a mobile terminal device capable of performing data transmission during a telephone call and reliably transmitting data to a mobile station requesting data transmission. The purpose is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is a data transmission / reception system comprising a mobile station and a fixed station, wherein the mobile station performs data communication with the fixed station, Data requesting means for requesting predetermined data to be transmitted to the communication means, wherein the fixed station transmits the predetermined data requested by the data requesting means to the data communication means, , Is provided.
[0008]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, data communication is performed with the fixed station by the data communication means, and predetermined data to be transmitted to the data communication means is requested from the fixed station by the data request means.
[0009]
Then, in the transmission means of the fixed station, the predetermined data requested by the data request means is transmitted to the data communication means.
[0010]
For example, the data communication means can use a communication module dedicated to data communication, and the data request means can use a communication terminal such as a mobile phone, and can transmit predetermined data to a fixed station by a call using the mobile phone. The requesting and predetermined data transmitted from the transmitting means can be received by the data communication means.
[0011]
That is, since data communication and data request can be individually communicated, data communication can be performed during a call.
[0012]
Further, since the predetermined data requested by the data requesting means is transmitted to the data communication means by the transmitting means, the data can be reliably transmitted to the mobile station which has requested the data transmission.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising an associating unit for associating the data requesting unit with the data communication unit, wherein the mobile station and the fixed station are transmitted by the data communication unit. A data communication path between the mobile station and the fixed station by the data requesting means is connected by different communication paths.
[0014]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, an association unit is further provided, and the data request unit and the data communication unit are associated with each other by the association unit. Even if the data communication path between the mobile station and the fixed station and the data request path between the mobile station and the fixed station by the data requesting means are connected by different communication paths, the data requesting means and the data communication means are respectively connected. The predetermined data requested by the data requesting means can be reliably transmitted to the data communication means to be transmitted.
[0015]
The associating means may associate the data requesting means with the data communication means on the basis of the unique information of the data requesting means and the unique information of the data communication means. Good. For example, when the data requesting means and the data communication means are connected by different telephone numbers using a wireless telephone line, the telephone numbers can be used as the respective unique information. Request means and data communication means can be associated.
[0016]
Further, the associating means includes a registering means for registering the unique information of the data communication means and the unique information of the data requesting means in the fixed station, and associates the information by registering the registering means. And the transmitting means of the fixed station transmits the predetermined data requested based on the associated unique information, thereby reliably transmitting the predetermined data to the requesting data communication means. .
[0017]
The registration means may perform registration for each data communication by the data communication means as in the invention described in claim 5, or can be performed by the data request means as in the invention described in claim 6. Registration may be performed in advance before a predetermined data request.
[0018]
Further, the associating means includes a recognizing means for recognizing the unique information of the data communication means and the unique information of the data requesting means at the mobile station, and associating by the recognition of the recognizing means. And the data communication means obtains the predetermined data requested by the data request means from the transmission means based on the associated unique information, thereby reliably transmitting the predetermined data to the requesting data communication means. Can be sent.
[0019]
Here, the mobile station in the data transmission / reception system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 can apply the mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 10 to 14. is there.
[0020]
That is, the invention according to claim 8 includes a data communication unit for performing data communication with a predetermined fixed station, and a data requesting unit for requesting predetermined data to be transmitted to the data communication unit. Features.
[0021]
According to the invention of claim 8, data communication is performed with the predetermined fixed station by the data communication means, and predetermined data to be transmitted to the data communication means is requested from the predetermined fixed station by the data request means.
[0022]
For example, the data communication means can use a communication module dedicated to data communication, and the data request means can use a communication terminal such as a mobile phone, and can transmit predetermined data to a fixed station by a call using the mobile phone. The predetermined data requested from the fixed station can be received by the data communication means.
[0023]
That is, since data communication and data request can be individually communicated, data communication can be performed during a call.
[0024]
In addition, since the predetermined data request and the acquisition of the data can be individually performed, even when the mobile phone as the data request unit is in a telephone call, the requested predetermined data is reliably acquired by the data communication unit. be able to.
[0025]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the eighth aspect of the present invention, there is further provided an associating unit for associating the data requesting unit with the data communication unit, and a data communication path with the fixed station by the data communication unit. And a data request route to the fixed station by the data request means are connected by different communication routes.
[0026]
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect of the present invention, there is further provided an associating means, and the data requesting means is associated with the data communication means by the associating means. Even if the data communication path to the fixed station and the data request path to the fixed station by the data requesting means are connected by different communication paths, the data requesting means and the data communication means can be associated with each other. The predetermined data requested by the data request means can be obtained by the data communication means.
[0027]
The associating means may associate the data requesting means with the data communication means based on the unique information of the data requesting means and the unique information of the data communication means. Good. For example, when the data requesting means and the data communication means are connected by different telephone numbers using a wireless telephone line, the telephone numbers can be used as the respective unique information. Request means and data communication means can be associated.
[0028]
Further, the associating means includes a registering means for registering the unique information of the data communication means and the unique information of the data requesting means in the fixed station, and associates the information by registering the registering means. By performing the above, the fixed station side can transmit the predetermined data requested based on each associated unique information, so that the fixed station reliably transmits the predetermined data to the requesting data communication means. can do.
[0029]
The registration means may perform registration for each data communication by the data communication means as in the twelfth aspect of the invention, or perform the registration by the data request means as in the thirteenth aspect of the invention. Registration may be performed in advance before a predetermined data request.
[0030]
Further, the associating means includes a recognizing means for recognizing the unique information of the data communication means and the unique information of the data requesting means, associating with the recognition means. The data communication means acquires the predetermined data requested by the data requesting means from the fixed station based on the associated unique information, so that the fixed station reliably sends the predetermined data to the requesting data communication means. Can be sent.
[0031]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0032]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a data transmission / reception system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the data transmission / reception system 10 includes a communication module 16 and a network device terminal 18 mounted on a vehicle 12 as a mobile station, and an information center 14 as a fixed station.
[0033]
The communication module 16 is used for data communication (or data communication) for performing data communication with a specific destination such as the information center 14 via the mobile phone network 11 (including other public line networks or the Internet). Dedicated) communication device. As the communication method, for example, a packet switching method that is charged according to the amount of data can be used. In the case of using the packet switching method, a communication fee does not occur unless data is transmitted and received.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 2, the communication module 16 is formed in a substantially rectangular box-shaped housing, and is mounted in a dashboard. The communication module 16 has a built-in storage device (not shown) such as a ROM. The storage device has a telephone number of the communication module 16, vehicle identification information (a unique module number assigned to the communication module 16, And a frame number assigned to a vehicle body frame of a vehicle on which the communication module 16 is mounted. Note that the vehicle identification information may be only the frame number assigned to the vehicle body frame of the vehicle on which the communication module 16 is mounted. As a modification of the above, the telephone number of the communication module 16 is stored in the storage device of the communication module 16 and the serial number of the network terminal 18 and the telephone number of the communication module 16 stored in the network terminal 18 at the time of communication. It may be configured to transmit. In this case, since the frame number of the vehicle is stored in the information center 14 in association with the serial number of the network device terminal 18 at the time of factory shipment, the telephone number of the communication module 16 and the serial number of the network device terminal 18 are stored in the information center 14. By transmitting, the frame number of the vehicle is specified.
[0035]
The telephone number of the communication module 16 and the frame number assigned to the communication module 16 are written in a storage device at a factory where the communication module 16 is manufactured. The communication module 16 is attached to a vehicle at a vehicle manufacturing factory.
[0036]
The communication module 16 transmits a specific telephone number to the outside as transmission information under the control of the network device terminal 18 mounted on the vehicle. As a result, a path for performing data communication with the information center 14 is established, and data communication with the information center 14 can be performed. When the communication module 16 is mounted in the dashboard, an antenna 20 mounted on a vehicle portion that easily transmits and receives radio waves, such as the inside of a windshield, may be connected to the communication module 16 in order to ensure the stability of data communication. preferable. Note that the communication module 16 and the antenna 20 correspond to a data communication unit of the present invention.
[0037]
When the ignition key is turned on (or another engine starting method such as a wireless key) to start the engine, the communication module 16 is supplied with power for operation from a battery (not shown) mounted on the vehicle in advance (communication module). By stopping the engine by turning off the power (ignition key) or turning off the ignition key (or other method of stopping the engine such as a wireless key), power for operation is not supplied (communication module power off).
[0038]
If the communication module 16 is always supplied with power from an engine starting battery or an emergency communication power supply mounted on the vehicle separately from the battery and stores the information as callable information, for example, the vehicle can be started without starting the engine. Even if is stolen by a tow truck or the like, the communication module 16 can be called from the information center 14 to check the position of the stolen vehicle.
[0039]
In the present embodiment, the business company that operates the information center 14 bears communication costs such as data communication charges and monthly basic charges by the communication module 16 according to a contract with a communication carrier (communications carrier). Therefore, the user is not charged the data communication fee by the communication module 16 or the monthly basic fee, but is charged only the information fee (content usage fee). It should be noted that the contract that the business company operating the information center 14 makes with the communication carrier is not made on a per-person basis but on a vehicle basis, and the business company that runs the information center 14 makes a contract with the communication carrier at a predetermined timing. Pay the communication fee.
[0040]
The communication module 16 may be separate from the network device terminal 18 mounted on the vehicle as described above, or may be housed in the housing of the network device terminal 18. Further, the communication module 16 may be attached not only in the dashboard but also in various places in the vehicle such as under a seat such as a driver's seat or a passenger seat or in a trunk room.
[0041]
The network module terminal 18 is connected to the communication module 16 via a predetermined interface. The network device terminal 18 is an interface between the CPU 22 and a RAM, a ROM (or a storage medium such as a hard disk device), a memory card reader, an audio output device, and the communication module 16 which are connected to the CPU 22 via a bus. (Not shown), image display device 24, input device 26, detecting means (GPS antenna 28, vehicle speed sensor 30, gyro sensor 32, etc.) for detecting the current position of the vehicle, other sensors 34 such as a remaining fuel detection sensor, microphone 36 , A connection unit 38 to which the mobile phone 40 is connected, and a hands-free unit. Note that the GPS function may be built in the communication module 16.
[0042]
The ROM of the network device terminal 18 stores an operating system (OS) such as Windows (R) CE, a navigation program executed on the OS, a music / image (still image or moving image) reproducing program, and the like. I have.
[0043]
The navigation system mainly uses a data (such as map data, route search data, and route guidance data) used for route guidance read from a memory card by a memory card reader to determine a location from a predetermined position such as a vehicle current location. Guide the route to the destination. The vehicle current position includes an absolute position calculated based on a signal received from a satellite via the GPS antenna 28 and a relative position calculated based on a signal detected from the vehicle speed sensor 30, the gyro sensor 32, and the like. .
[0044]
The playback program mainly outputs music from an audio output device such as a vehicle-mounted speaker based on a music file or an image file read from the memory card by the memory card reading device, and outputs the music from a liquid crystal display or a CRT display. An image is displayed on the image display device 24.
[0045]
Data and music files / image files used for route guidance are acquired from the information center 14 via the communication module 16 and recorded on the memory card. These data (data used for route guidance and music files / image files) are acquired in a compressed state from the information center 14, recorded on a memory card, and decompressed and used as needed. Good. These data may be recorded on a memory card by a home personal computer (not shown).
[0046]
The input device 26 is a device for inputting a request for a predetermined service or the like, and includes a switch 27 provided on the front of the network device terminal 18, a voice recognition device, a touch panel 25 provided on the display surface of the image display device 24, and the like. . The voice recognition device is a device for recognizing the input voice by extracting a characteristic pattern from the voice input from the in-vehicle microphone 36 and comparing it with a prepared pattern (stored in a ROM or the like in advance). When a specific pattern is recognized, information associated with the recognized pattern is input or an instruction is executed.
[0047]
In addition, as the input device 26, a remote control device having various switches may be applied.
[0048]
The connection unit 38 is a connection port to which a mobile phone 40 as a data request unit capable of performing voice communication with a specific destination is wired via a hands-free connection harness 42 included in a hands-free unit.
[0049]
The hands-free unit includes a microphone 36, a hands-free connection harness 42 for connecting an audio output device such as an in-vehicle speaker or a built-in speaker of the network device terminal 18 to the mobile phone 40. And a hands-free call with a specific destination (or communication destination) is possible.
[0050]
In the present embodiment, the contact information (telephone number) of the information center 14 is stored in the ROM of the network device terminal 18, and a call button for talking with the information center 14 displayed on the screen display device 24 of the network device terminal 18. Is connected to the information center 14 via the hands-free unit when an instruction is given by the operation of the touch panel 25, so that the operator of the information center 14 or a specific destination can be connected to the hands during driving. Free calls can be made. Here, when a call is connected from the mobile phone 40 to the information center 14, the mobile phone 40 is controlled by the network device terminal 18 so that the call is connected with the calling number. That is, the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 is notified to the information center 14. Thus, the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 can be recognized on the information center 14 side.
[0051]
On the other hand, when a predetermined service request is input via the input device 26, the network device terminal 18 controls the communication module 16 to send out a specific telephone number of the communication module 16. As a result, a communication path for performing data communication with the information center 14 is established, and data communication with the information center becomes possible.
[0052]
When a communication path for performing data communication with the information center 14 is established and a request for a predetermined service is input to the input device 26, the network device terminal 18 communicates with the information center 14. The request for the predetermined service input from the input device 26 via the module 16, the identification information of the user making the request for the predetermined service, and the vehicle identification information (frame number) stored in the storage device built in the communication module 16. And the module number) and the telephone number of the communication module 16.
[0053]
As shown in FIG. 1, the information center 14 includes a center CPU 44 and various databases (vehicle information database 46, user information database 48, various types of databases) constructed in a storage device such as a hard disk device connected to the CPU 44 via a bus. An information database 50), a communication device 51 for performing data communication with the communication module 16 mounted on the vehicle, an antenna 52 for data communication by the communication device and a call with the mobile phone 40, and the like. . Note that the communication device 51 and the antenna 52 correspond to a transmitting unit of the present invention.
[0054]
The vehicle information database 46 includes, for example, items such as a frame number, a module number, a telephone number of the communication module 16, and vehicle information.
[0055]
The user information database 48 includes items such as a frame number, user identification information (login number or voice recognition data), and a credit card number (payment number). Note that a plurality of pieces of user identification information may be registered in the user information database 48 for one frame number.
[0056]
The various information databases 50 include, for example, a billing information database including items such as a credit card number (settlement number), a frame number, a use date and time, a usage amount (amount of charging), and data and music files used for route guidance. It consists of various content databases in which image files and the like are registered.
[0057]
By the way, in the present embodiment, it is possible to make a call connection to the information center 14 by a hands-free unit, make a request for various services by a call, and acquire the requested service data via the communication module 16.
[0058]
In this case, the communication path to the information center 14 between the mobile phone 40 and the communication module 16 is different, so that the service data requested by the mobile phone 40 is acquired by the corresponding communication module 16. 16 must be associated.
[0059]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, a telephone number as unique information of the mobile phone 40 used in the vehicle 12 is stored in the network device terminal 18, and the mobile phone 40 is used to request the information center 14 for various services. After that, the information center 14 is obtained via the communication module 16 to the information center 14 to obtain the service data requested by the telephone call of the mobile phone 40. Then, at this time, by associating the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 with the telephone number of the communication module 16 and acquiring the requested service data via the communication module 16, the information center 14 can handle the telephone number of the mobile phone 40. Requested service data can be sent.
[0060]
Subsequently, in the data transmission / reception system 10 configured as described above, an example of data communication when the mobile phone 40 is connected to the hands-free connection harness 42 and the mobile phone 40 requests various services to the information center 14. This will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 3 shows a flow of processing performed on the vehicle 12 side, and FIG. 4 shows a flow of processing performed on the information center 14 side.
[0061]
First, at step 100, the vehicle 12 determines whether or not a connection operation to the information center 14 has been performed on the input device 26. If the determination is negative, the process waits until the determination is positive and proceeds to step 102.
[0062]
In step 102, the own station number of the mobile phone is read from the mobile phone 40 and stored in the network device terminal 18. That is, the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 connected to the hands-free connection harness 42 is acquired by the network device terminal 18. That is, the network device terminal 18 can recognize the telephone number as the unique information of each of the communication module 16 and the mobile phone 40, and thereby can associate the communication module 16 with the mobile phone 40.
[0063]
Subsequently, in step 104, it is determined whether a hands-free connection operation has been performed. The determination is made by determining whether or not a call button for talking with the information center 14 displayed on the screen display device 24 or the like is instructed by operating the touch panel 25. If the determination is denied, The process waits until affirmative, and proceeds to step 106.
[0064]
In step 106, the information center 14 is connected hands-free. That is, a request for various services to the operator of the information center 14 can be made via the mobile phone 40.
[0065]
Then, in step 108, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone call has ended. In this determination, it is determined whether or not the hands-free call is completed. That is, it is determined whether or not an operation indicating the end of the call has been input through the input device 26 such as the touch panel 25. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 106, and the call to the information center 14 is made. Is continued.
[0066]
If the determination in step 108 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 110, where the information center 14 is requested to acquire the requested service data corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 via the communication module 16. That is, a request to acquire service data requested by the mobile phone 40 is made to the information center 14. At this time, the communication module 16 adds the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 to the acquisition request and transmits it. Thereby, the requested service data from the mobile phone 40 associated with the communication module 16 recognized by the network device terminal 18 can be acquired from the information center 14. Step 110 corresponds to the association unit of the present invention, and steps 102 and 110 correspond to the recognition unit of the present invention.
[0067]
Next, in step 112, it is determined whether or not the acquisition of the requested service data has been completed. If the determination is negative, the process waits until the result is affirmative, and ends a series of processing.
[0068]
On the other hand, the information center 14 determines in step 200 whether or not there is a connection request from the communication module 16, waits until the determination is affirmative, and proceeds to step 202.
[0069]
In step 202, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 40 has been connected. That is, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 40 has been connected by hands-free, and the process proceeds to step 204 after waiting until the determination is affirmed.
[0070]
In step 204, the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 transmitted from the mobile phone 40 is stored in the information center 14, and the process proceeds to step 206.
[0071]
In step 206, connection with the mobile phone 40 is established, and a call is made with the operator of the information center 14. Here, requests for various services are received.
[0072]
In step 208, the requested service data is searched by the operator, and the searched service data is set corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 stored in step 204.
[0073]
Then, in step 210, it is determined whether or not the call of the mobile phone 40 has ended. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 206 described above, and the telephone call (reception of various services) is continued.
[0074]
When the determination in step 210 is affirmative, that is, when the reception of various services is completed, the service data is set by the operator in accordance with the telephone number of the mobile phone, and when the call is completed, the process proceeds to step 212.
[0075]
In step 212, it is determined whether or not the request for acquiring the requested service data has been made from the communication module 16 of the vehicle 12, and the process waits until the determination is affirmative, and then proceeds to step 214.
[0076]
In step 214, the requested service data corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 included in the requested service data acquisition request transmitted from the communication module 16 is transmitted to the communication module 16 via the communication device 51 and the antenna 52, and Is completed.
[0077]
As described above, in the respective processes on the vehicle 12 side in FIG. 3 and the information center 14 side in FIG. 4, when various service requests are made from the vehicle 12 using the mobile phone 40, the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 is , The requested service data is set via the communication module 16 from the vehicle 12 side. Then, at this time, by transmitting the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 to the information center 14, the information center 14 transmits the requested service data corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 to the communication module 16. As a result, the mobile phone 40 and the communication module 16 can be linked, and data can be reliably transmitted to the vehicle 12 that has requested data transmission.
[0078]
Further, in the present embodiment, the data is transmitted after the end of the telephone call by the mobile phone 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
[0079]
Subsequently, in the data transmission / reception system 10 configured as described above, the mobile phone 40 is connected to the hands-free connection harness 42, and the mobile phone 40 requests the information center 14 for various services. Modification 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 5 shows a flow of processing performed on the vehicle 10 side, and FIG. 6 shows a flow of processing performed on the information center 14 side.
[0080]
In the above-described embodiment, various service requests are made by the call connection between the mobile phone 40 and the information center 14, and when the request service data is obtained from the information center 14 via the communication module 16, the mobile phone 40 Requested service data is acquired through the communication module 16 by associating the telephone number with the telephone number of the communication module 16. In this case, when various service requests are made by the mobile phone 40, the communication module 16 Since it is not known whether or not the user (member) has made the contract, the communication module 16 and the mobile phone 40 should be registered in the information center 14 in advance. Therefore, in the first modification, the mobile phone 40 to be used corresponding to the communication module 16 is registered in the information center 14 in advance. That is, the information center 14 can associate the telephone number as the unique information of the mobile phone 40 with the telephone number as the unique information of the communication module 16. This allows the information center 14 to know in advance whether or not the user has contracted for the communication module 16 when requesting various services by the mobile phone 40. Further, similarly to the above embodiment, the service data can be reliably transmitted to the requesting vehicle 12.
[0081]
That is, the vehicle 10 registers the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 to be used in the information center 14 in step 300. The registration of the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 in the information center 14 may be performed by connecting the hands-free connection harness 42 and registering it through the network device terminal 18 or by connecting to the hands-free connection harness 40. Instead, the user may use a personal computer or the like owned by the user to register via a network such as the Internet. Step 300 corresponds to the registration unit of the present invention.
[0082]
Next, in step 302, it is determined whether a hands-free connection operation has been performed. The determination is made by determining whether or not a call button for talking with the information center 14 displayed on the screen display device 24 or the like is instructed by operating the touch panel 25. If the determination is negative, The process waits until the result is affirmed and proceeds to step 304.
[0083]
In step 304, the information center 14 is connected hands-free. That is, the operator of the information center 14 can request various services.
[0084]
Then, in step 306, it is determined whether or not the call of the mobile phone has ended. In this determination, it is determined whether or not the hands-free call is completed. That is, it is determined whether or not an operation indicating the end of the call has been input through the input device 26 such as the touch panel 25. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 304 and the call with the information center 14 is made. Is continued.
[0085]
If the determination in step 306 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 308, where a request to obtain the requested service data corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 is made to the information center 14 via the communication module 16. That is, a request to acquire service data requested by the mobile phone 40 is made to the information center 14.
[0086]
Next, at step 310, it is determined whether or not the acquisition of the requested service data has been completed. If the determination is negative, the process waits until the result is affirmative, and ends the series of processing.
[0087]
On the other hand, the information center 14 determines in step 400 whether or not the mobile phone has been connected. That is, it is determined whether or not a hands-free mobile phone connection has been made, and the process waits until the determination is affirmative and proceeds to step 402.
[0088]
In step 402, unique information such as the telephone number of the communication module 16 corresponding to the mobile phone 40 connected to the call is searched from the telephone numbers of the mobile phone 40 registered in advance, and the process proceeds to step 404.
[0089]
In step 404, a connection with the mobile phone is made, and a call is made with the operator of the information center 14. Here, requests for various services are received.
[0090]
In step 406, the requested service data is searched by the operator, and the searched service data is set in step 402 corresponding to the searched telephone number of the communication module 16.
[0091]
Then, in step 408, it is determined whether or not the call of the mobile phone 40 has ended. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 404, and the call (reception of various services) is continued.
[0092]
When the determination in step 408 is affirmative, that is, when the reception of various services is completed, the service data is set by the operator corresponding to the telephone number of the communication module 16, and when the telephone conversation is completed, the process proceeds to step 410. .
[0093]
In step 410, it is determined whether or not the request service data acquisition request has been made from the communication module 16 of the vehicle 12. The process waits until the determination is affirmative, and proceeds to step 412.
[0094]
In step 412, the requested service data corresponding to the requested service data acquisition request transmitted from the communication module 16 is transmitted via the communication device 51 and the antenna 52. That is, the service data requested by the mobile phone 40 is transmitted to the telephone number of the communication module 16 searched for in step 402, and a series of processing ends.
[0095]
As described above, in the respective processes on the vehicle 12 side in FIG. 5 and the information center 14 side in FIG. 6, the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 used in the vehicle 12 is registered in advance in correspondence with the telephone number of the communication module 16. When various service requests are made from the registered mobile phone 40, the information center 14 can specify the communication module 16 to which the requested service data is to be transmitted. Can be linked, and data can be reliably transmitted to the vehicle 12 that has requested data transmission.
[0096]
In addition, as in the above, the mobile phone 40 is used for communication, and the communication module 16 is used for data transmission and reception, so that data transmission and reception can be performed while talking.
[0097]
Subsequently, in the data transmission / reception system 10 configured as described above, the mobile phone 40 is connected to the hands-free connection harness 42, and the mobile phone 40 requests the information center 14 for various services. Modification 2 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 shows a flow of processing performed on the vehicle 12 side, and FIG. 8 shows a flow of processing performed on the information center 14 side.
[0098]
In the above embodiment, when various service requests are made by the mobile phone 40, it is not known whether or not the user (member) has a contract with the communication module 16, so in the first modification, the information center 14 The mobile phone 40 to be used in correspondence with the communication module 16 is registered in advance. However, in the second modification, every time the communication between the communication module 16 and the information center 14 is performed, the communication center 16 The corresponding mobile phone 40 is registered. Thus, similarly to the first modification, the information center 14 can grasp in advance whether or not the user has contracted the communication module 16 at the time of requesting various services by the mobile phone 40.
[0099]
In other words, on the vehicle 12 side, in step 500, it is determined whether or not a connection operation to the information center 14 has been performed on the input device 26. If the determination is negative, the process waits until the determination is affirmative, and proceeds to step 502.
[0100]
In step 502, the own number of the mobile phone 40 is read from the mobile phone 40 and stored in the network device terminal 18. That is, the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 connected to the hands-free connection harness 40 is acquired by the network device terminal 18.
[0101]
Subsequently, in step 504, the telephone number of the communication module 16 and the telephone number of the connected mobile phone 40 are transmitted to the information center 14 via the communication module 16.
[0102]
In step 506, it is determined whether a hands-free connection operation has been performed. The determination is made by determining whether or not a call button for talking with the information center 14 displayed on the screen display device 24 or the like is instructed by operating the touch panel 25. If the determination is denied, The process waits until the result is affirmed, and proceeds to step 508.
[0103]
In step 508, the information center 14 is connected hands-free. That is, the operator of the information center 14 can request various services.
[0104]
Then, in step 510, it is determined whether or not the call of the mobile phone has ended. In this determination, it is determined whether or not the hands-free call is completed. That is, it is determined whether or not an operation indicating the end of the call has been input through the input device 26 such as the touch panel 25. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 508 described above and the call with the information center 14 is made. Is continued.
[0105]
If the determination in step 510 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 512, where it is determined whether a notification of completion of preparation for requesting service data transmission has been received from the information center 14, and the process waits until the determination is affirmative. Move to 514.
[0106]
In step 514, a request to acquire the requested service data is transmitted to the information center 14 via the communication module 16. That is, a request to acquire service data requested by the mobile phone 40 is made to the information center 14.
[0107]
Next, in step 516, it is determined whether the requested service data has been acquired. That is, it is determined whether or not the requested service data has been transmitted from the information center 14, and when the acquisition of the requested service data has been completed, a series of processing ends.
[0108]
On the other hand, the information center 14 determines in step 600 whether or not there is a connection request from the communication module 16, and waits until the determination is affirmed before proceeding to step 602.
[0109]
In step 602, it is determined whether or not the telephone number of the communication module 16 and the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 have been received from the communication module 16, and the process waits until the determination is affirmed, and proceeds to step 604 to perform communication. The telephone number of the module 16 and the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 are stored in association with each other. That is, in the second modification, each time the connection to the information center 14 is made via the communication module 16, the telephone number of the communication module 16 and the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 used on the vehicle 12 side are transmitted to the information center 14. Is done. Therefore, in the information center 14, the communication module 16 and the mobile phone 40 used on the vehicle 12 side can be linked from their respective telephone numbers. Step 604 corresponds to the registration unit of the present invention.
[0110]
Subsequently, in step 606, it is determined whether or not the connection with the mobile phone 40 corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 stored in the information center 14 has been made. That is, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 40 has been connected by hands-free, and the process proceeds to step 608 after waiting until the determination is affirmed.
[0111]
In step 608, a connection is made with the mobile phone 40, and a call is made with the operator of the information center 14. Here, requests for various services are received.
[0112]
In step 610, it is determined whether or not the telephone call of the mobile phone 40 has ended. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 608, and the call (reception of various services) is continued.
[0113]
If the determination in step 610 is affirmative, that is, if the reception of various services has been completed, the process proceeds to step 612.
[0114]
In step 612, the requested service data is retrieved by the operator, and the retrieved service data is set in correspondence with the telephone number of the communication module 16 corresponding to the telephone number of the requesting mobile phone 40.
[0115]
Then, in step 614, a request service data transmission preparation completion notification is transmitted to the communication module 16 of the request source. That is, based on the telephone number of the communication module 16 corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone 40, a notification indicating that the preparation for transmitting the requested service data has been completed is transmitted to the communication module 16 of the request source.
[0116]
In step 616, it is determined whether or not the request for acquiring the requested service data has been made from the communication module 16 of the vehicle 12, and the process waits until the determination is affirmative, and proceeds to step 618.
[0117]
In step 618, the requested service data corresponding to the telephone number of the communication module 16 of the requested service data acquisition request is transmitted to the communication module 16 via the communication device 51 and the antenna 52, and a series of processing ends.
[0118]
As described above, in the processes on the vehicle 12 side in FIG. 7 and the information center 14 side in FIG. 8, every time the vehicle 12 connects to the information center 14, the telephone number of the communication module 16 and the telephone The number is transmitted to the information center 14. Therefore, the information center 14 can confirm the correspondence between the communication module 16 and the mobile phone 40. When the mobile phone 40 is used to make various service requests to the operator of the information center 14, , The communication module 16 to be transmitted can be specified, whereby the mobile phone 40 and the communication module 16 can be associated with each other, and data can be reliably transmitted to the vehicle 12 that has requested data transmission.
[0119]
In addition, as in the above, the mobile phone 40 is used for communication, and the communication module 16 is used for data transmission and reception, so that data transmission and reception can be performed while talking.
[0120]
In each of the above-described embodiments and modified examples, various services are requested by the mobile phone 40, and the service data requested from the communication module 16 is obtained by the information center 14. When the required service data has been prepared from 14, the data may be automatically transmitted. In this case, for example, in the above embodiment, when the mobile phone is connected to the information center 14 in step 100 of FIG. In the processing of the information center 14 shown in FIG. 4, the telephone number of the communication module 16 is transmitted to the information center 14. By registering the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 in step 108, the call is terminated in step 108 of FIG. 3 and step 210 of FIG. This can be realized by transmitting data from the information center 14. In this case, step 110 in FIG. 3 and step 212 in FIG. 4 become unnecessary.
[0121]
Further, in the case of the first modification, since the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 to be used in the information center 14 is registered in advance, the telephone call ends in step 306 in FIG. 5 and step 408 in FIG. When the required service data has been prepared, it can be realized by transmitting the required service data to the corresponding communication module 16. In this case, step 308 in FIG. 5 and step 410 in FIG. 6 become unnecessary.
[0122]
Further, in the case of the second modification, every time the connection to the information center 14 is made via the communication module 16, the telephone number of the communication module 16 and the telephone number of the mobile phone 40 to be used are transmitted. Since the call is ended in step 510 in FIG. 7 and step 610 in FIG. 8 and the requested service data is ready, the request service data can be transmitted to the corresponding communication module 16. It is. In this case, steps 512 and 514 in FIG. 7 and steps 614 and 616 in FIG. 8 become unnecessary.
[0123]
Further, in each of the above-described embodiment and modified examples, the service data is obtained after the service request is made by the mobile phone 40 and the call is ended. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the call is ended. Before the requested service data is prepared in the information center 14, the service data may be acquired.
[0124]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a data communication unit for performing data communication with a fixed station to a mobile station such as a mobile terminal device, and a data requesting unit for requesting predetermined data to be transmitted to the data communication unit are provided. By providing the fixed station with a transmitting means for transmitting predetermined data requested by the data requesting means to the data transmitting means, it is possible to simultaneously perform data requests for data communication and a telephone call, etc. And the data transmission can be reliably performed to the mobile station requesting the data transmission.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a data transmission / reception system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which a data transmission / reception system according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed on a vehicle when a mobile phone is connected to a hands-free connection harness and various services are requested from an information center using the mobile phone.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed on the information center side when a mobile phone is connected to the hands-free connection harness and various services are requested from the information center by the mobile phone.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a first modified example of processing performed on the vehicle side when a mobile phone is connected to the hands-free connection harness and various services are requested from the information center by the mobile phone.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a first modified example of processing performed on the information center side when a mobile phone is connected to the hands-free connection harness and various services are requested from the information center by the mobile phone.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a second modification of the processing performed on the vehicle side when a mobile phone is connected to the hands-free connection harness and various services are requested from the information center using the mobile phone.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a second modification of the processing performed on the information center side when a mobile phone is connected to the hands-free connection harness and various services are requested from the information center using the mobile phone.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Data transmission / reception system
11 Mobile phone network
12 vehicles
14 Information Center
16 Communication module
18 Network equipment terminal
20 antenna
26 Input device
40 mobile phone
42 Hands-free connection harness
51 Communication device
52 antenna

Claims (14)

A data transmission / reception system including a mobile station and a fixed station,
The mobile station comprises:
Data communication means for performing data communication with the fixed station,
Data requesting means for requesting predetermined data to be transmitted to the data communication means,
With
The fixed station,
Transmitting means for transmitting predetermined data requested by the data requesting means to the data communication means;
A data transmission / reception system comprising: Further comprising an associating means for associating the data request means with the data communication means,
Connecting the data communication path between the mobile station and the fixed station by the data communication means and the data request path between the mobile station and the fixed station by the data requesting means by different communication paths. The data transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein: The data according to claim 2, wherein the associating unit associates the data requesting unit with the data communication unit based on the unique information of the data requesting unit and the unique information of the data communication unit. Transmission / reception system. The associating unit includes a registration unit that registers the unique information of the data communication unit and the unique information of the data request unit with the fixed station,
4. The data transmission / reception according to claim 3, wherein the association is performed by the registration of the registration unit, and the transmission unit transmits predetermined data requested based on the associated unique information. system. The data transmission / reception system according to claim 4, wherein the registration unit performs the registration for each data communication performed by the data communication unit. The data transmission / reception system according to claim 4, wherein the registration unit performs the registration in advance before a predetermined data request by the data request unit. The associating unit includes a recognition unit that recognizes the unique information of the data communication unit and the unique information of the data request unit at the mobile station,
The association is performed by the recognition of the recognition unit, and the data communication unit acquires predetermined data requested by the data request unit from the transmission unit based on the associated unique information. The data transmission / reception system according to claim 3, wherein Data communication means for performing data communication with a predetermined fixed station,
Data requesting means for requesting predetermined data to be transmitted to the data communication means,
Mobile terminal device provided with. Further comprising an associating means for associating the data request means with the data communication means,
9. The mobile station according to claim 8, wherein a data communication path with the fixed station by the data communication means and a data request path with the fixed station by the data request means are connected by different communication paths. Terminal device. 10. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the association unit associates the data request unit with the data communication unit based on the unique information of the data request unit and the unique information of the data communication unit. Terminal device. The association means includes a registration means for registering the unique information of the data communication means and the unique information of the data request means with the fixed station, and performs the association by the registration of the registration means. Item 11. The mobile terminal device according to item 10. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the registration unit performs the registration for each data communication performed by the data communication unit. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the registration unit performs the registration in advance before a predetermined data request by the data request unit. The associating unit includes a recognition unit that recognizes the unique information of the data communication unit and the unique information of the data request unit.
The association is performed by the recognition of the recognizing unit, and the data communication unit acquires predetermined data requested by the data requesting unit from the fixed station based on the associated unique information. The mobile terminal device according to claim 10, wherein

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