JP2004234325A - Notification device of abnormality in automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device capable of surely and efficiently notifying an owner of abnormality in an automobile in parking. <P>SOLUTION: A data analysis part 20 in an abnormality notification device 50 decides whether abnormality is generated in an automobile 1 or not by analyzing data measured by respective sensors 15 for monitoring the states of the automobile 1, and when abnormality is generated, transmits an e-ID indicating the sort of the abnormality to a notification part 36. At the time of receiving the e-ID, the notification part 36 retrieves respective contact addresses corresponding to the e-ID and notification parties to which these contact addresses belong from the plurality of contact adresses registered in a contact adress registration section 32. The contact addresses belonging to the same notification party are notified of the abnormality until notification succeeds successively from the notification party of the highest priority. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automobile abnormality notification device for notifying abnormality of an automobile, specifically, a parked automobile.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There are various accidents involving parked cars. For example, there is a possibility of mischief such as scratching the car body, or the goods in the car or the car itself may be stolen. In addition, some accidents may occur in the car while the driver leaves the car, leaving children or pets in the car. For example, accidents caused by dehydration or lack of oxygen are likely to occur in closed cars, but children and pets often cannot cope. Although it is not an accident, the driver may forget to close the key or park the car with the lamp on. In these cases, it is desired to notify the driver of the abnormality.
[0003]
Conventionally, an apparatus for detecting and notifying a certain degree of abnormality is known. For example, a device that warns a driver by a buzzer or a voice when opening a door on the driver's seat side with a car key or room light on is widely used.
[0004]
Patent Document 1 also proposes a system that provides a sensor group for detecting various abnormalities that may occur in a parked automobile and notifies a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone possessed by the driver when an abnormality is detected. Has been. In Patent Document 1, a notification destination other than the mobile communication terminal possessed by the driver is registered, and a notification destination other than the mobile communication terminal possessed by the driver when a specific abnormality (for example, theft) occurs (for example, theft of theft). In some cases, a system for notifying police communication terminals) has also been proposed.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-55496 [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the system proposed in Patent Document 1 cannot cope with a case where the driver forgets to turn on the mobile communication terminal or does not notice the incoming call. In addition, when a specific abnormality such as theft occurs, the system that notifies the abnormality notification to other notification destinations such as the police also notifies the abnormality notification to a notification destination other than the driver's mobile communication terminal. Although there is an advantage that it is possible to receive support from another notification destination without noticing, there is a demand for notifying the driver of the abnormality even in this case. For example, in addition to the driver's portable communication terminal, notification of abnormality can be more reliably performed by notifying the driver's desired contact address such as a home phone or a work phone.
[0007]
However, if you register a large number of contact information of the driver and notify all of the contacts when there is an abnormality, you can contact the most important contact (for example, the mobile communication terminal of the driver) Nevertheless, an abnormality notification is also sent to other notification destinations, which is useless.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automobile abnormality notification device that can reliably and efficiently notify abnormality of a parked automobile.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The vehicle abnormality notification device of the present invention includes a registration means for registering one or more contacts and a notification destination to which the one or more contacts belong.
An anomaly detection means for detecting an anomaly in the vehicle;
A notification means for notifying the contact when the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection means;
The registration means comprises order setting means for setting priorities for contacts belonging to the same notification destination;
The notification means is configured to notify the contacts belonging to the same notification destination of abnormality until the notification succeeds in order from the contact with the highest priority set by the rank setting means.
[0010]
Here, the “notification destination” means a partner to be notified, and examples thereof include “driver”, “police”, “security company”, etc. It may be a specified number. In addition, “contact” means the same notification destination, that is, a contact that the other party has, and communication means (installed phone, mobile phone, wireless communication) that can receive notification of abnormality from the notification means. Information for enabling the communication means to be notified of the abnormality. For example, “Driver's mobile phone number”, “Driver's work phone number”, “Driver's home phone number”, etc. as a contact belonging to the “Driver” notification destination, and “Security company” notification destination Examples of the contact information belonging to the "contact number of the security company person in charge", "security company emergency case center telephone number", and the like. Further, the contact information belonging to the notification destination “1” may be registered as “phone number 1”, “phone number 2”, “phone number 3”. Note that it is not necessary to register a plurality of contact addresses for all notification destinations.
[0011]
That is, the vehicle abnormality notification device of the present invention registers each contact for notifying abnormality in the registration means and the notification destination to which these contacts belong, and rank setting means for the contacts belonging to the same notification destination. The priorities are assigned by the notification means, and when the notification of the abnormality is made by the notification means, the notifications of the abnormality are made to the contacts belonging to the same notification destination until the notification succeeds in order from the contact with the highest priority. Here, the successful notification means that the contact can be surely notified that there is an abnormality. For example, by calling the mobile phone of the contact by the above-mentioned notification means When an abnormality is notified, a signal from an operation (such as pressing the “#” button or the “*” button) indicating that the owner of the mobile phone has “accepted” the call is a vehicle of the present invention. The time when the abnormality notification device is successfully returned can be the time when the abnormality notification is successful.
[0012]
Also, “Notify abnormality until the notification is successful” means that notification of abnormality is performed in order from the contact with the highest priority, and after the notification is successful, abnormality notification is performed for the contact after that contact. Means no.
[0013]
The “abnormality detection means” detects abnormalities that may occur in a parked automobile. For example, a thermometer that measures the temperature inside the vehicle, an oxygen concentration meter that measures the oxygen concentration in the vehicle, A group of sensors for monitoring abnormalities inside the vehicle, such as voltmeters to measure, external microphones that detect collisions, tampering with the vehicle (scratching the vehicle, getting on the vehicle, puncturing tires, etc.), accelerometers, Suspension displacement sensor, tire pressure gauge, etc., door ponnet / trunk opening / closing sensor to detect theft of goods in the car, door opening / closing sensor to detect intrusion in the car, suspension displacement sensor, car theft Sensors such as an engine tachometer and a GPS receiver for position measurement, and the data detected by each sensor The combination of the information processing apparatus can be cited as an example to analyze whether or not. Also, it is desirable that the abnormality item detected by the abnormality detection means can be selected or set by the driver, and for example, this can leave the child or pet in the parked car and leave the car. In such cases, it is necessary to detect abnormalities such as temperature and oxygen concentration. However, if the vehicle is parked empty, there is no need to detect temperature and oxygen concentration. Only detection items can be set and detected.
[0014]
The rank setting means in the vehicle abnormality notification device of the present invention is for directly setting a priority for contacts belonging to the same notification destination among the contacts for notifying abnormality in the vehicle. However, it may be indirect. For example, for a plurality of contacts having the same notification destination, the operator may input a priority order, and the input priority order may be set for the corresponding contact. May be set as a priority order for notifying abnormality.
[0015]
Moreover, it is preferable that the said registration means registers the said 1 or more contact information according to the kind of abnormality.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
When a vehicle abnormality notification device according to the present invention detects an abnormality when notifying an abnormality to a plurality of registered contacts, among the contacts belonging to the same notification destination, the contact with the highest priority is selected. In addition to notifying abnormalities in order, after successful notification, you can reliably notify abnormalities by canceling abnormal notifications to subsequent contacts, and whenever an abnormality occurs It is possible to avoid wasteful notification to all contacts belonging to the same notification destination, which is efficient.
[0017]
In addition, if the contact information to be notified for each type of abnormality is registered, for example, in the case of theft, the driver contact information and the police contact information are notified. In accordance with the type of abnormality, notification of abnormality can be made only to a contact necessary for the abnormality.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle abnormality notification system according to an embodiment of a vehicle abnormality notification device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the vehicle abnormality notification system according to the present embodiment includes a parked vehicle 1 and a plurality of notification destinations 100 (notification destination A, notification destination B, notification destination C). 50, and the notification destination A and the notification destination B of the notification destination 100 each have a plurality of contact addresses.
[0020]
The abnormality notification device 50 includes a setting unit 10 for causing an operator (usually referred to as a driver, hereinafter referred to as a driver) to perform various settings, a contact for notifying the abnormality when the abnormality occurs in the automobile 1, and the like. A registration unit 30 for performing registration, a sensor group 15 that monitors the state of the automobile 1, and a data analysis unit 20 that analyzes data measured by each sensor of the sensor group 15 to determine whether there is an abnormality. When the data analysis unit 20 determines that there is an abnormality, the data analysis unit 20 includes a notification unit 36 that notifies the contact destination of the notification destination 100 of an abnormality based on the registered content of the registration unit 30.
[0021]
The setting unit 10 specifically causes the driver to perform the following settings.
[0022]
1. 1. Whether or not to perform abnormality notification When the abnormality notification device 50 is set to perform abnormality notification via the item setting unit 10 that performs abnormality notification, the abnormality notification device 50 is in an abnormality monitoring state, that is, monitoring start by the sensor group 15, data analysis by the data analysis unit 20, The notification unit 36 enters a standby state.
[0023]
The sensor group 15 is composed of sensors for monitoring the state of the automobile 1. Specifically, the sensor group 15 includes a thermometer that measures the temperature inside the vehicle, an oxygen concentration meter that measures the oxygen concentration inside the vehicle, and a remaining battery. Sensors for monitoring in-vehicle abnormalities such as voltmeters that measure volume, external microphones that detect collisions and mischief to the car body, accelerometers, suspension displacement sensors, tire pressure gauges, and other items in the car Door ponnet / trunk open / close sensor for sensing, door open / close sensor for detecting intrusion in the vehicle, engine tachometer for detecting car theft, GPS receiver for measuring the position of the car itself, etc. It consists of sensors. Among these sensors, the sensor corresponding to the item set by the second setting performed in the setting unit 10 operates. For example, if only the item “inside the vehicle” is set, each sensor for monitoring the abnormality in the vehicle described above operates, and if only the item “theft” is set, the above-described theft is monitored. The sensor operates. Of course, there may be an item in which all the sensors operate by setting “all”, and the setting item is divided more finely (for example, an item “children in the car” is provided, and if this item is set, temperature measurement is performed. And the oxygen concentration meter may be operated).
[0024]
The data analysis unit 20 determines whether or not there is an abnormality by analyzing data measured by the sensor corresponding to the item set in the setting unit 10, and operates to notify the notification unit 36 if there is an abnormality. . Specifically, for example, when the item “children in the vehicle” is set, the tire measured by the tire pressure gauge when the temperature inside the vehicle exceeds 30 ° C., and when the item “outside the vehicle” is set, When the air pressure changes, it is determined as “abnormal”. In the automobile abnormality notification system of the present embodiment, an abnormality ID (e-ID) is set for each abnormality type, and the data analysis unit 20 of the abnormality notification device 50 has the table shown in FIG. Whether or not there is an abnormality is determined based on this table, and when it is determined that there is an abnormality, the e-ID of this abnormality is retrieved from the table shown in FIG.
[0025]
The registration unit 30 includes a notification destination registration unit 32 and a priority order setting unit 34. The notification destination registration unit 32 causes the driver to register the notification destination 100 and the contact destination of each notification destination 100, and registers each registered destination. A contact ID (c-ID) is assigned to the contact (FIG. 3 (a)), and a contact to be notified is registered for each type of abnormality, that is, for each abnormal e-ID (FIG. 3 (b)). )). The priority order setting unit 34 causes the driver to set the priority order of contacts registered for the same e-ID and belonging to the same notification destination among the contacts registered in the notification destination registration unit 32. belongs to. FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B show an example of a table that is registered contents of the registration unit 30, and the item “priority” in FIG. The other items are set in the notification destination registration unit 32.
[0026]
Here, the contact information (A-1, A-2,... B-1, B-2, C-1, etc.) is sent to the notification destination A as the driver, for example, with the driver's mobile phone number (A -1), work phone number (A-2), home phone number (A-3), home phone number (A-4), etc. For the notification destination B, the mobile phone number (B-1) of the person in charge of the security company, the emergency contact telephone number (B-2) of the security company, and the like can be cited as examples.
[0027]
The notification unit 36 refers to the table in FIG. 3 and notifies the contact set for the abnormal e-ID transmitted from the data analysis unit 20 of the abnormality. For example, when “2” is transmitted as the e-ID from the data analysis unit 20, the notification unit 36 first refers to FIG. 3B, and contacts to notify the abnormality “2”. The destination and the notification destination to which these contacts belong are searched, and the priority of the contacts belonging to the same notification destination is also searched. In the example of FIG. 3B, as a result of the search, contacts with c-IDs “1”, “4”, and “5” are set for an abnormality with an e-ID “2”. , Contacts with c-IDs “1” and “4” belong to notification destination A, contacts with c-ID “5” belong to notification destination B, and c-IDs “1” and “ It can be seen that the contacts of “4” have a priority of 1, 2 respectively.
[0028]
Next, the notification unit 36 notifies the abnormality based on the search result described above. Specifically, an abnormality is notified to a contact whose c-ID is “5”, while two contacts (c-ID is “1” and “4”) belonging to the same notification destination A are notified. If the notification fails, notify the abnormality to the next priority contact, and if the notification is successful, cancel the abnormality notification to other contacts. To work. Here, the failure of notification may mean, for example, that a call is made to a contact telephone, but the call is not made, or a signal indicating “OK” is not returned. The returned signal may be any signal as long as it can indicate “OK” according to the system configuration. For example, the “#” button or “*” button on the telephone is pressed. It can be a signal indicating that.
[0029]
The notification may be successful if the calling telephone of the contact is communicated, or it may be successful that the notification indicating that the signal indicating “OK” has been returned has been received.
[0030]
It should be noted that the specific contact information (telephone number and the like) corresponding to the c-ID obtained by searching FIG. 3B, which is necessary when the notification unit 36 notifies the abnormality, is shown in FIG. Search from and get.
[0031]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the abnormality notification device 50 in the automobile abnormality system of the embodiment shown in FIG. In the following description, it is assumed that the registration content as shown in FIG.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 4, the abnormality notification device 50 operates from when the driver is set to perform abnormality notification via the setting unit 10 (S10: Yes). The setting unit 10 is set to perform abnormality notification, and then other settings such as an item for performing abnormality notification are performed (S12). If no other settings are made, it is assumed that default settings have been made. When the abnormality notification is set, the sensor corresponding to the abnormality notification item set in step S12 (or the item set as default) in the sensor group 15 continues to operate, and the measured data Is transmitted to the data analysis unit 20 (S14). The data analysis unit 20 analyzes the measurement data transmitted from each sensor (S16), and determines whether there is an abnormality in each item (S18). If there is no abnormality (S18: No), the data measurement by each sensor and the data analysis by the data analysis unit 20 continue (S16). If there is an abnormality (S18: Yes), the data analysis unit 20 The e-ID is transmitted to the notification unit 36 (S20).
[0033]
When the notification unit 36 receives the e-ID indicating the type of abnormality from the data analysis unit 20, first, the notification unit 36 responds to this abnormality by referring to the table shown in FIG. 3B registered in the notification destination registration unit 32. Each of the registered contacts and the notification destinations to which these contacts belong are searched, and the number m of the notification destinations obtained by the search and the number n of the contacts in each of these notification destinations are acquired ( S22). In this step, for example, for the abnormality with the e-ID “2”, the contacts with the c-ID “1”, “4”, “5” are set, and the c-ID is “1”. , “4” contacts belong to notification destination A, contacts with c-ID “5” belong to notification destination B, and contacts with c-IDs “1” and “4” are 1 respectively. 2, and the number of notification destinations is two (ie, m = 2), that is, the notification destination A and the notification destination B, and the number of contact destinations in the two notification destinations is 2, respectively. One and one.
[0034]
And the notification part 36 notifies abnormality for every notification destination with respect to the contact address obtained by searching in step S22 (S30-S55). In the present embodiment, the notification of abnormality is made to each notification destination in the order registered in the table of FIG. 3A, but the notification may be made in the order set by the user. However, an abnormality notification may be simultaneously sent to each notification destination. Hereinafter, the abnormality notification operation by the notification unit 36 will be specifically described.
[0035]
The notification unit 36 is the first notification destination (the notification destination of j = 1: the notification destination A when the e-ID is “2”) and the first priority contact (the contact destination of i = 1) ) To notify abnormality (S24, S26, S30). Specifically, the corresponding specific contact is detected from the table of FIG. 3A based on the c-ID of the contact with priority 1, and an abnormality is notified to this contact. When the abnormality notification to the contact of priority 1 is successful (S32: Yes), the notification destination (here, the notification destination A) and the c-ID of the contact (“1” here) indicate that the notification of the abnormality is successful. In addition, the notification of the abnormality to the notification destination is terminated and the abnormality notification to the next notification destination is performed (S34, S50-). S32: No), it is confirmed whether there is a contact with the next priority of the same notification destination, and if there is a next contact (S40, S42: Yes), the next contact is notified of the abnormality ( If there is no next contact address in S30) (S40, S42: No), the fact that the notification of the failure has failed is recorded in the notification destination and an error notification is sent to the next notification destination (S44, S50). ~). The notification unit 36 repeats the processing from step S24 to step S50 for each notification destination, thereby notifying the abnormality of each notification destination and ending the processing (S55: No). That is, the notification unit 36 notifies the contact with the same notification destination of an abnormality from the contact with the priority of 1, and if the notification to the contact with the priority of 1 succeeds, While the notification is terminated and the next notification destination is notified of an abnormality, if the failure is unsuccessful, the abnormality is notified to the next contact, that is, a contact having a priority of 2, until the abnormality notification is successful. Notification of abnormalities. In addition, when notification to all the priority contacts in one notification destination fails (S32: No, S40, S42: No), the fact that the abnormality notification has failed is recorded to the notification destination, The abnormality notification to the notification destination is terminated.
[0036]
Thus, in the vehicle abnormality notification system of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, when the abnormality notification device 50 receives the abnormality e-ID from the data analysis unit 20, the notification unit 36 responds to the abnormality e-ID. When searching for registered contacts and notification destinations to which these contacts belong and notifying each notification destination of abnormalities, if multiple contacts are registered for the same notification destination, According to the priority of the contact, by notifying the abnormality from the contact with a higher priority until the notification is successful, the abnormality can be surely notified and registered every time an abnormality occurs. It is possible to avoid notifying all the contacts and improving efficiency.
[0037]
The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the vehicle abnormality notification device of the present invention can be variously increased / decreased and changed without changing the gist of the present invention.
[0038]
For example, the notification unit 36 according to the present embodiment records that the notification of the abnormality has failed to the notification destination and notifies the notification destination of the abnormality when the notification of the abnormality to all the contacts fails. However, it is also possible to notify the abnormality again from a contact with a higher priority after a predetermined time interval.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle abnormality notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between abnormality types and abnormality IDs. The figure which shows the example of the content registered into the notification destination registration part 32 [FIG. 4] The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the abnormality notification apparatus 50 in the motor vehicle abnormality system shown in FIG.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 10 Setting part 15 Sensor group 20 Data analysis part 30 Registration part 32 Notification destination registration part 34 Priority order setting part 36 Notification part 50 Abnormality notification apparatus 100 Notification destination

Claims (2)

A registration means for registering one or more contacts and a notification destination to which the one or more contacts belong,
An anomaly detection means for detecting an anomaly in the vehicle;
A notification means for notifying the contact when the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection means;
The registration means comprises order setting means for setting priorities for contacts belonging to the same notification destination;
The automobile characterized in that the notifying means notifies the contacts belonging to the same notification destination of abnormality until the notification succeeds in order from the contact with the highest priority set by the order setting means. Abnormality notification device. 2. The vehicle abnormality notification device according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit registers the one or more contacts according to abnormality types.

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