JP2005083025A - Utilization supervising device of facility making use of tire pressure monitoring system and its program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a utilization supervising device making use of a tire pressure monitoring system and its program capable of giving various conveniences to a crew and promoting the spread of the direct type tire pressure monitoring system. <P>SOLUTION: In order to execute utilization supervising of a garage G by using the TPMS 2 capable of monitoring tire pressure even during the traveling of a vehicle V by a TPMS rim module 21 directly monitoring tire pressure, the utilization supervising device 1 is so constituted that an ID notice signal informing a sensor ID is received, the sensor ID is read, the read sensor ID is compared with utilization permission DB to decide utilization permission of the garage G and that a driving instruction is given to a motor M driving a shutter Sh for opening and closing based on the result. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a tire pressure monitoring system that manages the use of various facilities such as a garage, a parking lot, and a road by using a tire pressure monitoring system that can monitor the tire pressure of a vehicle even during traveling by wireless communication. It is related with the use management apparatus of the used facility, and its program.

Each country is considering to equip the vehicle with a tire pressure monitoring system (Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems) that can monitor the tire pressure of the vehicle even when traveling. This tire pressure monitoring system is roughly divided into an indirect system such as an ABS system and a direct system (sensor system). The ABS type as a representative example of the indirect type uses a wheel speed sensor provided for each wheel for an anti-lock braking system, and is inexpensive because it uses a sensor provided in an existing system. The advantage is that the tire pressure can be measured (estimated). On the other hand, the direct type (sensor type) measures the tire pressure directly by measuring the air pressure of the running tire with the air pressure sensor and sending the measured value to the receiver of the vehicle body by radio waves. There is an advantage that the reliability is higher than that of the ABS type (see Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2).
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  However, while the direct type is highly reliable, there is a problem that the price is high because it does not use existing in-vehicle devices like the ABS type, and this may be an obstacle to the spread. Moreover, it is required to provide various conveniences to vehicle occupants by applying IT (Information Technology).

  Therefore, the present invention provides a facility usage management apparatus using a tire pressure monitoring system, and a program thereof, which can give various conveniences to passengers and can promote the spread of a direct tire pressure monitoring system. The main issue is to provide.

  The invention of the 1st viewpoint which solved the above-mentioned subject is a facility use management device using a tire pressure monitoring system (claim 1). The facility use management device includes: (1) a receiving unit that receives a first radio signal including an identifier transmitted by a tire pressure monitoring system mounted on a vehicle; and (2) the identifier from the received radio signal. (3) comparing the read identifier with a table in which at least one of an identifier that permits the use of the facility and an identifier that does not permit the use of the facility is stored; It is characterized by comprising use permission judging means for judging permission of use of the facility by the vehicle occupant, and (4) output means for outputting judgment result information indicating the judgment result of the use permission.

  In the tire pressure monitoring system, as in the embodiment described later, communication is performed using radio waves between a sensor provided in a tire or a wheel and a TPMS in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle. In the present invention, permission to use the facility is determined using an identifier unique to the vehicle or the air pressure sensor included in the wireless signal (first wireless signal) to be communicated. In the table, there are cases where information permitting use is stored, information not permitting use, and the like. You may provide permission / non-permission levels and conditions (for example, non-permission on Saturdays and Sundays). Note that examples of the first radio signal include those based on radio waves, light (infrared rays), sound (ultrasonic waves), and the like. The identifier includes an ID unique to the monitoring sensor (sensor ID), an ID unique to the tire (tire ID), an ID unique to the tire pressure monitoring system, an ID unique to the vehicle, and the like. In the embodiment described later, the identifier is a sensor ID. Further, the table may be provided outside or in the apparatus.

  The present invention also manages the use of a predetermined facility by using a tire pressure monitoring system capable of monitoring the tire pressure even while the vehicle is running by a monitoring sensor that directly monitors the tire pressure. Device. The invention of claim 2 includes (1) receiving means for receiving a first radio signal including an identifier transmitted by the tire pressure monitoring system mounted on a vehicle, and (2) the identifier from the received radio signal. And (3 ′) comparing the read identifier with a table in which at least one of an identifier that permits the use of the facility and an identifier that does not permit the use of the facility is stored. (3 ″) the use permission judgment, which is transmitted to a use permission judgment device for judging the use permission of the vehicle occupant to the facility and inquires the use permission judgment device for the use permission judgment of the facility. An answer receiving means for receiving a use permission answer transmitted by the apparatus; and (4 ′) an output means for outputting judgment result information based on the received use permission answer. And it features.

  In this configuration, unlike the invention of claim 1, the use permission is determined by the use permission determining device having a table. Note that the answer to use permission and the determination result information may have the same content.

Further, according to the present invention, a second wireless signal requesting transmission of the first wireless signal is transmitted from the usage management device side to the tire pressure monitoring system. According to this, it becomes possible to perform a quick process. Examples of the second wireless signal include those generated by radio waves, light (infrared rays), sound (ultrasonic waves), and the like.
According to the present invention, the first wireless signal is a signal transmitted by the monitoring sensor, which includes a sensor ID as an identifier. According to this configuration, since a unique sensor ID is assigned to each sensor, it is possible to appropriately manage the use of the facility.
In addition, the present invention includes a receiving facility in the vicinity of at least one of the use port and the exit of the facility, and at least one of the use port and the exit has a predetermined device that operates based on a determination result of availability. (Claim 5). According to this configuration, usage management can be appropriately performed for each vehicle. The predetermined device is, for example, an alarm, an automatic shutter (shutter of an embodiment described later), a ticket issuing machine, an imaging device, or the like.
Moreover, this invention is utilized for a garage (Claim 6) and a road (Claim 7). According to this configuration, it is possible to appropriately manage garage use (entrance etc.) and road use management for each vehicle.
Further, the present invention may be provided with a registration means for performing registration in the table from a terminal device via, for example, an IP network. According to this configuration, the identifier transmitted from the terminal device via the network is registered in the table in which the correspondence relationship between the identifier and the facility use permission is stored. When the registration can be performed together with the usage time and the like, convenience for the vehicle occupant is further enhanced.

  The invention according to a second aspect that solves the above-described problem is a facility use management program that uses a tire pressure monitoring system (claim 8). In order to manage the use of a predetermined facility, this program causes a computer to (1) receive a first radio signal including an identifier transmitted by a tire pressure monitoring system mounted on a vehicle. (2) comparing the read identifier with a table in which at least one of an identifier that permits the use of the facility and an identifier that does not permit the use of the facility is stored. It is operated as a use permission judging function for judging permission of use of the vehicle or a passenger of the vehicle to the facility, and (3) an output function for outputting judgment result information indicating a judgment result of the use permission.

  This program is installed in a computer via a medium such as a CD-ROM or a network, and causes the computer to execute a function for managing use of a facility by using a radio signal transmitted by the tire pressure monitoring system. The contents such as the table and the identifier are the same as those of the first aspect of the invention.

  Moreover, the program of this invention requests | requires transmission of a 1st radio signal with respect to the vehicle-mounted tire pressure monitoring system (Claim 9). In addition, you may comprise so that registration to the table | surface of an identifier may be performed from a terminal device via a network.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, added value can be added to a direct type tire pressure monitoring system, the convenience of the passenger | crew of a vehicle can be improved, and the spread of a direct type tire pressure monitoring system can be promoted. With the widespread use of this direct tire pressure monitoring system, many vehicle occupants can appropriately grasp the air pressure of a running vehicle.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment to be described, the first embodiment describes an example in which the present invention is applied to management of opening and closing of a garage as a garage use management system. Moreover, 2nd Embodiment demonstrates the example which applied this invention to the road as a road use management system.

«First embodiment; garage use management system»
First, referring to the drawings, a facility use management apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “use management apparatus”) as appropriate using a tire pressure monitoring system of the present invention (hereinafter abbreviated as “tire pressure monitoring system” or “TPMS” as appropriate). And a “garage use management system” of the first embodiment, which is an example of the program.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the garage usage management system. As shown in FIG. 1, the garage use management system A <b> 1 of the present embodiment is a system including a use management device 1, a TPMS 2, and a garage G. Hereinafter, the configuration of each element will be described.

(Configuration of TPMS)
First, the configuration and function of the TPMS 2 will be described with reference mainly to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A is a system configuration diagram of the TPMS, and FIG. 2B is a schematic external view of the TPMS rim module.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the tire pressure monitoring system, that is, TPMS 2, is divided into a TPMS rim module 21 provided on the wheel of the vehicle V and a TPMS in-vehicle device 22 provided on the vehicle V. The TPMS 2 includes one TPMS rim module 21 (21A, 21B, 21C, 21D) for each wheel, that is, for all four wheels in the case of a four-wheel vehicle. Hereinafter, one of the TPMS rim modules 21A will be described as a representative (denoted as 21).

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the TPMS rim module 21 has an external configuration integrated with the air injection valve 21a and can be assembled to the rim of the wheel. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the TPMS rim module 21 includes a sensor unit 211 including an air pressure sensor 211a and a temperature sensor 211b, a module-side transmission / reception unit 212 that transmits and receives wirelessly with the TPMS in-vehicle device 22, and a TPMS rim. A module-side control unit 213 including a microchip that performs arithmetic processing and storage processing for overall control of the module 21 and a power supply unit (not shown) including a battery are configured. Among these, the module-side control unit 213 stores a unique sensor ID for each TPMS rim module 21 (tire) in a non-rewritable manner.

  The module side controller 213 of the TPMS rim module 21 has the following functions. That is, (1) it has a function of taking in data measured by the air pressure sensor 211a and the temperature sensor 211b at every short predetermined sampling time interval (for example, every 10 seconds). Also, (2) receiving the data transmission request signal transmitted by the TPMS in-vehicle device 22 via the module-side transmitting / receiving unit 212, the latest measurement data among the measured data of the air pressure sensor 211a and the temperature sensor 211b. 3 as a measurement data signal in the format shown in FIG. 3 via the module-side transmitting / receiving unit 212 to the outside (the TPMS in-vehicle device 22). (3) When the change in air pressure is greater than a predetermined threshold value between the previous value and the current value of the measurement data, the module-side control unit 213 determines whether the data transmission request signal is received or not. Similar to the above, it has a function of wirelessly transmitting the latest measurement data as a measurement data signal in the format shown in FIG. 3 to the outside (TPMS in-vehicle device 22) via the module-side transmitting / receiving unit 212. In addition, (4) the TPMS in-vehicle device 22 has a function of starting various functions of the TPMS rim module 21 by receiving a wake-up signal transmitted wirelessly via the module-side transmitting / receiving unit 212. In addition, (5) a function of stopping various functions of the TPMS rim module 21 and preventing power consumption by receiving a sleep signal wirelessly transmitted by the TPMS in-vehicle device 22 via the module-side transceiver unit 212. Have. Further, (6) when receiving the ID transmission request signal (second radio signal) transmitted from the usage management device 1, in order to notify the usage management device 1 of the sensor ID, the measurement data signal is sent to the module as described above. It has a function of transmitting to the outside wirelessly via the side transmission / reception unit 212. Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the measurement data signal and the ID notification signal are the same signal (first wireless signal). Note that a wireless signal transmission / reception method is performed by, for example, PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation), but signal transmission / reception is not limited to this PCM. The ID notification signal may not include measurement data. Further, the above-described functions are configured in software (programmatic).

  On the other hand, the TPMS in-vehicle device 22 includes the display monitor 221, the in-vehicle side transmission / reception unit 222 that wirelessly communicates with the four TPMS rim modules 21, and the processing of measurement data obtained from the TPMS rim module 21. 22 includes a vehicle-mounted control unit 223 including a microchip that performs arithmetic processing, storage processing, and the like for overall control, and a power supply unit (not shown) that receives power from a vehicle-mounted battery. Is done.

  The in-vehicle side control unit 223 of the TPMS in-vehicle device 22 has the following functions. That is, (1) it has a function of transmitting the above-described wake-up signal via the in-vehicle transmission / reception unit 222. Further, (2) it has a function of transmitting the sleep signal described above via the in-vehicle side transmission / reception unit 222. In addition, (3) a function of transmitting a data transmission request signal via the in-vehicle side transmission / reception unit 222 at predetermined transmission time intervals longer than the sampling time interval (for example, every 4 minutes). This function does not transmit the data transmission request signals to the four TPMS rim modules 21 at the same time, but at a time lag to prevent processing complexity. In addition, (4) the measurement data signal transmitted by the TPMS rim module 21 is received via the in-vehicle side transmission / reception unit 222, and the tire pressure subjected to temperature correction and the remaining battery level of the power source are managed for each sensor ID. In addition, (5) various functions such as a function of displaying the management result of the tire air pressure and the battery remaining amount via the display monitor 221 and notifying the passenger. In addition, these functions shall be comprised like software (programmatic).

(Usage management device)
Next, the configuration and function of the usage management apparatus 1 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the usage management device 1 includes a usage management computer 11, a transmission / reception device 12, a vehicle detection sensor 13, and a garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14. Reference numeral Sh is a shutter of the garage G. The shutter Sh is opened and closed by a motor M.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the usage management computer 11 includes a main control device 111 including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), a storage device 112 such as a hard disk, and a LAN (Local Area Network). ) A network interface card (NIC) 113 such as a board, an input / output device 114 including an operation button, a liquid crystal monitor, and the like are connected via a system bus.

The transmission / reception device 12 is a device for performing wireless communication (transmission of an ID transmission request signal / reception of an ID notification signal) with the TPMS rim module 21 of the TPMS 2. An antenna (loop antenna) of the transmission / reception device (reception means) 12 is shown in FIG. 4, and this antenna is embedded in a road surface serving as a tire passage when the vehicle V enters the garage G. The antenna is not limited to the loop antenna, and is not limited to the one embedded in the road surface.
The vehicle detection sensor 13 is a sensor that can detect the presence of the vehicle V in front of the garage G. For example, various sensors such as an infrared sensor, a weight sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a radar sensor, and an image recognition sensor are used. Can be applied.
The garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14 is a device that drives and controls a motor M that opens and closes the shutter Sh of the garage G. The garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14 drives the motor M based on an open signal as a determination result signal from the usage management computer 11. A drive signal is generated to drive the motor M.
As shown in FIG. 1, the usage management computer 11, the transmission / reception device 12, the vehicle detection sensor 13, and the garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14 constituting the usage management device 1 are connected to a LAN.

Here, the function of the main controller 111 of the usage management computer 11 will be described. The main control device 111 has a function of (1) detecting the presence of the vehicle V in front of the shutter Sh of the garage G via the vehicle detection sensor 13. (2) When the presence of the vehicle V is detected, the ID transmission request signal (second radio signal) is transmitted to the TPMS 2 (TPMS rim module 21) via the transmission / reception device 12 by radio. Further, (3) a function of receiving a signal (ID notification signal) including a sensor ID transmitted by the TPMS 2 wirelessly via the transmission / reception device 12. Further, (4) the sensor ID included in the received ID notification signal is read, and the read sensor ID is compared with the use permission DB (see FIG. 5) stored in the storage device 112 to determine whether or not use is possible. Has the function to perform. In addition, (5) when the above-described determination is permitted, a function for determining the use permission is generated and transmitted to the garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14 via the LAN.
Thereby, when the vehicle V stops before the shutter Sh of the garage G, the use permission determination of the garage G is made. When it is determined that the use is permitted, the motor M is driven and the shutter Sh of the garage G is opened. In other words, the shutter Sh can be opened without requiring an active operation of the occupant simply by positioning the predetermined vehicle V in front of the shutter Sh of the garage G. In addition, these functions shall be comprised like software (programmatic).

  Incidentally, the function (2) and the transmission / reception device 12 of the main control device 111 correspond to “transmission means” in the claims. The function (3) and the transmission / reception device 12 of the main control device 111 correspond to “reception means” in the claims. The function (4) of the main control device 111 corresponds to “reading means” and “use permission determination means” in the claims. The function (5) and the NIC 113 of the main controller 111 correspond to “output means” in the claims. The use permission DB stored in the storage device 112 corresponds to a “table” in the claims. Further, the shutter Sh, the motor M, and the garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14 correspond to “an entrance opening / closing mechanism as a predetermined device” in the claims.

  The format of the usage permission DB is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the use permission DB includes items such as “sensor ID”, “vehicle No.”, “user name”, “use restriction”,. In the sensor ID item, all the sensor IDs of the four TPMS sensors 21 mounted on the four tires (wheels) of the vehicle V are written and registered. By registering in this way, even if the rotation of the tire (the act of changing the tires in order so that the four tires are used without bias) is performed, or even if the vehicle V tries to enter the garage G in the forward state. Even when trying to enter the garage G in the reverse state, the shutter Sh can be appropriately opened. By the way, when the usage restriction items are “available only on weekdays” and “available only on weekends and holidays”, this condition is weighted by the main controller 111 to determine the use permission judgment result signal. Shall be generated. Further, registration / change / deletion of data in the use permission DB is performed via the input / output device 114 or by acquiring data from a device on the LAN via the NIC 113.

(Description of operation)
Next, operation | movement of the garage utilization management system A1 demonstrated above is demonstrated along FIG. 6, referring suitably FIGS. 1-5. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the garage usage management system.
Note that the following description will focus on the operation of the main control device 111 of the usage management computer 11, the operation of the module side control unit 213 of the TPMS rim module 21, and the operation of the garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14. And

  First, the usage management computer 11 (main control unit 111) of the usage management device 1 determines whether or not the vehicle V is always located in front of the shutter Sh of the garage G via the vehicle detection sensor 13 provided in the garage G. (S11). When the vehicle V is not detected (S11, No), the main control unit 111 continues the process of detecting the vehicle V. When the vehicle V is detected (S11, Yes), that is, when the occupant stops the vehicle V before the shutter Sh of the garage G, the main control unit 111 transmits / receives the transmission / reception device 12 embedded in the road surface serving as a tire passage. The ID transmission request signal is transmitted wirelessly via (S12).

  The module side control unit 213 of the TPMS rim module 21 of the vehicle V that is stopped before the shutter Sh receives the ID transmission request signal in step S12 via the module side transmission / reception unit 212. Upon reception, the module side transmission / reception unit 212 generates an ID notification signal (see FIG. 3) (S13), and wirelessly transmits it via the module side transmission / reception unit 212 (S14).

  The ID notification signal transmitted in S <b> 14 is received via the transmission / reception device 12 of the usage management device 1. When the main control device 111 of the usage management computer 11 receives the ID notification signal via the transmission / reception device 12, the main control device 111 reads the sensor ID (reception sensor ID) of the received ID notification signal and registers the sensor ID registered in the usage permission DB. (Registered sensor ID) is compared (S15). As a result of the comparison, if the received ID is not registered in the use permission DB as a registration ID, it is determined that the use cannot be permitted (No in S16). Then, the process ends (S17, Reject). That is, the shutter Sh of the garage G is not opened.

  On the other hand, if the reception ID is registered in the use permission DB as a registration ID as a result of comparison, it is determined that the use is permitted (S16, Yes). When determining that the use is permitted in step S16, main controller 111 generates a use permission determination result signal (S18), and transmits the generated use permission determination result signal via the LAN (S19). The destination of the packet of the determination result signal is the garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14. When the use permission determination result signal is received, the garage opening / closing motor drive control device 14 generates a signal for driving the motor M (S20), and drives the motor M to open the shutter Sh. Thereby, the vehicle V can put the vehicle V into the garage G from the opened shutter Sh.

  Note that there is no particular limitation on how to close the shutter Sh. The motor M may be driven and closed after a predetermined time by a timer process, or an operation switch that can be operated by an occupant or the like is placed in the garage G, and the occupant who gets off operates the operation switch to close the shutter Sh. You may do it. Further, in combination with the vehicle detection sensor 13, after the shutter Sh is opened, the shutter Sh is moved by the motor M from the time when the vehicle is not detected by the vehicle detection sensor 13 (or when the vehicle is not detected plus a predetermined time). You may make it close.

According to the first embodiment, since the sensor IDs of the TPMS modules 21 mounted on all the wheels of the vehicle V are registered in the use permission DB, as described above, the vehicle enters the garage G by moving forward and backward. Even when trying to do so, the shutter Sh can be appropriately opened. That is, convenience can be given to the passenger. Moreover, since it is only necessary to detect the sensor ID of one of the wheels, it is only necessary to embed only one antenna (see FIG. 4) of the transmission / reception device 12 of the usage management device 1 in a road surface that is a path of any tire. The installation of the antenna (transmission / reception device 12) becomes easy.
This also promotes the spread of TPMS2.
Such a configuration is not described in any of the “automatic opening / closing control system” described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-271869 and the “gate opening / closing system” described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-256769.

(variation)
In the first embodiment described above, the use permission DB is within the garage G or relatively near the garage G, and one use permission DB is provided for one of the garages G. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is not something. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, a garage use management system A2 configured to hold a use permission DB (see FIG. 8) for a plurality of garages G in a center side system (use management server) 1A installed in a security company. It is good.

In this case, the center side system 1A of the security company can perform an aspect of authenticating the opening and closing of the shutters Sh of the plurality of garages G. That is, the center side system 1A can open and close the shutters Sh of a plurality of garages G connected by a network such as an IP (Internet Protocol) network as follows. (1) When the vehicle V stops before the shutter Sh of the garage G, the usage management computer 11a of the garage side system 1B uses the sensor ID obtained from the TPMS 2 of the vehicle V together with the garage ID unique to the garage G to the router. Is transmitted to the center side system 1A via the communication device 15 (inquiry to the use permission determining device). (2) The center side system 1A receives this, compares the received garage ID and sensor ID with the registered content of the use permission DB (see FIG. 8) of the storage device 102, and determines whether the garage G can be used. The determination result is transmitted as an answer signal to the garage side system 1B. (3) The use management computer 11a of the garage side system 1B receives the answer signal via the communication device 15 (answer received), and (4) generates and outputs judgment result information based on the answer signal, and drives the garage opening / closing motor. The controller 14 may drive the motor M to open the shutter Sh.
Incidentally, the use permission DB of FIG. 8 is such that two vehicles V are registered in the garage G with the garage ID 0001, and one garage G is shared by two. On the other hand, the garage G with the garage ID 0002 is such that only one vehicle is registered, and one vehicle V is dedicated to the garage G.

  Further, as an aspect different from the above, regarding the use permission DB of the storage device 102 of FIG. 7, the corresponding part is appropriately copied and stored as a permission judgment list in the use management computer 11a of the garage side system 1B. The use permission / inhibition may be determined with reference to the permission determination list copied by the use management computer 11a. By doing so, it is not necessary to make communication with the center system 1A each time, so that the determination can be speeded up. Moreover, in this aspect, since a security company etc. can perform unified management of use permission DB, it can be said that it is preferable on management as a security company. By the way, when there is registration / update of the use permission DB, the contents are appropriately transmitted to the corresponding garage side system 1B and newly copied or updated as a permission determination list.

  Note that registration of data such as sensor IDs in the storage device 102 of the center side system 1A shown in FIG. 7 may be performed by the user (occupant) himself / herself from the terminal device 1C. That is, the center side system includes means for receiving data such as a sensor ID transmitted from the terminal device 1C by a communication protocol such as ftp (file transfer protocol), and means for registering the received data in the use permission DB of the storage device 102. You may make it prepare for 1A. By doing in this way, a crew member can register (update) use permission DB from anywhere.

«Second embodiment; road use management system»
Next, a facility use management apparatus using the air pressure monitoring system of the present invention and a “road use management system” of a second embodiment which is an example of a program thereof will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol as the code | symbol in 1st Embodiment is attached | subjected to the element, member, etc. which are common in 1st Embodiment, and description shall be abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a road exit to which the road use management system is applied. As shown in FIG. 9, the road exit includes a normal lane used by a general vehicle V 'and a non-stop lane through which the vehicle V passes non-stop. A fare collection box is usually installed in the lane, and the passenger stops the vehicle V 'beside the fare collection box and hands over the road usage fee together with the ticket that was given at the entrance to the clerk in the fare collection box. To pay in.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the first wireless signal (ID notification) that transmits the second wireless signal (ID transmission request signal) wirelessly and responds wirelessly from the vehicle V to the non-stop lane. Signal) is provided beside the non-stop lane. A gate Ga for limiting the passage of the vehicle V is provided in front of the antenna a predetermined distance. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted in FIG. 9, the vehicle detection sensor 13 (refer FIG. 10) shall be provided.
Incidentally, the TPMS of reference numeral 2, the TPMS rim module of reference numeral 21, and the TPMS in-vehicle device of reference numeral 22 for the vehicle V have already been described in the first embodiment, and thus detailed description in the second embodiment is omitted. .

  The second embodiment also includes a road use management system B1 (see FIG. 10) having a configuration similar to that of the garage use management system A1 shown in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment. Further, in the usage management device 1 of the road usage management system B1, the garage opening / closing motor drive control device indicated by reference numeral 14 in FIG. 1 is replaced with the gate opening / closing motor drive control device indicated by reference numeral 16 in FIG. In FIG. 1, the shutter M of the garage G is driven by the motor M, but in FIG. 10, the gate Ga provided in the non-stop lane is driven by the motor M.

  Incidentally, since the road usage management system B1 in the second embodiment performs automatic fee collection like ETC (Electronic Toll Collection), the usage permission DB stored in the usage management computer 11 is as shown in FIG. The sensor ID, the vehicle number, the user name, and the account of the financial institution are associated with each other.

  The operation of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. That is, with respect to FIG. 6 which is the sequence diagram described with reference to the first embodiment, the garage opening / closing motor drive control device indicated by reference numeral 14 is simply replaced with the gate opening / closing motor drive control device indicated by reference numeral 16, and the rest is left as it is. The sequence diagram of FIG. 6 can be applied to the explanation of the operation of the second embodiment.

  That is, (see FIG. 6, FIG. 9, FIG. 11), if the usage management computer 11 detects the vehicle V entering the non-stop lane in step S11 via the voucher detection sensor 13, the antenna beside the non-stop lane is connected. The ID transmission request signal (second radio signal) is transmitted to the TPMS 2 via the TPMS 2. As a response, the TPMS rim module 21 generates an ID notification signal (first wireless signal) (S13) and transmits it (S14). Then, the sensor ID of the ID notification signal received in step S15 is compared with the sensor ID included in the use permission DB to determine whether or not the road can be used (S15). Here, if it is determined that the use cannot be permitted (S16, No), the gate Ga is not opened, and the occupant pays a separate fee in cash or the like.

On the other hand, if the reception ID is registered in the use permission DB as a registration ID as a result of comparison, it is determined that the use is permitted (S16, Yes). If it is determined in step S16 that the use is permitted, the use management computer 11 generates a use permission determination result signal (S18), and transmits the generated use permission determination result signal via the LAN (S19). ). Thereby, the gate opening / closing motor drive control device 16 generates a signal for driving the motor M (S20), and drives the motor M to open the gate Ga. Thereby, the vehicle V can get out of the road from the opened gate Ga. It is assumed that the road usage fee is deducted from the account of the financial institution registered in the usage permission DB. Incidentally, since the sensor IDs registered in the use permission DB are all four wheels, as described above, it is possible to reliably determine whether or not the vehicle V can be used even if the tire is rotated.
Moreover, since it is not necessary to purchase a dedicated device for ETC, the spread of TPMS 2 is promoted. Moreover, convenience is given to the user.

(variation)
Even in the second embodiment, the invention can be implemented by the same variation as the first embodiment.

  The present invention can be widely modified without being limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, in the first and second embodiments, the TPMS rim module 21 receives the ID notification request signal and transmits the ID notification signal. However, the TPMS in-vehicle device 22 receives the ID notification request signal. The ID notification signal may be transmitted. The ID notification signal does not include the sensor ID, but may be an identifier unique to the TPMS2 (TPMS in-vehicle device 22) or an ID corresponding to the number of the number plate. In addition, the present invention can be applied to use management of facilities for various purposes such as parking lots, hotels, restaurants, and tourist facilities. Further, the sensor ID registered in the usage management DB may be for one wheel (for example, the right front wheel). The storage capacity of the usage management DB can be saved, and the registration effort can be further reduced. Alternatively, any two wheels (for example, diagonal positions of the right front wheel and the left rear wheel) may be used. By setting the diagonal position, the antenna of the TPMS rim module 21 and the antenna of the transmission / reception device 12 are substantially the same even when the vehicle V faces forward and backward while reducing the trouble of registering the sensor ID in the usage management DB. Since it is in a positional relationship, whether it can be used or not can be determined appropriately whether it is facing forward or backward. Further, it may be determined that use is not permitted.

It is a system configuration figure showing the whole garage use management system composition in a 1st embodiment. (A) is a system configuration diagram of TPMS, and (b) is a schematic external view of a TPMS rim module. It is a figure which shows the format of a measurement data signal. It is a figure which shows the structure of a loop antenna. It is a figure which shows the format of use permission DB. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of a garage utilization management system. It is a system configuration figure showing the whole garage use management system configuration which manages a plurality of garages. It is a figure which shows the format of utilization permission DB in the case of managing a plurality of garages. It is an apologize figure explaining 2nd Embodiment, and shows the structure of the exit of the road where the road use management system was applied. It is a system configuration figure showing the whole road use management system composition in a 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the format of the use management DB of 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1A Center side system (use permission judgment device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Usage management apparatus 11 * 11a Usage management computer 111 Main control apparatus 12 Transmission / reception apparatus 13 Vehicle detection sensor 14 Garage opening / closing motor drive control apparatus 16 Gate opening / closing motor drive control apparatus 2 TPMS
21 TPMS rim module 22 TPMS in-vehicle device G Garage Sh Shutter Ga Gate

Claims (9)

An apparatus for managing the use of a predetermined facility by using a tire pressure monitoring system capable of monitoring the tire pressure while the vehicle is running by a monitoring sensor that directly monitors the tire pressure,
Receiving means for receiving a first radio signal including an identifier transmitted by the tire pressure monitoring system mounted on a vehicle;
Reading means for reading the identifier from the received radio signal;
The read identifier is compared with a table in which at least one of an identifier that permits the use of the facility and an identifier that does not permit the use of the facility is stored, and the vehicle or a passenger of the vehicle Use permission judgment means for judging use permission;
Output means for outputting determination result information indicating the determination result of the use permission;
A facility use management device using a tire pressure monitoring system. An apparatus for managing the use of a predetermined facility by using a tire pressure monitoring system capable of monitoring the tire pressure while the vehicle is running by a monitoring sensor that directly monitors the tire pressure,
Receiving means for receiving a first radio signal including an identifier transmitted by the tire pressure monitoring system mounted on a vehicle;
Reading means for reading the identifier from the received radio signal;
The read identifier is compared with a table in which at least one of an identifier that permits the use of the facility and an identifier that does not permit the use of the facility is stored, and the vehicle or a passenger of the vehicle uses the facility for the facility. Inquiry means for transmitting to the use permission determining device for determining permission and inquiring the use permission determining device for the determination of use permission of the facility,
An answer receiving means for receiving an answer to use permission transmitted by the use permission judging device;
Output means for outputting determination result information based on the received use permission answer;
A facility use management device using a tire pressure monitoring system. Transmission means for transmitting a second wireless signal for requesting the tire pressure monitoring system to transmit the first wireless signal;
A facility use management apparatus using the tire pressure monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2. The first wireless signal is a wireless signal transmitted by the monitoring sensor, and the identifier included in the first wireless signal is a sensor ID;
A facility use management apparatus using the tire pressure monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The receiving means is provided in the vicinity of at least one of the use port and the exit of the facility, and at least one of the use port and the exit is provided with a predetermined device that operates based on the determination result information,
A facility use management apparatus using the tire pressure monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The facility is a garage, provided with the receiving means in the vicinity of a garage entrance as the use port, and provided with an entrance opening / closing mechanism as the predetermined device that operates based on the determination result information at the garage entrance. ,
A facility use management apparatus using the tire pressure monitoring system according to claim 5. The facility is a road on which the use is managed, the reception means is provided in the vicinity of the road exit as the exit, and the road exit is a predetermined device that operates based on the determination result information Provided with an opening and closing mechanism,
A facility use management apparatus using the tire pressure monitoring system according to claim 5. In order to manage the use of a predetermined facility by using a tire pressure monitoring system that can monitor the tire pressure even while the vehicle is running, by a monitoring sensor that directly monitors the tire pressure.
Computer
A reading function for reading the identifier from the wireless signal received by the receiving means for receiving the first wireless signal including the identifier transmitted by the tire pressure monitoring system mounted on the vehicle;
The read identifier is compared with a table in which at least one of an identifier that permits the use of the facility and an identifier that does not permit the use of the facility is stored, and the vehicle or a passenger of the vehicle Use permission judgment function to judge use permission,
An output function for outputting determination result information indicating the determination result of the use permission;
To work as
A facility use management program that uses a tire pressure monitoring system. When a vehicle detection sensor provided at at least one of the use port and the exit of the facility detects a vehicle, a second wireless signal for requesting the tire pressure monitoring system to transmit the first wireless signal is transmitted. To send
The computer,
A function for instructing the tire pressure monitoring system to transmit the second radio signal to a transmitting means for transmitting the second radio signal based on a signal transmitted by the vehicle detection sensor;
To work as
A facility use management program using the tire pressure monitoring system according to claim 8.

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