JP2006113887A - Probe car management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system enabling a user of an electric vehicle to perform replenishment at a proper time. <P>SOLUTION: The probe car management system comprises a cellular phone, an information terminal device, and a probe car management device. A control part on the probe car management device side transmits information related to a probe car traveling battery or travelable distance to the cellular phone, and the cellular phone transfers the received information to a short-distance communication means on the probe car side by a short-distance communication means on the cellular phone side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a probe car management system, and more particularly to a probe car management system that manages a travelable distance of a probe car and a remaining capacity of a traveling battery by a probe car management device.

  An automobile travels using a power source. In the case of a gasoline car or a diesel car, it is necessary to replenish as needed when the remaining gasoline or light oil as fuel is low. Even in an electric vehicle that runs by rotating a motor with electricity stored in a battery, it needs to be charged when the remaining electric capacity of the battery decreases.

  In the case of a vehicle that runs on an internal combustion engine such as a gasoline vehicle or a diesel vehicle, it is necessary to quickly replenish the fuel at the nearest gas station when the amount of fuel becomes small.

  However, if it is left to the driver's judgment as to when and where to refuel, there may be no petrol station within the range of distance that can be driven by the remaining fuel.

  In the case of an electric vehicle, it is necessary to go to a charging stand for charging more quickly because there are not many facilities for charging a battery for traveling because electric vehicles are not widely spread. That is, in the case of an electric vehicle, the distance that can be traveled by one charge of the travel battery is shorter than that of a gasoline vehicle or a diesel engine vehicle.

  Therefore, if it is left to the driver's decision on the timing and place of charging of the battery, there is a high risk that the electric vehicle will run out of electricity before it reaches the charging station, and it will not be possible to reach the charging station. .

Therefore, in the case of an electric vehicle, a system has been proposed in which a battery management center manages the remaining amount of electricity in the battery of the electric vehicle and provides information on the charging station to the electric vehicle (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-102103 A

  However, in the past, the user could not accurately know the distance that can be traveled by the remaining amount of the traveling battery and the remaining amount of electricity in the traveling battery that is necessary for traveling, so when operating an electric vehicle in particular. The driving battery was exhausted and stopped before reaching the charging station.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a system that allows a user of an electric vehicle to replenish at an appropriate time.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problem, a probe car management system according to claim 1 includes a mobile phone provided with a mobile phone side near field communication means, a probe car side communication unit that transmits integrated information, and the near car communication unit. An information terminal device mounted on a probe car comprising a probe car side short-range communication means for communicating with a mobile phone provided with a distance communication means, and for communicating with the mobile phone and the information terminal device Information for informing the user from the probe car management device side communication unit, a user database for storing information about the probe car and the mobile phone, and at least the probe car information received in the probe car management device side communication unit And the generated information is associated with the probe car from the communication unit and registered. A probe car management system provided with a probe car management device side control unit that causes the communication unit to provide information from the communication unit, and the probe car management device side control unit includes the probe Information relating to a battery for car driving or a travelable distance is transmitted to the mobile phone, and the mobile phone transfers the received information to the probe car side short-range communication means by the mobile phone side short-range communication means. To do.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to alert the user of the probe car about the state of the probe car such as the traveling battery.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the probe car management system according to the first aspect, the information is information that a traveling distance of the probe car is 10 km or less.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to alert the user of the probe car about the travelable distance of the probe car.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the probe car management system according to the first aspect, the information is information that the content is a predetermined distance from the current location of the probe car to the nearest supply facility. It is characterized by that.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to alert the user of the probe car about the distance to the supply facility.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the probe car management system according to the first aspect, the probe car is provided with a car navigation system, and the probe car management device side control unit starts from the current location to the car navigation system. When it is determined that the distance to the destination set by is longer than the travelable distance of the probe car, information to that effect is transmitted.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the user of the probe car can recognize that the destination cannot be reached in the current probe car state to the destination.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the probe car management system according to the fourth aspect, the information is an address of the nearest supply facility.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the user can quickly confirm the position of the replenishment facility.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the probe car management system according to the first aspect, the probe car is an electric vehicle, and the content of the information is that the battery for driving has become a predetermined value or less. Features.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the user can recognize the remaining amount of the battery for running the electric vehicle.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the probe car management system according to the first aspect, wherein the probe car is an electric vehicle, and the probe car management device side controller has a remaining capacity of a traveling battery of the probe car. If it is determined that the first default value has been reached, information to that effect is transmitted by e-mail from the probe car management device side communication unit, and if it is determined that the second default value has been reached, information to that effect It is characterized by transmitting a voice message.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to further alert the user by notifying the state of the remaining amount of the battery for traveling by the two-stage information.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the probe car management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the probe car is an electric vehicle, a fuel cell vehicle, a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine, or a plurality of powers. It is characterized by being one of the hybrid vehicles that combine.

According to the invention described in claim 8, whether the probe car is an electric vehicle, a fuel cell vehicle, a vehicle that is driven by an internal combustion engine, or a hybrid vehicle that combines a plurality of powers, the user can drive himself / herself. You can call attention to the state of the probe car.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the probe car management system according to the first aspect, the mobile phone transfers the received information to the probe car-side short-range communication means by the mobile phone-side short-range communication means, and the information The terminal device side control unit broadcasts the information from the audio output unit.
According to the ninth aspect of the invention, the content of the received information can be notified to the driver by voice.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to charge or refuel at the replenishment facility before the probe car becomes unable to run by alerting the probe car user to the probe car. Thus, proper operation of the probe car can be realized.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, by charging the probe car user to be aware of the travel distance of the probe car, the probe car can be charged with a replenishment facility in a travelable range before the travel becomes impossible. Since it is possible to perform refueling, proper operation of the probe car can be realized.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to recharge and refuel while reaching the replenishment facility by alerting the user of the probe car about the distance to the replenishment facility. Proper operation of the probe car can be realized.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the user of the probe car can recognize that the destination cannot be reached in the current probe car state to the destination, so that the user can make an appropriate operation plan. An opportunity to change things can be given, and proper operation of the probe car can be realized.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the user can quickly confirm the position of the replenishment facility, the user can quickly bring the probe car to the replenishment facility.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the user can recognize the remaining amount of the battery for running the electric vehicle, the battery for running the probe car of the electric vehicle with few charging places is exhausted and stopped. It is possible to go to the charging facility.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to cause the user to recognize the current state of the traveling battery and to reach the charging facility at an early stage by giving the user a two-stage warning.

According to the invention described in claim 8, whether the probe car is an electric vehicle, a fuel cell vehicle, a vehicle that is driven by an internal combustion engine, or a hybrid vehicle that combines a plurality of powers, the user can drive himself / herself. It is possible to call attention to the state of the probe car and to realize proper operation of the probe car.
According to the ninth aspect of the invention, since the driver is informed of the contents of the information by voice, the driver can obtain the information safely and easily.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a probe car management system 1 according to the present invention. The probe car management system 1 includes a probe car management device 2, a probe car 3, and a mobile phone 4. The probe car management device 2 and the probe car 3 and the probe car management device 2 and the mobile phone 4 are connected through communication by, for example, a wireless system using a mobile phone line. The probe car 3 and the mobile phone 4 are connected via wireless communication or wired communication.

  In this embodiment, the case where an electric vehicle is used as a probe car will be described. However, other fuel cell vehicles (FCEV), gasoline vehicles, diesel vehicles, CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) vehicles, etc. It is good also as using the hybrid vehicle (HEV) which combines the vehicle which drive | works with an internal combustion engine, or several motive power. There are no restrictions on the number of probe cars and the number of mobile phones used in the present invention.

  The probe car management device 2 performs registration of various information in a database, data management, transmission of information to a registered mobile phone, and the like. The probe car management device 2 is configured by a computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the probe car management device side operation input unit 5 (hereinafter referred to as “the probe car management device 2”) inputs various information by a key operation or the like. Management device side operation input unit 5 ”, VICS receiving unit 9 for receiving information provided by VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System), and probe car management device side communication unit 10 (hereinafter“ management device ”). Side communication unit 10 "), a user database 11, a temporary database 12, and a probe car management device side control unit 13 (hereinafter referred to as" management device side control unit 13 ") that controls each function of the probe car management device 2. ing.

  The management device side operation input unit 5 includes, for example, a touch panel, a light pen, various keys, operation buttons, and the like. When the user operates these, an operation signal corresponding to the operation is sent to the management device side control unit 13. It is designed to output.

  The VICS receiver 9 receives information transmitted from FM antennas (not shown) for receiving information transmitted by FM radio waves, and optical beacons and radio wave beacons (information communication facilities) installed at predetermined intervals on the road. It is comprised from the beacon receiving part (not shown) for receiving. The VICS receiver 9 always receives traffic information such as traffic jams, accidents, traffic regulations, parking lots, etc. from these FM antennas and beacon receivers.

  The management device side communication unit 10 includes an antenna that transmits and receives a signal in a frequency band used in telephone line communication, a public line communication module as a wireless communication unit that performs communication processing in accordance with a telephone line communication standard according to a command, a program, The CPU that controls the entire unit by executing the CPU, the ROM that stores the CPU control program and control data, the RAM that provides the work space to the CPU, and the data transfer between the CPU and each input / output module It is comprised by the I / O interface which performs.

  Moreover, the management apparatus side communication part 10 transmits / receives information with a mobile telephone. The management device side communication unit 10 transmits necessary information by voice communication or e-mail transmission to the associated mobile phone.

  In addition, the management device side communication unit 10 receives information related to the probe car 3 periodically transmitted from the probe car 3.

  The user database 11 is composed of a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk device.

  In the user database 11, identification information and the like relating to a probe car that uses the probe car management system and a mobile phone associated with the probe car are registered.

  In addition, the number of mobile phones or PHSs registered in association with the probe car is not limited to one and may be plural.

  The user database 11 stores information about the user who uses the probe car management system 1 such as personal information such as the user's name and address, a mobile phone or PHS number, and a usage history of the probe car management system 1 by the user. Yes. These pieces of information can be changed, deleted, viewed, etc. by operating the operation input unit 5 on the management apparatus side.

  In the user database 11, combinations of probe cars and mobile phones that are related in the probe car management system are registered. The combination need not be one mobile phone for one probe car, but may be a plurality of mobile phones for one probe car. Also, one mobile phone need not be combined with one probe car, and may be combined with a plurality of probe cars.

  The temporary database 12 is composed of a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk device, for example.

  In the temporary database 12, a combination of the probe car and the mobile phone with which the association has been made is registered.

  The management device side control unit 13 is configured by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, reads a predetermined program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory), and expands it in a work area of a RAM (Random Access Memory). Various processes are executed according to the program.

  The management device side control unit 13 analyzes the information transmitted from the probe car 3 received by the management device side communication unit 10 and transmits the analyzed result information to the mobile phone 4 from the management device side communication unit 10. It has become.

  For example, when the probe car is an electric vehicle, the information is information that the remaining capacity of the traveling battery has reached a predetermined value. When the probe car 3 is an electric vehicle, the predetermined value is represented by a ratio of the remaining capacity of the traveling battery received by the management device side communication unit 10 to the chargeable capacity of the battery traveling battery.

  There is no fixed value for the default value, and an administrator or user of the probe car management device can arbitrarily determine the default value. Therefore, it can be determined freely such as 10%, 20%, etc.

  Further, the number of default values is not limited to one and may be plural. For example, 20% of the remaining capacity of the traveling battery may be set as the first predetermined value, and 10% of the remaining capacity may be set as the second predetermined value.

  The information is, for example, a travelable distance of the probe car 3. The travelable distance is a distance that can travel based on the amount of electricity of the battery that the probe car 3 currently has. When the probe car 3 is an electric vehicle, the possible travel distance is, for example, the remaining capacity of the battery, road conditions such as traffic congestion on the travel route to the destination of the probe car 3, and the user driving the probe car 3 It is calculated by taking into account information related to the operation of the probe car 3, such as the amount of power used on average to run the probe car 3 per km. However, it may be calculated only from the remaining capacity of the battery.

  The information is information that the distance from the current location of the probe car to the nearest supply facility is a predetermined distance. The predetermined distance needs to be a distance in which the distance from the current location of the probe car to the charging facility is shorter than the travelable distance of the probe car. The predetermined distance is not particularly limited as long as it is shorter than the travelable distance. For example, the predetermined distance can be determined as 0.9 times the travelable distance or 3 km shorter than the travelable distance. The value can be arbitrarily determined by the administrator or user of the probe car management system.

  Further, the predetermined distance does not need to be uniformly the same for a vehicle using the probe car management system, and may be determined for each type of probe car, or may be determined individually for each user of the probe car.

  The information is, for example, the address of the nearest supply facility of the probe car.

  Information is provided by either voice or email. In addition, when there are two default values, the provision of information may be performed by e-mail for the first default value and by voice for the second default value.

  Further, the management device side control unit 13 is provided with ECU (Electronic Control) such as a battery, an inverter, a motor, a brake and a GPS of the probe car 3 received by the identification information of the probe car and the identification information of the mobile phone and the management device side communication unit 10. Unit = electric control unit) group information is stored in the user database 11 for each probe car.

  In addition, the management device side control unit 13 stores traffic information received by the VICS receiving unit 9, road information such as traffic closure due to construction, lane restrictions due to construction or accidents, in the user database. And the management apparatus side control part 13 updates and memorize | stores the road information memorize | stored in the user database 11 at any time.

  In addition, the management device side control unit 13 stores the past traffic information in the user database 11, and the management device side control unit 13 updates the past traffic information at intervals of, for example, one week. It is stored in the user database.

  In addition, the management device-side control unit 13, for example, when a car navigation system (hereinafter referred to as “car navigation”) is mounted on the probe car 3 and a destination is set, the travelable distance in consideration of road information And the electric energy of the battery required for the probe car 3 to reach the purpose is calculated.

  Further, the management device side control unit 13 sends a control signal to the management device side communication unit 10 so as to transmit the information related to the probe car 3 to the user by voice communication or electronic mail. .

  In addition, when the management device side control unit 13 makes a call for voice communication from the management device side communication unit 10 to the mobile phone 4, the mobile phone is busy and the line with the mobile phone 4 is not connected. In such a case, one or more calls are made after a predetermined time. If the line is not connected even after one or more calls, the contents to be transmitted by voice are transmitted by transmitting an e-mail.

  In addition, the management device side control unit 13 connects a line when the line with the mobile phone 4 cannot be connected when the management device side communication unit 10 makes a call for performing voice communication. There is no limit to the number of trials to be performed, and the administrator of the probe car management system 1 determines the probe car uniformly for each probe car, or the administrator of the probe car management system 1 or the probe car management system for each probe car. The user of each probe car to be used can be determined arbitrarily such as individually or for each vehicle type.

  Moreover, the management apparatus side control part 13 performs the correlation of the combination of a probe car and a mobile phone. Associating means determining a combination of a probe car and a mobile phone that transmits information related to the probe car. Information related to the probe car related to the mobile phone is transmitted from the management device side communication unit 10 to the mobile phone that has been related.

  The probe car 3 is used by the vehicle itself as a monitoring device for traffic observation, and is a vehicle that monitors conditions related to traffic volume, position information, vehicle behavior, climate, and the like. The probe car according to the present invention not only transmits information related to traffic observation but also transmits information related to its own battery, inverter, motor, brake, etc. to the probe car management device.

  When a vehicle that runs on an internal combustion engine such as a gasoline vehicle is used as a probe car, the remaining fuel is transmitted, and when a fuel cell vehicle is used, the remaining amount of electricity is transmitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the probe car 3 transmits information to and from the probe car management device 2 and the mobile phone 4, an information terminal device 21 for transmitting and receiving data, and information on each part of the probe car 3. ECU 22, a car navigation system 23 (hereinafter referred to as “car navigation 23”), and a voice output unit 24 for notifying the user of the content of information transmitted from the mobile phone 4.

  The information terminal device 21 includes a probe car side communication unit 25 for transmitting information to the probe car management device 2, and a short-range communication for performing transmission and reception when a Bluetooth communication module is used as a means for transmitting and receiving to and from the mobile phone 4. Means 26 and a probe car side operation input section 29 for inputting various information by a key operation or the like by a user are provided. In addition, an information terminal device side control unit 30 that controls each component in an integrated manner is provided.

  The probe car side operation input unit 29 includes, for example, a touch panel, a light pen, various keys, operation buttons, and the like. When the user operates these, an operation signal corresponding to the operation is sent to the information terminal device side control unit 30. To output.

  The probe car side communication unit 25 includes an antenna that transmits and receives a signal in a frequency band used in telephone line communication, a telephone line communication module as a wireless communication unit that performs communication processing in accordance with a telephone line communication standard according to a command, a program, The CPU that controls the entire unit by executing the CPU, the ROM that stores the CPU control program and control data, the RAM that provides the work space to the CPU, and the data transfer between the CPU and each input / output module It is comprised by the I / O interface which performs.

  For example, a Bluetooth communication module is used as the short-range communication unit 26. The short-range communication unit 26 is not limited to the Bluetooth communication module, and may perform communication by other wireless communication such as a wireless LAN or a wired communication.

  The information terminal device side control unit 30 is constituted by, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, reads a predetermined program stored in the ROM, develops it in a RAM work area, and executes various processes according to the program. It is like that.

  In addition, the information terminal device side control unit 30 is registered with the ID of the mobile phone associated with the probe car 3 in accordance with the operation signal from the probe car side operation input unit 29. As the ID, for example, a combination of arbitrary numbers and alphabets in addition to the telephone number of the mobile phone 4 may be used, and any ID can be used as long as it can be distinguished from other mobile phones.

  Further, the information terminal device side control unit 30 checks the ID of the mobile phone transmitted from the mobile phone 4 and the registered ID.

  When the information terminal device side control unit 30 determines that the ID of the mobile phone 4 transmitted from the mobile phone 4 is the same as the registered ID, the Bluetooth communication module and the Bluetooth of the mobile phone 4 are the same. The communication module is brought into a communicable state.

  In addition, when information is transmitted by electronic mail, the information terminal device side control unit 30 may convert the content of the text of the electronic mail into speech.

  In this case, the information terminal device-side control unit 30 stores a program that synthesizes speech data by converting speech unit data and text data of the body of an e-mail transmitted from the mobile phone 4. .

  Then, the information terminal device side control unit 30 performs speech based on phoneme piece data for speech synthesis stored in the ROM of the information terminal device side control unit 30 with the text data of the e-mail received by the Bluetooth communication module. Data is generated, and the information terminal device side control unit 30 outputs the generated audio data to the audio output unit.

  Further, the information terminal device side control unit 30 is configured to output the audio data to the audio output unit 24 when the audio data is transmitted from the mobile phone 4.

  Further, the information terminal device side control unit 30 collects information of each part of the probe car 3 transmitted from the ECU 22 of the probe car 3 such as an ECU attached to a battery ECU or a brake, and the probe car side communication unit 25. Further, the data is transmitted to the probe car management device 2.

  The ECU 22 performs overall control of the ECU provided in each part of the probe car such as a battery, an inverter, a motor, and a brake device, for example. The information transmitted from the battery to the information terminal device side control unit 30 is, for example, battery remaining capacity and battery failure information. The information transmitted from the inverter to the information terminal device side control unit 30 is, for example, inverter failure information. The information transmitted from the motor to the information terminal device side control unit 30 is, for example, the current motor rotation speed and motor failure information. The information transmitted from the brake device to the information terminal device side control unit 30 is, for example, the number of times the user of the probe car 3 steps on the brake within a certain time and failure information. The information transmitted from the car navigation 23 to the information terminal device side control unit 30 is, for example, probe car current location and car navigation failure information.

  The car navigation system 23 includes an input operation unit for inputting various types of information (not shown), a voice input unit for inputting by voice, a display unit for displaying various information to the user, a voice output unit for outputting voice, and a hard disk, for example. Storage unit for storing various data, external memory for storing personal data of users input from outside, direction sensor for detecting the direction in which the vehicle travels, and receiving signals from GPS (Global Positioning Systems) satellites A GPS receiving unit or the like is provided.

  The car navigation system 23 is configured to display a route to the destination according to user settings.

  The audio output unit 24 includes, for example, a D / A conversion unit, an amplification unit that amplifies an analog signal from the D / A conversion unit, and a speaker (all not shown). Various audio signals corresponding to various messages to the user and messages for instructing the traveling direction are sent from the information terminal device side control unit 30 to the audio output unit 24. The audio output unit 24 The audio signal is D / A converted by a D / A converter, amplified by an amplifier, and then output from a speaker.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 4 includes a mobile phone side communication unit 41 for receiving data transmitted from the probe car management device 2, and a mobile phone side side for transmitting and receiving information to and from the probe car 3. A distance communication means 42 and an image display unit 43 are provided. In addition, a mobile phone side control unit 44 is provided for comprehensively controlling these components.

  Note that the mobile phone side communication unit 41 and the mobile phone side short-range communication means 42 have the same configurations as the probe car side communication unit 25 and the probe car side Bluetooth communication module, respectively, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The image display unit 43 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays transmitted information and contents based on various signals from the mobile phone side control unit 44.

  The terminal for communicating with the probe car management device 2 and the probe car 3 is not limited to a mobile phone but may be a PHS (Personal Handyphone System).

  The mobile phone side control unit 44 is configured by, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, reads a predetermined program stored in the ROM, develops it in a RAM work area, and executes various processes according to the program. It has become.

  The cellular phone side control unit 44 is provided with a memory (not shown). The memory program includes a program for public line communication and Bluetooth communication, and a program for displaying the transmitted character data and image data on the image display unit 43. Is remembered.

  Next, the operation of the probe car management system in the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the operator operates the operation input unit 5 on the management apparatus side, and in the user database 11, personal information such as the user's name and address, the identification information of the probe car 3 using the probe car management system 1, the probe car 3 and The identification number of the cellular phone 4 to be related is stored.

  The probe car side Bluetooth communication module mounted on the probe car 3 is a short distance communication means 26 on the probe car side. The Bluetooth communication module searches for a mobile phone which is an “inquiry” in the synchronization establishment phase. A response indicating that the inquiry has been recognized is made from the Bluetooth communication module on the mobile phone 4 side, and the probe car side Bluetooth communication module and the mobile phone side Bluetooth communication module form a piconet. Then, the Bluetooth communication module of the probe car 3 performs a “call”, which is a communication establishment request for establishing synchronization with the mobile phone 4 in the piconet, and assigns an ID to the mobile phone 4 to establish communication.

  In the “connected” state of the “communication phase”, the mobile phone 4 transmits a telephone number that is identification information of the mobile phone 4 that is identification information to the information terminal device 21. The information terminal device side control unit 30 of the information terminal device 21 authenticates whether or not the telephone number transmitted is a telephone number registered as the telephone number of the associated mobile phone. If the IDs match as a result of authentication, the Bluetooth communication module enters a communication phase, and after being “connected”, a communication link is set.

  Next, the information terminal device side control unit 30 sets the communication link between the probe car 3 and the mobile phone 4 to the probe car management device, and identifies the probe car 3 and the mobile phone 4. Is sent to the probe car management device 2 from the probe car side communication unit 25 to make an authentication request.

  In response to the authentication request, the probe car management device side control unit 13 performs a confirmation work based on the identification information of the probe car 3 and the mobile phone 4 using the probe car management system 1 stored in the user database 11 and is effective. In some cases, the probe car management device side control unit 13 creates an authentication response message based on the collation result, and transmits the authentication response message from the management device side communication unit 10 to the mobile phone side communication unit 41.

  The management apparatus side control unit 13 searches the user database 11 again, associates the probe car 3 with the mobile phone 4, and registers the associated probe car 3 and mobile phone 4 in the temporary database 12.

  The management device side control unit 13 requests the mobile phone 4 registered in association with the temporary database 12 to transmit information on the probe car.

  When the mobile phone side control unit 44 of the mobile phone 4 receives the probe information transmission request signal in the mobile phone side communication unit 41, the mobile phone side control unit 44 transfers the signal to the mobile phone side Bluetooth communication module which is the mobile phone side short-range communication means 42. To the Bluetooth communication module which is the short-range communication means 26 of the probe car 3.

  The information terminal device side control unit 30 of the probe car 3 collects information on each part of the probe car from the ECU 22 when receiving a signal requesting transmission of information related to the probe car received in the probe car side Bluetooth communication module.

  Then, the collected information is transmitted from the probe car side communication unit 25 to the management device side communication unit 10.

  The probe car management device 2 calculates the remaining capacity of the traveling battery of the probe car 3 and the travelable distance of the probe car 3 based on the received probe information and the traffic information received by the VICS receiving unit 9.

  As a result, when the remaining capacity of the traveling battery is equal to or less than the predetermined value, the management device side control unit 10 transmits information of that effect from the probe car management device side communication unit 10 by voice communication or electronic mail.

  If the remaining capacity of the traveling battery is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the information is not transmitted and the process is terminated thereafter.

When the information received by the mobile phone side communication unit 41 is an e-mail, the mobile phone side control unit 44 of the mobile phone 4 displays character data or image data as the content of the e-mail on the image display unit 43. .
When the information received by the mobile phone side communication unit 41 is by voice, the information is transferred to the probe car side Bluetooth communication module, and the information terminal device side control unit 30 sends the received information to the voice output unit 24. Transfer and inform the user of the content of the information by voice.
In addition, about the structure which notifies a user of the information by an audio | voice, it is good also as a structure which informs the content of information by an audio | voice by reading this about the character data of the above-mentioned electronic mail.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to alert the user of the probe car about the state of the probe car such as the traveling battery.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the probe car management system which concerns on this invention. It is a flow sequence diagram in the probe car management system concerning the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Probe car management system 2 Probe car management apparatus 3 Probe car 4 Mobile phone 5 Management apparatus side operation input part 9 VICS receiving part 10 Management apparatus side communication part 11 User database 12 Temporary database 13 Management apparatus side control part 21 Information terminal apparatus 22 ECU
23 Car navigation system 24 Voice output unit 26 Near field communication unit 29 Probe car side operation input unit 30 Information terminal device side control unit 41 Cell phone side communication unit 42 Cell phone side near field communication unit 43 Image display unit 44 Cell phone side control unit

Claims (9)

A mobile phone equipped with mobile phone side near field communication means;
An information terminal device mounted on a probe car, comprising: a probe car side communication unit for transmitting accumulated information; and a probe car side short-range communication means for communicating with a mobile phone equipped with the short-range communication means. When,
Received at a probe car management device side communication unit for communicating with the mobile phone and the information terminal device, a user database for storing information on the probe car and the mobile phone, and at least received by the probe car management device side communication unit The information for notifying the user is generated from the information of the probe car, and the generated information is provided from the communication unit to the mobile phone registered in association with the probe car from the communication unit. A probe car management device provided with a probe car management device side control unit;
A probe car management system comprising:
The probe car management device side control unit transmits information related to the probe car battery or travelable distance to the mobile phone, and the mobile phone receives the received information by the mobile phone side short-range communication means. A probe car management system, wherein the probe car management system transfers to a car side short-range communication means.   The probe car management system according to claim 1, wherein the information is information that a travelable distance of the probe car is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.   2. The probe car management system according to claim 1, wherein the information is information that a distance from a current location of the probe car to a nearest supply facility is a predetermined distance.   The probe car is equipped with a car navigation system, and the probe car management device side controller has a longer distance from the current location to the destination set by the car navigation system than the travelable distance of the probe car. 2. The probe car management system according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined to be a case, information to that effect is transmitted.   The probe car management system according to claim 4, wherein the information is an address of a nearest supply facility.   The probe car management system according to claim 1, wherein the probe car is an electric vehicle, and the content of the information is that a traveling battery has a predetermined value or less.   When the probe car is an electric vehicle and the control unit on the probe car management device side determines that the remaining capacity of the traveling battery of the probe car has reached a first predetermined value, the probe car management device side communication The probe car management system according to claim 1, wherein the information to that effect is transmitted by e-mail and a voice message is transmitted to that effect when it is determined that the second default value has been reached.   6. The probe car according to claim 1, wherein the probe car is any one of an electric vehicle, a fuel cell vehicle, a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine, or a hybrid vehicle combining a plurality of powers. Probe car management system. The mobile phone transfers the received information to the probe car side near field communication unit by the cell phone side near field communication unit, and the information terminal device side control unit broadcasts the information from the audio output unit. The probe car management system according to claim 1.

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