JP2006233499A - Remote controller for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote scanning device for a vehicle, capable of properly securing a person shut up in a cabin when a door is locked by remote control. <P>SOLUTION: This remote controller for the vehicle is characterized by having a door lock control means capable of locking or unlocking the door by the remote control, a car inside staying person detecting means for detecting the person or an animal in the cabin when the door is locked by the remote control, and a vehicle information transmitting means for transmitting car inside staying person information to a predetermined object for indicating that the person or the animal stays in the cabin when detecting the person or the animal in the cabin by the car inside staying person detecting means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle remote control device, and more particularly to a vehicle remote control device capable of locking or unlocking a vehicle door by remote operation.

  The passenger may notice that he / she has forgotten to close the window glass after getting off. Since it is not preferable to park with the window glass or the like opened, an electric window for a vehicle that can close the window glass by wireless communication or the like from outside the vehicle compartment is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). When the occupant notices that the window has been forgotten to be closed after getting off the vehicle, the window is closed by wirelessly transmitting a signal for the occupant to close the window glass from outside the passenger compartment.

In addition, a parking state monitoring device has been proposed that notifies an occupant that a window glass or the like is vacant from a parked vehicle when the occupant leaves the vehicle without noticing forgetting to close the window glass or the like (for example, , See Patent Document 2). By notifying that the window glass etc. is open or the door is not locked by the parking condition monitoring device, the occupant can recognize the state of the vehicle, and operations such as closing the window glass or locking the door by remote operation It can be performed.
JP-A-2-252877 JP 2004-102939 A

  However, like the parking state monitoring device described in Patent Literature 2, when the door of the vehicle is locked by remote operation when notified of the unlocked state of the door, the door is locked without confirming the vehicle interior condition. In some cases, people or pets may be trapped in the passenger compartment. If the person confined in the passenger compartment is a healthy person, it can be unlocked from the passenger compartment and escape to the outside of the vehicle, but if a young person, elderly person, pet, etc. are confined, the lock cannot be released and the passenger compartment It will be trapped in. The environment in the passenger compartment may not be comfortable, so a confined person should be quickly released from the passenger compartment.However, it takes time for the occupant to return to the vehicle under remote control conditions. The problem arises that the person who has been sent cannot be released.

  In addition, when the confined person is a malicious person such as a thief, since the theft cannot be stopped simply by opening it, it is desirable to take appropriate measures such as capturing the malicious person.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular remote scanning device that can appropriately secure a person or the like even if the person or the like is confined in a vehicle interior when the door is locked by a remote operation.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a door lock control means capable of locking or unlocking a door by remote operation, and an in-vehicle presence person detecting a person or an animal in a vehicle compartment when the door is locked by remote operation. Vehicle information transmitting means for transmitting in-vehicle presence information indicating that there is a person or animal in the vehicle interior to a predetermined target when a detection means and a person or animal in the vehicle interior are detected by the in-vehicle presence detection means; There is provided a remote control device for a vehicle.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if a person etc. are confined in a vehicle interior when a door is locked by remote operation, the remote scanning apparatus for vehicles which can ensure the said person etc. appropriately can be provided. “People” refers to all persons, such as relatives of vehicle owners, malicious persons such as thieves, and animals are vertebrates other than humans, mainly pets (dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc.) And stray dogs. The predetermined target is a mobile information terminal owned by the vehicle owner, a service center contracted with the vehicle owner, or the like. Further, the vehicle may be parked or running.

  Moreover, in one form of the remote control device for a vehicle of the present invention, it has a vehicle position detecting means for detecting the position of the vehicle, and the vehicle information transmitting means is a vehicle information detected by the vehicle position detecting means together with the in-vehicle presence information. Position information indicating the position is transmitted to a predetermined target.

  According to the present invention, since the position information of the vehicle is transmitted together with the image data, the position of the vehicle can be known and the vehicle can be dispatched.

  Moreover, in one form of the remote control device for vehicles of this invention, when door locking is carried out by remote operation, it has an unlocking limitation means which restrict | limits unlocking from a vehicle interior.

  According to the present invention, since unlocking of the door is restricted, it is possible to prevent a suspicious person from entering the vehicle interior.

  Moreover, in one form of the remote control device for vehicles of this invention, it has an image imaging | photography means which image | photographs the image inside a vehicle interior, and vehicle presence person information is the image of the image of the person or animal image | photographed by this image imaging means. It is characterized by being data.

  According to the present invention, image data of an image of a person or animal in the vehicle interior is transmitted to the vehicle owner or the like as in-vehicle presence information, so that the person or the like who is confined in the vehicle interior can be identified. Make it possible to take appropriate action.

  The present invention also includes door lock control means that can be locked or unlocked by remote operation, and in-vehicle presence detection means for detecting a person or animal in the vehicle interior. There is provided a remote control device for a vehicle characterized by restricting door lock by a door lock control means when a person or animal in a room is detected.

  According to the present invention, when a passenger in the vehicle interior is detected, the door lock is restricted, so that it is possible to prevent a person or the like from being confined in the vehicle interior.

  Further, in one embodiment of the vehicle remote control device of the present invention, the vehicle has an image photographing means for photographing an image in the vehicle interior, and when a person or animal in the vehicle interior is detected by the vehicle presence detection means, the image photographing means The image data of the image of the person or animal photographed by the above is transmitted to a predetermined target.

  According to the present invention, image data of an image of a person or animal in the passenger compartment is transmitted to the vehicle owner or the like, so that the passengers in the passenger compartment can be identified and appropriate actions can be taken.

  When the door is locked by remote operation, it is possible to provide a vehicular remote scanning device capable of appropriately securing a person or the like even if the person or the like is confined in the vehicle interior.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a vehicle remote control system including a vehicle remote control device.

  The remote operation system according to the present embodiment includes a vehicle 1, a vehicle owner 3, a center 5 that provides various services to the vehicle 1 and the vehicle owner 3, people and pets (hereinafter referred to as vehicle presence) Security company 6 that secures 2). “Securing” means taking appropriate measures according to the in-vehicle person 2 such as protection and capture.

  The center 5 receives in-vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle 1, contacts the vehicle owner 3, and responds to the situation of the vehicle 1 based on the operation signal and request received from the vehicle owner 3. Correspondence and remote operation of the vehicle 1 are performed. For example, when the vehicle 1 detects the in-vehicle person 2, the image data 4 in the vehicle compartment is received from the vehicle 1. In addition, as a result of transferring the image data 4 to the vehicle owner 3, when the vehicle owner 3 receives a request for securing the in-vehicle person 2, the security company 6 or the police are instructed to rush to the vehicle 1. To do. The center 5 detects an abnormality of the vehicle 1 such as an unexpected engine start or a door opening, and notifies the vehicle owner 3 by e-mail or telephone.

  The vehicular remote control device of the vehicle 1 has an in-vehicle presence detection means for detecting a person confined in the vehicle. For example, when the door is locked, the in-vehicle presence detection means operates. When an in-vehicle person 2 exists in the door-locked vehicle 1 or an intruder invades, the in-vehicle presence detection means detects a person, a pet, or the like in the vehicle interior, and image data 4 or the vehicle interior in which the vehicle interior is photographed Is transmitted to the center 5 and the vehicle 1. The vehicle 1 can detect the position of the host vehicle by a GPS (Global Positioning System) 7, and attaches the position of the host vehicle detected by the GPS 7 to the image data 4 when transmitting the image data 4 to the center 5. The detection of the position of the automobile may be performed by specifying the position from the mobile base station that communicates with the in-vehicle communication device.

  Based on the transmitted image data 4 and sound, the vehicle owner 3 is a person who can not escape from the vehicle by himself or herself (hereinafter referred to as a person to be protected) It is determined whether the person is a malicious person for the purpose of vandalism or vehicle theft, and an instruction corresponding to the determination result is transmitted via the center 5 or directly to the vehicle 1.

  When it is determined from the image data 4 or the sound that the in-vehicle person 2 is a person to be protected, the vehicle owner 3 requests the center 5 to secure the in-vehicle person 2. Thus, the security company 6 protects people and pets confined in the vehicle. When it can be determined that the person is a malicious person such as a thief, the center 5 or the security company 6 is requested to capture the malicious person.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the vehicle remote control device provided in the vehicle 1. The vehicle remote control device shown in FIG. 2 uses the vehicle presence detection means 21 for detecting the vehicle presence person 2, the image shooting means 22 for capturing images of the vehicle presence person 2 and the passenger compartment, and the position of the vehicle using the GPS 7. A position detecting means 23 for detecting, a door lock controlling means 24 for controlling door lock or unlock, and a communication means 25 for transmitting information such as image data or receiving a control signal from the vehicle owner 3 or the center 5. Configured to have.

  The vehicle presence detection means 21 detects this when a person, a pet, or the like is in the vehicle interior with the door locked. For example, the in-vehicle person 2 is detected by an infrared sensor that detects infrared rays emitted by an intruder, a vibration sensor that detects vibration applied to the vehicle, a load sensor that detects a load applied to the seat, or a combination thereof.

  The door lock control means 24 locks the door by a door lock signal that locks the door, and unlocks the door by a door unlock signal that unlocks the door. When the door is locked, the vehicle presence detection means 21 starts to operate, and detects a person or pet in the vehicle compartment.

  Further, the door lock control means 24 has an unlock restriction means 30 for restricting unlocking of the door from the vehicle interior. When the door is locked by remote operation, it is difficult to open the door from the outside of the vehicle interior if the door unlock control means 30 restricts unlocking of the door. This prevents a new intruder from entering the vehicle and makes it difficult for a malicious person to escape. It is preferable that the door can be unlocked by a predetermined operation from the passenger compartment even when the door unlock is restricted by the door lock control means 30.

  The position detection unit 23 detects the current position of the vehicle based on the coordinate data received from the GPS 7. When coordinate data cannot be received from the GPS 7 such as an underground parking lot, the location of the parking lot registered in advance may be set as the current position, or the parking position of the vehicle may be detected based on the latest coordinate data and map matching. In addition, the vehicle owner 3 may be inquired about the parking location of the vehicle.

  The image capturing means 22 is an image capturing means for capturing an image of a vehicle interior composed of a solid-state imaging device such as a CCD or CMOS, and is mounted on a room mirror or a dashboard facing the vehicle interior. It is preferable to provide a plurality of intruders' faces so as to be included in the shooting range, or to include an infrared illumination device so that shooting can be performed at night. The image data of the image photographed by the camera 11 and the sound signal of the sound collected by the microphone 12 are transmitted to the vehicle owner 3 and the center 5 by the communication means 25. The communication unit 25 includes a mobile phone, PHS, wireless LAN, and the like, and enables image data and control signals to be transmitted and received between the vehicle owner 3 and the center 5.

  In this embodiment, a case will be described in which a security guard rushes to the vehicle from the security company 6 in order to secure a person who is locked in the vehicle interior by the remote operation in a state where there is a person in the vehicle interior. .

  FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart showing a flow of securing an in-vehicle presence by the vehicle remote control device according to the present embodiment. The flow chart of FIG. 3 starts from where the vehicle owner 3 leaves the vehicle 1 without locking the door.

  The vehicle owner 3 notices that he has forgotten to lock the door at some distance from the vehicle 1 and locks the vehicle 1 by remote operation (S11). In this embodiment, the person to be protected is left behind in the vehicle interior that is locked by the door, and the person to be protected is confined in the vehicle interior by the door lock.

  When the door is locked, the in-vehicle presence detection means 21 of the vehicle 1 starts to operate, and the in-vehicle presence detection means 21 detects the protection target person confined in the vehicle interior (S12).

  When a person to be protected is detected in the passenger compartment, the image capturing unit 22 captures an image including the in-vehicle person 2, and the position detecting unit 23 detects the current position of the vehicle based on the coordinate data received from the GPS 7. . The communication means 25 transmits the image data 4 and position information (coordinate data itself may be transmitted) to the center 5 and / or the vehicle owner 3 (S13).

  The vehicle owner 3 looks at the transmitted image data 4 and, if the in-vehicle person 2 is a person to be protected or a malicious person, an express instruction for requesting an express instruction from a guard to secure them A signal is transmitted to the center 5 (S14). Before sending the express instruction signal, the operator of the center 5 may be informed about the person 2 in the vehicle and the state thereof, and the express instruction may be given verbally. By checking the image data 4 by the vehicle owner 3, it is possible to check whether the in-vehicle person 2 is a malicious person or a person to be protected such as vandalism or stealing the vehicle. Secure work can be performed.

  When the person to be protected is confirmed in the passenger compartment by the image data 4, the vehicle owner 3 transmits a control signal to the unlock restriction means 30 to prohibit the unlocking of the door from the passenger compartment. Good. As a result, it is possible to prevent the door from being opened from the outside of the vehicle interior and to make it difficult for a suspicious person to enter from the outside, thereby protecting the person to be protected (child or pet).

  Further, even when a malicious person is confirmed in the passenger compartment by the image data 4, the vehicle owner 3 transmits a control signal to the unlock restricting means 30 and prohibits the unlocking of the door from the passenger compartment. May be. As a result, it is possible to confine a malicious person in the passenger compartment and improve the possibility of capture.

  Upon receiving the express instruction, the center 5 contacts the security company 6 and prompts the guard to the vehicle 1. The security guard confirms the person to be protected in the door-locked vehicle interior, requests the vehicle owner 3 to unlock the door by remote operation, and protects the person to be protected confined in the vehicle interior. The securing of the in-vehicle person 2 shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  According to this embodiment, when the door lock is forgotten, the vehicle can be locked by remote operation, and when a child or a pet is confined in the passenger compartment, the protection can be achieved. If a person with a trap is confined, the possibility of capturing it is improved.

  In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which a person enters the vehicle interior before the vehicle is door-locked by remote operation and a security guard rushes to the vehicle from a security company or the like in order to protect a person trapped in the vehicle interior.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart showing a flow of securing an in-vehicle presence by the vehicle remote control device of the present embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 4 starts from a place where the vehicle owner 3 leaves the vehicle 1 without locking the door.

  First, a person enters the vehicle compartment before the vehicle owner 3 leaves the vehicle 1 and locks the door by remote operation (S21).

  Next, the vehicle owner 3 notices that he has forgotten to lock the door at a certain distance from the vehicle 1 and locks the vehicle 1 by remote operation (S22). In the present example, a person with dementia who could not operate the vehicle consciously as an example of a person to be protected entered the vehicle interior. Therefore, a person with dementia is confined in the vehicle interior by the door lock.

  When the door is locked, the vehicle presence detection means 21 of the vehicle 1 starts to operate, and the vehicle presence detection means 21 detects a person with dementia confined in the vehicle interior (S23).

  When a person with dementia is detected, the image capturing unit 22 captures an image including the in-vehicle person 2, and the position detecting unit 23 detects the current position of the vehicle based on the coordinate data received from the GPS 7. The communication means 25 transmits the image data 4 and position information (coordinate data itself may be transmitted) to the center 5 and / or the vehicle owner 3 (S24).

  The vehicle owner 3 visually checks the transmitted image data 4 and transmits an express instruction signal for requesting an express instruction from a guard to protect the person with dementia (S25). Before sending the express instruction signal, the operator of the center 5 may be informed about the state of the vehicle or the person with dementia and the express instruction may be given verbally. By checking the image data 4 by the vehicle owner 3, it is possible to check whether the in-vehicle presence person 2 is a malicious person such as vandalism or theft of the vehicle. Can be carried out.

  As in the first embodiment, the unlock restriction means 30 may prohibit the unlocking of the door from the vehicle interior.

  Upon receiving the express instruction, the center 5 contacts the security company 6 and prompts the guard to the vehicle 1. The security guard confirms a person with dementia in the vehicle interior locked in the door, and then requests the vehicle owner 3 to unlock the door by remote operation to protect the person with dementia confined in the vehicle interior. The securing of the in-vehicle person 2 shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  According to the present embodiment, when the door lock is forgotten, the vehicle can be locked by remote operation, and it is possible to protect even if a person with dementia enters and is confined in the vehicle interior. It becomes possible.

  If a malicious person enters the vehicle after leaving the vehicle 1 until the door is locked, the in-vehicle presence 2 is detected by the door lock by remote operation. It can be confirmed from the data 4 that the in-vehicle person 2 is a malicious person. Similarly, a security guard 6 can be dispatched to a malicious person, so that even if a thief enters the vehicle, for example, the possibility that valuables in the vehicle compartment will be stolen is reduced.

  Further, if the engine is unexpectedly started by a malicious person before the door is locked by remote operation, the center 5 detects that and notifies the vehicle owner 3 of it. Since the vehicle owner 3 can photograph the interior of the vehicle by locking the door by remote operation, it can determine whether the person who started the engine is a malicious person based on the transmitted image data. If you are a person, you can take predetermined measures such as stopping the engine or giving instructions to the guards.

  In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the presence or absence of an in-vehicle person 2 is confirmed before the door is locked by remote operation.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a flowchart showing a flow of door locking in the vehicle by remote operation by the vehicle remote control device according to the present embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 5 starts from a place where the vehicle owner 3 leaves the vehicle 1 without locking the door.

  The vehicle owner 3 notices that he has forgotten to lock the door at a position some distance away from the vehicle 1, and performs the door lock of the vehicle 1 by remote operation (S31).

  When the door lock is remotely operated, the vehicle 1 activates the in-vehicle presence detection means 21 before the door lock, and determines whether a person or a pet exists in the vehicle interior (S32). When no person or pet is present in the vehicle compartment (No in step S32), the vehicle 1 is door-locked (S35).

  When the in-vehicle presence person 2 is detected (Yes in step S32), the image capturing means 22 captures an image including the in-vehicle presence person 2, and the current position of the vehicle based on the coordinate data received from the GPS 7 by the position detection means 23. Detect position. The communication means 25 transmits the image data 4 and position information (coordinate data itself may be transmitted) to the center 5 and / or the vehicle owner 3 (S33). Therefore, when there are people or pets in the vehicle compartment, the door is not locked even if operated remotely.

  The vehicle owner 3 visually observes the transmitted image data 4 and instructs the center 5 to deal with the in-vehicle presence person 2 (S34). For example, when it is determined that the person 2 in the vehicle is a thief, a child, a pet, or the like, the center 5 is requested to urge the guard to secure them. In addition, when it is determined that the in-vehicle person 2 can get off the vehicle by his / her family or himself, the vehicle 1 is remotely operated to broadcast an announcement to get off the vehicle.

  When the vehicle presence person 2 is secured or the vehicle presence person 2 gets off the vehicle, the vehicle presence detection means 21 does not detect a person or a pet in the vehicle interior, so that the vehicle 1 is door-locked (S35). The vehicle 1 preferably notifies the vehicle owner 3 that the door lock of the vehicle 1 has been completed. This completes the remote control of the vehicle shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  According to the present embodiment, since the presence or absence of a person or pet in the vehicle interior is confirmed before the door is locked by remote operation, the person is not confined in the vehicle interior. Moreover, when people or pets are detected in the vehicle interior, it is possible to ensure them appropriately.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a vehicle remote control system including a vehicle remote control device. It is an example of the functional block diagram of the remote control device for vehicles. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the flow which secures a vehicle in-vehicle person with the remote control device for vehicles. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the flow which secures a vehicle in-vehicle person with the remote control device for vehicles. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the flow which locks the door by remote operation in the vehicle by the remote control device for vehicles.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Existence in vehicle 3 Owner of vehicle 4 Image data 5 Center 6 Security company 7 GPS
21 Vehicle presence detection means 22 Image photographing means 23 Position detection means 24 Door lock control means 25 Communication means 30 Unlock restriction means

Claims (6)

Door lock control means that can be locked or unlocked by remote operation;
In-vehicle presence detection means for detecting a person or animal in the passenger compartment when the door is locked by the remote operation;
Vehicle information transmitting means for transmitting in-vehicle presence information indicating that there is a person or animal in the vehicle interior to a predetermined target when a person or animal in the vehicle interior is detected by the in-vehicle presence detection means;
A vehicle remote control device characterized by comprising: Vehicle position detecting means for detecting the position of the vehicle;
The vehicle information transmission means transmits position information indicating the position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means together with in-vehicle presence person information to the predetermined target.
The vehicle remote control device according to claim 1.   The vehicle remote control device according to claim 1, further comprising: an unlock limiting unit that limits unlocking from a passenger compartment when the door is locked by the remote operation. Having an image photographing means for photographing an image in the passenger compartment;
The in-vehicle presence person information is image data of a human or animal image photographed by the image photographing means,
The remote control device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Door lock control means that can be locked or unlocked by remote operation;
Vehicle presence detection means for detecting a person or animal in the vehicle interior,
When a person or animal in the vehicle compartment is detected by the vehicle presence detection means, the door lock by the door lock control means is limited.
A vehicle remote control device characterized by the above. Having an image photographing means for photographing an image in the passenger compartment;
When a person or animal in the passenger compartment is detected by the vehicle presence detection means, the image data of the image of the person or animal photographed by the image photographing means is transmitted to a predetermined target.
The vehicular remote control device according to claim 5.

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