JP2007334793A - On-vehicle communications device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform payment settlement from a mobile phone via a public radio communications network, without having to utilize an operation part or a display part arranged in the mobile phone. <P>SOLUTION: Instructions for payment settlement are confirmed by a user (S100), and when the instructions for payment settlement are confirmed, a mobile phone 2 is instructed to activate a settlement function (S102), and the mobile phone 2 is instructed to transmit information (authentication, paying-in amount, or the like) required for the paying-in settlement to a center 3 (S114). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle communication device that communicates with a mobile phone having a settlement function.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a system for paying a fee using a mobile phone with a payment function has been put into practical use at supermarkets and convenience stores. Such a mobile phone, for example, accesses a specific site via a public wireless communication network (for example, a packet communication network), transfers the balance from a bank account registered in advance, and deposits (charges). It is possible.

In addition, as a device for performing the charge settlement by such communication, if the automobile is equipped with a narrowband wireless device and a card reader / writer, and the automobile enters the communication area of the infrastructure antenna installed on the roadside, the narrowband equipped with the automobile is provided. Sending and receiving data for fee settlement between a prepaid management company and an IC card (prepaid card) mounted on a card reader / writer via narrowband communication performed between the band wireless device and the infrastructure antenna. There has been proposed a system that can perform fee settlement such as transfer and payment (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-170062

  However, the system described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228688 can only perform fee settlement when the vehicle is located in a very narrow area such as a narrow band communication area of an infrastructure antenna installed on the roadside.

  In addition, when accessing a specific site via a public wireless communication network from a mobile phone and performing an operation for depositing (charging), the mobile phone is operated anywhere within the service area of the public wireless communication network. However, since the operation part and display part of the mobile phone are relatively small, the operability is not good. Further, since it is dangerous to operate a mobile phone while driving a car, it is difficult to perform an operation for deposit payment while driving.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to make a payment settlement from a mobile phone via a public wireless communication network without using an operation unit or a display unit provided in the mobile phone.

  The first feature of the present invention is that the first confirmation means for confirming the payment settlement instruction to the user, and when the payment confirmation instruction is confirmed by the first confirmation means, the mobile phone is instructed to activate the settlement function. An activation instructing unit for performing the check, a second confirmation unit for confirming information necessary for payment settlement to the user, and information necessary for the payment settlement confirmed by the second confirmation unit to be transmitted to the center. Information transmission instruction means for instructing the mobile phone.

  In such a configuration, when the user confirms the payment settlement instruction, and when the payment settlement instruction is confirmed, the mobile phone is instructed to start the payment function, and the information required for the payment settlement confirmed to the user. Is instructed to transmit to the center. Accordingly, it is possible to make a payment settlement from the mobile phone via the public wireless communication network without using an operation unit or a display unit provided in the mobile phone.

  The second feature of the present invention is that the touch switch mode for confirming the instruction content by the touch switch for detecting the position of the touch operation on the operation surface of the user and the sound for confirming the instruction content by recognizing the voice emitted by the user. And a recognition state, and includes a traveling state determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is traveling, and the second confirmation unit determines that the vehicle is not traveling by the traveling state determination unit. Check the information required for deposit payment in the touch switch mode, and confirm the information necessary for payment settlement in the voice recognition mode when the driving state determination means determines that the vehicle is running. That is.

  In such a configuration, when it is determined that the vehicle is not traveling, information necessary for payment settlement is confirmed in the touch switch mode, and when it is determined that the vehicle is traveling, the voice recognition mode is set. The necessary information for payment is confirmed. Therefore, when the vehicle is not running, the user can instruct information necessary for payment settlement by touching the touch switch. When the vehicle is running, the user can perform voice input without performing an input operation. It is possible to instruct information necessary for payment settlement at.

  The third feature of the present invention is that a first confirmation means for confirming a payment settlement instruction to the user and a payment function activated in the mobile phone when the payment confirmation instruction is confirmed by the first confirmation means. Activation instruction means for instructing, storage means for storing information necessary for payment settlement, information necessary for payment settlement is read from the storage means, and information necessary for payment settlement is transmitted to the center Information transmission instructing means for instructing the mobile phone to do so.

  In such a configuration, the user confirms the payment settlement instruction, and when the payment settlement instruction is confirmed, the mobile phone is instructed to activate the settlement function, and the storage means stores the information necessary for the payment settlement. The mobile phone is instructed to read out and transmit information necessary for payment settlement to the center. Therefore, if the user performs an operation for storing information necessary for deposit payment in the storage means in advance, the user performs deposit payment from the mobile phone via the public wireless communication network only by instructing payment settlement. It is possible.

  The fourth feature of the present invention is that, when a facility search means for searching for a facility specified by a user and a facility capable of paying a fee using a payment function of a mobile phone are searched for by the facility search means, Balance information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating the balance from the telephone, and balance display means for displaying the balance on the display screen of the display device based on the information indicating the balance acquired by the balance information acquisition means. is there.

  In such a configuration, when a facility capable of paying charges using the payment function of the mobile phone is searched, the balance is displayed on the display screen of the display device based on the information indicating the balance acquired from the mobile phone. The user can check the balance on the display screen of the display device.

  Further, a fifth feature of the present invention is provided with balance determination means for determining whether or not the balance acquired by the balance information acquisition means is equal to or less than a preset set amount, wherein the first confirmation means When the determination means determines that the balance is equal to or less than the set amount, the user confirms an instruction for payment settlement.

  In such a configuration, when it is determined that the balance is equal to or less than the set amount, the user is instructed to confirm the payment settlement, and the user can instruct the payment settlement in advance according to this instruction. It is.

  The sixth feature of the present invention is that a completion notification for notifying the user that the processing for payment settlement is completed when a completion notification indicating that the processing for payment settlement has been completed is received from the mobile phone. It has a means.

  In such a configuration, when a completion notification indicating that the process for deposit payment is completed is received from the mobile phone, the user is notified that the process for deposit payment is completed. By this, it can be confirmed that the processing for deposit payment has been completed.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an in-vehicle communication device, a mobile phone with a payment function, and a center according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The in-vehicle communication device in the present embodiment is configured as an in-vehicle navigation device 1. The in-vehicle navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 with a payment function are each provided with a communication function using Bluetooth, and mutual communication using the Bluetooth is possible. In addition, when the payment function is activated in response to a user operation, the mobile phone 2 with a payment function is connected to the center 3 via a public wireless communication network (for example, a packet communication network) and performs payment with the center 3. Communication is started, and payment settlement and balance display are performed.

  A block configuration of the in-vehicle navigation device 1 is shown in FIG. The in-vehicle navigation device 1 includes a position detector 10, a map data input device 15, an operation switch group 16, an external memory 18, a display device 19, a communication module 20, a voice controller 21, a speaker 22, a voice recognition device 23, a microphone 24, and a remote controller. A sensor 25 and a control device 17 to which these devices are connected are provided.

  The position detector 10 has sensors such as a well-known geomagnetic sensor 11, a gyroscope 12, a distance sensor 13, and a GPS receiver 14, and information for specifying the current position from these sensors is controlled by a control device 17. Enter.

  The map data input device 15 is a so-called map matching data or map data for improving the accuracy of position detection stored in the map data storage medium from a map data storage medium (not shown) in which the map data is stored. And various data including landmark data. As a map data storage medium, a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM is generally used because of the amount of data, but a memory card, HDD, or the like may be used.

  The operation switch group 16 includes a touch switch provided over the display of the display device 19, a mechanical switch provided around the display of the display device 19, and the like, and outputs a signal corresponding to a user operation.

  The external memory 18 is a storage unit that is provided separately from the memory of the control device 17 to be described later, and includes an HDD or the like, and stores various data, programs, and the like.

  The display device 19 has a display capable of full color display such as liquid crystal and organic EL, and displays a video corresponding to the video signal input from the control device 17 on the display.

  The communication module 20 is for performing wireless communication by Bluetooth, and performs mutual communication by wireless communication with an external device having a communication function by Bluetooth.

  The speech recognition device 23 performs speech recognition by collating speech signals input via the microphone 24 with lexical data (comparison target pattern) in a recognition dictionary (not shown) stored therein, and performs speech recognition. Is output to the voice controller 21.

  The voice controller 21 outputs a recognition result of the voice recognition device 23 to the control device 17 and outputs a voice signal input from the control device 17 to the speaker 22. In addition, the audio controller 21 causes the speaker 22 to output a sound corresponding to an audio signal input from the microphone 24 (talk output).

  The microphone 24 is for inputting a voice signal corresponding to the voice uttered by the user to the voice recognition device 23.

  The remote control sensor 25 outputs a signal received from the remote control 25 a that transmits a radio signal by infrared rays or the like to the control circuit 24 based on a user operation.

  The control device 17 is configured as a computer including a CPU, a memory, an I / O, and the like. The CPU of the control device 17 executes various processes according to the program stored in the memory. The process executed by the CPU of the control device 17 includes a vehicle position detection process for detecting the vehicle position based on a signal input from the position detector 10, a map display process for displaying a map around the vehicle position, There are a destination search process for searching for a place, a route search process for searching for a guide route to the destination, a route guide process for running guidance according to the guide route, and the like.

  Next, processing of the control device 17 of the in-vehicle navigation device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the user connects to the center 3 from the mobile phone 2 with a payment function via the public wireless communication network and performs payment processing, it is necessary to register necessary information in advance. Here, authentication information for identity verification and information necessary for settlement processing such as a debit account when depositing (charging) are registered in the center 3 in advance by operating the mobile phone 2 with a settlement function by the user. Will be described. In addition, it is assumed that authentication processing has already been performed between the in-vehicle navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 and mutual communication by Bluetooth has been established.

  First, the payment confirmation instruction is confirmed with the user (S100). Specifically, a “deposit button” for confirming a deposit (charge) instruction is displayed on the display screen of the display device 19, and based on a touch operation on the display unit of the “deposit button” detected by the touch switch. Confirm the payment instructions.

  If the user does not touch the “payment button” display, the process of S100 is repeated, although not shown.

  When the user performs a touch operation on the “payment button” display, the mobile phone 2 is instructed to activate the settlement function (S102). Specifically, information for instructing activation of the payment function is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 via the communication module 20.

  When the mobile phone 2 receives the information for instructing the activation of the settlement function, the cellular phone 2 activates a program for executing the settlement function, establishes communication connection with the center 3 through the public wireless communication network, 3 returns a response signal indicating whether or not the communication with 3 is normal (S200).

  In this way, communication for settlement is started between the mobile phone 2 and the center 3 (S300).

  Next, the control device 17 determines whether or not the vehicle is traveling (S104). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is traveling based on whether or not the vehicle speed is recognized as being zero from the signal input from the distance sensor 13.

  The in-vehicle navigation device 1 recognizes and recognizes a touch switch mode in which an instruction content is confirmed by a touch switch that detects a position of a touch operation on a display screen (operation surface) of a user's display device 19 and a voice emitted by the user. When there are two modes of the voice recognition mode for confirming the contents and the vehicle is stopped, the determination in S104 is NO and the touch switch mode is set (S106). Hereinafter, information necessary for payment settlement is confirmed to the user in the touch switch mode.

  First, authentication information is confirmed (S110). Specifically, a screen that prompts input of authentication information is displayed on the display device 19, and information input by a user's touch operation is specified as authentication information. This authentication information is used in an authentication process for performing authentication by matching or mismatching with the authentication information registered in the center 3, and needs to be the same as the authentication information registered in the center 3.

Next, the deposit amount is confirmed (S112). Specifically, a screen prompting the input of the deposit amount is displayed on the display device 19 and the information input by the user's touch operation is specified as the deposit amount. Next, information necessary for deposit settlement is transmitted to the mobile phone 2. (S114). Specifically, the mobile phone 2 is instructed to transmit the authentication information and the deposit amount confirmed in S110 and S112 to the center 3. This instruction includes authentication information and a deposit amount.

  In response to this instruction, the mobile phone 2 performs a payment settlement process with the center 3 (S202). Specifically, information (authentication information and deposit amount) necessary for deposit settlement is transmitted to the center 3.

  When the center 3 receives information (authentication information and deposit amount) necessary for payment settlement from the mobile phone 2, the center 3 performs an authentication process by determining whether the received authentication information matches the pre-registered authentication information. If the authentication information matches, a deposit (charge) of the designated deposit amount is accepted, and when the receipt of the deposit is completed normally, a deposit process for transmitting a completion notification to the mobile phone 2 is performed (S302).

  When receiving the completion notification from the center 3, the mobile phone 2 transmits a deposit processing completion notification indicating that the processing for deposit settlement has been completed to the in-vehicle navigation device 1 (S204).

  When receiving the deposit processing completion notification from the mobile phone 2, the control device 17 notifies the user that the processing for deposit settlement has been completed on the display screen of the display device 19 (S116). Specifically, a message indicating that the payment settlement process has been completed is displayed on the display device 19.

  Next, the mobile phone 2 is instructed to end the settlement function (S118). Specifically, information for instructing the end of the settlement function is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 via the communication module 20.

  When the mobile phone 2 receives the information for instructing the activation of the settlement function, the cellular phone 2 terminates the program for implementing the settlement function, disconnects communication with the center 3, and implements the settlement function. Is returned to the control device 17 (S206). Thereby, the communication between the mobile phone 2 and the center 3 is completed (S304).

  When the control device 17 receives the response signal from the mobile phone 2, it ends this processing.

  If the vehicle is running, the determination in S104 is YES, the voice recognition mode is set (S108), and the authentication information is confirmed in the voice recognition mode (S110). For example, the authentication information is confirmed from the content of the user's voice recognized by the voice recognition device 23 in response to the question “Please say your password”.

  Next, the deposit amount is confirmed (S112). For example, in response to an inquiry “Please tell me the deposit amount”, the deposit amount is confirmed from the content of the user's voice recognized by the voice recognition device 23, and the process proceeds to S116.

  As described above, when the vehicle is traveling, the information necessary for the payment settlement such as the authentication information and the deposit amount is confirmed in the voice recognition mode.

  According to the above configuration, when the payment confirmation instruction is confirmed to the user and the payment settlement instruction is confirmed, the mobile phone is instructed to start the payment function, and is necessary for the payment settlement confirmed to the user. The mobile phone is instructed to send information to the center. Accordingly, it is possible to make a payment settlement from the mobile phone via the public wireless communication network without using an operation unit or a display unit provided in the mobile phone. In particular, operating the mobile phone's operating unit while driving to make a payment settlement is a safety issue, but even when driving, it is possible to make a payment without operating the operating unit or display provided on the mobile phone. Settlement can be made.

  Further, since the communication with the mobile phone is performed by Bluetooth, the payment can be made regardless of the position of the mobile phone in the vehicle. Further, it is not necessary to connect to a mobile phone using a cable or the like.

  In addition, when it is determined that the vehicle is not running, information necessary for payment settlement is confirmed in the touch switch mode, and when it is determined that the vehicle is running, the payment settlement is performed in the voice recognition mode. The necessary information is confirmed. Therefore, when the vehicle is not running, the user can instruct information necessary for payment settlement by touching the touch switch. When the vehicle is running, the user can perform voice input without performing an input operation. It is possible to instruct information necessary for payment settlement at.

  In addition, when a completion notification indicating that the payment settlement process has been completed is received from the mobile phone, the user is notified that the payment settlement process has been completed. It is possible to confirm that the processing for completion has been completed.

  In this embodiment, in S100, a “deposit button” for confirming a deposit instruction is displayed on the display screen of the display device 19, and the “deposit button” detected by the touch switch is displayed. Although an example in which an instruction for deposit payment is confirmed based on the touch operation is shown, for example, an instruction for deposit settlement may be confirmed to the user by voice recognition.

(Second Embodiment)
The configurations of the in-vehicle communication device, the mobile phone with a settlement function, and the center according to the second embodiment of the present invention are the same as those shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and different parts will be mainly described.

  In the first embodiment, after the payment function is activated in the mobile phone 2, the user confirms information necessary for the payment settlement such as authentication information and the deposit amount, and the information necessary for the payment settlement is stored in the center 3. In this embodiment, information necessary for payment settlement is stored in a memory in advance, and information necessary for payment settlement is read from this memory, The mobile phone 2 is instructed to transmit information necessary for payment settlement to the center 3.

  FIG. 4 shows a process for storing information necessary for deposit payment by the control device 17 in the memory. When the user performs an operation to instruct display of the deposit setting screen according to the menu screen, the control device 17 starts the processing shown in FIG.

  First, the deposit setting screen is displayed on the display screen of the display device 19 (S400). As a result, a deposit setting screen for setting information necessary for deposit settlement such as authentication information and deposit amount is displayed.

  Next, authentication information is specified (S402). Specifically, a screen prompting input of authentication information is displayed from the deposit setting screen, and the authentication information is specified based on the user's touch operation detected by the touch switch.

  Next, the deposit amount is specified (S404). Specifically, a screen prompting the input of the deposit amount is displayed from the deposit setting screen, and the deposit amount is specified based on the user's touch operation detected by the touch switch. For example, an amount such as 1000 yen, 3000 yen, 5000 yen, or 7000 yen is displayed in a selectable manner, and the amount selected by the user's touch operation is specified as the deposit amount.

  Next, the authentication information and deposit amount specified in S402 and S404 are stored in the memory (S406), and this process is terminated.

  Through the above-described processing, information necessary for payment settlement such as authentication information and deposit amount is stored in the memory.

  FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the control device 17 according to the second embodiment. The control device 17 confirms the payment settlement instruction to the user (S100). When the payment settlement instruction is confirmed, the control device 17 then instructs the mobile phone 2 to activate the settlement function (S102).

  When a response signal is returned from the mobile phone 2, the control device 17 refers to the memory (S120). Specifically, the authentication information stored by the processing shown in FIG. 4 and the information necessary for payment settlement such as the deposit amount are read from the memory.

  Next, information necessary for payment settlement read from the memory is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S114). Specifically, the mobile phone 2 is instructed to transmit the authentication information and the deposit amount confirmed in S110 and S112 to the center 3, and the process proceeds to S116.

  Thus, when the payment settlement instruction is confirmed, information necessary for the payment settlement is read from the memory and transmitted to the mobile phone 2. Then, information necessary for the payment settlement is transmitted from the mobile phone 2 to the center 3, and authentication processing and payment processing are performed in the center 3.

  According to the configuration described above, the user confirms the payment settlement instruction, and when the payment settlement instruction is confirmed, the mobile phone is instructed to activate the settlement function, and the information necessary for the payment settlement is stored from the memory. The mobile phone is instructed to read out and transmit information necessary for payment settlement to the center. Accordingly, if the user performs an operation for storing information necessary for payment settlement in advance in the memory, for example, the user only needs to touch a “payment button” for confirming a deposit (charge) instruction. It is possible to complete the payment settlement from the mobile phone via the public wireless communication network simply by instructing the payment settlement.

(Third embodiment)
The in-vehicle navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment has a payment function when a facility capable of paying a fee using a mobile phone with a payment function such as a supermarket or a convenience store is searched by a peripheral facility search of the in-vehicle navigation device. A function for displaying the balance and a function for prompting the user to make a payment settlement when the balance of the settlement function is equal to or less than a preset amount are provided.

  The peripheral facility search displays facilities such as “gas station”, “supermarket”, “convenience store”, “parking lot”, etc., and from these, for example, the display unit of “convenience store” is touch-operated by the user. Then, it is a function to search and display a convenience store in the vicinity of the current position from the map data.

  FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the control device 17 according to the third embodiment. The control device 17 starts the processing shown in the figure when an instruction to search for nearby facilities is given by the user's operation.

  First, a peripheral facility search is performed (S150). Specifically, as described above, facilities such as “gas station”, “supermarket”, “convenience store”, “parking lot” and the like are displayed on the display screen of the display device 19 so that the facility selected by the user can be selected. Search is performed from the map data, and the facility around the searched current position is displayed on the display device 19.

  In the present embodiment, when a supermarket and a convenience store are facilities capable of paying charges using the mobile phone 2 with a payment function, and a peripheral facility search is performed with “super” or “convenience store” as a search target, The process proceeds to S152, and when a peripheral facility search is performed for facilities other than “supermarket” and “convenience store” as search targets, this processing ends.

  In the previous S150, when the peripheral facility search is performed with “super” or “convenience store” as a search target, the balance of the settlement function is acquired from the mobile phone 2 (S152). Specifically, when information requesting the balance of the settlement function is transmitted to the mobile phone 2, a balance request is made to the center 3 via the mobile phone 2, and information indicating the balance is notified from the mobile phone 2. In this way, the balance of the payment function is acquired from the mobile phone 2.

  Next, the balance is displayed on the display screen of the display device 19 based on the acquired information indicating the balance (S152).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the balance is equal to or less than a preset set amount (S156). In the present embodiment, the user sets a preset amount in advance according to the menu screen, the set amount is stored in the memory, and it is determined whether or not the balance is equal to or less than the set amount stored in the memory. .

  If the balance is equal to or less than the set amount, the determination in S152 is YES, and the process proceeds to S100 in FIG. That is, a “payment button” for confirming the deposit (charge) instruction is displayed on the display screen of the display device 19 and the user confirms the deposit settlement instruction.

  If the balance is larger than the set amount, the determination in S152 is NO, and this process ends without confirming the instruction for payment settlement.

  According to the above configuration, when a facility capable of paying a fee using the payment function of the mobile phone is searched, the balance is displayed on the display screen of the display device based on the information indicating the balance acquired from the mobile phone. Therefore, the user can check the balance on the display screen of the display device.

  If it is determined that the balance is equal to or less than the set amount, the user is instructed to make a payment settlement, and the user can instruct the payment settlement in advance according to this instruction.

  In this embodiment, the supermarket and the convenience store have been described as facilities that can pay a fee using the mobile phone 2 with a payment function. However, these facilities are examples, and the mobile phone 2 with a payment function is used. Facilities that can be paid for are not limited to these facilities.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when it is determined YES in S156, the example proceeds to S100 in FIG. 3 and confirms the instruction for payment settlement. However, the process proceeds to S100 in FIG. 5 to confirm the instruction for payment settlement. You may do it.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the process proceeds to S152 when a facility capable of paying a fee using the mobile phone 2 with a payment function is searched as a search target in the peripheral facility search in S150. When a facility capable of paying a fee using the mobile phone 2 with a settlement function by the search is set as a destination or a waypoint, the process may proceed to S152.

(Other embodiments)
In the said embodiment, although the vehicle-mounted communication apparatus was shown using the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus, the vehicle-mounted communication apparatus may be configured without using the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example comprised so that communication by Bluetooth was performed between the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus 1 and the mobile telephone 2, it was not limited to communication by Bluetooth, for example, infrared communication or You may comprise so that communication may be performed by wired communication.

  In the first embodiment, an example of determining whether or not the vehicle is stopped based on whether or not the vehicle speed is determined to be zero from the signal input from the distance sensor 13 in S104 of FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to such determination based on the vehicle speed. For example, the control device 17 is configured to receive a signal indicating the parking brake state and a signal indicating the operation position of the ignition switch from the vehicle. It is determined from the signal input from the distance sensor 13 that the vehicle speed is zero, a signal indicating that the parking brake is on (the parking brake is in effect) is input, and the ignition switch is It may be determined that the vehicle is stopped when a signal indicating that the vehicle is in the off position is input.

  The correspondence relationship between the configuration in the above embodiment and the configuration of the claims will be described. S100 corresponds to the first confirmation unit, S102 corresponds to the activation instruction unit, and S114 corresponds to the information transmission instruction unit. S110 and S112 correspond to the second confirmation means, S104 corresponds to the traveling state determination means, the memory of the control device 17 corresponds to the storage means, S150 corresponds to the facility search means, and S152 corresponds to the balance information. S154 corresponds to the balance display means, S156 corresponds to the balance determination means, and S116 corresponds to the completion notification means.

1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an in-vehicle communication device, a mobile phone with a payment function, and a center according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the block configuration of a vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the control apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process which memorize | stores in a memory the information required for the deposit payment of the control apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the control apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the control apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Car navigation system, 2 ... Mobile phone with payment function, 3 ... Center,
10 ... Position detector, 11 ... Geomagnetic sensor, 12 ... Gyroscope,
13 ... Distance sensor, 14 ... GPS receiver, 15 ... Map data input device,
16 ... Operation switch group, 17 ... Control device, 18 ... External memory, 19 ... Display device,
20 ... Communication module, 21 ... Audio controller, 22 ... Speaker,
23 ... voice recognition device, 24 ... microphone, 25 ... remote control sensor.

Claims (6)

An in-vehicle communication device that communicates with a mobile phone having a settlement function,
When the payment function is activated, the mobile phone is connected to the center via a public wireless communication network, and performs communication for payment with the center.
A first confirmation means for confirming a payment settlement instruction to the user;
An activation instruction means for instructing the mobile phone to activate the payment function when the first confirmation means confirms the payment settlement instruction;
Second confirmation means for confirming information necessary for the payment settlement to the user;
An in-vehicle communication device comprising: information transmission instruction means for instructing the mobile phone to transmit information necessary for the payment settlement confirmed by the second confirmation means to the center . A touch switch mode for confirming an instruction content by a touch switch that detects a position of a touch operation on the operation surface of the user, and a voice recognition mode for confirming the instruction content by recognizing a voice emitted by the user;
A traveling state determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle is traveling;
The second confirmation unit confirms information necessary for the payment settlement in the touch switch mode when the traveling state determination unit determines that the vehicle is not traveling, and the traveling state determination unit 2. The in-vehicle communication device according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that the vehicle is traveling, information necessary for the payment settlement is confirmed in the voice recognition mode. An in-vehicle communication device that communicates with a mobile phone having a settlement function,
When the payment function is activated, the mobile phone is connected to the center via a public wireless communication network, and performs communication for payment with the center.
A first confirmation means for confirming a payment settlement instruction to the user;
An activation instruction means for instructing the mobile phone to activate the payment function when the first confirmation means confirms the payment settlement instruction;
Storage means for storing information necessary for the payment settlement;
Information transmission instructing means for reading out information necessary for the payment settlement from the storage means and instructing the mobile phone to transmit the information necessary for the payment settlement to the center. An in-vehicle communication device characterized by the above. Facility search means for searching for facilities specified by the user;
Balance information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating a balance from the mobile phone when a facility capable of paying a fee using the settlement function of the mobile phone is searched by the facility search means;
4. Balance display means for displaying a balance on a display screen of the display device based on information indicating the balance acquired by the balance information acquisition means. The in-vehicle communication device described in 1. Balance determination means for determining whether or not the balance acquired by the balance information acquisition means is equal to or less than a preset set amount,
5. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 4, wherein when the balance determination unit determines that the balance is equal to or less than the set amount, the first confirmation unit confirms an instruction for the payment settlement to the user. Communication device. When a completion notification indicating that the process for deposit payment is completed is received from the mobile phone, a completion display means for notifying a user that the process for deposit payment is completed is provided. The in-vehicle communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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