JP2008024071A - Vehicle management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a theft of a vehicle from being erroneously detected. <P>SOLUTION: This system is provided with a vibration detecting device 17 for detecting vibration of the vehicle 5, a radio communication part 12 assigned with a telephone number "11", and a first control device 16 registered with a telephone number "30" of a prescribed first telephone set 30. The first control device 16 takes a monitoring state for making the radio communication part 12 transmit an abnormality notification signal 113 to a prescribed information processor 20 in response to the detection of vibration and a monitoring stop state for preventing the radio communication part 12 from transmitting the abnormality notification signal 113. The first control device 16 is switched from the monitoring state to the monitoring stop state in response to first telephone call from the first telephone set 30 received by the radio communication part 12. As a result, when an authorized user 3 uses the vehicle 5, the theft of the vehicle 5 is prevented from being erroneously detected by making the monitoring stop state by making a telephone call from the first telephone set 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for managing a vehicle.

  Crime using stolen vehicles has become a social problem. Therefore, preventing vehicle theft is important not only for the private benefit of preserving one's property, but also for the public benefit of maintaining social order.

  Technologies related to vehicle theft prevention are known.

  In Patent Document 1, when a movement of a vehicle is detected based on position information from a GPS receiver during a period when the electronic key cannot be verified by an immobilizer, a warning is generated by a buzzer or the like, and a mobile phone radio is used. An anti-theft device that reports to the anti-theft monitoring center is disclosed.

Patent Document 2 collects position data of a moving body, and when an abnormality report is received from this moving body, dispatches emergency response factors waiting to the moving body, and further police or fire fighting as necessary. A mobile satellite management method characterized by reporting to a public security organization such as the above is disclosed.
JP 2003-132441 A JP-A-11-175858

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle management system that prevents a vehicle theft from being erroneously detected.

  Hereinafter, means for solving the problem will be described using the numbers used in (Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention). These numbers are added to clarify the correspondence between the description of (Claims) and (Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention). However, these numbers should not be used to interpret the technical scope of the invention described in (Claims).

  The vehicle management system (100, 100 ′) according to the present invention includes a vibration detector (17) that detects vibration of the vehicle (5), and a wireless communication unit (12) to which a telephone number (“11”) is assigned. And a first control device (16). The first control device is configured to monitor a state in which the wireless communication unit transmits an abnormality notification signal (113) to a predetermined information processing device (20) in response to detection of the vibration, and to the wireless communication unit. A monitoring stop state in which the abnormality notification signal is not transmitted is taken. The first control device switches from the monitoring state to the monitoring stopped state in response to a first incoming call from the wireless communication unit.

  Therefore, when a legitimate user (3) intends to use or move the vehicle (5), he / she makes a call to the telephone number (“11”) and puts the vehicle in a monitoring stop state. It is possible to prevent theft from being erroneously detected and notified to the information processing apparatus (20). The vehicle monitoring center (2) in which the information processing apparatus (20) is installed can concentrate the personnel it can carry on the real theft.

  In the vehicle management system (100, 100 ') according to the present invention, the first control device may register a first telephone number ("30") of a predetermined first telephone (30). In this case, the first control device switches from the monitoring state to the monitoring stopped state only when the first incoming call is from the first telephone.

  The vehicle management system (100 ′) according to the present invention includes a second telephone (41), a second controller (45) in which a telephone number (“30 ′”) of a predetermined third telephone (30 ′) is registered. You may comprise. The second control device causes the first telephone to make a call to the wireless communication unit in response to the second telephone having received a third telephone call from the third telephone.

  Accordingly, the business operator (1) that performs the leasing business of the vehicle (5) registers the telephone number “30 ′” of the telephone (30 ′) used by the user (3) in the first control device (16). There is no need to go to the vehicle (5). In the leasing business of construction vehicles, the vehicle (5) is delivered to the next user without being returned to the operator (1) after the end of use of one user. The fact that you don't have to go up is a big advantage.

  Further, if the telephone numbers of the first telephone (30) and the second telephone (41) are different, the business operator (1) secretly stores the telephone number of the first telephone (30) for stopping the monitoring of the vehicle 5. Can be.

  The vehicle management system according to the present invention can be applied not only to a lease vehicle (5) but also to a private vehicle (5).

  The vehicle management system (100 ') according to the present invention may include a storage device (48) for storing information indicating that the third telephone call has been received.

  Accordingly, the business operator (1) can use this information for the management of the vehicle (5) owned by the business operator (1) and the management of the customer such as the user (3). Further, since the history of changing the monitoring state of the vehicle monitoring device (10) is recorded, it is suppressed that a person who has obtained the telephone (30 ') by unauthorized means operates the vehicle monitoring device (10).

  The vehicle management system (100, 100 ') according to the present invention preferably includes a position detector (14) for detecting position information of the vehicle. The wireless communication unit preferably transmits a signal indicating the position information to the information processing apparatus. Here, the abnormality notification signal may indicate the position information, but the position information may be transmitted as a signal different from the abnormality notification signal.

  Therefore, it is possible to track the current position of the stolen vehicle (5).

  In the vehicle management system (100, 100 ′) according to the present invention, the first control device transmits the abnormality notification signal only when the vibration is detected continuously for a longer time than a predetermined time. It is preferable.

  Therefore, the vibration detector (17) detects the vibration of the vehicle (5) because another vehicle has passed nearby, and the abnormality notification signal (113) is transmitted even though the vehicle (5) is not used. Is prevented.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle management system that prevents a vehicle theft from being erroneously detected.

  The best mode for carrying out a vehicle management system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(First embodiment)
A vehicle management system 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG.

  FIG. 1 shows a vehicle management system 100. The vehicle management system 100 includes a vehicle monitoring device 10 mounted on the vehicle 5 and an information processing device 20 installed in the vehicle monitoring center 2. The vehicle 5 includes a traveling device 6. The traveling device 6 may be provided with a pneumatic tire or may be provided with a crawler.

  A business operator 1 such as a leasing company lends a vehicle 5 to a user 3. The vehicle monitoring center 2 that monitors the vehicle 5 is exemplified by a partial station of a security company, but may be a partial station of the operator 1.

  FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the vehicle monitoring apparatus 10. The vehicle monitoring device 10 includes a mobile phone 11, a control device 16, and a vibration detector 17. The mobile phone 11 includes a wireless communication unit 12, a control unit 13, a position detection unit 14, and an input / output terminal 15. The wireless communication unit 12 is capable of making and receiving calls and sending / receiving mails wirelessly. The position detection unit 14 detects the position information of the vehicle 5 based on the positioning data from the GPS hygiene 7 or based on the data from the base station. The vibration detector 17 corresponds to an acceleration sensor, for example, and detects the vibration of the vehicle 5.

  FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the information processing apparatus 20. The information processing apparatus 20 includes a communication device 21 and an output device 22. Examples of the information processing apparatus 20 include a telephone, a facsimile machine, and a personal computer that also have a mail function.

  The time sequence diagram shown in FIG. 7 shows the operation of the vehicle management system 100. The vehicle monitoring device 10 takes a monitoring state in which the information processing device 20 is notified that an abnormality has been detected for the vehicle 5 and a monitoring stop state in which the information processing device 20 is not notified that an abnormality has been detected.

  First, the operation of the vehicle management system 100 when the vehicle monitoring apparatus 10 is in a monitoring state will be described.

  When detecting the vibration of the vehicle 5, the vibration detector 17 outputs a signal 111 indicating that to the control device 16.

  The control device 16 detects that an abnormality such as theft has occurred in the vehicle 5 based on the signal 111. The control device 16 may detect the occurrence of an abnormality only by the input of the signal 111, but only when the vibration of the vehicle 5 is detected continuously for a longer time than a predetermined time. It is preferable to detect the occurrence. When detecting that an abnormality has occurred, the control device 16 outputs a signal 112 indicating the fact to the control unit 13 via the input / output terminal 15.

  In addition, when the signal 111 is continuously input, the control device 16 preferably outputs the signal 112 every time a predetermined time elapses.

  In response to the signal 112, the control unit 13 causes the position detection unit 14 to detect the position information of the vehicle 5. Next, the control unit 13 causes the wireless communication unit 12 to transmit the signal 113 to the information processing device 20. Here, the signal 113 indicates that an abnormality has been detected for the vehicle 5 and the position information of the vehicle 5.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the communication device 21 receives the signal 113, and outputs a signal 114 indicating that an abnormality has been detected for the vehicle 5 and position information of the vehicle 5 to the output device 22. The output device 22 outputs by displaying or printing that an abnormality has been detected for the vehicle 5 and the position information of the vehicle 5. In addition to display or printing, the output device 22 may notify the detection of abnormality by a speaker or a warning light that emits a warning sound.

  Therefore, the monitoring staff of the vehicle monitoring center 2 is notified of the abnormality of the vehicle 5 such as theft being detected and the current position of the vehicle 5.

  The vehicle management system 100 can detect the theft of the vehicle 5 even when a person who wants to steal the vehicle 5 obtains the key of the vehicle 5.

  Further, in the vehicle management system 100, the position detection unit 14 may not detect the position information of the vehicle 5 in response to the signal 112. In this case, the output device 22 outputs that an abnormality has been detected for the vehicle 5, but does not output the position information of the vehicle 5 at the same time.

  Even if the position information is not output at the same time as the output that the abnormality is detected, the monitor can obtain the position information of the vehicle 5 as follows. That is, a monitor who knows that an abnormality has been detected for the vehicle 5 operates, for example, the information processing apparatus 20 and transmits a position information request signal for requesting position information of the vehicle 5 to the mobile phone 11. In response to the position information request signal, the control unit 13 causes the position detection unit 14 to detect the position information of the vehicle 5 and causes the wireless communication unit 12 to transmit a position information signal indicating the position information to the information processing device 20.

  Since a mobile phone that notifies the current location in response to an external request is known, it is easy to configure the mobile phone 11 to transmit a location information signal in response to a location information request signal. .

  In the vehicle management system 100, it is possible to prevent the signal 113 from being transmitted from the vehicle monitoring device 10 to the information processing device 20 when the vehicle 5 is being used or moved by the user 3. This will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the business operator 1 notifies the user 3 of the telephone number “11” of the mobile phone 11. The user 3 notifies the operator 1 of the telephone number “30” of the telephone 30 owned by the user 3. The business operator 1 registers the telephone number “30” in the control device 16. Note that the telephone 30 is preferably a mobile phone that can be carried in the field where the vehicle 5 is used. In addition, the telephone 30 may be lent by the operator 1 to the user 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or 7, when the user 3 uses the telephone 30 to call the telephone number “11”, the signal 101 indicating the telephone number “30” reaches the wireless communication unit 12, The wireless communication unit 12 receives an incoming call from the telephone 30. In response to this incoming call, the control unit 13 outputs a signal 102 indicating the telephone number “30” to the control device 16.

  The control device 16 compares the telephone number “30” indicated by the signal 102 with the telephone number “30” registered in advance, and if the telephone numbers match, the telephone 30 has received a call to the wireless communication unit 12. Is detected. When detecting an incoming call from the telephone 30, the control device 16 switches to a monitoring stop state and stops monitoring the vehicle 5.

  In the monitoring stop state, the control device 16 does not output the signal 112 even when the signal 111 is input. Therefore, even if the vibration of the vehicle 5 is detected, the signal 113 is not transmitted.

  Therefore, when the user 3 intends to use or move the vehicle 5, the signal 113 is transmitted from the vehicle monitoring device 10 to the information processing device 20 by calling the telephone number “11” using the telephone 30. It will not be sent.

  When the use or movement of the vehicle 5 is completed, the user 3 may return the control device 16 from the monitoring stop state to the monitoring state by operating a manual switch (not shown) provided in the vehicle monitoring device 10. In addition, when the telephone 30 and the wireless communication unit 12 are in a call state, the user 3 stops and returns the monitoring by causing the telephone 30 to transmit a code for switching the monitoring state to the wireless communication unit 12. May be performed. In this case, the control device 16 switches between the monitoring state and the monitoring stop state according to the code transmitted from the telephone 30.

(Second Embodiment)
A vehicle management system 100 ′ according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

  FIG. 4 shows a vehicle management system 100 '. Similar to the vehicle management system 100, the vehicle management system 100 ′ includes the vehicle monitoring device 10 and the information processing device 20, and further includes a vehicle management device 40. The configurations and operations of the vehicle monitoring device 10 and the information processing device 20 are the same as the configurations and operations in the case of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the vehicle management device 40. The telephone 30 is a telephone used by the user 3 in the first embodiment, but is a telephone included in the vehicle management device 40 in the second embodiment. The vehicle management device 40 includes a telephone 30, a telephone 41, a control device 45, an input device 47, a storage device 48, and an output device 49.

  Also in the second embodiment of the present invention, when the vehicle 5 is used or moved by the user 3, the signal 113 is not transmitted from the vehicle monitoring device 10 to the information processing device 20. The configuration and method for this are different from those in the first embodiment of the present invention. This will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the business operator 1 notifies the user 3 of the telephone number “41” of the telephone set 41. The user 3 notifies the operator 1 of the telephone number “30 ′” of the telephone 30 ′ owned by the user 3. The business operator 1 registers the telephone number “30 ′” and the telephone number “11” in the control device 45. Further, the telephone 30 ′ is preferably a mobile phone that can be carried in the field where the vehicle 5 is used. Further, the telephone 30 ′ may be lent by the business operator 1 to the user 3.

  When the user 3 calls the telephone number “41” using the telephone 30 ′, the signal 101 ′ indicating the telephone number “30 ′” reaches the telephone 41, and the telephone 41 receives a call from the telephone 30 ′. Receive. The telephone 41 responds to the incoming call and outputs a signal 141 indicating the telephone number “30 ′” to the control device 45.

  The control device 45 compares the telephone number “30 ′” indicated by the signal 141 with the telephone number “30 ′” registered in advance, and when the telephone numbers match, there is an incoming call from the telephone 30 ′ to the telephone 41. Detect that. When detecting an incoming call from the telephone 30 ′, the control device 45 outputs a signal 143 to the telephone 30 and outputs a signal 145 to the storage device 48. The signal 143 is for causing the telephone 30 to call the telephone number “11”. The signal 145 is information indicating the telephone number “30 ′”, the fact that a telephone call is received from the telephone having the telephone number to the telephone 41, the telephone 30 making a telephone call to the telephone 11, and the date and time thereof. Is included.

  The telephone 30 makes a call to the telephone 11 to which the telephone number “11” is assigned in response to the signal 143. At this time, the signal 101 reaches the wireless communication unit 12, and the wireless communication unit 12 receives an incoming call from the telephone 30.

  On the other hand, the storage device 48 to which the signal 145 is input has the telephone number “30 ′”, that the telephone 41 has received a call from the telephone having the telephone number, and that the telephone 30 has made a call to the telephone 11. And information indicating these dates and times are stored.

  When the use or movement of the vehicle 5 is completed, the user 3 may return the control device 16 from the monitoring stop state to the monitoring state by operating a manual switch (not shown) provided in the vehicle monitoring device 10. In addition, when the telephone set 30 'and the telephone set 41 are in a call state, the user 3 stops and returns the monitoring by causing the telephone set 30' to transmit a code for switching the monitoring state to the telephone set 41. May be. In this case, the control device 45 causes the telephone 30 to transmit the code sent from the telephone 30 ′ to the wireless communication unit 12 when the telephone 30 and the wireless communication unit 12 are in a call state.

  According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the business operator 1 does not need to register the telephone number “30 ′” of the telephone 30 ′ used by the user 3 in the vehicle monitoring device 10. Further, if the telephone numbers of the telephone 30 and the telephone 41 are different, the business operator 1 can keep the telephone number of the telephone 30 for stopping the monitoring of the vehicle 5 secret.

  Further, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, by operating the input device 47, the telephone number “30 ′”, that the telephone 41 has received a telephone call from the telephone having the telephone number, and the telephone 30 It is possible to cause the output device 49 to output information indicating that the telephone 11 has been called and the date and time. Therefore, the business operator 1 can use these pieces of information for managing a vehicle such as the vehicle 5 owned by the business operator 1 and managing a customer such as the user 3. Furthermore, since a history of changing the monitoring state of the vehicle monitoring device 10 is recorded, it is possible to prevent a person who has obtained the telephone 30 'from unauthorized means from operating the vehicle monitoring device 10.

  Further, in the vehicle management system 100 ′, the control device 45 may output the signal 143 only when the signal 141 is input in a predetermined time zone. For example, theft of the vehicle 5 can be prevented by making it impossible to stop the monitoring of the vehicle 5 at midnight.

  The information processing apparatus 20 may directly receive the wirelessly transmitted signal 113 as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, but may also receive the signal 113 via a wired communication network.

  FIG. 6 shows a case where the information processing apparatus 20 receives the signal 113 via a wired communication network 25 such as the Internet or a telephone line. The relay device 26 connected to the information processing device 20 via the communication network 25 receives the signal 113 transmitted wirelessly and transfers the signal 113 to the information processing device 20.

  Note that the mobile phone 11 automatically ends the call or connection when the call state or the connection state for sending and receiving mail exceeds a predetermined time. Therefore, in the vehicle monitoring apparatus 10, it is possible to notify that an abnormality has been detected, notification of position information, and change of the monitoring state with one mobile phone.

  The mobile phone 11 can be manufactured relatively easily by changing the operation program of the existing mobile phone. The mobile phone 11 may be manufactured from an existing automobile phone.

  In the first and second embodiments, it may be considered that the business operator 1 does not register the telephone number “30” in the control device 16. In this case, the control device 16 switches to the monitoring stop state and stops the vehicle monitoring 5 regardless of whether or not the telephone incoming to the wireless communication unit 12 is from the telephone 30.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a vehicle management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the vehicle monitoring apparatus. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the information processing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a vehicle management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the vehicle management apparatus. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a case where the information processing apparatus receives a signal via the relay apparatus. FIG. 7 is a time sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the vehicle management system according to the first embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Operator 2 ... Vehicle monitoring center 3 ... User 5 ... Vehicle 6 ... Traveling device 7 ... GPS satellite 10 ... Vehicle monitoring device 11 ... Mobile telephone 12 ... Wireless communication part 13 ... Control part 14 ... Position detection part 15 ... On Output terminal 16 ... Control device 17 ... Vibration detector 20 ... Information processing device 21 ... Communication device 22 ... Output device 25 ... Communication network 26 ... Relay device 30, 30 '... Telephone 40 ... Vehicle management device 41 ... Telephone 45 ... Control device 47 ... Input device 48 ... Storage device 49 ... Output device 100, 100 '... Vehicle management system 101, 101', 102, 111-114, 141, 143, 145 ... Signal

Claims (6)

A vibration detector for detecting the vibration of the vehicle;
A wireless communication unit to which a telephone number is assigned; and
A first control device,
The first control device transmits the abnormality notification signal to the wireless communication unit and a monitoring state in which the wireless communication unit transmits an abnormality notification signal to a predetermined information processing device in response to detection of the vibration. Take the monitoring stop state
The first control device switches from the monitoring state to the monitoring stopped state in response to a first incoming call from the wireless communication unit. The first control device registers a first telephone number of a predetermined first telephone;
The vehicle management system according to claim 1, wherein the first control device switches from the monitoring state to the monitoring stopped state only when the first incoming call is from the first telephone. A second telephone;
A second control device in which a third telephone number of a predetermined third telephone is registered;
3. The vehicle management according to claim 2, wherein the second control device causes the first telephone to make a call to the wireless communication unit in response to the second telephone having received a third telephone call from the third telephone. system. The vehicle management system according to claim 3, further comprising a storage device that stores information indicating that the third telephone call has been received. A position detection unit for detecting position information of the vehicle;
The vehicle management system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits a signal indicating the position information to the information processing apparatus. The vehicle management according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first control device transmits the abnormality notification signal only when the vibration is detected continuously for a longer time than a predetermined time. system.

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