JP2008090421A - Vehicle management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a parked vehicle to positively avoid suffering damage such as submersion of the vehicle under water even when an operator/driver of the vehicle is located away from the vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: When a first determination means 105 detects that an emergency response time has come and a second determination means 106 determines that an operator is not in such circumstances that he or she can perform emergency response to the vehicle, a selection means 107 selects a candidate who is in such circumstances that he or she can perform emergency response to the vehicle, as an authority delegated person from among authority delegation candidates registered beforehand, and an authority delegated person addressed notification means 109 notifies the selected authority delegated person that the emergency response to the vehicle is requested to the person, together with information concerning the current location of the vehicle detected by a vehicle location detection means 21, and a biometrics management means 104 compares and collates biological information for collating input by a user (authority delegated person) in biometrics with registered biological information registered beforehand for the pertinent authority delegated person. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for managing a vehicle such as an automobile based on local weather information and disaster information provided in real time by, for example, VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System).

  In recent years, torrential rains have frequently occurred along with global warming. Due to such torrential rains, disasters such as rains of unprecedented rainfall locally and temporarily fall, and rivers overflow in unexpected places have occurred. If a vehicle such as an automobile is parked in the flooded area, the vehicle may be submerged unexpectedly and may be seriously damaged.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 1 below, an alarm notification system for notifying a danger at a small point such as a municipality, a river basin, or the like, using a mobile phone or a mobile terminal in the area where the danger is assumed. A system for reporting alarm information obtained based on rainfall, water level, etc. to a person or a person who wants to know danger is disclosed.

Further, in Patent Document 2 below, by distributing the actual measured values of local weather information and disaster information to the in-vehicle navigation device, the weather information and disaster information can be reflected in the route search, and a safe guidance route is created. A navigation system is disclosed that is reliably searchable.
JP 2002-350559 A JP 2003-329472 A

  However, according to the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to notify the user of alarm information about the location where the user-owned vehicle is parked, but the user has left the vehicle. Even if the user is notified of the alarm information, the user cannot move the vehicle immediately and cannot avoid damage such as submersion.

  The system disclosed in Patent Document 2 is extremely effective when driving a vehicle while referring to information provided by the in-vehicle navigation device, and the user is reflected in weather information and disaster information. Based on the route search results, the vehicle can be moved while avoiding areas with high possibility of disasters, etc., but even in this system, the vehicle is moved if the user is not in a range where the user can immediately get on the vehicle. Cannot be avoided and damage such as submergence cannot be avoided.

  The present invention was devised in view of such a problem, and even when the user (operator / driver who normally operates the vehicle) is located away from the parked vehicle, The purpose is to enable the vehicle to actively avoid encountering damage such as submergence.

In order to achieve the above object, the vehicle management system according to the present invention (claim 1) responds to the result of biometric authentication for comparing and collating biometric information for verification input by a user with registered biometric information registered in advance. And managing a vehicle having a biometric lock mechanism and a biometric start mechanism that respectively perform unlocking and engine activation, and registering biometric authentication biometric information in advance for an operator who normally operates the vehicle The registered biometric information for biometric authentication is registered and stored in advance for at least one authority transfer candidate who can transfer the operation authority of the vehicle from the operator during emergency response to the vehicle. A storage unit; and, in the normal case, the biometric information for verification and the registered biometric information about the operator in the storage unit during the biometric authentication; On the other hand, at the time of emergency response to the vehicle, the biometric information for verification is compared with any one of the registered biometric information of the operator and the authority transfer candidate in the storage unit during the biometric authentication. Biometric authentication management means, vehicle position detection means for detecting the current position of the vehicle, operator position detection means for detecting the location of the operator of the vehicle, and emergency response requiring urgent response to the vehicle A first determination unit that determines whether or not there is an emergency response to the vehicle by the first determination unit, and the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection unit and the operation A situation in which the operator can respond urgently to the vehicle based on the positional relationship with the location of the operator detected by the operator position detecting means A second determination unit configured to determine whether or not there is the at least one authority transfer candidate registered in the storage unit when it is determined by the second determination unit that the operator is not in an emergency response situation. Selecting means for selecting a candidate of an emergency response situation for the vehicle as an authority delegator from among the above, and requesting an emergency response to the vehicle to the authority delegator selected by the selection means, A right delegator selected by the selection means, comprising: a right delegator notifying means for notifying together with information relating to the current position of the vehicle detected by the position detecting means. Registered biometric information is read from the storage means, and the biometric information for verification and the right read from the storage means during the biometric authentication It is characterized by comparing and collating with the registered biometric information about the limited transferee.

  In such a vehicle management system, when there is a reply from the authority delegator that the authority delegator responds to the request with respect to the notification by the authority delegator notification means, the biometric authentication management means is selected by the selection means The registered biometric information about the authority delegator is read out from the storage unit, and the biometric information for verification and the registered biometric information about the authority transferer read out from the storage unit at the time of the biometric authentication are compared and collated. If there is a reply from the authority delegator that the authority delegator cannot respond to the request, or if there is no response after a predetermined period of time, the selection means will send the authority delegator to the authority delegator From among other authority delegation candidates excluding, a candidate in an emergency response situation for the vehicle may be selected as an authority delegation. ).

  In addition, when the second determination means determines that the operator is in an emergency response situation, the operator is provided with an operator notification means for notifying the operator that emergency response to the vehicle should be performed. In this case, when there is a reply from the operator that an emergency response is made to the notification by the notification means for the operator, the biometric authentication management means While authenticating, the verification biometric information and the registered biometric information about the operator in the storage means are compared and verified, while the operator reports that the operator cannot make an emergency response to the notification by the notification means for the operator. If there is no response after a predetermined time or more, the selection means is selected from the at least one authority transfer candidate registered in the storage means. Selecting candidates emergency response possible situations for both the delegation's (claim 4).

  Further, the selection means is an authority delegation candidate located in the same area as the area to which the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means belongs, or of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means. An authority delegation candidate located closest to the current position may be selected as the authority delegation person (Claim 5). In this case, the selection means is registered in advance for the authority delegation candidate. The authority delegator may be selected on the basis of the information on the whereabouts or the address, or on the basis of the location information obtained by the position detection function of the portable terminal device possessed by the authority delegation candidate. ).

  Further, the second determination unit is configured such that a distance between the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection unit and the location of the operator detected by the operator position detection unit is within a predetermined value. While determining that the operator is in an emergency response situation, if the distance exceeds the predetermined value, it may be determined that the operator is not in an emergency response situation. The determination means can make an emergency response when the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means and the location of the operator detected by the operator position detection means belong to the same area. On the other hand, if the operator does not belong to the same area, it may be determined that the operator is not in an emergency response situation.

  Further, in the first determination means, whether the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means belongs to an emergency response area in which emergency weather information or emergency disaster information is issued and an emergency response to the vehicle is required It may be determined whether or not it is an emergency response to the vehicle depending on whether or not (Claim 7). In this case, the first determination unit is configured to detect the vehicle current detected by the vehicle position detection unit. The latest weather information or disaster information in the current area to which the position belongs is acquired from the information providing system, and whether or not the current position of the vehicle belongs to the emergency response area based on the acquired latest weather information or disaster information The first determination means may obtain information on an emergency response area for which emergency weather information or emergency disaster information has been issued. Acquired from the providing system based on the acquired information, the current position of the vehicle may determine whether it belongs to the emergency area.

  When there is a reply from all authority delegates selected by the selection means that emergency response cannot be performed, or when there is no reply after a predetermined time, the biometric lock mechanism is unlocked. May be provided with an unlocking and activation control means for activating the engine of the vehicle by the biometric authentication activation mechanism, and when the first determination means determines that it is an emergency response time for the vehicle, You may provide the starting control means which starts the engine of the said vehicle by the said biometric type starting mechanism, maintaining the locked state of the said biometric type locking mechanism (Claim 9).

  On the other hand, the vehicle management system according to the present invention (claim 8) unlocks and activates the engine according to the result of biometric authentication for comparing and collating biometric information for verification input by the user with registered biometric information registered in advance. For managing a vehicle having a biometric authentication type locking mechanism and a biometric authentication type activation mechanism, respectively, and preregistering and storing the biometric authentication registered biometric information for an operator who normally operates the vehicle. Storage means for preregistering and storing biometric authentication registered biometric information for at least one authority delegation candidate capable of delegating operation authority of the vehicle from the operator during an emergency response to the vehicle; A first determination means for determining whether or not an emergency response requiring an urgent response to the vehicle is being performed, and the first determination means When it is determined that it is a response time, a notification means for notifying the operator to that effect, and normally, the biometric information for verification and the registered biometric information about the operator in the storage means during the biometric authentication And when the first determination unit determines that the vehicle is in emergency response, the biometric information for verification, the operator in the storage unit, and the authority delegation are determined during the biometric authentication. It is characterized by comprising biometric authentication management means for comparing and collating with any one of registered biometric information of candidates.

  In such a vehicle management system, when it is determined by the first determination means that the vehicle is in emergency response, the biometric activation mechanism is used to maintain the vehicle while the locked state of the biometric authentication lock mechanism is maintained. An activation control means for activating the engine may be provided (claim 9). The biometric authentication type locking mechanism is further switched to an unlocked state in response to a remote instruction from the operator, and further includes an unlocking / starting control means for starting the vehicle engine by the biometric authentication type starting mechanism. It may be configured.

  The vehicle management system of the present invention (Claim 10) manages a vehicle having a lock mechanism and an activation mechanism that respectively perform unlocking and engine activation according to a predetermined operation, and is an emergency response to the vehicle. A first determination unit that determines whether or not an emergency response is required, and when the first determination unit determines that it is an emergency response to the vehicle, the lock mechanism is switched to an unlocked state and the It is characterized by comprising an unlocking / starting control means for starting the engine of the vehicle by an starting mechanism.

  In such a vehicle management system, when the first determination unit determines that the vehicle is in emergency response, the vehicle management system includes an operator notification unit that notifies the operator who normally operates the vehicle to that effect. The vehicle position detection means for detecting the current position of the vehicle, and the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means when the first determination means determines that the vehicle is in emergency response. A notification means for notifying a person concerned with the operator who may be located near the current position of the vehicle, together with information on the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means, to request an emergency response to the vehicle; May be provided.

  According to the vehicle management system of the present invention described above, when an emergency response requiring an urgent response to the vehicle is reached, the first determination means detects that the emergency response has occurred, and the current vehicle position detected by the vehicle position detection means. Based on the positional relationship between the position and the location of the operator detected by the operator position detection means, it is determined by the second determination means whether or not the operator is in an emergency response situation for the vehicle. When it is determined that the operator is not in an emergency response situation, a candidate in an emergency response situation for the vehicle is selected and selected from among authority registration candidates registered in advance. The authority delegator is notified that an emergency response to the vehicle is requested, together with information on the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means, and thereafter, entered by the user (authority delegator) during biometric authentication. The verification biometric information is compared with the registered biometric information registered in advance for the authority transferee.

  Therefore, if a situation where the operator is located away from the vehicle and cannot immediately operate the vehicle is likely to encounter damage such as submergence, the authority transfer candidate registered in advance The candidate who can immediately respond to the vehicle is selected as the authority delegator, and when the authority delegator is notified, the current delegation of the vehicle is referred to while referring to the information on the current position of the vehicle. When the biometric information is sent to the position, biometric authentication is performed based on the biometric information registered by the authority transferer, and the vehicle is unlocked and the engine is activated. That is, if it is registered in advance, it becomes possible for an authority delegator other than the operator to operate the vehicle by unlocking the vehicle and starting the engine.

  As a result, even when the operator is located away from the parked vehicle, it can be actively avoided that the vehicle encounters damage such as submergence, and it is possible to suffer serious damage. It can be surely prevented. At this time, since the information about the current position of the vehicle is also notified when the emergency response is requested, the authority delegator can immediately go to the position of the vehicle while referring to the information.

In addition, when it is determined by the second determination means that the operator is in an emergency response situation, the operator is notified that the emergency response should be performed. It becomes possible to recognize the situation and immediately execute an emergency response, and to operate the vehicle by unlocking the vehicle and starting the engine. As a result, when the operator is near a parked vehicle, the operator himself can actively avoid encountering damage such as submergence, and it is ensured that the vehicle will suffer serious damage. It can be prevented.

  However, if the operator responds to the emergency response notification that the emergency response cannot be made, or if there is no response after a predetermined period of time, a pre-registered authority transfer as described above An authority delegator is selected from the candidates, and it is possible to request an emergency response from the authority delegator. As a result, if the operator is located near the parked vehicle but cannot respond to the emergency response for some reason or is unaware of the emergency response notification, the emergency delegator can provide emergency response. Thus, the vehicle can be actively avoided from encountering damage such as submergence, and can be reliably prevented from suffering enormous damage.

  In addition, when there is a reply from all authority delegators selected by the selection means that emergency response cannot be performed, or when there is no reply after a predetermined time, biometric authentication type lock mechanism without performing biometric authentication Is switched to the unlocked state, and the engine of the vehicle is activated by the biometric authentication activation mechanism without performing biometric authentication, so that anyone can use the vehicle.

  In other words, if the operator himself or all candidates for authority delegation cannot perform an emergency response to the vehicle, if the vehicle is not unlocked and the engine is not started, no one can use the vehicle and suffer damage such as submersion. If you make the vehicle usable by anyone, there is a possibility that a person near the vehicle can evacuate the vehicle to a safe area outside the emergency response area. Rather, the person in the emergency response area can use the vehicle as an aid for quickly evacuating from the emergency response area, and human damage can be minimized.

  Furthermore, when it is determined by the first determination means that the vehicle is in an emergency response, the biometric authentication activation mechanism is used to activate the vehicle engine without performing biometric authentication while maintaining the locked state of the biometric authentication lock mechanism. By activating it, it is not necessary for the authority delegator or operator who went to the vehicle position to perform emergency response to perform biometric authentication and unlock the biometric lock mechanism, without starting the engine. , Promptly take appropriate measures (moving to a safe area outside the emergency response area, etc.), ensure the safety of the delegator and operator, and the vehicle encounters damage such as submersion It is possible to surely avoid this and to prevent serious damage.

  On the other hand, according to the vehicle management system of the present invention described above, during an emergency response requiring an urgent response to the vehicle (for example, when the vehicle is parked in an emergency response area where emergency weather information or emergency disaster information has been issued). Then, it is detected by the first determination means that the emergency response time has been reached, and the operator is notified of this, and after that, it was input by the user (operator or authority delegator) during biometric authentication. The biometric information for verification and each of the registered biometric information registered in advance are compared and verified, and if the biometric information for verification matches any one of the registered biometric information, the user is authenticated as the registrant. It will be.

The operator who has received the notification as described above recognizes that the emergency response to the vehicle should be performed, and if the emergency response can be made by himself / herself, he / she goes to the vehicle position but cannot perform the emergency response. In this case, it becomes possible to consult and request whether the emergency response is possible to a friend, a close relative, or the like in the vicinity of the vehicle by himself using a mobile phone or an e-mail. When the authority delegator responding to the request goes to the current position of the vehicle and inputs biometric information, biometric authentication is performed based on the biometric information registered by the authority delegator, and the vehicle is unlocked and the engine is activated. . That is, if registered in advance, a friend, a close relative, or the like as an authority delegator can unlock the vehicle and start the engine to operate the vehicle. As a result, even when the operator is located away from the parked vehicle, it can be actively avoided that the vehicle encounters damage such as submergence, and it is possible to suffer serious damage. It can be surely prevented.

  In this case as well, when it is determined by the first determination means that the vehicle is in emergency response, the biometric authentication activation mechanism does not perform biometric authentication while maintaining the locked state of the biometric authentication lock mechanism. By starting the vehicle engine, the same effects as described above can be obtained. Furthermore, when the operator cannot delegate the operation authority to anyone, the operator issues a remote instruction, switches the biometric lock mechanism to the unlocked state without performing biometric authentication, and also performs biometric authentication. By starting the engine of the vehicle by the biometric activation mechanism without performing the operation, anyone can make the vehicle usable, and the same effects as described above can be obtained.

  Further, according to the vehicle management system of the present invention, when an emergency response requiring an urgent response to the vehicle is reached, the first determination means detects that the emergency response has occurred, and the lock mechanism is unlocked in response to the detection. The vehicle engine is started by the start mechanism while being switched to the state. As a result, anyone can use the vehicle, so there is not only the possibility that a person near the vehicle can evacuate the vehicle to a safe area outside the emergency response area. The person inside can use the vehicle as an aid to quickly evacuate from the emergency response area, and human damage can be minimized.

  At this time, by notifying the operator that the emergency response time has been reached, the operator who has received the notification can recognize that the situation should be an emergency response to the vehicle, and can take an emergency response by itself. If it is possible to go to the location of the vehicle, but you can not take emergency response, ask yourself if you can emergency response to friends, close relatives, etc. who are in the vicinity of the vehicle using your mobile phone or e-mail, etc.・ It becomes possible to request. Then, when a person who responds to the request goes to the current position of the vehicle, since the vehicle has already been unlocked and the engine is started, the person concerned performs a predetermined operation for unlocking / engine starting. To take appropriate actions promptly without failing to ensure the safety of the concerned parties, and to ensure that the vehicle does not encounter damage such as submergence and suffer severe damage. It can be surely prevented.

  Further, when it is detected by the first determination means that the emergency response time has been reached, an emergency response to the vehicle is requested from an operator who can be located near the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means. Is notified together with the information on the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means, and the person who responds to the request immediately goes to the current position of the vehicle while referring to the information on the current position of the vehicle. Furthermore, when the vehicle arrives at the current position of the vehicle, as described above, the person concerned can take an appropriate action promptly without performing a predetermined operation for unlocking / starting the engine. The safety of the concerned parties can be ensured, and the vehicle can be surely prevented from encountering damage such as submergence and reliably prevented from serious damage. A. In particular, in this case, the operator does not need to consult with or ask the person concerned to make an emergency response. You can take action.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[1] Description of First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle management system as a first embodiment of the present invention. A vehicle management system 1A of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The vehicle management system 1A according to the first embodiment is mounted on a vehicle (not shown) or the like and manages the vehicle.
The biometric authentication type lock mechanism 51 that performs unlocking and engine activation according to the result of biometric authentication for comparing and collating biometric information for verification input by a user with registered biometric information registered in advance. And a biometric authentication type activation mechanism 52.

  The biometric lock mechanism 51 is for locking / unlocking a door (not shown) of an automobile, for example. A sensor 61 for collecting biometric information for verification from the user at the time of unlocking is provided on the outer surface of the door, and the user (driver / operator or authority transferer described later) opens the door. Therefore, when unlocking the lock mechanism 51, the user inputs biometric information for verification from the sensor 61. The input biometric information for collation is compared and collated with the registered biometric information in the authentication unit 103 described later, and when the user is authenticated as the registrant himself, the unlocking control unit 101 described later causes the lock mechanism 51 to The locked state can be switched to the unlocked state.

  The biometric authentication activation mechanism 52 activates, for example, an automobile engine (not shown). The vehicle is provided with a sensor 62 for collecting biometric information for verification from the user when the engine is activated, and the user (driver / operator or authority transferer described later) can be operated by the activation mechanism 52 by the user. When activating the user, the user inputs biometric information for verification from the sensor 61. The input biometric information for comparison is compared with the registered biometric information in the authentication means 103 described later, as in the unlocking of the lock mechanism 51, and will be described later when the user is authenticated as the registrant. The start mechanism 52 is controlled by the start control means 102 to start the engine.

  The biometric information collected for biometric authentication by the sensors 61 and 62 includes, for example, fingerprints, palm prints, irises (iris muscular patterns), voice, facial images, blood vessel patterns (fundus retinal vascular network, venous vascular network), and the like. Yes, at the time of unlocking and when the engine is started, biometric authentication using the same type of biometric information may be performed, or biometric authentication using different types of biometric information may be performed.

And the vehicle management system 1A of 1st Embodiment is comprised including CPU10, the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus 20, the transmission / reception part 30, and the memory | storage part 40, as shown in FIG.
The in-vehicle navigation device 20 is mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile and uses a GPS (Global Positioning System) function to obtain various road information including guidance route information from the operator (driver) of the vehicle.
Is a general offer. In the vehicle management system 1A, the functions as the vehicle position detection means 21 and the VICS information reception means 22 are realized by using the functions that the general vehicle-mounted navigation device 20 originally has.

  Here, the vehicle position detecting means 21 detects the current position of the vehicle (latitude / lightness information etc.) using the GPS function, and the VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) information receiving means 22 is not shown. A VICS including local environmental information and traffic information provided in real time from a VICS center (road traffic information communication system center; information providing system) is received. This local environmental information includes weather information and disaster information, particularly emergency short-term heavy rain information issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency, emergency weather information such as weather warning and tsunami warning, and emergency disaster information. VICS is jointly promoted by the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as part of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS), and the Road Traffic Information and Communication System Center is developing and operating the system.

  The transmission / reception unit 30 includes an antenna and the like, and communicates with a mobile phone (mobile terminal device; not shown) possessed by a driver / operator or a candidate for authority transfer described later via a general public line or the like. Thus, the CPU 10 is connected to and controlled by the CPU 10, and functions as the position detection means 108, the notification means 109, and the answer reception means 110 in cooperation with the CPU 10 as will be described later.

The storage unit 40 includes, for example, a hard disk, a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random
Access Memory) and the like, and functions as the storage means 41. The storage unit 41 (storage unit 40) stores registered biometric information for biometric authentication in advance for an operator who normally operates the management target vehicle, and operates the management target vehicle during an emergency response to the management target vehicle. Registered biometric information for biometric authentication is registered and stored in advance for a plurality of authority transfer candidates whose authority (driving authority) can be transferred from the operator. In addition to the registered biometric information of the operator and authority delegation candidates, the storage means 41 includes contact information (phone number and e-mail address of the mobile phone) of the operator and each authority delegation candidate, and each authority delegation. Information regarding the candidate's address and whereabouts is also registered and stored in advance.

  Here, the operator who normally operates the management target vehicle, that is, the driver who normally drives the management target vehicle may be the owner of the vehicle or the vehicle owner is lent the vehicle. Some people are. Moreover, the authority transfer candidate is an operator (driver) friend, close relative, etc., and the candidate is located in the same area or near the area where the vehicle is likely to be parked if possible. It is desirable to register those who are highly likely.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 is configured by using what is originally mounted to control various devices of the vehicle, for example. In the vehicle management system 1A of the first embodiment, the CPU 10 includes an unlocking control unit. 101, activation control means 102, authentication means 103, biometric authentication management means 104, first determination means 105, second determination means 106, selection means 107, position detection means 108, notification means 109, and answer reception means 110. Let it run. Note that the functions of the position detection unit 108, the notification unit 109, and the answer reception unit 110 are realized by the cooperation of the CPU 10 and the transmission / reception unit 30 as described above.

  When the verification biometric information is input from the sensor 61 or 62 by the user when unlocking or starting the engine, the authentication unit 103 is managed by the input biometric information for verification and biometric authentication management unit 104 described later. Compared with the registered biometric information, and if it is determined that they match, it authenticates that the user who entered the biometric information for verification is the registrant (operator or authority delegator). . If the verification biometric information and the registered biometric information do not match, an alarm notification (warning buzzer sound, warning lamp blinking, etc.) is performed.

  The unlock control means 101 controls the biometric lock mechanism 51 to switch the biometric lock mechanism 51 from the locked state to the unlocked state. The switching timing is input from the sensor 61 when the door is unlocked. In addition to the case where the authenticating means 103 authenticates the user based on the collated biometric information, there is a reply from the authority delegator selected by the selecting means 107, which will be described later, that an emergency response cannot be made. It is assumed that there is no answer even if a predetermined time or more has passed since notification to the authority delegator was made by the notification means 109 described later.

  The activation control unit 102 performs drive control of the biometric authentication type activation mechanism 52 to activate the engine of the vehicle to be managed. The activation timing is based on biometric information for verification input from the sensor 62 when the engine is activated. In addition to the case where the user authentication is performed by the authentication unit 103, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the first determination unit 105 described later determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle. In addition, when there is a reply from all authority delegators selected by the selection means 107 described later that emergency response cannot be performed, or a predetermined time has passed since notification to the authority delegator was performed by the notification means 109 described later Even if there is no answer, the activation timing may be used.

  The position detection means 108 functions as an operator position detection means for detecting the location of the driver / operator of the management target vehicle when the driver / operator is not in the management target vehicle. It also functions to detect the location of the transfer candidate. That is, the position detection means 108 communicates with a mobile phone possessed by a driver / operator, authority transfer candidate, etc. using the function of the transmission / reception unit 30, and the location information obtained by the GPS function of the mobile phone. The location of the driver / operator, authority delegation candidate, and the like is detected based on the location information of the base station at the time of communication and communication. Note that whether or not the driver / operator is in the vehicle of the management target vehicle can be detected by using the function of the position detection unit 108 as the operator position detection unit. It is also possible to detect using a sensor that detects the presence / absence of a driver / operator.

  When the second determination unit 106 described later determines that the driver / operator outside the vehicle is in an emergency response state, the notification unit 109 notifies the driver / operator of an emergency response to the management target vehicle. In addition to serving as an operator-notifying means for notifying that the vehicle should be performed, the in-vehicle navigation device 20 indicates that the authority delegator selected by the selecting means 107 described later is requested to make an emergency response to the managed vehicle. It functions as an authority delegator-notifying means for notifying together with information on the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detecting means 21.

  At this time, the notification unit 109 reads, for example, the e-mail address of the mobile phone held by the notification target person (driver / operator or authority delegator / authority delegation candidate) from the storage unit 41, Notification is made to the mobile phone of the person to be notified. Further, in addition to the above-mentioned information, the notification content by the notification means 109 includes a notification target person who answers whether or not to respond to an emergency response request for the managed vehicle as a reply to the e-mail (voice information). It is also included to instruct. Note that the telephone number may be read instead of the e-mail address and notification may be made by voice information.

As described above, the response receiving unit 110 receives a response (reply mail; a response including information on whether or not to respond to an emergency response request for the management target vehicle) made by the notification subject in response to the notification by the notification unit 109. To do.
The biometric authentication management unit 104 normally compares and collates the biometric information for verification input from the sensors 61 and 62 during biometric authentication by the authentication unit 103 with the registered biometric information about the driver / operator in the storage unit 41. During emergency response to the management target vehicle, any one of the biometric information for verification input from the sensors 61 and 62 during biometric authentication by the authentication unit 103 and the biometric information registered for the driver / operator and the authority transfer candidate in the storage unit 41 This is to compare and collate with Kaichi.

  That is, at the time of an emergency response to the management target vehicle, the biometric authentication management unit 104 responds to the request for the emergency response to the management target vehicle by the reply mail received by the response reception unit 110 (driving target person (driving) Registered biometric information about the operator / operator or authority delegator / authority delegation candidate) is read from the storage means 41, and the authentication means 103 is caused to perform one-to-one comparison verification between the registered biometric information and biometric information for verification. . In addition, instead of performing one-to-one comparison and collation between specific registered biometric information and biometric information for collation, the biometric authentication management unit 104 performs all of the biometric information for collation and the storage unit 41 during emergency response to the management target vehicle. One-to-many comparison with the registered biometric information may be executed by the authentication unit 103.

The first determination unit 105 determines whether or not it is an emergency response that requires an urgent response to the management target vehicle, and the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20. Determines whether or not it is an emergency response to a managed vehicle depending on whether it belongs to an emergency response area where emergency weather information / emergency disaster information is issued and an emergency response is required for the managed vehicle is there. Here, emergency response means, for example, when a managed vehicle is parked in an emergency response area where a recordable short-time heavy rain information, heavy rain flood warning, tsunami warning, etc. has been issued and may be submerged. In addition, this means that the managed vehicle is moved out of the emergency response area.

  More specifically, the first determination unit 105 obtains the current position of the management target vehicle from the vehicle position detection unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20, and then updates the latest (real time) in the current area to which the current position belongs. VICS information including the weather information / disaster information of the vehicle is received by the VICS information receiving means 22 from the VICS center (information providing system), and the current location of the managed vehicle is an emergency response area based on the weather information / disaster information in the VICS information. It is judged whether it belongs to.

  The first determination means 105 receives the VICS information including the information on the emergency response area for which the emergency weather information / emergency disaster information has been previously issued from the VICS center (information providing system) by the VICS information receiving means 22. Then, based on the information, it may be determined whether or not the current position of the management target vehicle obtained from the vehicle position detection means 21 belongs to the emergency response area.

  The second determination means 106 determines the current position and position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20 when the first determination means 105 determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle. Based on the positional relationship with the location of the driver / operator detected by the detection means 108, it is determined whether or not the driver / operator is in a situation where an emergency response to the management target vehicle is possible.

  More specifically, the second determination means 106 includes the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20 and the driver / operator detected by the position detection means 108. If the distance to the location is within a predetermined value, it is determined that the driver / operator is in an emergency response situation. If the distance exceeds the predetermined value, the driver / operator is urgent. It may be determined that the situation is not applicable, or the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection unit 21 and the location of the driver / operator detected by the position detection unit 108 are in the same area. If it belongs, it is determined that the driver / operator is in an emergency response situation, but if it is not in the same area, it is determined that the driver / operator is not in an emergency response situation. It may be.

  In this way, when it is determined by the second determination means 106 that the driver / operator outside the vehicle is in an emergency response situation (when the driver / operator is immediately in the position to return to the management target vehicle) The means 109 notifies the driver / operator that an emergency response to the managed vehicle should be performed.

  The selection unit 107 indicates that the driver / operator cannot determine whether the driver / operator is in an emergency response state or the driver / operator cannot perform an emergency response to the notification by the notification unit 109. When an answer (reply mail) is received by the answer receiving means 110 or when an answer (reply mail) is not received by the answer receiving means 110 even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the notification by the notifying means 109, it is registered in the storage means 41. In addition, a candidate having a situation in which an emergency response to the management target vehicle can be performed is selected from among a plurality of authority transfer candidates.

More specifically, the selection means 107 is selected by the authority delegation candidate located in the same area as the area to which the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 belongs, or by the vehicle position detection means 21. The authority delegation candidate located at the position closest to the current position of the detected management target vehicle is selected as the authority delegation person. At this time, the selection means 107 may select the authority delegator based on the information on the residence or address registered in advance in the storage means 41 for the authority delegation candidate, or the authority delegation candidate possesses. The authority delegator may be selected based on the position information obtained by the position detection function of the mobile phone (mobile terminal device) (the position of the authority delegation candidate detected by the position detection means 108).

  The management object detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20 that the notification means 109 requests the authority delegator selected by the selection means 107 to make an emergency response to the management target vehicle in this way. It is notified with information about the current position of the vehicle. In addition, the biometric authentication management unit 104 reads the registered biometric information about the authority transferee selected by the selection unit 107 as described above from the storage unit 41, and the biometric for matching from the sensors 61 and 62 when performing biometric authentication by the authentication unit 103. The information and the registered biometric information about the authority transferer read from the storage unit 41 may be compared and verified on a one-to-one basis.

  It should be noted that when a response (reply mail) indicating that the request from the authority delegator is not responded to the notification by the notification unit 109 is received by the response reception unit 110 or after a predetermined time has elapsed after the notification by the notification unit 109 When the answer (reply mail) is not received by the answer receiving means 110, the selecting means 107 authorizes a candidate in an emergency response situation for the managed vehicle from other authority delegation candidates other than the authority delegator. Select as delegate.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the first determination unit 105 determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle, the activation control unit 102 maintains the locked state of the biometric lock mechanism 51, The engine of the vehicle to be managed is activated by the biometric authentication activation mechanism 52.

  Further, if there is a reply from all authority delegators selected by the selection means 107 that an emergency response cannot be made, or if there is no reply after a predetermined time has passed after the notification by the notification means 109, the unlocking is performed. The control means 101 switches the biometric lock mechanism 51 to the unlocked state. However, when the first determination unit 105 determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle and the engine of the management target vehicle has not been started, the activation control unit 102 performs biometric authentication simultaneously with the unlocking switching. The engine of the management object vehicle is started by the type starting mechanism 52.

  Whether the first determination unit 105 is always in emergency response to the managed vehicle based on the latest (real-time) information obtained by the vehicle position detection unit 21 and the VICS information reception unit 22 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20. After determining that it is during emergency response, the emergency response status is resolved (that is, when the managed vehicle goes out of the emergency response area or the issued warning is released), and emergency response If it is determined that it is not time, the situation of the vehicle management system 1A is reset. That is, when the engine is started in a state where the driver / operator is not in the vehicle, the engine is stopped, and when the lock mechanism 51 is in the unlocked state, it is switched to the locked state. The biometric authentication management unit 104 executes one-to-one authentication between the biometric information for verification input from the sensors 61 and 62 and the registered biometric information on the driver / operator in the storage unit 41 when biometric authentication is performed by the authentication unit 103. .

  Furthermore, when the driver / operator or the authority delegator is in the management target vehicle and the first determination unit 105 determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle, Alarm notification (warning buzzer sound, warning lamp blinking, etc.) is performed, and the shortest route guidance for getting out of the emergency response area is displayed. The alarm notification and the shortest route guidance are configured to be performed until the managed vehicle goes out of the emergency response area, or until the issued warning is canceled.

Next, the operation of the vehicle management system 1A shown in FIG. 1 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 (steps S11 to S38).
In the vehicle management system 1A, the current position of the vehicle to be managed is acquired from the vehicle position detection means 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20 at all times (actually at every predetermined control cycle) (step S11). The VICS information including the latest weather information / disaster information in the current area to which it belongs is received from the VICS center by the VICS information receiving means 22 (step S12), and the first determination means 105 based on the weather information / disaster information in the VICS information. Then, it is determined whether or not the current position of the management target vehicle belongs to the emergency response area, that is, whether or not the management target vehicle is in emergency response (step S13).

  If it is determined that it is an emergency response (YES route of step S13), whether or not there is a driver / operator in the managed vehicle is detected by the position detection means 108 or a sensor (not shown) (step S14). ) When there is a driver / operator in the vehicle to be managed (YES route in step S14), the vehicle-mounted navigation device 20 outputs an alarm to the driver / operator that it is an emergency response time. (Step S15), the shortest route guidance for getting out of the emergency response area is displayed (Step S16).

  The alarm output and the shortest route guidance are continuously performed until the managed vehicle goes out of the emergency response area or until the issued warning is canceled (NO route in step S17). Is out of the emergency response area, or when the issued warning is released (that is, when it is determined by the first determination means 106 that it is no longer in emergency response; YES route of step S17), the alarm output stops After the shortest route guidance is completed (step S18), the process returns to step S11.

  On the other hand, when there is no driver / operator in the vehicle to be managed (NO route of step S14), the position detection means 108 communicates with the mobile phone owned by the driver / operator and the driver / operator's While the location is detected (step S19), the biometric authentication activation mechanism 52 is controlled by the activation control means 102 while the locked state of the biometric authentication lock mechanism 51 is maintained, and the engine of the managed vehicle is activated. (Step S20).

  Based on the positional relationship between the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20 and the location of the driver / operator detected by the position detection means 108, the second determination means 106, whether or not the driver / operator is in an emergency response state for the managed vehicle (for example, the distance between the current position of the managed vehicle and the location of the driver / operator is within a predetermined value). Whether or not the current position of the management target vehicle and the location of the driver / operator are in the same area is determined (step S21).

  When it is determined by the second determination means 106 that the driver / operator outside the vehicle is in an emergency response situation (when the driver / operator is immediately in the position to return to the managed vehicle and stay in this position) (YES in step S21) Route), the notification means 109 notifies the driver / operator that an emergency response to the management target vehicle should be performed (step S22).

In response to the notification, a notification that the response (reply mail) from the driver / operator is received by the response receiving unit 110 within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification unit 109 and the response content is an emergency response. If the driver / operator performs an unlocking operation of the vehicle to be managed within a predetermined time (YES route in step S23, YES route in step S25, and YES route in step S24), or driver / operator If there is no response (reply mail) from the driver but the driver / operator unlocks the vehicle to be managed within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification means 109 (NO route in step S23 and step S24) (YES route), the process proceeds to step S15 to guide outside the emergency response area.

  Further, in response to the notification, the response (reply mail) from the driver / operator is received by the response receiving unit 110 within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification unit 109, but the content of the response does not make an emergency response. If it is a notification to that effect (YES route in step S23 and NO route in step S25), or after a notification by the notification means 109, an answer (reply mail) from the driver / operator within a predetermined time is also received by the driver / When the operator does not perform the unlocking operation of the vehicle to be managed (NO route in step S23, NO route in step S24, and YES route in step S26), the selection unit 107 functions and the authority from the storage unit 41 Refer to information on address / location of candidate for delegation or detect location of candidate for authority delegation by position detection means 108 After confirming the location of the authority delegation candidate (step S27), from among the plurality of authority delegation candidates registered in the storage means 41, candidates for the situation in which emergency management is possible for the managed vehicle More specifically, the authority delegation candidate located in the same area as the area to which the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 belongs, or the management detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 The authority delegation candidate located at the position closest to the current position of the target vehicle is selected as the authority delegator (step S28).

  Then, the fact that the authority delegator selected by the selection unit 107 requests the emergency response to the management target vehicle by the notification unit 109 is detected by the vehicle position detection unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20. Notification is made together with information on the current position (step S29).

  In response to the notification, the response (reply mail) from the authority delegator is received by the response receiving unit 110 within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification unit 109, and the response content is a notification that the emergency response will be performed. In this case (YES route in step S30 and YES route in step S31), the biometric authentication management unit 104 reads out the registered biometric information about the authority transferer from the storage unit 41, and the biometric information by the registered biometric information and the authentication unit 103 A situation is set in which one-to-one comparison with collation biometric information from the sensor 61 is made at the time of authentication (step S32).

  Thereafter, when the unlocking operation of the management target vehicle is performed by the authority delegator (YES route in step S33), the process proceeds to step S15 and is guided outside the emergency response area. As in the case of the driver / operator, the response (reply mail) from the authority delegator is not received by the response receiving means 110, but is managed by the authority delegator within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification means 109. Even when the unlocking operation of the target vehicle is performed, the process may proceed to step S15.

  On the other hand, if the response (reply mail) from the authority delegator is received by the response receiving unit 110 within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification unit 109, but the response content is a notification that the emergency response will not be performed. (YES route of step S30 and NO route of step S31) or when the response (reply mail) from the authority delegator is not made within a predetermined time after notification by the notification means 109 (NO route of step S30) In step S35 and YES route in step S35, the selection unit 107 determines whether there are other authority transfer candidates that can be selected (step S35). Transition to processing.

When there is no selectable authority delegation candidate (NO route in step S36), or after the notification by the notification means 109, the authority delegation person performs the unlocking operation of the managed vehicle even after a predetermined time has elapsed. If not (NO route in step S33 and YES route in step S34), the unlocking control means 101 switches the biometric lock mechanism 51 from the locked state to the unlocked state (step S37), and the vehicle to be managed is changed. Anyone can get on and operate and drive. When someone rides in such a state (YES route at step S38), the process proceeds to step S15 to guide outside the emergency response area.

  As described above, according to the vehicle management system 1A as the first embodiment of the present invention, an emergency response that requires an urgent response to a managed vehicle (for example, an emergency in which the managed vehicle is issued emergency weather information or emergency disaster information) When the vehicle is parked in the corresponding area), it is detected by the first determining means 105 that the emergency response time has been reached, and the current position and position of the managed vehicle detected by the vehicle position detecting means 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20 Based on the positional relationship with the location of the driver / operator detected by the detection means 108, the driver / operator can respond to the management target vehicle in an emergency state (located in or near the management target vehicle). Is determined by the second determination means 106.

  If it is determined that the driver / operator is not in an emergency response situation, a situation in which an emergency response can be made to the management target vehicle from among the authority transfer candidates registered in advance (located near the management target vehicle) The vehicle position detection means 21 detects that the candidate of the situation is selected as the authority delegator by the selection means 107 and requests the selected authority delegation to make an emergency response to the managed vehicle by the notification means 109. The verification biometric information entered by the user (authority delegator) and the registered biometric information registered in advance for the authority delegator are compared and collated. Will be.

  Therefore, when a situation where the operator is located away from the management target vehicle and cannot immediately operate the management target vehicle is likely to cause damage such as submersion, From the registered authority delegation candidates (for example, the operator's friend, close relative, etc.), a candidate who can immediately respond to the managed vehicle is selected as the authority delegator. When the biometric information is entered to the current position of the managed vehicle while referring to the information related to the current position (parking position) of the managed vehicle, biometric authentication based on the registered biometric information of the authority delegator is performed. Then, the vehicle to be managed is unlocked and the engine is started. In other words, if it is registered in advance, even if it is not the driver / operator himself / herself, a friend, a close relative, etc. as the authority delegator performs unlocking of the vehicle and starting of the engine to operate the managed vehicle (for example, the vehicle It is possible to move to a safe area outside the emergency response area.

  As a result, even when the driver / operator is located away from the parked managed vehicle, the managed vehicle can be actively avoided from encountering damage such as submersion. Can be surely prevented. At this time, since the information about the current position of the management target vehicle is also notified at the time of notifying that the emergency response is requested, the authority delegator can immediately go to the position of the management target vehicle while referring to the information.

In addition, when it is determined by the second determination means 106 that the driver / operator is in a situation where emergency response is possible (a situation where the driver / operator is located near the managed vehicle), a notification is given to the driver / operator. By notifying that the emergency response should be performed by means 109, the operator recognizes the status of the managed vehicle by the notification and immediately executes the emergency response, and unlocks the engine and starts the engine. Thus, the operation of the vehicle (for example, movement of the management target vehicle to a safe area outside the emergency response area) can be performed. As a result, when the driver / operator is in the vicinity of parking, the operator himself can actively avoid encountering damage such as submergence, and suffers serious damage. This can be reliably prevented.

  However, when there is a reply from the driver / operator that an emergency response cannot be made to the emergency response notification to the driver / operator, or when there is no response even if a predetermined time has passed after notification by the notification means 109 In the same manner as described above, it is possible to select an authority delegator from among authority delegation candidates registered in advance by the selection means 107, and to request an emergency response from the authority delegator. As a result, if the driver / operator is located near the parked managed vehicle but cannot respond to the emergency response for any reason or is unaware of the emergency response notification, Emergency response is possible, and it can be actively avoided that the vehicle encounters damage such as submergence, and it can be reliably prevented from suffering enormous damage.

  Also, if there is a response from all authority delegators selected by the selection means 107 that an emergency response cannot be made, or if there is no response after a predetermined time has passed after notification by the notification means 109, biometric authentication is performed. The biometric authentication type lock mechanism 51 is switched to the unlocked state without being activated, and the engine of the vehicle is activated by the biometric authentication type activation mechanism 52 without performing biometric authentication in the same manner (in this embodiment, however, the first determination means 105 is used. The engine is started immediately after it is determined that the emergency response time is determined), so that anyone can use the managed vehicle.

  In other words, if the driver / operator himself / herself or all candidates for authority delegation cannot perform an emergency response to the managed vehicle, the managed vehicle is not used and nobody uses the managed vehicle. Since it will not be possible to wait until it suffers damage such as submersion, make the managed vehicle usable by anyone, so that a person near the managed vehicle can move the vehicle outside the emergency response area. In addition to the possibility of being evacuated to a safe area, the person in the emergency response area can use the managed vehicle as an aid to quickly evacuate from the emergency response area. Damage can be minimized.

  Furthermore, when it is determined by the first determination unit 105 that the emergency response is being made to the management target vehicle, the biometric authentication type activation mechanism 52 does not perform biometric authentication while maintaining the locked state of the biometric authentication type lock mechanism 51. By starting the engine of the managed vehicle, the authority delegator or driver / operator who goes to the location of the managed vehicle for emergency response performs biometric authentication and opens the biometric lock mechanism 51. By simply locking, it is not necessary to start the engine, and it is possible to promptly take appropriate measures (moving to a safe area outside the emergency response area, etc.), and to ensure the safety of the authority transferor and driver / operator In addition to being able to ensure, it is possible to surely prevent the vehicle from encountering damage such as submergence and to prevent serious damage.

[2] Description of Second Embodiment FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle management system as a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle management system 1B of the second embodiment is also shown. As in the first embodiment, the vehicle is installed in a vehicle (not shown) such as an automobile and manages the vehicle, and the vehicle to be managed by the vehicle management system 1B of the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment. The biometric authentication type lock mechanism 51 and the biometric authentication type activation mechanism 52 are provided. In FIG. 3, the same reference numerals as those already described indicate the same or substantially the same parts, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle management system 1B of the second embodiment is also configured with a CPU 10, an in-vehicle navigation device 20, a transmission / reception unit 30, and a storage unit 40, as in the first embodiment, and the in-vehicle navigation device. 20, functions as the vehicle position detecting means 21 and the VICS information receiving means 22 are realized. In addition, the transmission / reception unit 30 is a CPU 1.
It is connected to 0 and is controlled by the CPU 10 and functions as the notification means 112 and the remote instruction receiving means 113 in cooperation with the CPU 10 as will be described later.

  The storage unit 40 is configured by, for example, a hard disk, ROM, RAM, and the like, and functions as a storage unit 42. Similar to the storage unit 41 of the first embodiment, the storage unit 42 (storage unit 40) stores biometric authentication registration biometric information in advance for an operator who normally operates the management target vehicle, and also manages the management target. Registered biometric information for biometric authentication is pre-registered and stored for a plurality of authority transfer candidates who can transfer the operation authority (driving authority) of the management target vehicle from the operator during emergency response to the vehicle.

  However, the storage means 42 only needs to store at least driver / operator contact information (phone number or e-mail address of a mobile phone) in addition to the registered biometric information described above. The contact information (cell phone number or e-mail address of the mobile phone) of each authority delegation candidate stored in the storage means 41, information on the address and residence of each authority delegation candidate is not saved. Also good.

  CPU10 is comprised using what was originally mounted, for example in order to control the various apparatuses of a vehicle, for example, in this vehicle management system 1B of 2nd Embodiment, 1st determination similar to 1st Embodiment is carried out to this CPU10. The function as the means 105 is executed, and the functions as the biometric authentication management means 111, the notification means 112, the remote instruction receiving means 113, the unlocking control means 121, and the activation control means 122 are executed. Note that the functions of the notification unit 112 and the remote instruction reception unit 113 are realized by the cooperation of the CPU 10 and the transmission / reception unit 30 as described above.

  The unlocking control means 121, like the unlocking control means 101 of the first embodiment, controls the biometric lock mechanism 51 to switch the biometric lock mechanism 51 from the locked state to the unlocked state. The switching timing is not limited to the case where the authentication unit 103 authenticates the user based on the biometric information for verification input from the sensor 61 when the door is unlocked, but also the driver / operator by the notification unit 112 described later. If the unlocking operation is not performed even after a predetermined time has passed since the notification to, or within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification means 112, the driver / operation by the remote instruction receiving means 113 described later It is assumed that a remote instruction to be unlocked is received from a person.

  The activation control unit 122 performs drive control of the biometric type activation mechanism 52 to activate the engine of the management target vehicle, similar to the activation control unit 102 of the first embodiment, and the activation timing is a sensor when the engine is activated. In addition to the case where the authentication unit 103 authenticates the user based on the biometric information for verification input from 62, in the present embodiment, the first determination unit 105 is in an emergency response time for the vehicle to be managed. Suppose that it is judged. It should be noted that the unlocking operation is not performed even after a predetermined time has elapsed since notification to the driver / operator is performed by the notification means 112 described later, or within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification means 112 The activation timing may be a case where a remote instruction to be activated is received from the driver / operator by the remote instruction receiving means 113 described later.

  As in the first embodiment, the first determination unit 105 determines whether or not it is an emergency response that requires an urgent response to the management target vehicle, and is detected by the vehicle position detection unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20. Whether the current position of the managed vehicle is in emergency response to the managed vehicle depending on whether it belongs to an emergency response area where emergency weather information / emergency disaster information, etc. is issued and the emergency response to the managed vehicle is required It is to determine whether or not.

The biometric authentication management unit 111 normally compares and collates the biometric information for verification input from the sensors 61 and 62 during biometric authentication by the authentication unit 103 with the registered biometric information on the driver / operator in the storage unit 42. 1, while the first determination unit 105 determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle, the verification biometrics input from the sensors 61 and 62 during the biometric authentication by the authentication unit 103 The information is compared with the registered biometric information of the driver / operator and authority transfer candidate in the storage means 42 to perform one-to-many biometric authentication.

  The notification unit 112 functions as an operator notification unit for notifying the driver / operator of the fact when the first determination unit 105 determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle. The notification to the driver / operator is an emergency response to the managed vehicle when the driver / operator is not in the managed vehicle, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 4 in the present embodiment. Done in case.

At this time, for example, the notification unit 112 reads out an e-mail address of a mobile phone or the like (mobile terminal device) possessed by the driver / operator from the storage unit 42 and notifies the mobile phone by e-mail.
Whether or not the driver / operator is in the management target vehicle is provided with the same position detection means 108 as in the first embodiment, and the function of the position detection means 108 as the operator position detection means is used. Or may be detected using a sensor originally provided in the vehicle for detecting the presence / absence of a driver / operator.

  The remote instruction receiving means 113 receives a remote instruction for unlocking a door or a remote instruction for starting an engine via a public line or the like from a mobile phone held by the driver / operator. When the remote instruction is received, the unlocking control means 121 or the activation control means 122 is notified to that effect.

  Also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when the first determination unit 105 determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle, the locked state of the biometric lock mechanism 51 is maintained. In this state, the activation control unit 122 activates the engine of the management target vehicle by the biometric authentication activation mechanism 52.

  In the second embodiment, when the remote instruction receiving unit 113 receives a remote instruction to be unlocked from the driver / operator's portable terminal or the like, the unlocking control unit 101 receives the biological instruction in response to the remote instruction. The authentication type lock mechanism 51 is switched to the unlocked state. In the present embodiment, the engine of the management target vehicle is activated when the first determination unit 105 determines that it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle, but the engine from the driver / operator's mobile terminal or the like is activated. When a remote instruction to be activated is received by the remote instruction receiving unit 113, the activation control unit 102 may activate the engine of the managed vehicle by the biometric authentication type activation mechanism 52 in accordance with the remote instruction. .

  Furthermore, also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the first determination means 105 is always the latest (real-time) information obtained by the vehicle position detection means 21 and the VICS information reception means 22 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not it is an emergency response time for the vehicle to be managed, and after determining that it is an emergency response time, if the emergency response status is resolved and it is determined that it is not an emergency response time, the vehicle management system 1B Reset the status. That is, when the engine is started in a state where the driver / operator is not in the vehicle, the engine is stopped, and when the lock mechanism 51 is in the unlocked state, it is switched to the locked state. The biometric authentication management unit 111 performs one-to-one authentication between the biometric information for verification input from the sensors 61 and 62 and the registered biometric information about the driver / operator in the storage unit 41 when biometric authentication is performed by the authentication unit 103. .

  Also, in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when the driver / operator or the authority delegator is in the managed vehicle, the first determination unit 105 is in an emergency response to the managed vehicle. In the case where it is determined, the in-vehicle navigation device 20 issues an alarm notification and displays the shortest route guidance for getting out of the emergency response area. The alarm notification and the shortest route guidance are configured to be performed until the managed vehicle goes out of the emergency response area, or until the issued warning is canceled.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle management system 1B shown in FIG. 3 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 (steps S11 to S18, S41 to S48). Here, since the process of step S11-S18 is the same as the process demonstrated with reference to FIG. 2 in 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted and the process of step S41-S48 is demonstrated.

  If there is no driver / operator in the management target vehicle (NO route in step S14), the notification unit 112 notifies the driver / operator outside the vehicle at the time of emergency response to the management target vehicle and performs emergency response. While being notified (step S41), the biometric authentication activation mechanism 52 is controlled by the activation control means 122 while the locked state of the biometric authentication lock mechanism 51 is maintained, and the engine of the managed vehicle is activated ( Further, the biometric authentication management unit 111 performs switching / setting so that the above-described one-to-many biometric authentication is executed by the biometric authentication by the authentication unit 103 (step S43).

  If the driver / operator who has received the notification by the notification means 112 recognizes that the emergency response to the management target vehicle is to be performed and is near the management target vehicle and can perform the emergency response by himself / herself, If you go to the location of the managed vehicle but cannot respond urgently for some reason, use your mobile phone or e-mail, etc. to urgently delegate authority candidates such as friends and close relatives near the managed vehicle Consultation and requesting whether it can be handled, and delegating operation authority (driving authority).

  Thereafter, if the driver / operator or the authority delegator who receives the request performs an unlocking operation of the managed vehicle within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification means 112 (YES route of step S44) ), The process proceeds to step S15, and is guided outside the emergency response area.

  On the other hand, if the driver / operator or the authority transferer does not perform the unlocking operation of the management target vehicle after the notification by the notification unit 112 (NO route in step S44 and YES route in step S45). ) Alternatively, the driver / operator or the authority delegator does not perform the unlocking operation of the managed vehicle within a predetermined time after the notification by the notification means 112, and the driver / operator's mobile phone or the like When the remote instruction is received by the remote instruction receiving unit 113 (NO in step S44, NO route in step S45 and YES route in step S46), the biometric authentication type locking mechanism 51 is locked by the unlocking control unit 121. Is switched to the unlocked state (step S47), and anyone can get on and operate and operate the managed vehicle To. If someone rides in such a state (YES route at step S48), the process proceeds to step S15 and guides outside the emergency response area.

Thus, according to the vehicle management system 1B as the second embodiment of the present invention, an emergency response requiring an urgent response to a managed vehicle (for example, an emergency in which the managed vehicle is issued emergency weather information or emergency disaster information) When the vehicle is parked in the corresponding area), it is detected by the first determining means 105 that the emergency response time has occurred, and the notification means 112 notifies the driver / operator to that effect, and thereafter When biometric authentication is performed by the authentication unit 103, biometric information for verification input from the sensors 61 and 62 by a user (driver / operator or authority transferor) and each of registered biometric information registered in advance for the authority transferor Are compared and verified, and if the matching biometric information matches any one of the registered biometric information, the user is authenticated as the registrant. It will be.

  The driver / operator who receives the notification by the notification means 112 recognizes that the emergency response to the management target vehicle should be performed, and goes to the location of the management target vehicle if it can perform the emergency response by itself. On the other hand, if emergency response is not possible, use a mobile phone or e-mail to ask a friend or close relative in the vicinity of the managed vehicle whether the emergency response is possible. It becomes possible to delegate driving authority.

  When the authority delegator responding to the request goes to the current position of the managed vehicle and inputs biometric information, one-to-many biometric authentication based on the registered biometric information of the authority delegator is performed, and the managed vehicle Unlocking is performed. That is, if it is registered in the storage means 42 in advance, a friend, a close relative, etc. as an authority delegator unlocks the managed vehicle and starts the engine to operate the managed vehicle (for example, the emergency response area of the managed vehicle). It is possible to move to a safe area outside). As a result, even when the driver / operator is located away from the parked vehicle, the managed vehicle can be actively avoided from encountering damage such as submergence. It can be surely prevented from suffering damage.

  Also in the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, when the first determination unit 105 determines that the vehicle to be managed is in an emergency response, the locked state of the biometric lock mechanism 51 is maintained. By deactivating the engine of the managed vehicle by the biometric activation mechanism 52 without performing biometric authentication, an authority delegator or driver / operator who has gone to the position of the managed vehicle to perform an emergency response By simply performing biometric authentication and unlocking the biometric lock mechanism 51, it is not necessary to start the engine, and promptly take appropriate measures (such as moving to a safe area outside the emergency response area). It is possible to ensure the safety of the delegator and the driver / operator, and to avoid serious damage by ensuring that the vehicle encounters damage such as submersion. It can be reliably prevented.

  Further, when the driver / operator cannot transfer the operating authority to anyone, the driver / operator gives a remote instruction to unlock the biometric lock mechanism 51 without performing biometric authentication. In addition, by starting the engine of the managed vehicle by the biometric authentication type activation mechanism 52 without performing biometric authentication, anyone can make the managed vehicle usable. Similar to the embodiment, there is a possibility that a person in the vicinity of the management target vehicle may evacuate the vehicle to a safe area outside the emergency response area. The managed vehicle can be used as an aid to quickly evacuate the area, and human damage can be minimized.

[3] Description of Third Embodiment FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle management system as a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle management system 1C of the third embodiment is also shown. As in the first and second embodiments, the vehicle is mounted on a vehicle (not shown) such as an automobile and manages the vehicle, but the vehicle to be managed by the vehicle management system 1C of the third embodiment is In addition, a lock mechanism 71 and an activation mechanism 72 that perform unlocking and engine activation in accordance with a predetermined operation are provided. The lock mechanism 71 and the activation mechanism 72 may be operated by a user with a key, or may be of the biometric authentication type similar to the first embodiment or the second embodiment. In FIG. 5, the same reference numerals as those already described indicate the same or substantially the same parts, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  And the vehicle management system 1C of 3rd Embodiment is also comprised including CPU10, the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus 20, the transmission / reception part 30, and the memory | storage part 40 similarly to 1st Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20, functions as the vehicle position detecting means 21 and the VICS information receiving means 22 are realized. The transmission / reception unit 30 is connected to the CPU 10 and controlled by the CPU 10, and functions as the notification unit 114 in cooperation with the CPU 10 as will be described later.

  The storage unit 40 is configured by, for example, a hard disk, ROM, RAM, and the like, and functions as the storage unit 43. The storage means 43 (storage unit 40) is used for driver / operator contact information (cell phone number and e-mail address) and related parties (driver / operator friend, close relative, etc.) described later. ) Contact information (phone number and e-mail address of a mobile phone), information on addresses and addresses of each related party, and the like are registered and stored in advance.

  CPU10 is comprised using what was originally mounted, for example in order to control the various apparatus of a vehicle, and in this vehicle management system 1C of 3rd Embodiment, 1st determination similar to 1st Embodiment is carried out to this CPU10. The function as the means 105 is executed, and the functions as the notification means 114, the unlocking control means 131, and the activation control means 132 are executed. Note that the function as the notification unit 114 is realized by the cooperation of the CPU 10 and the transmission / reception unit 30 as described above.

The unlocking control means 131 performs drive control of the lock mechanism 71 to switch the lock mechanism 71 from the locked state to the unlocked state. The switching timing is the first determination means in addition to a predetermined operation with a key or the like. This is a case where it is determined by 105 that it is an emergency response time for the management target vehicle.
The activation control means 132 controls the activation mechanism 72 to activate the engine of the vehicle to be managed. The activation timing is determined by the first determination means 105 in addition to a predetermined operation using a key or the like. This is a case where it is determined that the vehicle is in emergency response.

  As in the first embodiment, the first determination unit 105 determines whether or not it is an emergency response that requires an urgent response to the management target vehicle, and is detected by the vehicle position detection unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20. Whether the current position of the managed vehicle is in emergency response to the managed vehicle depending on whether it belongs to an emergency response area where emergency weather information / emergency disaster information, etc. is issued and the emergency response to the managed vehicle is required It is to determine whether or not.

  The notification means 114 functions as an operator notification means for notifying the driver / operator of the fact when the first determination means 105 determines that it is an emergency response time for the management target vehicle. The driver / operation that can be located in the vicinity of the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20 when the determination unit 105 determines that it is an emergency response time for the management target vehicle. As a notification means for notifying the parties concerned (friends, close relatives, etc.) of the emergency response to the management target vehicle together with information on the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 It fulfills its function. Both the notification to the driver / operator and the notification to the parties concerned by the notification means 114 may be performed, but basically only one of them may be performed. However, when both are performed, it is desirable to notify the driver / operator of the fact that the notification was made to the related parties.

At this time, for example, the notification unit 114 reads out an e-mail address of a mobile phone or the like (mobile terminal device) possessed by the driver / operator or a related person from the storage unit 42 and notifies the mobile phone by e-mail. To do.
In addition, the notification to the driver / operator and the notification to the parties concerned by the notification means 114 are not present in the management target vehicle as will be described later with reference to FIG. This is done when an emergency response to a managed vehicle occurs.

  Whether or not the driver / operator is in the management target vehicle is provided with the same position detection means 108 as in the first embodiment, and the function of the position detection means 108 as the operator position detection means is used. Or may be detected using a sensor originally provided in the vehicle for detecting the presence / absence of a driver / operator.

  In addition, the notification unit 114 may perform the above notification to all parties registered in the storage unit 43, but the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20 is displayed. In addition to referring to the information related to the address and whereabouts of the parties registered and stored in the storage means 43, select the persons related to the driver / operator located near the current position of the managed vehicle and select It is desirable to give the above notification to the related parties.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle management system 1C shown in FIG. 5 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 (steps S11 to S18, S51 to S54). Here, since the process of step S11-S18 is the same as the process demonstrated with reference to FIG. 2 in 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted and the process of step S51-S54 is demonstrated.

  If there is no driver / operator in the management target vehicle (NO route of step S14), the startup control unit 132 controls the startup mechanism 72 to start the engine of the management target vehicle (step S51) and The lock mechanism 71 is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state by the lock control means 121 (step S52). Further, the driver / operator outside the vehicle becomes an emergency response to the management target vehicle by the notification means 114 and becomes an emergency. An emergency response to the managed vehicle is given to the driver / operator (friends, close relatives, etc.) who are notified that action should be taken or who are located near the current position of the managed vehicle. The request is notified together with information on the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 (step S53). .

  If the driver / operator who has received the notification by the notification means 114 recognizes that the emergency response to the management target vehicle is to be performed and is in the vicinity of the management target vehicle and can perform the emergency response himself If you go to the location of the managed vehicle but cannot respond to the emergency for some reason, use the mobile phone or e-mail yourself to respond to the parties (friends, close relatives, etc.) in the vicinity of the managed vehicle Consultation and requesting whether it is possible, and delegating operation authority (driving authority).

In addition, if possible, the person concerned who has received the notification by the notification means 114 goes to that position while referring to information on the current position of the management target vehicle and performs the emergency response in order to perform an emergency response to the management target vehicle. . At that time, since the door lock is unlocked and the engine is started, the person concerned can immediately get on and move the vehicle to be managed.
Then, in the state where both of the passengers get on the vehicle to be managed and can be operated and driven by the processing of steps S51 and S52, when someone rides and drives (YES route of step S54), the process of step S15 Move to processing and guide outside emergency response area.

As described above, according to the vehicle management system 1C as the third embodiment of the present invention, an emergency response requiring an urgent response to a managed vehicle (for example, an emergency in which the managed vehicle is issued emergency weather information or emergency disaster information) When the vehicle is parked in the corresponding area), it is detected by the first determination means 105 that an emergency response has occurred, and the lock mechanism 71 is switched to the unlocked state and managed by the activation mechanism 72 in response to the detection. The engine of the target vehicle is started.

  As a result, anyone can use the managed vehicle, so there is only a possibility that a person near the managed vehicle can evacuate the managed vehicle to a safe area outside the emergency response area. Instead, a person in the emergency response area can use the managed vehicle as an aid for quickly evacuating from the emergency response area, and human damage can be minimized.

  At this time, by notifying the driver / operator that the emergency response time has been reached by the notification means 114, the driver / operator who has received the notification is in a situation where emergency response should be made to the managed vehicle. If you are able to respond to the situation and you can respond to the emergency yourself, you can go to the location of the managed vehicle, but if you cannot respond to the emergency, you can use your mobile phone or e-mail. It is possible to consult and request whether or not an emergency response is possible to a related person such as a friend or close relative.

  Then, when a person who responds to the request goes to the current position of the vehicle, since the vehicle has already been unlocked and the engine is started, the person concerned performs a predetermined operation for unlocking / engine starting. Can take appropriate action promptly (moving to a safe area outside the emergency response area, etc.), ensuring the safety of the concerned parties, and causing the managed vehicle to be submerged. It is possible to surely avoid encountering enormous damage by avoiding encounters.

  Further, when it is detected by the first determination means 105 that the emergency response time has been reached, the parties (friends, close relatives, etc.) who can be located near the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21 The notification means 114 notifies the management target vehicle that the emergency response to the management target vehicle is requested together with the information on the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 21, so that While referring to the information on the current position (parking position) of the vehicle, it is possible to immediately go to the current position of the managed vehicle. Promptly take appropriate action (moving to a safe area outside the emergency response area, etc.) without performing the specified operation to start the lock / engine Rukoto can, it is possible to ensure the safety of the personnel is of the managed vehicle can be reliably prevented to suffer serious damage to reliably avoid encountering damage submerged like. In particular, in this case, the driver / operator does not need to consult and request whether or not he / she can urgently respond to the person concerned, which not only increases convenience but also can automatically ask the person concerned. A quicker response can be taken.

[4] Others The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the vehicle management systems 1A, 1B, and 1C of the above-described embodiments, the CPU 10, the transmission / reception unit 30 and the storage unit 40 are configured separately from the in-vehicle navigation device 20, but the CPU 10, the transmission / reception unit described above. 30 and various functions in the storage unit 40 are realized by using a CPU, a transmission / reception function, and a storage function provided in the in-vehicle navigation device 20, so that the in-vehicle navigation device 20 functions as the vehicle management systems 1A, 1B, and 1C described above. You may comprise.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the vehicle is an automobile and the mobile terminal device is a mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any vehicle having a locking mechanism or an activation mechanism may be used. For example, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), electronic notebooks, etc., for various terminals such as motorcycles, snowmobiles, water skis, various vehicles such as light aircraft, and portable terminals having communication functions. The present invention is also applied in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the same effects as those in the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the first determination unit 105 includes the current position of the management target vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 20, the emergency weather information / emergency disaster information included in the VICS information, and the like. Is used to determine whether or not it is an emergency response to a managed vehicle.For example, the vehicle is provided with a weather sensor such as a rainfall sensor, and based on the observation result by the weather sensor, The first determination means 105 may be configured to determine whether or not it is an emergency response to the management target vehicle.

  In addition, the predetermined time in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6 may be different depending on the type of emergency disaster information or emergency weather information. For example, in the case of a tsunami warning, the predetermined time is set to be considerably short because there is a high possibility that the authority delegator goes to the position of the management target vehicle and is exposed to danger. In addition, if the unlocking operation by the authority delegator cannot be detected even after the predetermined time has elapsed, there is a high possibility that the authority delegator will encounter a danger, so there is no need for emergency response to the managed vehicle. It is preferable to notify the good by the notification means.

  Further, the functions (all or a part of the functions of each means) as the means 21, 22, 101 to 114, 121, 122, 131, 132 described above are computers (including a CPU, an information processing apparatus, and various terminals). This is realized by executing a predetermined application program (vehicle management program).

  The program is, for example, a computer such as a flexible disk, CD (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, etc.), DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + RW, etc.). It is provided in a form recorded on a readable recording medium. In this case, the computer reads the control program for the distributed storage system from the recording medium, transfers it to the internal storage device or the external storage device, and uses it. Further, the program may be recorded in a storage device (recording medium) such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk, and provided from the storage device to a computer via a communication line.

  Here, the computer is a concept including hardware and an OS (operating system), and means hardware operating under the control of the OS. Further, when the OS is unnecessary and the hardware is operated by the application program alone, the hardware itself corresponds to the computer. The hardware includes at least a microprocessor such as a CPU and means for reading a program recorded on a recording medium. The application program as the vehicle management program includes a program code for causing the computer as described above to realize the functions as the means 21, 22, 101 to 114, 121, 122, 131, 132 described above. Also, some of the functions may be realized by the OS instead of the application program.

  Furthermore, as a recording medium in the present embodiment, in addition to the flexible disk, CD, DVD, magnetic disk, optical disk, and magneto-optical disk described above, an IC card, ROM cartridge, magnetic tape, punch card, computer internal storage device (RAM) In addition, various computer-readable media such as an external storage device or a printed matter on which a code such as a barcode is printed can be used.

[5] Appendix (Appendix 1)
Biometric authentication type lock mechanism and biometric type activation mechanism that respectively perform unlocking and engine activation according to the result of biometric authentication for comparing and collating biometric information for verification input by a user with registered biometric information registered in advance A vehicle management system for managing vehicles having
The registered biometric information for biometric authentication is registered and stored in advance for an operator who normally operates the vehicle, and at least one authority can be delegated from the operator to operate the vehicle during an emergency response to the vehicle Storage means for preregistering and storing the registered biometric information for biometric authentication for the transfer candidate;
At the time of the biometric authentication, the verification biometric information and the registered biometric information about the operator in the storage unit are compared and verified, while the biometric authentication and the storage are performed at the time of emergency response to the vehicle. Biometric authentication management means for comparing and checking any one of the registered biometric information of the operator and the authority transfer candidate in the means;
Vehicle position detecting means for detecting a current position of the vehicle;
Operator position detecting means for detecting the location of the operator of the vehicle;
First determination means for determining whether or not it is an emergency response requiring an emergency response to the vehicle;
When it is determined by the first determination means that the vehicle is in emergency response, the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means and the location of the operator detected by the operator position detection means Second determination means for determining whether or not the operator is capable of emergency response to the vehicle based on a positional relationship with a position;
If it is determined by the second determination means that the operator is not in an emergency response situation, a candidate for an emergency response situation for the vehicle from the at least one authority transfer candidate registered in the storage means A selection means for selecting a person as a delegator,
An authority delegator notification means for notifying the authority delegator selected by the selection means of an emergency response to the vehicle together with information on the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means; Is made up of,
The biometric authentication management means reads registered biometric information about the authority delegate selected by the selection means from the storage means, and the biometric authentication and the authority delegation read from the storage means during the biometric authentication. A vehicle management system for comparing and collating registered biometric information about a person.

(Appendix 2)
When there is a response from the authority delegator that the authority delegator responds to the request in response to the notification by the authority delegator notification means, the biometric authentication management means registers registered biometric information on the authority delegator selected by the selection means And comparing and collating the biometric information for verification with the biometric authentication and the registered biometric information about the right transferer read from the storage unit during the biometric authentication,
If there is a reply from the authority delegator that the authority delegator cannot respond to the request, or if there is no response after a predetermined time, the selection means The vehicle management system according to appendix 1, wherein a candidate in a situation where emergency response is possible to the vehicle is selected as an authority delegator from other authority delegation candidates excluding a person.

(Appendix 3)
When the second determination unit determines that the operator is in an emergency response situation, the operator further includes an operator notification unit that notifies the operator that emergency response to the vehicle should be performed. The vehicle management system according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein

(Appendix 4)
When there is a reply from the operator that an emergency response is made to the notification by the notification means for the operator, the biometric authentication management means uses the biometric information for verification and the operator in the storage means during the biometric authentication. While comparing with the registered biometric information about
If there is a reply from the operator that an emergency response cannot be made to the notification by the notification means for the operator, or if there is no reply after a predetermined time has elapsed, the selection means is registered in the storage means. 4. The vehicle management system according to appendix 3, wherein a candidate in a situation where emergency response to the vehicle is possible is selected as an authority delegator from the at least one authority delegation candidate.

(Appendix 5)
The selection means is an authority delegation candidate located in the same area as the area to which the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means belongs, or the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means The vehicle management system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 4, wherein a candidate for authority transfer located at a position closest to is selected as the authority transferee.

(Appendix 6)
The selection means is based on information on the location or address registered in advance for the authority delegation candidate, or the location position information obtained by the position detection function of the mobile terminal device possessed by the authority delegation candidate 6. The vehicle management system according to appendix 5, wherein the authority delegator is selected on the basis of the authority delegator.

(Appendix 7)
When the distance between the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means and the location of the operator detected by the operator position detection means is within a predetermined value, the second determination means, While determining that the operator is in an emergency response situation, the operator determines that the operator is not in an emergency response situation if the distance exceeds the predetermined value. 6. The vehicle management system according to any one of 6.

(Appendix 8)
When the second determination means has the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means and the location of the operator detected by the operator position detection means belong to the same area, the operator While it is determined that the situation can be emergency response, if the operator does not belong to the same area, it is determined that the operator is not in a situation where emergency response is possible. Vehicle management system.

(Appendix 9)
The first determination means determines whether or not the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means belongs to an emergency response area in which emergency weather information or emergency disaster information is issued and an emergency response to the vehicle is required. The vehicle management system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 8, wherein it is determined whether or not the vehicle is in an emergency response state.

(Appendix 10)
The first determination means acquires the latest weather information or disaster information in the current area to which the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means belongs from the information providing system, and the acquired latest weather information or disaster The vehicle management system according to appendix 9, wherein whether or not the current position of the vehicle belongs to the emergency response area is determined based on the information.

(Appendix 11)
The first determination means acquires information on an emergency response area for which emergency weather information or emergency disaster information has been issued from an information providing system, and based on the acquired information, the current position of the vehicle belongs to the emergency response area. The vehicle management system according to appendix 9, wherein it is determined whether or not

(Appendix 12)
If there is a response from all authority delegates selected by the selection means that an emergency response cannot be made, or if there is no response after a predetermined time, the biometric lock mechanism is switched to the unlocked state. The vehicle management according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 11, further comprising an unlocking / starting control means for starting the engine of the vehicle by the biometric authentication starting mechanism. system.

(Appendix 13)
Biometric authentication type lock mechanism and biometric type activation mechanism that respectively perform unlocking and engine activation according to the result of biometric authentication for comparing and collating biometric information for verification input by a user with registered biometric information registered in advance A vehicle management system for managing vehicles having
The registered biometric information for biometric authentication is registered and stored in advance for an operator who normally operates the vehicle, and at least one authority can be delegated from the operator to operate the vehicle during an emergency response to the vehicle Storage means for preregistering and storing the registered biometric information for biometric authentication for the transfer candidate;
First determination means for determining whether or not it is an emergency response requiring an emergency response to the vehicle;
When it is determined by the first determination means that it is an emergency response time for the vehicle, an operator notification means for notifying the operator to that effect;
Normally, during the biometric authentication, the verification biometric information is compared with the registered biometric information about the operator in the storage unit, while the first determination unit determines that the vehicle is in emergency response. In some cases, the biometric authentication management means for comparing and collating the biometric information for verification with the registered biometric information of the operator and the authority transfer candidate in the storage means at the time of the biometric authentication. The vehicle management system characterized by being made.

(Appendix 14)
An activation control unit that activates the engine of the vehicle by the biometric type lock mechanism while maintaining the locked state of the biometric type lock mechanism when the first determination unit determines that the vehicle is in emergency response. The vehicle management system according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 13, further comprising:

(Appendix 15)
The biometric authentication type lock mechanism is further switched to an unlocked state in response to a remote instruction from the operator, and further includes unlocking / starting control means for starting the vehicle engine by the biometric authentication type starting mechanism. The vehicle management system according to Supplementary Note 13 or Supplementary Note 14, wherein

(Appendix 16)
A vehicle management system for managing a vehicle having a lock mechanism and an activation mechanism for unlocking and starting an engine according to a predetermined operation,
First determination means for determining whether or not it is an emergency response requiring an emergency response to the vehicle;
And an unlocking / starting control means for switching the lock mechanism to an unlocked state and starting the engine of the vehicle by the starting mechanism when the first determining means determines that it is an emergency response to the vehicle. The vehicle management system is characterized by being configured.

(Appendix 17)
When it is determined by the first determination means that the vehicle is in an emergency response, it is further provided with an operator notification means for notifying an operator who normally operates the vehicle. The vehicle management system according to supplementary note 16, characterized in that it is characteristic.

(Appendix 18)
Vehicle position detecting means for detecting a current position of the vehicle;
When it is determined by the first determination means that it is an emergency response time for the vehicle, the vehicle is notified to a person related to the operator who can be located near the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means. Appendix 16 or Appendix 17 further comprising notification means for notifying that an emergency response to the vehicle is requested together with information on the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means Vehicle management system described in 1.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle management system as 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the vehicle management system shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle management system as 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the vehicle management system shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle management system as 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the vehicle management system shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1A, 1B, 1C Vehicle management system 10 CPU
101 Unlocking Control Unit 102 Activation Control Unit 103 Authentication Unit 104 Biometric Authentication Management Unit 105 First Determination Unit 106 Second Determination Unit 107 Selection Unit 108 Position Detection Unit (Operator Position Detection Unit)
109 Notification means (notification means for operator, notification means for authority delegator)
110 Reply receiving means 111 Biometric authentication managing means 112 Notifying means (notifying means for operator)
113 Remote instruction receiving means 114 Notification means 121 Unlocking control means 122 Activation control means 131 Unlocking control means 132 Activation control means 20 On-vehicle navigation device 21 Vehicle position detection means 22 VICS information receiving means 30 Transmitting / receiving part 40 Storage part 41, 42, 43 Storage means 51 Lock mechanism 52 Drive mechanism 61, 62 Sensor 71 Lock mechanism 72 Drive mechanism

Claims (10)

Biometric authentication type lock mechanism and biometric type activation mechanism that respectively perform unlocking and engine activation according to the result of biometric authentication for comparing and collating biometric information for verification input by a user with registered biometric information registered in advance A vehicle management system for managing vehicles having
The registered biometric information for biometric authentication is registered and stored in advance for an operator who normally operates the vehicle, and at least one authority can be delegated from the operator to operate the vehicle during an emergency response to the vehicle Storage means for preregistering and storing the registered biometric information for biometric authentication for the transfer candidate;
At the time of the biometric authentication, the verification biometric information and the registered biometric information about the operator in the storage unit are compared and verified, while the biometric authentication and the storage are performed at the time of emergency response to the vehicle. Biometric authentication management means for comparing and checking any one of the registered biometric information of the operator and the authority transfer candidate in the means;
Vehicle position detecting means for detecting a current position of the vehicle;
Operator position detecting means for detecting the location of the operator of the vehicle;
First determination means for determining whether or not it is an emergency response requiring an emergency response to the vehicle;
When it is determined by the first determination means that the vehicle is in emergency response, the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means and the location of the operator detected by the operator position detection means Second determination means for determining whether or not the operator is capable of emergency response to the vehicle based on a positional relationship with a position;
If it is determined by the second determination means that the operator is not in an emergency response situation, a candidate for an emergency response situation for the vehicle from the at least one authority transfer candidate registered in the storage means A selection means for selecting a person as a delegator,
An authority delegator notification means for notifying the authority delegator selected by the selection means of an emergency response to the vehicle together with information on the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means; Is made up of,
The biometric authentication management means reads registered biometric information about the authority delegate selected by the selection means from the storage means, and the biometric authentication and the authority delegation read from the storage means during the biometric authentication. A vehicle management system for comparing and collating registered biometric information about a person. When there is a response from the authority delegator that the authority delegator responds to the request in response to the notification by the authority delegator notification means, the biometric authentication management means registers registered biometric information on the authority delegator selected by the selection means And comparing and collating the biometric information for verification with the biometric authentication and the registered biometric information about the right transferer read from the storage unit during the biometric authentication,
If there is a reply from the authority delegator that the authority delegator cannot respond to the request, or if there is no response after a predetermined time, the selection means 2. The vehicle management system according to claim 1, wherein a candidate who can respond to the vehicle in an emergency state is selected as an authority delegator from other authority delegation candidates excluding a person.   When the second determination unit determines that the operator is in an emergency response situation, the operator further includes an operator notification unit that notifies the operator that emergency response to the vehicle should be performed. The vehicle management system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle management system is provided. When there is a reply from the operator that an emergency response is made to the notification by the notification means for the operator, the biometric authentication management means uses the biometric information for verification and the operator in the storage means during the biometric authentication. While comparing with the registered biometric information about
If there is a reply from the operator that an emergency response cannot be made to the notification by the notification means for the operator, or if there is no reply after a predetermined time has elapsed, the selection means is registered in the storage means. 4. The vehicle management system according to claim 3, wherein a candidate in an emergency response situation for the vehicle is selected as an authority delegator from the at least one authority delegation candidate.   The selection means is an authority delegation candidate located in the same area as the area to which the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means belongs, or the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means 5. The vehicle management system according to claim 1, wherein an authority delegation candidate located at a position closest to is selected as the authority delegator.   The selection means is based on information on the location or address registered in advance for the authority delegation candidate, or the location position information obtained by the position detection function of the mobile terminal device possessed by the authority delegation candidate 6. The vehicle management system according to claim 5, wherein the authority delegator is selected based on the selection.   The first determination means determines whether or not the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means belongs to an emergency response area in which emergency weather information or emergency disaster information is issued and an emergency response to the vehicle is required. The vehicle management system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not the vehicle is in an emergency response state. Biometric authentication type lock mechanism and biometric type activation mechanism that respectively perform unlocking and engine activation according to the result of biometric authentication for comparing and collating biometric information for verification input by a user with registered biometric information registered in advance A vehicle management system for managing vehicles having
The registered biometric information for biometric authentication is registered and stored in advance for an operator who normally operates the vehicle, and at least one authority can be delegated from the operator to operate the vehicle during an emergency response to the vehicle Storage means for preregistering and storing the registered biometric information for biometric authentication for the transfer candidate;
First determination means for determining whether or not it is an emergency response requiring an emergency response to the vehicle;
When it is determined by the first determination means that it is an emergency response time for the vehicle, an operator notification means for notifying the operator to that effect;
Normally, during the biometric authentication, the verification biometric information is compared with the registered biometric information about the operator in the storage unit, while the first determination unit determines that the vehicle is in emergency response. In some cases, the biometric authentication management means for comparing and collating the biometric information for verification with the registered biometric information of the operator and the authority transfer candidate in the storage means at the time of the biometric authentication. The vehicle management system characterized by being made.   An activation control unit that activates the engine of the vehicle by the biometric type activation mechanism while maintaining the locked state of the biometric type lock mechanism when the first determination unit determines that it is an emergency response to the vehicle. The vehicle management system according to claim 1, further comprising: A vehicle management system for managing a vehicle having a lock mechanism and an activation mechanism for unlocking and starting an engine according to a predetermined operation,
First determination means for determining whether or not it is an emergency response requiring an emergency response to the vehicle;
And an unlocking / starting control means for switching the lock mechanism to an unlocked state and starting the engine of the vehicle by the starting mechanism when the first determining means determines that it is an emergency response to the vehicle. The vehicle management system is characterized by being configured.

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