JP2008097138A - Vehicle security system and vehicular security apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle security system that can permit a third party to cancel an alarm temporarily in a particular situation while maintaining an appropriate security function. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicle security system 1, which has a vehicular security apparatus 10 for, upon an alarm trigger event of a vehicle, sending a message of the alarm trigger event to a monitoring center 70, and the monitoring center for sending an alarm to a user terminal 80 when receiving the alarm trigger event message, includes a particular facility 90 capable of communication with the monitoring center. A combination of an authentication operation on the vehicular security apparatus and an authentication operation in the particular facility enables alarm cancellation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle security system in which a warning event is transmitted from a vehicular security device to a monitoring center when a warning event occurs in the vehicle, and a warning is transmitted from the monitoring center to a user terminal in response to this, and The present invention relates to a vehicular security device that constitutes a part thereof.

Conventionally, an invention about a crime prevention device that detects illegal actions such as opening a door of a vehicle by detecting vibration of a vehicle or a weak current flowing through the vehicle, and wirelessly transmits the fact and the current position of the vehicle to a monitoring center. Is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1). Upon receiving this, the monitoring center side notifies the user of the occurrence of an abnormality or takes measures such as securing the vehicle by urgently approaching the current position of the vehicle.
JP 2004-13294 A

  However, in the above-described conventional crime prevention device, consideration is given to the situation where the vehicle is vibrated or the mechanic touches the vehicle at the specific facility where the vehicle is repaired or maintained. Absent.

  Therefore, before leaving the vehicle to a specific facility for repair or maintenance, it is necessary for the user himself to perform an operation for disabling the security device, and the user may feel troublesome.

  On the other hand, if it is possible for a third party, including repair and maintenance staff, to easily turn off the security device, it will also be possible for the theft to easily deactivate the security device at the actual site of theft. It becomes possible to be in a state.

  The present invention is intended to solve such a problem. A vehicle security system capable of allowing a third party to temporarily release a warning in a specific scene while maintaining a security function appropriately, and The main object is to provide a vehicular security device that forms part of the vehicular security system.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect of the present invention includes a vehicular security device that transmits to a monitoring center that a warning target event has occurred when the warning target event occurs in the vehicle, and the warning target event includes: A monitoring center that transmits a warning to the user terminal in response to reception of the occurrence, and a vehicle security system comprising a specific facility capable of communicating with the monitoring center, and an authentication operation performed in the vehicle security device; A warning can be canceled by a combination with an authentication operation performed in a specific facility.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, the warning can be canceled by a combination of the authentication operation performed in the vehicular security device and the authentication operation performed in the specific facility. Therefore, it is possible to allow a third party to temporarily release the warning in a specific scene while appropriately maintaining the security function.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, the authentication operation performed in one of the vehicle security device and the specific facility is, for example, an operation of acquiring warning release information from the monitoring center. The authentication operation to be performed is an operation for inputting warning release information and transmitting it to the monitoring center.

  Further, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided confirmation means for confirming that the vehicle exists in the specific facility, and the warning is canceled on the condition that the confirmation means confirms that the vehicle exists in the specific facility. It may be possible. In this way, it is possible for a third party to cancel the warning after confirming that the vehicle has been legally deposited at a specific facility.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, when a warning target event occurs in the vehicle, the vehicle security device that transmits a notification that the warning target event has occurred to the monitoring center, and the reception that the warning target event has occurred. A vehicle security system having a monitoring center that transmits a warning to a user terminal, comprising a specific facility capable of communicating with the monitoring center, and an authentication operation performed in one of the vehicle security device and the specific facility; The warning is canceled by a combination with the warning stop instruction operation performed on the other side.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide confirmation means for confirming that the vehicle exists in the specific facility, and to cancel the warning on the condition that the confirmation means confirms that the vehicle exists in the specific facility. It may be. In this way, it is possible for a third party to cancel the warning after confirming that the vehicle has been legally deposited at a specific facility.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular security device that constitutes a vehicle security system according to the first aspect of the present invention that acquires and inputs warning release information together with a monitoring center, a user terminal, and a specific facility. Then, it comprises an input operation reception means for receiving an input operation, and when a predetermined warning release request is input to the input operation reception means, so as to transmit warning release information to be input at a specific facility, The vehicle security device transmits a request signal to a monitoring center. In this case, it is preferable that current position specifying means for specifying the current position of the vehicle is provided and the current position of the vehicle specified by the current position specifying means is transmitted to the monitoring center together with the request signal. In these cases, for example, the input operation accepting unit can input an instruction to cancel the warning after the warning cancellation information received from the monitoring center as a result of transmitting the request signal to the monitoring center is input at the specific facility. It becomes.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle security apparatus that constitutes a vehicle security system according to the first aspect of the present invention that acquires and inputs warning release information together with a monitoring center, a user terminal, and a specific facility. The input operation receiving means includes an input operation receiving means for receiving an input operation, and the input operation receiving means is an input for instructing the warning release after the warning release information acquired in the specific facility is input to the input operation receiving means. Is possible.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular security device that constitutes the vehicle security system according to the second aspect of the present invention together with a monitoring center, a user terminal, and a specific facility, and an input operation accepting unit that accepts an input operation. The input operation accepting means is characterized in that when a predetermined authentication operation is performed in a specific facility, an input for instructing the warning cancellation can be performed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while maintaining a security function appropriately, the vehicle security system which can permit the temporary cancellation | release of the warning by the third party in a specific scene, and a part of the said vehicle security system are comprised. A vehicular security device can be provided.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a vehicle security system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of the vehicle security system 1. The vehicle security system 1 includes a vehicle security device 10, a monitoring center 70, a user terminal 80, and a specific facility 90 as main components. Although the vehicle security device 10, the user terminal 80, and the specific facility 90 are illustrated as being independent from each other, in reality, a security service is provided to a plurality of users (therefore, the same number of vehicles as the number of users). Security device 10 and user terminal 80 exist), and specific facilities 90 are also assumed to be scattered in various places.

  The vehicle security device 10 is configured to be communicable with a security device ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 20 as a center, and includes a warning target event detection sensor 30, a communication device 40, an input / output device 50, a navigation device 60, and the like. . Communication between these devices is performed using an appropriate communication protocol such as CAN (Controller Area Network), BEAN, AVC-LAN, or FlexRay.

  The security device ECU 20 is, for example, a computer unit in which a ROM, a RAM, and the like are connected to each other via a bus with a CPU at the center. In addition, a storage medium such as a hard disk or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) or an I / O port , Timer, counter, etc. The ROM stores programs executed by the CPU and data. The security device ECU 20 exhibits various functions, which will be described later, when the CPU stores and executes a program stored in the ROM on the RAM. Further, the vehicle ID is stored in the storage medium.

  The warning target event detection sensor 30 is, for example, a G sensor for detecting vehicle vibration / tilt that occurs due to vehicle theft using a tow truck or pry using a tool, a vehicle speed sensor, and the vehicle is parked. An ignition sensor for determining whether or not, an engine control computer that outputs the engine speed, a power transmission device for detecting that a person has touched the vehicle due to a change in capacitance by passing a weak current through the vehicle, etc. Includes various things. The warning target event detection sensor 30 transmits each detection data to the security device ECU 20.

  The communication device 40 transmits and receives various information to and from the monitoring center 70. Communication between the communication device 40 and the monitoring center 70 is performed via the radio base station 100 and the network 110, for example. That is, between the communication device 40 and the wireless base station 100, wireless communication using a cellular phone network, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) network, a wireless LAN, WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), a satellite phone, a beacon, or the like. Communication takes place. The network 110 connecting the radio base station 100 and the monitoring center 70 is a wired network such as a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a digital communication network (ISDN), or an optical fiber. Accordingly, the communication device 40 includes, for example, a data communication antenna and a communication module. A Bluetooth-compatible mobile phone may be used, or a mobile phone may be mechanically connected. Furthermore, a beacon transceiver and an FM multiplex broadcast receiver may be included as applied to communication modes other than those described above.

  As the input / output device 50, for example, a liquid crystal display device configured as a touch panel is used. Further, a dedicated touch panel sensor may be provided, or a personal identification device such as a retina / venous scanning device or a voice recognition device, or a mechanical switch may be further provided. The input operation performed on the input / output device 50 is transmitted to the security device ECU 20, and the output content of the input / output device 50 is determined by the security device ECU 20.

  The navigation device 60 is a known in-vehicle navigation device including a GPS antenna, a memory storing map information, a liquid crystal display device shared with the input / output device 50, a speaker, a dedicated computer, and the like. The navigation device 60 specifies the current position (latitude, longitude, altitude) of the vehicle by calculation based on the time difference of the GPS signals received by the GPS antenna, and recommends reaching the destination input by the user from the specified current position of the vehicle. A route is set and route guidance is performed using a liquid crystal display device or a speaker. Further, the navigation device 60 transmits the current position of the identified vehicle to the security device ECU 20, for example, every predetermined time (the transmission of the current position of the vehicle is performed even when the vehicle is parked). For example, it is performed periodically using a + B power source).

  The monitoring center 70 is, for example, equipment of a security company with which the owner (= user) of the vehicle to be warned contracts, and is connected to the network 110 as described above. The monitoring center 70 includes a database 72 in which a vehicle ID and a user terminal 80 are associated with each other, a transmission / reception facility, an information processing computer, and the like. The database 72 stores location information of a specific facility 90 (to be described later) together with a facility ID.

  As the user terminal 80, for example, a user-owned mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), a notebook personal computer, or the like is used, and is connected to the network 110 via the radio base station 100. The user terminal 80 is preferably portable by the user because of the nature of the vehicle security system 1, but a user-owned desktop personal computer or the like may be used.

  The specific facility 90 is a commercial facility or a public facility for repair and maintenance, and an authentication terminal 92 connected to the network 110 is installed.

  Hereinafter, security functions of the vehicle security system 1 and the vehicle security device 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing main functional blocks that function when the CPU 20 develops the program stored in the ROM on the RAM and executes the program stored in the ROM, and the flow of information communication related thereto. The security device ECU 20 includes a warning target event detection unit 22, a warning cancellation processing unit 24, and a communication control unit 26 as main functional blocks.

  The warning target event detection unit 22 refers to the detection data of the warning target event detection sensor 30 described above, and the warning target event, that is, an event that is suspected that the vehicle itself or the luggage in the vehicle has been stolen. Detects that has occurred. For example, it is determined that the vehicle is parked when the ignition switch is turned off or an engine stop signal is received from the engine control computer. When a vehicle theft using a tow truck or a pry opening using a tool is detected, it is detected that a warning target event has occurred. Further, when the above-described power transmission device detects that a person is touching the vehicle for a predetermined time or longer while the vehicle is parked, it detects that the warning target event has occurred.

  When the warning target event detection unit 22 detects that a warning target event has occurred, the warning target event detection unit 22 outputs a message to that effect to the communication control unit 26. By instructing the communication device 40, the communication control unit 26 transmits information indicating that the warning target event has occurred to the monitoring center 70 together with the vehicle ID (at this time, the current position of the vehicle specified by the navigation device 60 is determined). (You may also send it together.)

  In the monitoring center 70, when information indicating that a warning target event has occurred and the vehicle ID are received by the transmission / reception facility, the information processing computer refers to the database using the vehicle ID and associates it with the owner (user) of the vehicle. The specified user terminal 80 is identified. Then, a warning that there is a suspicion that vehicle theft has occurred is transmitted to the specified user terminal 80. By doing so, the user can quickly know that there is a suspicion that the vehicle has been stolen in the parked vehicle, and can take appropriate measures such as reporting to the police. Further, if the current position of the vehicle is known, it is possible to take measures such as a staff member of a security company existing in the vicinity of the vehicle rushing to the scene or reporting the position to the police.

  Note that the warning target event detection unit 22 has a predetermined input operation performed by the user on the input / output device 50 (for security reasons, it is desirable to include identity verification such as password input, retina / vein scan, and voice recognition). The function is activated and deactivated.

  By the way, during normal parking, it is detected that there is a suspicion that a vehicle theft has occurred properly, and a warning is sent to the user terminal 80. The vehicle is sent to a specific facility for repair or maintenance. As a exception, it is necessary to temporarily cancel the warning function. This is because it is assumed that the vehicle terminal is vibrated due to repair or maintenance, or that a maintenance person touches the vehicle for a long time, so that it is useless to send a warning to the user terminal 80 each time.

  However, if the user himself / herself releases the warning function (hereinafter referred to as warning release) before leaving the vehicle at a specific facility for repair or maintenance, the user may feel annoyed. This is because, as described above, it is practical to request an operation such as identity verification when canceling the warning.

  Therefore, it is desirable from the viewpoint of customer service that a third party (for example, a repair / maintenance staff, etc.) acts to cancel the warning. However, if the stop operation related to the warning canceling is simple, a security problem arises. This is because it is possible for the burglar to easily release the warning in the actual burglary.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the warning function by the third party is allowed to be temporarily stopped by the characteristic cooperative processing of the warning cancellation processing unit 24, the authentication terminal 92, and the monitoring center 70.

  FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing relating to such warning cancellation. This process is started when a warning cancellation request is input to the input device 50. In the following description, when the warning cancellation processing unit 24 performs transmission / reception, it is actually performed via the communication control unit 26 and the communication device 40, but such description is omitted for the sake of simplicity (the description will be given later). The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments).

  It is assumed that the warning cancellation request is input by the repair / maintenance staff of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited. Therefore, in order to obtain confirmation that the vehicle has been legally deposited, it is preferable that the warning cancellation request is input on condition that the vehicle is in an ACC-on state that requires a vehicle key. Further, in order to obtain confirmation that the staff is an authorized staff of the specific facility 90, the staff ID may be entered, or communication / camera authentication may be performed (the matching is performed in the vehicle security device 10). Or may be performed in the monitoring center 70 via communication).

  First, the warning cancellation processing unit 24 transmits a request signal for requesting a one-time password to be input at the authentication terminal 92 to the monitoring center 70 together with the vehicle ID and the current position of the vehicle (S100). Here, the one-time password is information necessary for canceling the warning, and is a password that is valid only when canceling the warning. The vehicle ID may be supplemented by, for example, taking a license plate at the specific facility 90.

  The monitoring center 70 that has received them performs a collation of the vehicle ID and searches for a specific facility 90 installed at a position corresponding to the current position of the vehicle. And the specific facility 90 are specified (S102). Then, the generated one-time password is transmitted to the vehicle security device 10 mounted on the vehicle specified by the vehicle ID (S104).

  If no matching specific facility 90 exists, an error signal is transmitted to the vehicle security device 10 to stop the process. At this time, there is a possibility that a warning cancellation request has been made by an illegal third party, that is, theft may have occurred. Therefore, a warning may be transmitted to the corresponding user terminal 80.

  When the one-time password is received, the warning cancellation processing unit 24 instructs the input / output device 50 to present it (S106).

  The authentication terminal 92 is one-time by some authentication operation (such as input of a login ID or input of a room ID in a room where the authentication terminal 92 is installed) that can authenticate that it is an authorized staff of a specific facility. The password can be accepted (S108). Then, the one-time password is input to the authentication terminal 92 by the repair / maintenance staff of the specific facility 90 who has seen (or heard) the one presented in the input / output device 50 (S110).

  Then, the authentication terminal 92 transmits the input one-time password together with the facility ID of the specific facility to the monitoring center 70 (S112).

  The monitoring center 70 that has received them collates the one-time password and collates the specific facility 90 identified in S102 with the received facility ID (S114). When the one-time password matches the specific facility 90, an alarm release permission signal is transmitted to the corresponding vehicle security device 10 (S116).

  If all verifications match in the above processing, (1) confirmation that the vehicle has been legally deposited at the specific facility 90, and (2) the official staff of the specific facility 90 is performing an operation related to canceling the warning. (3) It is considered that the vehicle was identified. In other words, the current position of the vehicle specified by GPS or the like matches the position of the specific facility 90 to which the one-time password is input (and the warning cancel request is input on the condition that ACC is on) ) Confirms (1) above. Further, the above (2) is confirmed by the input of the login ID of the authentication terminal 92 or the like. The vehicle is specified by checking the vehicle ID. Therefore, it is considered that there is a low possibility that a person who is not a regular staff member of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited illegally attempts to cancel the alarm. Therefore, it was decided to allow the alarm to be released on condition that these conditions are satisfied. It is practical to set a time limit between the presentation of the one-time password in S106 and the input of the one-time password in S110.

  When receiving the warning release permission signal, the warning release processing unit 24 instructs the input / output device 50 to indicate that the warning release enabled state has been entered (S118). When a warning cancellation instruction is input to the input / output device 50 (S120), the warning cancellation instruction is transmitted to the monitoring center 70 (S122). Here, it is more preferable in terms of security enhancement to require the input of a fixed password or the like when inputting the warning cancellation instruction.

  The monitoring center 70 that has received the warning cancellation instruction, for example, until the predetermined time elapses (or until the warning resumption instruction is issued, the predetermined time elapses or until the warning resumption instruction is issued, Until a predetermined number of routines in the processing flow of the monitoring center 70 elapse, until a vehicle speed equal to or higher than a predetermined speed is detected, a driving engine such as an engine is operated, etc.) For the vehicle, it is determined not to send a warning to the user terminal 80 (S124). That is, the vehicle security system 1 is temporarily set to the warning release state.

  Thus, according to the vehicle security system 1 of the present embodiment, the vehicle is specified by the fact that the current position of the vehicle specified by GPS or the like matches the position of the specific facility 90 to which the one-time password is input. After confirming that the facility 90 has been legally deposited, and confirming that the regular staff of the specific facility 90 is performing an operation related to the warning cancellation by inputting the login ID of the authentication terminal 92, the warning cancellation is performed. Allowed. Therefore, the regular staff of the specific facility 90 can temporarily cancel the warning while reducing the possibility that a person who is not a regular staff of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited illegally attempts to cancel the warning. it can. That is, it is possible to allow a third party to temporarily release a warning in a specific scene while maintaining the security function appropriately. This eliminates the need for the user to perform the operation when the user deposits the vehicle for repair or maintenance, thereby improving the customer service without causing the user to feel bothered.

  The alarm cancellation permission signal may be transmitted and the warning cancellation instruction may be input not by the input / output device 50 of the vehicle security device 10 but by the authentication terminal 92. For example, as shown in the sequence diagram of FIG.

  The location information of the specific facility 90 is stored in the storage medium of the security device ECU 20. When the warning release request is input, the current position of the vehicle is compared with the location of the specific facility 90. The request signal may not be transmitted.

[Second Embodiment]
The vehicle security system 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Since the vehicle security system 2 is common in the hardware configuration with the vehicle security system 1 of the first embodiment, description of each component will be omitted (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

  The vehicle security system 2 of this embodiment is different from the vehicle security system 1 of the first embodiment in the characteristic cooperative processing of the warning cancellation processing unit 24, the authentication terminal 92, and the monitoring center 70 related to warning cancellation. It is. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing relating to such warning cancellation. This process is started when a warning cancellation request is input to the authentication terminal 92.

  It is assumed that the warning cancellation request is input by the repair / maintenance staff of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited. In order to obtain confirmation that the staff is an authorized staff of the specific facility 90, some kind of authentication operation (input of a login ID, input of a room ID where the authentication terminal 92 is installed, use of a dedicated key, etc.) is performed. (These verifications may be performed at the authentication terminal 92 or may be performed at the monitoring center 70 via communication). And in the case of a warning cancellation | release request | requirement, the information (registration number etc.) for specifying a vehicle is input collectively.

  First, the authentication terminal 92 transmits a request signal for requesting a one-time password to be input to the input / output device 50 to the monitoring center 70 together with information for specifying the vehicle (S200). Here, the one-time password is information necessary for canceling the warning, and is a password that is valid only when canceling the warning. Note that the license plate may be imaged to contribute to the identification of the vehicle.

  The monitoring center 70 that has received them specifies the vehicle deposited based on the information for specifying the received vehicle and generates a one-time password (S202). Needless to say, the specific facility 90 as the transmission source is specified. Then, the generated one-time password is transmitted to the authentication terminal 92 in the specified specific facility 90 (S204).

  When the vehicle cannot be specified, an error signal is transmitted to the authentication terminal 92 and the process is stopped.

  When the one-time password is received, the authentication terminal 92 presents this (S206).

  The input / output device 50 is ready to accept a one-time password by an ACC-on operation using a vehicle key (S208). Then, the one-time password is input to the input / output device 50 by the repair / maintenance staff of the specific facility 90 who has seen (or heard of) the one presented on the authentication terminal 92 (S210).

  Then, the warning cancellation processing unit 24 transmits the one-time password input to the input / output device 50 to the monitoring center 70 together with the vehicle ID and the current position of the vehicle (S212).

  The monitoring center 70 that has received them collates the one-time password, collates the vehicle identified by S202 and the vehicle ID, and collates the current position of the vehicle and the position of the specific facility 90 (S214). When the one-time password, the vehicle and the vehicle ID, and the current position of the vehicle coincide with the position of the specific facility 90, an alarm release permission signal is transmitted to the corresponding authentication terminal 92 (S216).

  If all verifications match in the above processing, (1) confirmation that the vehicle has been legally deposited at the specific facility 90, and (2) the official staff of the specific facility 90 is performing an operation related to canceling the warning. (3) It is considered that the vehicle was identified. That is, the current position of the vehicle specified by GPS or the like matches the position of the specific facility 90 to which the warning cancellation request is input (and the one-time password input is subject to ACC on). Thus, the above (1) is confirmed. Further, the above (2) is confirmed by the input of the login ID of the authentication terminal 92 or the like. The vehicle is specified by checking the vehicle ID. Therefore, it is considered that there is a low possibility that a person who is not a regular staff member of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited illegally attempts to cancel the alarm. Therefore, it was decided to allow the alarm to be released on condition that these conditions are satisfied. It is practical to set a time limit between the one-time password presentation in S206 and the one-time password input in S210.

  When receiving the alarm release permission signal, the authentication terminal 92 presents that the alarm release enabled state has been entered (S218). When a warning cancellation instruction is input (S220), a warning cancellation instruction is transmitted to the monitoring center 70 (S222). Here, it is more preferable in terms of security enhancement to require the input of a fixed password or the like when inputting the warning cancellation instruction.

  The monitoring center 70 that has received the warning cancellation instruction, for example, until the predetermined time elapses (or until the warning resumption instruction is issued, the predetermined time elapses or until the warning resumption instruction is issued, Until a predetermined number of routines in the processing flow of the monitoring center 70 elapse, until a vehicle speed equal to or higher than a predetermined speed is detected, a driving engine such as an engine is operated, etc.) With respect to the vehicle, it is determined not to send a warning to the user terminal 80 (S224). That is, the vehicle security system 2 is temporarily set in a warning release state.

  Thus, according to the vehicle security system 2 of the present embodiment, the vehicle is specified by the fact that the current position of the vehicle specified by GPS or the like matches the position of the specific facility 90 to which the one-time password is input. After confirming that the facility 90 has been legally deposited, and confirming that the regular staff of the specific facility 90 is performing an operation related to the warning cancellation by inputting the login ID of the authentication terminal 92, the warning cancellation is performed. Allowed. Therefore, the regular staff of the specific facility 90 can temporarily cancel the warning while reducing the possibility that a person who is not a regular staff of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited illegally attempts to cancel the warning. it can. That is, it is possible to allow a third party to temporarily release a warning in a specific scene while maintaining the security function appropriately. This eliminates the need for the user to perform the operation when the user deposits the vehicle for repair or maintenance, thereby improving the customer service without causing the user to feel bothered.

  The alarm cancellation permission signal may be transmitted and the warning cancellation instruction may be input not by the authentication terminal 92 but by the input / output device 50 of the vehicle security device 10. For example, as shown in the sequence diagram of FIG.

[Third embodiment]
Hereinafter, a vehicle security system 3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the vehicle security system 3 is common to the vehicle security system 1 of the first embodiment in the hardware configuration, description of each component is omitted (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

  The vehicle security system 3 of this embodiment is different from the vehicle security system 1 of the first embodiment in the characteristic cooperative processing of the warning cancellation processing unit 24, the authentication terminal 92, and the monitoring center 70 related to warning cancellation. It is. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing relating to such warning cancellation. This process is started when a warning cancellation request is input to the input device 50.

  It is assumed that the warning cancellation request is input by the repair / maintenance staff of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited. Therefore, in order to obtain confirmation that the vehicle has been legally deposited, it is preferable that the warning cancellation request is input on condition that the vehicle is in an ACC-on state that requires a vehicle key. Further, in order to obtain confirmation that the staff is an authorized staff of the specific facility 90, the staff ID may be entered, or communication / camera authentication may be performed (the matching is performed in the vehicle security device 10). Or may be performed in the monitoring center 70 via communication).

  First, the warning cancellation processing unit 24 transmits a request signal for requesting a one-time password to be input to the input / output device 50 together with the vehicle ID and the current position of the vehicle to the monitoring center 70 (S300). Here, the one-time password is information necessary for canceling the warning, and is a password that is valid only when canceling the warning. The vehicle ID may be supplemented by, for example, taking a license plate at the specific facility 90.

  The monitoring center 70 that has received them performs a collation of the vehicle ID and searches for a specific facility 90 installed at a position corresponding to the current position of the vehicle. And the specific facility 90 are specified (S302). Then, the generated one-time password is transmitted to the vehicle security device 10 mounted on the vehicle specified by the vehicle ID (S304).

  If no matching specific facility 90 exists, an error signal is transmitted to the vehicle security device 10 to stop the process. At this time, there is a possibility that a warning cancellation request has been made by an illegal third party, that is, theft may have occurred. Therefore, a warning may be transmitted to the corresponding user terminal 80.

  When the one-time password is received, the warning cancellation processing unit 24 instructs the input / output device 50 to present it (S306). Then, the one-time password is input to the input / output device 50 together with the facility ID of the specific facility 90 by the repair / maintenance staff of the specific facility 90 (S308), and the warning cancellation processing unit 24 receives the input one-time password. The facility ID is transmitted to the monitoring center 70 (S310).

  The monitoring center 70 having received them collates the one-time password and collates the specific facility 90 identified in S302 with the received facility ID (S312). When the one-time password matches the specific facility 90, an alarm cancellation instruction acceptance signal is transmitted to the corresponding authentication terminal 92 (S314). It is practical to set a time limit between the presentation of the one-time password in S306 and the input of the one-time password in S310.

  When receiving the alarm release instruction acceptance signal, the authentication terminal 92 presents that it has entered the alarm release instruction acceptance state (S316). The authentication terminal 92 receives information by performing some authentication operation (such as inputting a login ID or entering a room ID in a room where the authentication terminal 92 is installed) that can authenticate that it is an authorized staff of a specific facility in advance. Can be viewed and input. When a warning cancellation instruction is input (S318), the warning cancellation instruction is transmitted to the monitoring center 70 (S320). Here, it is more preferable in terms of security enhancement to require the input of a fixed password or the like when inputting the warning cancellation instruction.

  The monitoring center 70 that has received the warning cancellation instruction collates the current position of the vehicle with the position of the specific facility 90, and on the condition that confirmation that the vehicle has been legally deposited in the specific facility 90 has been obtained. The vehicle security system 3 is temporarily set in a warning release state (S322). That is, for example, until a predetermined time elapses (or until a warning resumption instruction is issued, until a predetermined time elapses or until a warning resumption instruction is issued, the monitoring center 70 processes until the set time elapses. Or until a vehicle speed higher than a predetermined speed is detected, a driving engine such as an engine is activated, etc.), a warning to the user terminal 80 regarding the vehicle. Decide not to send.

  Thus, according to the vehicle security system 3 of the present embodiment, the vehicle is identified by the fact that the current position of the vehicle identified by GPS or the like matches the position of the specific facility 90 to which the warning cancellation instruction is input. After confirming that the facility 90 has been legally deposited, and confirming that the regular staff of the specific facility 90 is performing an operation related to the warning cancellation by inputting the login ID of the authentication terminal 92, the warning cancellation is performed. Made. Therefore, the regular staff of the specific facility 90 can temporarily cancel the warning while reducing the possibility that a person who is not a regular staff of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited illegally attempts to cancel the warning. it can. That is, it is possible to allow a third party to temporarily release a warning in a specific scene while maintaining the security function appropriately. This eliminates the need for the user to perform the operation when the user deposits the vehicle for repair or maintenance, thereby improving the customer service without causing the user to feel bothered.

[Fourth embodiment]
Hereinafter, a vehicle security system 3 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the vehicle security system 4 is common to the vehicle security system 1 of the first embodiment in the hardware configuration, description of each component is omitted (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

  The vehicle security system 4 of this embodiment is different from the vehicle security system 1 of the first embodiment in the characteristic cooperative processing of the warning cancellation processing unit 24, the authentication terminal 92, and the monitoring center 70 related to warning cancellation. It is. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing relating to such warning cancellation. This process is started when a warning cancellation request is input to the authentication terminal 92.

  It is assumed that the warning cancellation request is input by the repair / maintenance staff of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited. In order to obtain confirmation that the staff is an authorized staff of the specific facility 90, some kind of authentication operation (input of a login ID, input of a room ID where the authentication terminal 92 is installed, use of a dedicated key, etc.) is performed. (These verifications may be performed at the authentication terminal 92 or may be performed at the monitoring center 70 via communication). And in the case of a warning cancellation | release request | requirement, the information (registration number etc.) for specifying a vehicle is input collectively.

  First, the authentication terminal 92 transmits a request signal for requesting a one-time password to be input to the monitoring center 70 together with information for specifying the vehicle (S400). Here, the one-time password is information necessary for canceling the warning, and is a password that is valid only when canceling the warning. Note that the license plate may be imaged to contribute to the identification of the vehicle.

  The monitoring center 70 that has received them identifies the deposited vehicle based on the received information for identifying the vehicle and generates a one-time password (S402). Needless to say, the specific facility 90 as the transmission source is specified. Then, the generated one-time password is transmitted to the authentication terminal 92 in the specified specific facility 90 (S404).

  When the vehicle cannot be specified, an error signal is transmitted to the authentication terminal 92 and the process is stopped.

  Upon receiving the one-time password, the authentication terminal 92 presents this (S406). Then, the one-time password is input to the authentication terminal 92 by the repair / maintenance staff of the specific facility 90 (S408), and the authentication terminal 92 transmits the input one-time password to the monitoring center 70 (S410).

  The monitoring center 70 that has received them collates the one-time password (S412). When the one-time passwords match, an alarm release instruction acceptance signal is transmitted to the vehicle security device 10 mounted on the vehicle specified as described above (S414). It is practical to set a time limit between the presentation of the one-time password in S406 and the input of the one-time password in S410.

  Upon receiving the alarm release instruction acceptance signal, the warning release processing unit 24 instructs the input / output device 50 to present that the alarm release instruction acceptance state has been entered (S416). When a warning cancellation instruction is input to the input / output device 50 (S418), the warning cancellation instruction is transmitted to the monitoring center 70 together with the vehicle ID and the current position of the vehicle (S420). Here, it is more preferable in terms of security enhancement to require the input of a fixed password or the like when inputting the warning cancellation instruction.

  The monitoring center 70 that has received the warning cancellation instruction collates the vehicle by the vehicle ID and collates the current position of the vehicle with the position of the specific facility 90, and confirms that the vehicle has been legally deposited in the specific facility 90. On the condition that it is obtained, the vehicle security system 4 is temporarily put into a warning release state (S422). That is, for example, until a predetermined time elapses (or until a warning resumption instruction is issued, until a predetermined time elapses or until a warning resumption instruction is issued, the monitoring center 70 processes until the set time elapses. Or until a vehicle speed higher than a predetermined speed is detected, a driving engine such as an engine is activated, etc.), a warning to the user terminal 80 regarding the vehicle. Decide not to send.

  Thus, according to the vehicle security system 4 of the present embodiment, the vehicle is identified by the fact that the current location of the vehicle identified by GPS or the like matches the location of the specific facility 90 to which the one-time password is input. After confirming that the facility 90 has been legally deposited, and confirming that the regular staff of the specific facility 90 is performing an operation related to the warning cancellation by inputting the login ID of the authentication terminal 92, the warning cancellation is performed. Made. Therefore, the regular staff of the specific facility 90 can temporarily cancel the warning while reducing the possibility that a person who is not a regular staff of the specific facility 90 where the vehicle is deposited illegally attempts to cancel the warning. it can. That is, it is possible to allow a third party to temporarily release a warning in a specific scene while maintaining the security function appropriately. This eliminates the need for the user to perform the operation when the user deposits the vehicle for repair or maintenance, thereby improving the customer service without causing the user to feel bothered.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. And substitutions can be added.

  For example, the monitoring center 70 illustrated that the warning transmission is stopped as a specific technique for temporarily releasing the warning, but is not limited to this. (1) The function of the warning target event detection unit 22 in the vehicle security device 10 You may stop. Further, (2) the warning transmission destination may be changed to the authentication terminal 92, for example. In this way, the staff at the specific facility 90 can monitor that the temporary release of the warning is functioning, and can check whether the system is operating normally. Further, (3) the wording of the warning may be changed. In this case, the transmission destination may be the user terminal 80 or the authentication terminal 92. However, when transmitting to the user terminal 80, the user may monitor that the temporary release of the warning is functioning. it can.

  The confirmation that the vehicle is present at the specific facility 90 is not limited to collation between the current position of the vehicle and the position of the specific facility 90 using a GPS signal. For example, the short-range communication such as DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) or Bluetooth is used. The existence confirmation may be performed between the vehicle and the specific facility 90. Further, the license plate and the vehicle exterior may be imaged by a camera provided in the specific facility 90 and transmitted to the monitoring center 70 for verification. In addition, the user-owned electronic key may be verified in the specific facility 90. Therefore, instead of (or in addition to) the navigation device 60, such a confirmation facility may be provided.

  Note that the confirmation that the vehicle exists in the specific facility 90 is not necessarily an essential operation. This is because even if this is omitted, the warning cannot be temporarily canceled unless both the specific facility 90 and the vehicle security device 10 are accessed, and thus it is considered that the security is sufficiently high.

Moreover, when it is a structure provided with the navigation apparatus 60, ECU for security apparatuses
20 may be integrated into a dedicated computer of the navigation device 60.

  Moreover, you may integrate with the other control apparatus etc. which were mounted in ECU vehicle for security devices.

  In addition, the warning is temporarily canceled when all the various conditions such as the coincidence of the current position of the vehicle and the position of the specific facility 90 are satisfied. However, if some conditions are not satisfied, only the wording can be changed. You may make it be. For example, if the GPS device is not functioning properly for some reason, or if the staff of the specific facility 90 forgets the fixed password, the user must remember to leave the vehicle by changing the warning wording. It can be determined that the vehicle is stolen or the like, and if the vehicle is stored, it can be determined that the vehicle is not stolen.

  The present invention can be used in the automobile manufacturing industry, the automobile parts manufacturing industry, and the like.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of a vehicle security system 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow of the information communication regarding the main functional block which functions when ECU20 for security devices expand | deploys the program memorize | stored in ROM on RAM, and executes it. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on warning cancellation in the vehicle security system 1 of 1st Example. It is another example of the sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on warning cancellation in the vehicle security system 1 of 1st Example. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on warning cancellation in the vehicle security system 1 of 2nd Example. It is another example of the sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on warning cancellation in the vehicle security system 1 of 2nd Example. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on warning cancellation in the vehicle security system 1 of 3rd Example. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on warning cancellation in the vehicle security system 1 of 4th Example.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3, 4 Vehicle security system 10 Vehicle security device 20 Security device ECU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 Warning object event detection part 24 Warning cancellation process part 26 Communication control part 30 Sensor for warning object event detection 40 Communication apparatus 50 Input / output apparatus 60 Navigation apparatus 70 Monitoring center 72 Database 80 User terminal 90 Specific facility 92 Authentication terminal 100 Wireless base Station 110 network

Claims (10)

When a warning target event occurs in the vehicle, the vehicle security device that transmits the fact that the warning target event has occurred to the monitoring center, and transmits a warning to the user terminal in response to the reception that the warning target event has occurred A vehicle security system having a monitoring center,
A specific facility capable of communicating with the monitoring center;
The warning can be canceled by a combination of the authentication operation performed in the vehicle security device and the authentication operation performed in the specific facility,
Vehicle security system. The vehicle security system according to claim 1,
The authentication operation performed in any one of the vehicular security device and the specific facility is an operation of acquiring warning cancellation information from the monitoring center, and the authentication operation performed in the other is the warning cancellation information A vehicle security system, which is an operation of inputting a message and transmitting it to the monitoring center. The vehicle security system according to claim 1 or 2,
A confirmation means for confirming that a vehicle exists in the specific facility;
The vehicle security system is characterized in that the warning can be canceled on the condition that the confirmation means confirms that the vehicle exists in the specific facility. When a warning target event occurs in the vehicle, the vehicle security device that transmits the fact that the warning target event has occurred to the monitoring center, and transmits a warning to the user terminal in response to the reception that the warning target event has occurred A vehicle security system having a monitoring center,
A specific facility capable of communicating with the monitoring center;
The vehicle security system is characterized in that the warning is canceled by a combination of an authentication operation performed in one of the vehicle security device and the specific facility and a warning stop instruction operation performed in the other. The vehicle security system according to claim 4,
A confirmation means for confirming that a vehicle exists in the specific facility;
The vehicle security system is characterized in that the warning is canceled on the condition that the vehicle is confirmed to exist in the specific facility by the confirmation means. A vehicle security device constituting the vehicle security system according to claim 2 or claim 2 together with the monitoring center, the user terminal, and the specific facility,
An input operation receiving means for receiving an input operation;
When a predetermined warning cancellation request is input to the input operation accepting means, a request signal is transmitted to the monitoring center so as to transmit warning cancellation information to be input at the specific facility. A vehicle security device. The vehicle security device according to claim 6,
A current position specifying means for specifying the current position of the vehicle;
The vehicular security device, wherein the current position of the vehicle specified by the current position specifying means is transmitted to the monitoring center together with the request signal. The vehicle security device according to claim 6 or 7,
The input operation accepting unit can input an instruction to cancel a warning after the warning cancellation information received from the monitoring center as a result of transmitting the request signal to the monitoring center is input at the specific facility. A vehicular security device. A vehicle security device constituting the vehicle security system according to claim 2 or claim 2 together with the monitoring center, the user terminal, and the specific facility,
An input operation receiving means for receiving an input operation;
The input operation accepting means is capable of inputting an instruction to cancel the warning after the information for releasing the warning acquired at the specific facility is input to the input operation accepting means. Security device. The vehicle security device constituting the vehicle security system according to claim 4 or 5 together with the monitoring center, the user terminal, and the specific facility,
An input operation receiving means for receiving an input operation;
The vehicular security apparatus, wherein the input operation accepting means is capable of inputting an instruction to cancel a warning when a predetermined authentication operation is performed in the specific facility.

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