JP2010136521A - Information communication system with electric vehicle and vehicle-body diagnosis system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system that connects to a vehicle-body state diagnosis system of an electric-vehicle manufacturer via the Internet by collecting vehicle-body state information from sensors attached to a vehicle body, and a technology for capturing music data of a car audio mounted in the electric vehicle and map data of a car navigation system without via a storage medium. <P>SOLUTION: A vehicle body 400 of an electric vehicle is mounted with a car-audio-system control device 100, a car-navigation-system control device 200, and a drive-recorder-system control device 300. The vehicle body 400 of an electric vehicle is installed with a home server 600 and a power-supply control device 700. Charging is executed to the vehicle body 400 of an electric vehicle via a cable 500 while communication is also executed via the same cable 500. A service center 1200 is set with a server 1000 and a vehicle-body state diagnosis device 1100 for diagnosing a vehicle-body state and executes communication with the home server 600 via the Internet line 900. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information communication system and a vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle.

  Conventionally, it is known that an in-home communication network can be constructed by using a power line carrier communication device that performs data transmission using a power line and using a power line already in each home as a network transmission path (for example, (See Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2002-124895 A.

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  It is possible to ensure the safety of users by conducting periodic inspections of electric vehicles for maintenance. However, the current car body inspection is a periodic inspection once every several years, and it is difficult to immediately detect an abnormality of the car body. The purpose of this development is to transfer the status information collected from each sensor of the car to the server at the residence through the outlet connected when charging the electric vehicle, and to the server at the service center via the Internet to receive the car body diagnosis service It is to provide a system capable of inspecting the state of a vehicle in a short cycle.

  In a car audio system with a built-in storage device, it is possible to improve convenience for users by recording music information without using a storage medium. However, according to the conventional technology, a storage medium is brought into a vehicle and music information is copied to a built-in storage device, and a portable storage medium is required. The purpose of this development is to provide a system without a storage medium by transferring music information from an outlet connected when charging an electric vehicle to a built-in storage device of the car audio.

  By using a car navigation system with a built-in storage device, it is possible to improve convenience for the user. However, according to the conventional description, when updating the map information of the car navigation system, an operation such as removing the internal storage device is necessary, and the map information cannot be easily updated. The purpose of this development is to provide a system that can easily update the map information by transferring the map information from the outlet connected when charging the electric vehicle to the built-in storage device of the car navigation system.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electric vehicle body that is charged from a household outlet via a cable, and a household server that manages body state data via the cable connected to the household outlet. An information communication system and a vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle having a service center that collects the vehicle body state data stored in the home server via the Internet line and diagnoses the vehicle body state, The vehicle body includes a drive recorder system control device that acquires vehicle body state data from various sensors provided in each part of the vehicle body in a built-in storage device, and the drive recorder system control device receives the vehicle body state data from the in-vehicle sensor control unit. A drive recorder system controller for transmitting to the home server via a cable; A storage unit for storing data; an in-vehicle sensor control unit for collecting body state data from various sensors provided in each part of the vehicle body; and an in-vehicle sensor for measuring various data; A server control unit that performs communication of vehicle state data via the cable connected to the vehicle body and communication with a service center of vehicle state data, and a storage unit that stores data, the service center via an Internet line A server control unit that communicates body condition data and body condition diagnosis results with a home server, a body condition diagnosis system control unit that diagnoses the body condition from the collected body condition data, and the home server. A storage unit is provided for storing vehicle body state data and body state diagnosis results.

  The electric vehicle body includes a car audio system control device that stores music data in a built-in storage device, and the car audio system control device is connected to the household outlet via the cable connected to the household outlet. A car audio control unit that communicates music data with a server, stores the data in a storage unit, and reproduces the stored music data; and a storage unit that stores the data; the home server is connected to the electric vehicle body A server control unit that performs communication of music data via the cable and a storage unit that stores data may be provided.

  The electric vehicle body includes a car navigation system control device that stores map data for car navigation in a built-in storage device, and the car navigation system control device is connected via the cable connected to the household outlet. Car navigation control unit that communicates with the home server and map data for car navigation and stores in the storage unit, performs navigation using the stored map data for car navigation, and a storage unit that stores data, The home server may include a server control unit that communicates map data for car navigation via the cable connected to the electric vehicle body, and a storage unit that stores data.

  In addition, when the electric vehicle is charged from the household outlet via the cable, communication between the household server and the device provided in the electric vehicle body can be performed via the cable.

  According to the present invention, the vehicle body state information is collected from the sensors of the vehicle, managed by the server of the house, transferred to the manufacturer's host computer via the Internet, and diagnosed. As a result, the state of the vehicle can always be monitored, and safety can be improved.

  It also has a function of transferring music data and map data when charging an electric vehicle. This makes it possible to easily transfer music data and map data.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, parts having the same functions are given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanation thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication system with an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, 400 is an electric vehicle body, 800 is a house, and 1200 is a service center of an electric vehicle manufacturer. Reference numeral 100 denotes a car audio system control device, 200 denotes a car navigation system control device, and 300 denotes a drive recorder system control device that is mounted on the electric vehicle body 400. A cable 500 is connected to a household power source during charging, and is also connected to a server during information communication. That is, the electric vehicle body 400 is charged via a cable 500 from a household outlet (not shown), and communication is also performed via the same cable 500. A home server 600 and a power supply control device 700 are installed in a house 800. Reference numeral 900 denotes an Internet line, reference numeral 1000 denotes a server installed in a service center, reference numeral 1100 denotes a vehicle body state diagnosis device for diagnosing the state of the vehicle body, and these are installed in a service center 1200 of an electric vehicle manufacturer. In this embodiment, 1200 is a service center of an electric vehicle manufacturer, but may be a service center of another business operator.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the car audio system control apparatus 100 shown in FIG. The music data is transmitted from the music data distribution site (not shown) to the home server 600 via the Internet. The music data received by the home server 600 is transmitted from the home server 600 to the car audio system control device 100 mounted on the electric vehicle body 400 via the cable 500 at the time of charging, for example. The car audio system control device 100 receives music data information from the connection unit 110 connected to the cable 500 and stores it in the storage unit 121 via the car audio system control unit 120. The stored music data is output from the speaker 131 through the power amplifier 130.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the car navigation system control apparatus 200. The car navigation map data is distributed to the home server 600 from a car navigation map data distribution site (not shown). The car navigation map data received by the home server 600 is transmitted from the home server 600 to the car navigation system control device 200 mounted on the electric vehicle body 400 via the cable 500 at the time of charging, for example. The car navigation system control apparatus 200 receives map data information for car navigation from the connection unit 210 connected to the cable 500 and stores it in the storage unit 221 via the car navigation system control unit 220.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the drive recorder system control apparatus 300. The drive recorder system control device 300 receives various vehicle body information data from the in-vehicle sensors 331 to 399 connected to the in-vehicle sensor control unit 330 via the drive recorder system control unit 320 and stores them in the storage unit 321. For example, at the time of charging, the stored vehicle body information data is transmitted from the communication cable 500 connected to the connection unit 310.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a home server 600 and a power supply control device 700 installed in a house 800. The power supply control unit 710 transmits power to the electric vehicle body via the cable 500 connected to the connection unit 610 via a household outlet (not shown). The server control unit 620 receives vehicle body state information from the vehicle body via the cable 500 and the connection unit 610 and stores it in the storage unit 621. The vehicle body state information stored in the storage unit 621 is connected to the Internet line 900 via the connection unit 630.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a server 1000 and a body condition diagnosis apparatus 1100 installed in a service center 1200 of an electric vehicle manufacturer. The server control unit 1020 receives the vehicle body state information via the connection unit 1010 connected to the Internet line 900 and stores it in the storage unit 1021. The vehicle state diagnosis system control unit 1110 analyzes the vehicle state information stored in the storage unit 1021 and stores the diagnosis result in the storage unit 1111. The stored diagnosis result is transmitted to the server of the residence through the connection unit 1010 connected to the Internet line 900.

  As described above, the vehicle state information from the vehicle body sensor of the electric vehicle that is charged by connecting to a household outlet, the music information of the car audio system, and the map information of the car navigation system are communicated via the charging cable. Can do.

  As mentioned above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the above embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Of course.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the communication system with the electric vehicle of the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the car audio system control apparatus of the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the car navigation system control apparatus of the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the drive recorder system control apparatus of the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the household server and power supply control apparatus of the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the server installed in the service center of the Example of this invention, and a vehicle body condition diagnostic apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Car audio system control apparatus 110 Connection part 120 Car audio system control part 121 Storage part 130 Power amplifier 131 Speaker 200 Car navigation system control apparatus 210 Connection part 220 Car navigation system control part 221 Storage part 300 Drive recorder system control apparatus 310 Connection part 320 Drive recorder system control unit 321 Storage unit 330 In-vehicle sensor control unit 331-399 In-vehicle sensor 400 Electric vehicle body 500 Transmission / communication cable 600 Home server 610 Connection unit 620 Server control unit 621 Storage unit 630 Connection unit 700 Power supply control device 710 Power supply control unit 800 Housing 900 Internet line 1000 Server installed in service center 1010 Connection unit 1020 Server system Part 1021 service center of the storage unit 1100 vehicle condition diagnosis apparatus 1110 vehicle condition diagnosis system control unit 1111 storing unit 1200 electric vehicle manufacturers

Claims (4)

An electric vehicle body that is charged from a household outlet via a cable, a household server that performs body state data management via the cable connected to the household outlet, and the household server via an Internet line An information communication system and a vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle having a service center that collects stored vehicle body state data and diagnoses the vehicle body state,
The electric vehicle body includes a drive recorder system control device that acquires vehicle state data from various sensors provided in each part of the vehicle body in a built-in storage device,
The drive recorder system control device includes: a drive recorder system control unit that transmits vehicle state data from an in-vehicle sensor control unit to the home server via the cable; a storage unit that stores data; It includes an in-vehicle sensor control unit that collects vehicle state data from the various sensors provided, and an in-vehicle sensor that measures various data,
The household server includes a server control unit that performs communication of vehicle state data via the cable connected to the electric vehicle body and communication with a service center of vehicle state data, and a storage unit that stores data.
The service center includes a server control unit that communicates body state data and body state diagnosis results with a home server via an Internet line, and a body state diagnosis system control unit that performs body state diagnosis from the collected body state data. And a storage unit for storing body condition data collected from the home server and a diagnosis result of the body condition,
An information communication system and a vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle. An information communication system and vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle according to claim 1,
The electric vehicle body includes a car audio system control device that stores music data in a built-in storage device,
The car audio system control device communicates music data with the home server via the cable connected to the home outlet, stores the music data in a storage unit, and reproduces the stored music data. And a storage unit for storing data,
The home server includes a server control unit that performs communication of music data via the cable connected to the electric vehicle body, and a storage unit that stores data.
An information communication system and a vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle. An information communication system and a vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle according to claim 1 or 2,
The electric vehicle body includes a car navigation system control device that stores map data for car navigation in a built-in storage device,
The car navigation system control device communicates the home server with car navigation map data via the cable connected to the home outlet and stores it in a storage unit, and stores the stored car navigation map data. A car navigation control unit that performs navigation by using a storage unit that stores data;
The home server includes a server control unit that communicates car navigation map data via the cable connected to the electric vehicle body, and a storage unit that stores data.
An information communication system and a vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle. An information communication system and vehicle body diagnosis system with an electric vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An electric vehicle characterized in that when the electric vehicle is charged from the household outlet via the cable, the household vehicle communicates with a device provided on the electric vehicle body via the cable. Information communication system and body diagnosis system.

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