JP2011084264A - On-board electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an ETC card from being stolen by enabling a navigation unit to be easily operated by opening its front panel up to a semi-opened position when the ETC card has already been set in the unit in the navigation unit on which an on-board ETC can be installed. <P>SOLUTION: The navigation unit 10 includes a navigation unit body 100, an on-board ETC unit 20 integrally or removably assembled into the navigation unit body, a front panel 110, an opening or closing device 9 for moving the front panel 110 between its opened position and its closed position, and an ETC card detector 22 for detecting whether or not the ETC card has already been installed at the on-board ETC unit, When the ETC card has been installed, the opening or closing device 9 moves the front panel 110 up to a semi-opened position where the ETC card cannot be pulled out from the unit through the opening or closing device 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device electrically connected to a card reading device, and more particularly to an in-vehicle electronic device provided with a function for preventing theft of a card inserted into the card reading device.

  Conventionally, card reading devices such as an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) vehicle-mounted device, a DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) vehicle-mounted device, and a license reading device are known.

  These card readers read card IDs etc. from IC cards inserted in ETC on-board units and DSRC on-board units, or driver information from driver's licenses inserted in license readers by image recognition etc. It is possible to read.

  The read information is used for toll collection on highways and parking lots, judgment of beginner drivers and elderly drivers, and the like. As a system using such a card reader, for example, an ETC system is known.

  The ETC system consists of an ETC on-board device into which an ETC card is inserted, a radio antenna device (road equipment) installed in the ETC lane of the toll booth, and ORSE (Advanced Road System Foundation) The information processing apparatus on the network of the propulsion mechanism). When the user passes through the ETC-dedicated lane, the gate is opened and closed by performing an authentication process between the ETC on-board unit and the roadside unit. The ORSE information processing apparatus is configured to perform management of charging processing for the ETC card, usage history of the ETC system, and the like.

  According to such an ETC system, it is possible to relieve traffic congestion due to shortened toll collection work at toll booths and to reduce expenses such as labor costs for toll collection. In response to this, the number of users who install ETC in-vehicle devices in vehicles has increased rapidly.

  In recent years, a navigation apparatus has also been proposed in which the ETC on-board unit is electrically connected and various processes are performed using information acquired or generated by the ETC on-board unit. For example, the navigation device disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-285552) can acquire passing tollgate information stored in the ETC on-board device via the connecting means, and this passing The toll gate can be selectively designated as a destination for route search. Even if specific data is not obtained from the ETC on-board unit, if the ETC card is still mounted on the ETC on-board unit when the engine is stopped, or if the ETC card is not installed when the engine is started In order to perform voice notification or the like via the navigation device, it is common that the ETC on-board unit and the navigation device are electrically connected.

  On the other hand, in the navigation device, if the type of installed vehicle (large car, ordinary car, small car, etc.) is registered and the searched route includes the highway use section, the charge for the highway use section There is also provided a function to which a function for guiding etc. is added.

  Therefore, a navigation device in which the navigation device and the ETC on-board unit are integrated is also disclosed in the following Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-337348). The navigation device is a single unit in which each receiving unit of the satellite positioning system (GPS) and the road traffic information system (VICS) and the transmission / reception unit of the expressway toll automatic payment system (ETC) are integrally configured. Each of the GPS, VICS, and ETC signal processing units is built in the car navigation device, and the display unit of the car navigation device is configured to be shared by the GPS, VICS, and ETC.

  In these ETC in-vehicle devices, there is a concern that when an ETC card is forgotten to be removed, the ETC card is stolen, the ETC card is illegally used by a third party who is not a regular user, and the user suffers damage. Therefore, an ETC on-vehicle device having a function for preventing theft of the ETC card has been proposed, and is disclosed in, for example, the following Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-32802).

  The ETC in-vehicle device disclosed in Patent Document 3 includes a card mounting unit and an HMI unit, and an IC card (ETC card) unique to the user is mounted on the card mounting unit. The IC card (ETC card) is configured so that it can be removed from the card mounting section on condition that the ID codes match, and the ETC card cannot be removed unless the authorized user inputs the correct ID code. To prevent theft.

JP 2007-285552 A JP 11-337348 A JP 2002-32802 A

  In general, when a navigation device and an ETC on-board device are linked, a configuration in which individually manufactured devices are connected using a connection cable as in Patent Document 1, or a navigation device as in Patent Document 2 above. And the ETC on-board unit are integrated into the same casing.

  When connecting and coordinating a navigation device and an ETC on-board device that are individually mounted, the navigation device and the ETC on-board device may be mounted on the vehicle at the same time. In some cases. Any configuration can be used as long as both devices are connected with a cable as in Patent Document 1 described above, but there is a problem that a connection cable and a connection work are required, which takes time and cost. .

  On the other hand, if it is the structure which integrates a navigation apparatus and an ETC onboard equipment integrally in the same housing | casing, although a connection cable and a connection operation become unnecessary, another malfunction will arise. For example, in the case of an integrated type, it is not possible to respond to the user's request to mount one on the vehicle first and the other on the vehicle later, which hinders the flexibility of sales for the dealer of automobile supplies A point is created. In addition, if both the navigation device and the ETC on-board device are products of the same manufacturer, it is easy to integrate both, but for a manufacturer that manufactures only one of them, both are integrated. In order to sell it as an embedded product, one of them must be procured from the outside, resulting in an increase in cost.

  Therefore, an ETC on-board device mounting slot provided with an ETC on-board device mounting guide section on which the ETC on-board device can be arbitrarily mounted and a connection connector for connecting the ETC on-board device and the navigation device is provided in the navigation device body. Then, the above problems can be solved. Further, a general in-vehicle navigation device is provided with a display panel having a liquid crystal display unit supported by a slide rail on the front surface of the navigation device body, and the display panel is slid open to be provided on the front surface of the navigation device. The CD / DVD insertion slot, the CD / DVD eject button, the SD card insertion slot, and the B-CAS card insertion slot for receiving terrestrial digital broadcasts are used to use desired functions.

  When the anti-theft function of an ETC card as disclosed in Patent Document 3 is applied to such a navigation device provided with an ETC on-board device mounting slot, a display panel provided on the front surface of the navigation device body is slid When opening, the user is requested to input the password, and the display panel is slid only when the password is correct, and the ETC on-vehicle device provided on the front surface of the navigation device body is operated (such as ETC card installation or (Extraction) What is necessary is just to comprise.

  However, on the front of the navigation device, in addition to the ETC onboard mounting slot, a CD / DVD insertion slot, a CD / DVD eject button, an SD card insertion slot, and a B-CAS card insertion slot for terrestrial digital broadcast reception In addition to removing the ETC card, the user is required to input a personal identification code each time, and there is a problem that a troublesome operation is required.

  On the other hand, when opening the display panel, it is also considered that the code code or the like is not input and the ETC on-board device itself is configured to perform code verification for theft prevention as disclosed in Patent Document 3 above. However, in that case, if a code input means for verification is provided in the ETC on-board unit, the installation space for the ETC on-board unit mounting slot becomes large, resulting in a problem of increased costs. Such a problem also occurs in a navigation apparatus in which an ETC on-board unit is integrated.

  The inventor of the present application has previously filed an application of an “in-vehicle electronic device” as Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-139546 for the purpose of solving the above problems. In this “in-vehicle electronic device”, when the card reading device (ETC in-vehicle device) is mounted on the in-vehicle electronic device (navigation device), the card is operated when the front display panel is slid. It is detected whether or not a card is installed in the reading device, and if a card is installed, the display unit provided on the display panel is inquired of the user whether or not to remove the card, Only when the extraction operation is performed, the code is collated to prevent the card from being stolen without requiring a complicated operation.

  However, in the above-mentioned "in-vehicle electronic device" invention, if there is a request to open the front panel, if a card is installed, a confirmation screen asking whether to remove the card is displayed before opening the front panel. Contact Therefore, even if the user wants to operate the CD / DVD insertion slot, the CD / DVD eject button, the SD card insertion slot, or the B-CAS card insertion slot, it is troublesome to respond to this confirmation screen each time. .

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is a confirmation screen as to whether or not a card removal operation is performed even when a card is mounted on a card reading device in a vehicle-mounted electronic device equipped with a card reading device such as an ETC vehicle-mounted device. It is possible to prevent theft of the card while simplifying the operation by partially opening the front panel without inquiring. Also, considering the case of operating devices other than the card reader (CD / DVD drive, etc.), it is possible to open the front panel partially without inquiring a confirmation screen asking whether or not to remove the card. It is also possible to use devices other than the vehicle-mounted device.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1 of the present application, the card reader electrically connected to the in-vehicle electronic device is integrated into the in-vehicle electronic device main body or is detachably incorporated. In the in-vehicle electronic device, the card reading device includes a card insertion portion for mounting a card, and the in-vehicle electronic device covers the front surface of the in-vehicle electronic device body in the closed position, and the front surface is exposed in the open position. A front panel configured to, a control means for moving the front panel between the closed position and the open position via an opening / closing means, and an input means for requesting the movement of the front panel, When the control means is requested to move the front panel via the input means, the front panel cannot be removed from the front panel via the opening / closing means. Wherein the moving up.

  The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 2 of the present application is the in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying an input screen for requesting input of a verification code, wherein the control means includes: When the front panel moves to the half-open position, an input screen for requesting input of a verification code is displayed on the display means, and a verification code input via the input means and a preset verification code are displayed. When the two are matched, the front panel is moved to the open position via the opening / closing means.

  An in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 3 of the present application is the in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means is requested to move the front panel via the input means. In addition, when a card is inserted in the card insertion portion, the front panel is moved to a half-open position where the card cannot be removed via the opening / closing means.

  An in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 4 of the present application is the in-vehicle electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the front panel moves to the half-open position and the open position. The upper end portion of the front panel slides downward along the front surface, and the upper end portion of the front panel slides upward when moving to the closed position.

  An in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 5 of the present application is the in-vehicle electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the input means and the display means are provided on the front panel. And

  Moreover, the vehicle-mounted electronic device concerning Claim 6 of this application is a vehicle-mounted electronic device in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5. WHEREIN: The said half open position is a position where the said front panel covers the said card insertion part. It is characterized by being.

  According to the vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 1 of the present application, when the front panel of the vehicle-mounted electronic device is opened, the front panel is moved to a half-open position where the card cannot be removed. As a result, the card insertion portion remains concealed by the front panel, and the card cannot be removed freely, so that the card can be prevented from being stolen. Further, by moving the front panel to the half-open position, the front surface of the in-vehicle electronic device main body is partially exposed, and various devices provided there can be freely operated.

  Further, according to the in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 2 of the present application, when the front panel is moved to the half-open position, an input screen for inputting a verification code for permitting card removal is displayed, and correct verification is performed. Move the front panel to the open position when a code is entered. As a result, the input of the verification code is requested only when the card needs to be removed, and when the correct verification code is input, the front panel can be moved to the open position and the card can be extracted.

  Further, according to the in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 3 of the present application, when the front panel is requested to move, when the card is inserted in the card insertion portion, the card is moved to a half-open position where the card cannot be removed. Therefore, the card insertion portion remains concealed by the front panel, and the card cannot be removed freely, so that the card can be prevented from being stolen.

  According to the vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 4 of the present application, the upper end of the front panel slides downward along the operation surface when moving to the open position and the half-open position. Since the lower side of the front surface of the electronic main body is hidden by the front panel, card removal is prevented.

  Moreover, according to the vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 5 of the present application, since the input means and the display means are provided on the front panel, there is no need to newly provide the input means or the display means on the front surface of the vehicle-mounted electronic device. It is possible to input a verification code.

  Moreover, according to the vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 6 of the present application, since the front panel is a position where the front panel covers the card insertion portion, the card can be removed when the front panel is in the half-open position. Disappear.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is an external appearance perspective view of the navigation apparatus which has an ETC onboard equipment attachment / detachment mechanism concerning the Example of this invention. It is an internal disassembled perspective view of the navigation apparatus which has the ETC onboard equipment attachment / detachment mechanism concerning the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram of the navigation apparatus with which the ETC onboard equipment concerning the Example of this invention was mounted | worn. It is a flowchart which shows the control operation | movement of the control means of the navigation apparatus which has an ETC onboard equipment attachment / detachment mechanism concerning the Example of this invention. In the navigation apparatus of FIG. 1, it is a figure which shows when a front panel exists in a half-open position. In the navigation apparatus of FIG. 1, it is a figure which shows when a front panel exists in an open position. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a verification code input screen displayed on the liquid crystal display when the front panel is in the half-open position in the navigation device of FIG. 5.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings together with embodiments. However, the embodiment shown below illustrates a navigation apparatus having an ETC on-board unit attaching / detaching mechanism for embodying the technical idea of the present invention. The present invention is not intended to be specified as a navigation device, and can be equally applied to the in-vehicle electronic devices of other embodiments without departing from the technical idea shown in the claims.

  For example, the in-vehicle electronic device can be applied to other in-vehicle electronic devices that do not have a navigation function.

  Moreover, in this invention, although an ETC onboard equipment is illustrated as an example of a card reader, it is not restricted to the transmitter / receiver used for toll collection of an expressway charge like an ETC onboard equipment, For example, it was mounted in other vehicles. A device that transmits / receives data to / from a transmitter / receiver (a transmitter / receiver for vehicle-to-vehicle communication) and a device that transmits / receives data to / from a road unit installed on a road (a transmitter / receiver for communication between vehicles) In addition, DSRC on-board equipment used for both-vehicle communication that is installed in both vehicles, or for toll collection with roadside equipment installed on the road or parking lot, etc. It may be. In the present invention, the present invention is not limited to a transceiver that transmits and receives data, and any device that reads information on an inserted card can achieve the effects of the present invention.

  There is an ITS system (Intelligent Transport Systems) as a system utilizing these. The ITS system refers to the traffic conditions around the vehicle (emergency vehicles approaching the vehicle) by transmitting and receiving traffic information to and from a transceiver mounted on another vehicle or a roadside device installed on the road. And the traffic congestion information of the road ahead, etc.) can be acquired and reported in real time, and the spread of this system is expected to reduce traffic congestion and reduce traffic accidents.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, an ETC card is illustrated as an example of a card. However, as with an ETC on-board device, the present invention is not limited to an IC card used for toll collection of highway tolls. For example, parking using the above-mentioned DSRC on-board device is possible. It may be an IC card that is used for toll collection at the parking lot, and is not limited to an IC card or a card for toll collection, but may be a card that includes personal information such as a driver's license, The information on the driver's license can be read by using a license reading device as disclosed in JP-A-7-210628, for example.

  First, the structure of a navigation device having an ETC on-board unit attaching / detaching mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a navigation device having an ETC on-vehicle device attaching / detaching mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal disassembly of the navigation device having an ETC on-vehicle device attaching / detaching mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view.

  As shown in the external perspective view of FIG. 1, the navigation device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a navigation device main body 100 and a front panel 110 attached to an operation surface (front surface) 101 thereof in an openable / closable manner. . 2 shows the navigation device main body 100 of FIG. 1 with the front panel 110 removed so that the inside can be seen. The navigation device main body 100 includes a CD / DVD drive, an SD card reader / writer, and an ETC. The onboard equipment mounting part 17 and the card reader for B-CAS cards are provided.

  Then, the CD / DVD insertion slot 13, the CD / DVD eject button 14, the SD card insertion slot 15, the ETC on-vehicle device mounting slot 16, and the B-CAS card insertion slot 18 are exposed on the operation surface 101 of the navigation apparatus main body 100. To be provided. Among those provided on the operation surface 101, the CD / DVD insertion slot 13, the CD / DVD eject button 14, the SD card insertion slot 15 and the B-CAS card insertion slot 18 are provided on the upper part of the operation surface 101, while on the ETC vehicle The instrument mounting slot 16 is provided below or below the center of the operation surface 101. More specifically, the CD / DVD insertion slot 13 and the CD / DVD eject button 14 are formed at the uppermost part of the operation surface 101, and the SD card insertion slot 15 and the B-CAS card insertion slot 18 are formed at the lower part thereof. . The ETC in-vehicle device mounting slot 16 is formed further below the SD card insertion slot 15 and the B-CAS card insertion slot 18.

  In the above description, the arrangement position of various devices on the operation surface 101 when the upper end of the front panel 110 is slid and opened from the top to the bottom has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, For example, when the lower end of the front panel 110 slides upward from the bottom, the CD / DVD insertion slot 13, the CD / DVD eject button 14, the SD card insertion slot 15, and the B-CAS card insertion slot 18 are provided. The ETC vehicle-mounted device mounting slot 16 may be positioned at the lower portion of the operation surface 101 and positioned at the upper portion of the operation surface 101. Alternatively, when the right or left end of the front panel 110 is slid and opened from right to left or from left to right, the CD / DVD insertion slot 13, the CD / DVD eject button 14, and the SD card insertion slot 15 are opened. The B-CAS card insertion slot 18 may be positioned on either the left or right side of the operation surface 101, and the ETC on-board device mounting slot 16 may be positioned on the other side of the operation surface 101.

  The ETC onboard equipment mounting slot 16 is formed as an opening having a predetermined width and height into which an ETC onboard equipment 20 described later can be inserted. An ETC onboard equipment mounting portion 17 is provided at the rear of the ETC onboard equipment mounting slot 16. The ETC on-vehicle device mounting part 17 includes an ETC on-vehicle device mounting guide portion 172 extending from both sides of the ETC on-vehicle device mounting slot 16 toward the back of the navigation device main body 100, and an ETC on-vehicle device mounted on the back thereof. A connection connector 171 provided so as to be parallel to the device mounting slot 16, and a bottom surface member 173 that connects the connection connector 171 and the bottom side of the ETC in-vehicle device mounting guide portion 172. The connection connector 171 connects the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 inserted in the ETC vehicle-mounted device mounting slot 16 and the navigation device 10.

  When connecting the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 to the navigation device 10, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 is inserted into the ETC vehicle-mounted device mounting slot 16, and a connection connector 171 and a connection connector (not shown) on the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 side are connected. Connect. Thereby, the connection with the navigation apparatus 10 and the ETC onboard equipment 20 is completed.

  An ETC card insertion slot 19 is provided on the front surface of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20. In the case of collecting tolls on an expressway or the like using the ETC in-vehicle device 20, an ETC card is inserted into the insertion port 19 of the ETC card and the ETC toll collecting system is used.

  When the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 is not mounted on the navigation device 10, the opening of the ETC vehicle-mounted device mounting slot 16 is covered with a lid or the like. The lid body may be configured to be screwed, or may be configured to be attached by a claw member having elasticity. In this way, there is no possibility that the user mistakenly attaches another device to the ETC on-board device mounting slot 16 in a state where the ETC on-board device 20 is not mounted.

  As described above, if the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 can be arbitrarily mounted on the navigation device 10, even if the manufacturer of the navigation device 10 and the manufacturer of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 are different, the car supplies The ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 can be attached to the navigation device 10 by a sales company or the like.

  The front panel 110 is connected to the navigation apparatus main body 100 by slide members 113 attached to lower ends on both sides thereof. The slide member 113 is moved back and forth, and the upper end of the front panel 110 is connected to the navigation apparatus main body 100. It is opened and closed by moving along the operation surface 101.

  The front panel 110 includes a liquid crystal display 111 that constitutes most of the center of the front panel 110 and a group of operation buttons 112 provided below the liquid crystal display 111. One button in the operation button group 112 is provided with a panel open button. By operating this button, the slide member 113 is driven to open the front panel 110 and the operation surface 101 can be exposed. Note that the front panel 110 is moved from the closed position to the open position or the half-open position, and the front panel 110 is closed is moved from the open position or the half-open position to the closed position. Here, the movement includes a slide movement and a rotation.

  If the ETC in-vehicle device mounting slot 16 in which the ETC in-vehicle device 20 can be arbitrarily mounted in the navigation device 10 is provided in this way, first, the navigation device 10 and the ETC in-vehicle device 20 are integrated integrally. For example, if the navigation device 10 fails, the ETC registration (setup) must be performed again. However, if the navigation device 10 can be arbitrarily attached, the ETC in-vehicle device 20 can be used even if the navigation device 10 fails. It only needs to be replaced with another navigation device 10, and there is no need for re-setup. Conversely, when the ETC on-board device 20 fails, only the ETC on-board device 20 can be removed and repaired. Secondly, a dedicated wiring for connecting the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 to the navigation device 10 is not necessary, and the appearance is beautiful. Thirdly, the wiring work is not necessary even as a car goods store. Fourth, even when the user retrofits the ETC on-board unit 20 to the navigation device 10, there is an advantage that wiring work and cost are not necessary.

  Next, the internal configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the navigation device 10 to which the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 is attached. The navigation device 10 includes a control unit 1, an operation unit 2, a display unit 3, a current position detection unit 4, a map storage unit 5, a route search unit 6, a route storage unit 7, a voice output unit 8, an opening / closing unit 9, an ETC on-vehicle device. 20 and vehicle classification specifying means 26.

  The control unit 1 includes an internal memory (not shown) such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and controls the entire navigation device 10 and the control of each unit.

  The operation means 2 is composed of various keys, switches and the like for inputting a destination and various other inputs in the navigation device 10, and includes the operation button group 112 and the CD / DVD eject button 14 described above. . Further, when the liquid crystal display 111 is formed by a unit having a touch panel structure instead of the operation button group 112, a touch panel switch is used as the operation means 2 and the user touches an icon displayed on the liquid crystal display 111. It may be configured such that selection input is performed.

  The display means 3 includes a liquid crystal display panel that displays a map image and an optimum route image, and includes the liquid crystal display 111. The display means 3 is for displaying a verification code input request screen when a front panel 110 (to be described later) is in a half-open position.

  The current position detection means 4 includes a GPS signal receiving device, a speed sensor, a direction sensor, and the like, and detects the current position of the vehicle.

  The map storage means 5 includes road node data having nodes such as road intersections and branch points as nodes, road link data having roads connecting the respective nodes as links, and cost information (distance and Map data and map image are stored as a database.

  The route search means 6 searches for an optimum route from the current position detected by the current position detection means 4 to the destination designated by the operation means 2. More specifically, referring to the map data stored in the map storage means 5, the links from the departure node to the destination node are sequentially searched, and the node and link having the smallest cost information are searched. Search to determine the optimal route. Note that, as such a route search method, a method called label determination method or Dijkstra method is used.

  The route storage means 7 stores the optimum route searched by the route search means 6 as described above.

  At the time of route guidance, the control means 1 refers to the optimal route stored in the route storage means 7 while map data and map images in a predetermined range centered on the current position detected by the current position detection means 4 are stored in the map storage means. 5, and a map image is displayed on the display means 3, and guidance notification is performed via the audio output means 8 described later. In this way, guidance to the destination is performed while switching the display of the map data each time according to the current position that changes every moment.

  The voice output means 8 is composed of a speaker (not shown) and the like, and performs various kinds of voice notification regarding the navigation device 10 such as guidance notification at the time of guidance guidance of the optimum route, key operation sound. Further, when the ETC card is still attached to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 when the engine is stopped, or when the ETC card is not attached when the engine is started, it is also used for voice notification to that effect.

  The opening / closing means 9 includes a slide member 113 and a motor (not shown) for driving the slide member 113. The slide member 113 is attached to both sides of the lower part of the navigation device main body 100 so as to be movable back and forth, and its front end portion is rotatably connected to both sides of the lower end portion of the front panel 110. The rear end portion of the slide member 113 is inside the navigation apparatus main body 100 and is connected to the motor.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the front panel 110 is in a vertical state so as to cover the entire front surface of the operation surface 101 of the navigation apparatus main body 100, that is, in the closed position, if an instruction from the control means 1 is given, The means 9 starts the motor, and the slide member 113 moves forward. The upper end portion of the front panel 110 is attached so as to move up and down along both side portions of the operation surface 101 of the navigation device body 100. Therefore, when the lower end of the front panel 110 is pulled forward and the upper end of the front panel 110 moves downward, the front panel 110 rotates horizontally, and the operation surface 101 of the navigation device body 100 is exposed.

  The vehicle classification specifying means 26 is configured as a one-chip IC, and stores a decoding program for functioning as a decoder. Specifically, the encrypted setup information stored in the ETC on-vehicle device 20 is decrypted, and the vehicle classification information included therein is output to the control means 1. Note that since the setup information is subjected to highly confidential high-level encryption processing, it is assumed that a decryption program is provided to the manufacturer of the navigation device 10.

  Next, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 will be described. The ETC on-vehicle device 20 includes an ETC card reader 21, an ETC card detection unit 22, a transmission / reception unit 23, an on-vehicle device identification information storage unit 24, and a setup information storage unit 25. The ETC card reader 21 receives the ETC card and reads ID information of the ETC card. The ETC card detection means 22 detects whether or not an ETC card is attached. That is, the ETC card reader 21 is exemplified as a configuration including the card insertion slot 19.

  The transmission / reception means 23 has a wireless antenna function, and when the vehicle passes through the entrance or exit of the toll road, it performs wireless communication with the road equipment installed at the entrance and exit, and the card ID information or The identification information of the ETC on-board unit 20 is transmitted, and the toll gate data passed from the roadside unit is received.

  The vehicle-mounted device identification information storage unit 24 stores vehicle-mounted device identification information unique to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20. As described above, the vehicle-mounted device identification information is used for wireless communication with a toll road device.

  The setup information storage means 25 stores setup information. When the user purchases the ETC on-vehicle device 20, a work called setup is performed. The setup is stored in the setup information storage means 25 of the ETC in-vehicle device 20 such as the vehicle classification of the vehicle to be mounted (classification of toll road usage charges such as extra large / large / medium / normal / small) and the vehicle number. (Registration). By performing this setup, when passing through the ETC lane, the vehicle classification is specified by radio communication between the toll booth and the ETC on-vehicle device 20, so the user does not have to specify the vehicle classification each time. The system also automatically collects usage fees according to the vehicle classification.

  The setup work is performed by a specialized contractor who has received registration authorization. Prior to the work, the setup information is encrypted on the ORSE side. Therefore, the user cannot rewrite the setup information without permission. That is, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 in which the vehicle classification information and the number information are registered and the vehicle are always inseparable from each other regardless of whether they are attached or not, and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted on another vehicle. As a general rule, it cannot be used instead. If you want to transfer to another vehicle, you will have to do the setup again. Such restrictions are due to ORSE operating rules for the purpose of preventing impersonation.

  In this embodiment, since the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 is illustrated, the transmission / reception unit 23, the vehicle-mounted device identification information storage unit 24, and the setup information storage unit 25 are provided, but the insertion port 19 for inserting the card is provided. The above-described configuration is not an essential configuration in order to achieve the effects of the present invention as long as the card reader has the same.

  Next, operation | movement of the navigation apparatus 10 concerning the Example of this invention is demonstrated, referring FIGS. 4-7. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the control means 1 of the navigation apparatus having the ETC on-vehicle device attaching / detaching mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is the navigation apparatus 10 when the front panel 110 is in the half-open position. 6 is a diagram showing the navigation device 10 when the front panel 110 is in the open position, and FIG. 7 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 111 when the front panel 110 is in the half-open position. It is a figure which shows a collation code input screen.

  In step S401 of FIG. 4, when the user makes an open request for the front panel 110 by operating the operation button group 112, in step S402, the presence or absence of the ETC card is detected by the ETC card detection means 22, and in step S403. It is determined whether or not an ETC card is installed. When the ETC card is mounted on the ETC on-board device 20 (YES in step S403), the process proceeds to step S404. In step S404, under the control of the control means 1, the opening / closing means 9 moves the slide member 113 to open the front panel 110 to the half-open position as shown in FIG. Note that the determination of whether or not the ETC card is attached in step S403 may include a determination of whether or not the ETC on-vehicle device 20 is attached.

  In FIG. 5, the slide member 113 protrudes forward, and accordingly, the upper end of the front panel 110 moves from the upper end to the vicinity of the center along the operation surface 101 of the navigation apparatus main body 100, thereby bringing the front panel 110 into the “half open” state. Is shown. In this state, the CD / DVD insertion slot 13, the CD / DVD eject button 14, the SD card insertion slot 15, and the B-CAS card insertion slot 18 provided on the operation surface 101 are exposed, and the user can use these devices. Can be operated freely. On the other hand, since the front panel 110 is in the half-open position, the ETC in-vehicle device mounting slot 16 is hidden behind the front panel 110 and cannot be operated. Note that the position of the half-open position is stored in advance in an internal memory or the like in the control unit 1 and can be opened to the half-open position by moving the slide member 113 based on the stored position.

  Next, when the front panel 110 is in the half-open position shown in FIG. 5, in step S <b> 405 of FIG. 4, the control unit 1 displays a verification code input screen as shown in FIG. The verification code input screen is composed of a guidance message for requesting input of a verification code “Please input verification code when removing ETC card” and a verification code input field.

  In step S405, when the user inputs a verification code by operating the operation button group 112, the process proceeds to step S406 to determine whether or not the input verification code is a correct verification code. The verification code may be a personal identification code set by the user or an ID code of an ETC card, and is stored in storage means (not shown) of the navigation device 10.

  If it is determined as a result of the collation that the correct collation code has been input (YES in step S406), the process proceeds to step S407, and the opening / closing means 9 opens the front panel 110 under the control of the control means 1. To end the process. At this time, the slide member 113 protrudes further forward from the operation surface 101 than in the half-open position, and the upper end of the front panel 110 moves further below the operation surface 101 than in the half-open position. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the ETC in-vehicle device mounting slot 16 is exposed, and the ETC card can be freely removed.

  If it is determined in step S406 that the input verification code is not the correct verification code (NO in step S406), a warning screen or an error screen is displayed on the display means 3, and then the processing in step S405 is performed. Return to, and ask for re-input of the verification code.

  If it is determined in step S403 that the ETC card is not attached to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 20 (NO in step S403), the process proceeds to step S408, and the opening / closing means 9 is slid under the control of the control means 1. The member 113 is moved forward on both sides of the lower end of the operation surface 101, and at the same time, the upper end of the front panel 110 is moved downward along the operation surface 101, and the front panel 110 is moved to an open position as shown in FIG. End the process. As a result, all the devices provided on the operation surface 101, that is, the CD / DVD insertion slot 13, the CD / DVD eject button 14, the SD card insertion slot 15, the ETC onboard mounting slot 16, and the B-CAS card insertion The mouth 18 is exposed and can be freely operated. Further, since the ETC on-board device 20 attached to the ETC on-board device mounting slot 16 is not mounted with an ETC card, there is no fear of being illegally removed, and when an ETC card is newly inserted, It is not necessary to enter a verification code.

  As described above in detail, according to the navigation device having the ETC on-vehicle device attaching / detaching mechanism according to the present invention, the ETC card is attached to the ETC on-vehicle device 20 when the front panel 110 is requested to be opened. In this case, by opening the front panel 110 to a position where the ETC card insertion slot 19 of the ETC on-vehicle device 20 is not exposed, that is, to a half-open position, it is possible to operate other devices with a simpler operation. It is possible to prevent unauthorized removal of the ETC card. When removing the ETC card, the front panel 110 is opened to the open position by inputting the verification code on the verification code input screen displayed on the front panel 110 in the half-open position, and the ETC card insertion slot 19 is exposed. Thus, the ETC card can be removed. Further, when the ETC card is not attached to the ETC on-vehicle device 20, all devices provided on the operation surface 101 can be operated by opening the front panel 110 to the open position without requiring input of a verification code. can do.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking a navigation device having an ETC on-vehicle device attaching / detaching mechanism as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also applicable to a navigation device integrally including an ETC on-vehicle device. be able to.

  In addition, it memorizes several levels of the front panel half-open position and other than the open position, for example, the front panel opens stepwise depending on the number of times or the time of pressing the operation button, and the front panel is moved to a position that is easy for the user to see In a navigation device that can perform the above operation, even if the navigation main body is not equipped with any other device such as a CD / DVD drive and is equipped with only an ETC on-board unit, The position can be arbitrarily changed, and the ETC card can be prevented from being stolen.

  In the above embodiment, when the ETC card is mounted on the ETC on-board unit 20 (YES in step S403), the control unit 1 moves the front panel 110 to the half-open position via the opening / closing unit 9. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the user operates the operation button group 112 to make an open request (movement request) for the front panel 110, the control means 1 determines whether the ETC card is mounted on the ETC on-vehicle device 20. The front panel 110 may be moved to the half-open position via the opening / closing means 9 without determining whether or not. Then, after that, it may be determined whether or not the ETC card is attached to the ETC in-vehicle device 20. That is, in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the process of step S404 may be located between step S401 (or step S402) and step S402 (or step S403).

  Although not described in the above embodiment, if the user makes a close request (movement request) for the front panel 110 by operating the operation button group 112 when the front panel 110 is in the half-open position or the open position, the control is performed. The means 1 moves the front panel to the closed position via the opening / closing means 9.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control means 2 Operation means 3 Display means 4 Current position detection means 5 Map storage means 6 Path search means 7 Path storage means 8 Audio | voice output means 9 Opening / closing means 10 Navigation apparatus 13 CD / DVD insertion port 14 CD / DVD eject button 15 SD Card insertion slot 16 ETC on-board unit mounting slot 17 ETC on-board unit mounting means 18 B-CAS card insertion port 19 ETC card insertion port 20 ETC on-board unit 21 ETC card reader 22 ETC card detection unit 23 Transmission / reception unit 24 On-board unit identification information storage Means 25 Setup information storage means 26 Vehicle classification specifying means 100 Navigation device body 101 Operation surface 110 Front panel 111 Liquid crystal display 112 Operation button group 113 Slide member

Claims (6)

In the in-vehicle electronic device in which the card reader electrically connected to the in-vehicle electronic device is integrated in the in-vehicle electronic device main body or in a detachable manner,
The card reader includes a card insertion unit for mounting a card,
The in-vehicle electronic device has a front panel configured to cover the front surface of the in-vehicle electronic device main body in the closed position and to expose the front surface in the open position;
Control means for moving the front panel between the closed position and the open position via an opening and closing means;
Input means for requesting movement of the front panel;
With
When the movement of the front panel is requested via the input means, the control means moves the front panel to a half-open position where the card cannot be removed via the opening / closing means. Electronics. The in-vehicle electronic device further includes display means for displaying an input screen for requesting input of a verification code,
When the front panel has moved to the half-open position, the control means displays an input screen for requesting input of a verification code on the display means, and is set in advance with the verification code input via the input means. The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the front panel is moved to the open position via the opening / closing means when the verification code is verified and both are matched.   When the movement of the front panel is requested via the input means and the card is inserted in the card insertion portion, the control means removes the front panel via the opening / closing means. The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mounted electronic device is moved to a half-opened position where it cannot be moved.   When the front panel moves to the half-open position and the open position, the upper end of the front panel slides downward along the front surface, and when the front panel moves to the closed position, the upper end of the front panel. The in-vehicle electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the portion slides upward.   The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit and the display unit are provided on the front panel.   The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the half-open position is a position where the front panel covers the card insertion portion.

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