JP2011162090A - Vehicle control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle control system that allows an occupant to practice a desired series of operations without having his or her driving hindered, and is capable of making sure that relative on-vehicle equipment smoothly performs its movements addressed to the foregoing operations. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicle control system obtains on-vehicle equipment operative information including control commands that make the on-vehicle equipment automatically perform a series of operations predeterminedly set up, and stores the on-vehicle equipment operative information as is correlated with one of the input operation device that are equipped on the vehicle. The system is characteristically equipped with a control command output device which, upon detection of the occupant's operation of the input operation device, outputs control commands included in the on-vehicle equipment operative information stored as is correlated with the input operation device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle control system, and more particularly to a vehicle control system that realizes a plurality of vehicle operations by a single operation of an occupant.

  In conventional vehicles, a single operation is assigned to one operation of the occupant, such as opening / closing of a window, blinking of a hazard lamp, and air-conditioner operation. Therefore, in order for the occupant to perform a desired series of operations during driving, it is necessary to operate a plurality of switches, which is inconvenient and hinders driving. For example, it is difficult for beginners to remove the windshield from the windshield during driving because the operation of the air conditioner is relatively complicated.

  Further, in a conventional vehicle, only one role is assigned to a means (such as an operation switch) for transmitting an occupant's operation to the vehicle, and the role of the operation switch cannot be changed although some in-vehicle devices have exceptions. For this reason, there is a waste that there is an operation switch to which an operation that is not used is assigned by some passengers. For example, when driving without a passenger, the rear window is hardly opened and closed, and the rear window open / close switch is rarely used. As described above, although the role required for the operation switch differs depending on the use scene of the occupant, increasing the number of operation switches according to the role complicates the appearance and leads to an increase in cost. is there.

  Therefore, a vehicle automatic setting device has been devised that acquires vehicle setting information for setting a vehicle or the like under a predetermined condition and sets the vehicle or the like based on the vehicle setting information (see Patent Document 1). A navigation device having a function for reproducing an operation history that stores a series of input operations input by a user as operation history information and reproduces a series of input operations input by the user based on the operation history information has been devised. (See Patent Document 2).

JP 2007-210457 A JP 2004-185240 A

  In Patent Document 1, there is a description of a setting information acquisition method and authentication method for setting an in-vehicle device, and a setting information reflection method, but the setting target is a seat position, a door mirror angle, an air conditioner setting temperature, etc. It is limited to those in which the setting is uniquely determined before driving (such as when the engine is started), and there is no disclosure or suggestion of how to reflect the setting under a predetermined condition while the vehicle is traveling. In addition, the configuration of Patent Document 1 merely sets the acquired setting information automatically, and does not have a mechanism that reflects the setting information with the occupant's intention. Furthermore, there is a problem that the configuration of Patent Document 1 cannot be applied to an operation during driving.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a navigation device is exemplified, but the operation of the navigation device is basically performed while the vehicle is stopped, and an operation history is stored under a predetermined condition while the vehicle is traveling.・ There is a problem that it cannot be reproduced. Further, Patent Document 2 has a problem that “an inexperienced user can easily understand the operation method”, and does not automatically execute a series of operations, and is different from the problem of the present invention described later. ing.

  In addition, when it is necessary to perform a specific operation such as opening all the windows at the same time or blinking the hazard lamp for two cycles, the user needs to perform a plurality of operations. In addition, simultaneous operation such as all-seat door locks may be assigned to one switch, but the switch increases as functions increase and necessary functions change depending on the driver's usage scene. Increasing the number of passengers may be inconvenient for the crew.

  With the above problem as a background, the problem of the present invention is that it is possible to perform a series of operations desired by an occupant without hindering driving, and to smoothly perform operations of in-vehicle devices corresponding to the operations. The object is to provide a vehicle control system.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  A vehicle control system for solving the above-described problems includes an on-vehicle device including one or more control commands for automatically executing a predetermined series of operations on one or more on-vehicle devices mounted on the vehicle. In-vehicle device operation information acquisition means for acquiring operation information, in-vehicle device operation information storage means for storing the acquired in-vehicle device operation information in association with one of one or more input operation means provided in the vehicle, and vehicle Detection means for detecting the operation of the input operation means by a passenger, and a control instruction for outputting a control instruction included in the in-vehicle device operation information stored in association with the input operation means when the operation of the input operation means is detected And an output means.

  The present invention focuses on the fact that the required operation differs depending on the use scene of the vehicle occupant, and by dynamically changing the function assigned to the operation switch, the operation required by the occupant can be realized with a small number of operation switches. It is a solution. Specifically, by preparing a switch in the vehicle and associating the in-vehicle device operation information acquired from the outside of the vehicle with the switch, if the occupant operates the switch, the occupant's desired operation based on the in-vehicle device operation information is realized. To do. For in-vehicle device operation information, for example, “Thanks for the thanks (buzzer lamp flashes twice, horns sound with a low sound)”, “Air replacement (opens all seat windows by 5 cm)”, “Front glass fogging” Operations required during driving, such as “Take off”.

  In addition, the vehicle control system of the present invention includes travel determination means for determining whether or not the vehicle is traveling, and the control command output means stores the storage in association with the input operation means when it is determined that the vehicle is traveling. The control command included in the in-vehicle device operation information being output is output.

  With the above configuration, if the occupant operates the switch only when the vehicle is traveling, a desired occupant operation based on the in-vehicle device operation information can be realized.

  Further, the vehicle control system of the present invention determines whether or not a predetermined control command output condition that enables output of a control command included in the in-vehicle device operation information stored in association with the input operation means is satisfied. A control command output condition determining unit for determining, when the control command output unit determines that the control command output condition is satisfied, the control command output unit outputs a control command included in the in-vehicle device operation information stored in association with the input operation unit. Output.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to realize a desired operation of the occupant based on the in-vehicle device operation information so as not to affect the operation of the in-vehicle device.

  In addition, the control command output condition in the vehicle control system of the present invention is an in-vehicle that is a target of a control command included in the in-vehicle device operation information stored in association with the input operation unit when the operation of the input operation unit is detected. The device is not working.

  With the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent an occupant from performing a desired operation, such as a double operation, from adversely affecting the operation of the in-vehicle device.

  Moreover, the vehicle equipment operation information acquisition means in the vehicle control system of the present invention includes vehicle equipment operation information wireless acquisition means for wirelessly acquiring the vehicle equipment operation information from the outside of the vehicle.

  With the above configuration, even when the occupant drives another vehicle, a series of operations associated with the switch can be executed by wirelessly acquiring in-vehicle device operation information from outside the center or the mobile communication terminal vehicle. The occupant can handle the on-board equipment in the same way as his own vehicle.

  In addition, the vehicle control system of the present invention generates an in-vehicle device operation information including an operation history acquisition unit that acquires a series of operation histories for an in-vehicle device operated by an occupant and a control command corresponding to the acquired operation history. Device operation information generation means, and the vehicle equipment operation information acquisition means acquires the vehicle equipment operation information generated by the vehicle equipment operation information generation means.

  With the above configuration, the in-vehicle device operation information based on a series of operations desired by the occupant can be uniquely created.

  The in-vehicle device operation information in the vehicle control system of the present invention includes a predetermined output waiting time for waiting for the output of the next control command after outputting the control command.

  With the above configuration, before the operation of the in-vehicle device based on the previous control command is completed, the next control command for the in-vehicle device is output, and the in-vehicle device does not perform the operation desired by the occupant. Can be prevented.

  In addition, the vehicle control system of the present invention includes a communication content acquisition unit that acquires communication content on a communication line that connects an in-vehicle device so that communication is possible, and a control command extraction that extracts a series of control commands for the in-vehicle device from the acquired communication content And the in-vehicle device operation information acquisition unit acquires a series of control commands extracted by the control command extraction unit as in-vehicle device operation information.

  Also with the above configuration, the in-vehicle device operation information based on a series of operations desired by the occupant can be uniquely created.

  In addition, the vehicle control system of the present invention includes time measuring means for measuring the time between the control command and the next control command when extracting a series of control commands for the on-vehicle device, and the on-vehicle device operation information is measured. Time spent.

  Even with the above configuration, the control command can be output at an optimal timing, and the next control command for the in-vehicle device is output before the operation of the in-vehicle device based on the previous control command is completed. It can prevent that vehicle equipment does not perform operation | movement which a passenger | crew desires.

  The vehicle control system of the present invention includes an in-vehicle device operation information request detecting means for detecting an in-vehicle device operation information request for requesting in-vehicle device operation information, and an in-vehicle device operation when detecting the in-vehicle device operation information request. Vehicle equipment operation information request output means for outputting an information request.

  With the above configuration, a vehicle occupant can request and acquire desired in-vehicle device operation information at a desired timing.

  In addition, the vehicle control system of the present invention includes an in-vehicle device operation information output request detection unit that detects an in-vehicle device operation information output request for outputting the in-vehicle device operation information stored in the in-vehicle device operation information storage unit outside the vehicle. And an in-vehicle device operation information output means for outputting the in-vehicle device operation information stored in the in-vehicle device operation information storage means to the outside of the vehicle when the in-vehicle device operation information output request is detected.

  With the above configuration, the in-vehicle device operation information can be output to the outside of the vehicle such as the center and the portable terminal.

  The in-vehicle device operation information output means in the vehicle control system of the present invention outputs the in-vehicle device operation information to a database that is provided outside the vehicle and stores the in-vehicle device operation information in a database.

  With the above configuration, the in-vehicle device operation information can be shared and utilized effectively with other vehicles and other occupants.

  The effects of the present invention by the various configurations of the present invention described above will be described below. The operation desired by the occupant, such as operations that are difficult to perform, operations performed every time, complicated operations, etc., can be set in advance in the vehicle or in the vehicle in real time while driving, and in-vehicle device operation information can be operated by the driver By associating with a switch provided in a wide range, a desired operation can be easily realized by operating the switch. Simplifying the operations required during driving leads to safe driving because it allows you to concentrate more on driving. In addition, since the function assigned to the switch can be acquired and set from the outside, it is not necessary to provide a switch for each function, and a function required for the occupant can be provided with a minimum switch configuration.

The block diagram which shows the structure of a vehicle control system. The flowchart explaining onboard equipment operation information acquisition processing. The figure which shows the example of a display of a vehicle equipment operation information request screen. The figure which shows the example of a display of the request content setting screen following FIG. The figure which shows the screen display example of a list following FIG. The figure which shows the example of a screen display which sets the correlation with vehicle equipment operation information and a switch following FIG. The figure which shows the example of a memory | storage of vehicle equipment operation information. The figure which shows the memory | storage example of the vehicle equipment operation information memorize | stored in the database of a management center. The flowchart explaining onboard equipment operation information storage processing. The figure which shows the example of a display of an operation history registration screen. The figure which shows the example of a screen display which sets the correlation with vehicle equipment operation information and a switch following FIG. The flowchart explaining another example of vehicle equipment operation information storage process. The flowchart explaining onboard equipment operation execution processing. The sequence diagram explaining a vehicle equipment operation information acquisition process. The sequence diagram explaining vehicle equipment operation execution processing. The flow figure explaining in-vehicle device operation information output processing. The figure which shows the example of a display of a vehicle equipment operation information output request screen. The figure which shows the example of a display of the screen which selects the vehicle equipment operation information to output following FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle control system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, the block diagram showing the structure of the vehicle control system 1 of this invention is shown. The vehicle control system 1 includes a main control device 5 mounted on a vehicle, a vehicle control ECU 500 connected to the main control device 5 via an in-vehicle LAN 27, and a management center 200.

  The main controller 5 includes a memory 9, a display 10, a communication device 16, a LAN (Local Area Network) I / F (interface) 26, various switches (operation history registration switch 31, function switch group 32, operation switch group 33, An in-vehicle device operation information request switch 34, an in-vehicle device operation information output switch 35), and a control circuit 8 connected thereto are provided.

  Various switches (operation history registration switch 31, function switch group 32, operation switch group 33, in-vehicle device operation information request switch 34, in-vehicle device operation information output switch 35) are, for example, touch panel 11 integrated with display 10 or mechanical. Switch is used. The touch panel 11 uses a known resistive film type or electrostatic capacity type. In addition to the mechanical switch, a pointing device such as a mouse or a cursor may be used.

  In the various switches, the operation history registration switch 31 is for registering the occupant's operation history as in-vehicle device operation information, and the function switch group 32 is a series of operations in the corresponding in-vehicle device by reading out the in-vehicle device operation information. The operation switch group 33 is for operating the in-vehicle device, the in-vehicle device operation information request switch 34 is for requesting the transmission of the in-vehicle device operation information to the outside, the in-vehicle device operation The information output switch 35 is for outputting the in-vehicle device operation information to the outside (both will be described later in detail). The function switch group 32 corresponds to the input operation means of the present invention.

  Further, a microphone for inputting the occupant's voice and a known voice recognition unit for recognizing the occupant's voice may be provided so that the occupant can operate by voice input. In this method, a voice signal input from a microphone is processed by a voice recognition technique such as a well-known hidden Markov model in a voice recognition unit, and converted into an operation command according to the result.

  The control circuit 8 is configured as a normal computer, and includes a well-known CPU 81, ROM 82, RAM 83, I / O 84 which is an input / output circuit, and a bus line 85 which connects these configurations. The CPU 81 performs control based on the control program 82p and data stored in the ROM 82.

  It should be noted that the control circuit 8 is the operation detection means, travel determination means, control command output condition determination means, operation history acquisition means, vehicle equipment operation information generation means, control command extraction means, time measurement means, vehicle equipment operation information request of the present invention. It corresponds to detection means and vehicle equipment operation information output request detection means.

  The memory 9 is composed of a rewritable device such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable & Programmable Read Only Memory) or a flash memory, information necessary for operation of the main controller 5 and in-vehicle devices. Data such as operation information is stored. The memory 9 holds the stored contents even when the main controller 5 is turned off. The memory 9 corresponds to the vehicle equipment operation information storage means of the present invention.

  The display 10 is composed of a known color liquid crystal display, and includes a dot matrix LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a driver circuit (not shown) for performing LCD display control. The driver circuit uses, for example, an active matrix driving method in which a transistor is attached to each pixel so that the target pixel can be reliably turned on and off, and is based on a display command and display screen data sent from the control circuit 8. To display. Further, an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display or a plasma display may be used as the display 10.

  The communication device 16 is configured as a known wireless communication device and performs data communication with the management center 200. The communication device 16 corresponds to the in-vehicle device operation information wireless acquisition unit, the in-vehicle device operation information request output unit, and the in-vehicle device operation information output unit of the present invention.

  The LAN I / F 26 is an interface circuit for exchanging data with other in-vehicle devices and sensors via the in-vehicle LAN 27. In addition, data from a vehicle speed sensor 40 (described later) may be taken in via the LAN I / F 26. The LAN I / F 26 corresponds to the in-vehicle device operation information acquisition means, the control command output means, the in-vehicle device operation information output means, the communication content acquisition means, the in-vehicle device operation information request output means, and the in-vehicle device operation information output means of the present invention. To do.

  The vehicle speed sensor 40 includes a rotation detection unit such as a known rotary encoder, and is installed, for example, in the vicinity of the wheel mounting unit to detect the rotation of the wheel and send it to the control circuit 8 as a pulse signal. The control circuit 8 converts the rotational speed of the wheel into the speed of the vehicle.

  The vehicle control ECU 500 includes an ECU that controls a vehicle ECU such as a body ECU that controls lighting of a light, door locking / unlocking, and opening / closing of a window, and an air conditioner ECU that performs air conditioning control.

  The main control device 5 and the management center 200 are connected to each other via the communication device 16 and the communication device 202, and are configured to be able to communicate with each other. The management center 200 is connected to the mobile terminal 401 or the PC 402 via the communication device 202 via a network, and is configured to be able to communicate with each other. The connectable network is a public line network, the Internet, etc., and there is no particular restriction.

  The management center 200 includes a server 201 composed of known computers, workstations, and the like, a communication device 202, and the like. The management center 200 includes a database DB that stores in-vehicle device operation information (details will be described later).

  The in-vehicle device operation information acquisition process in the main control device 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. This process is included in the control program 82p stored in the ROM 82 and executed by the CPU 81, and is repeatedly executed together with other processes included in the control program 82p.

  First, by operating the operation switch group 33, an on-vehicle device operation information request screen as shown in FIG. Subsequently, the states (switch information) of the various switches described above are acquired (S11). In the following description, it is assumed that various switches are provided on the touch panel 11 of the display device 10 (the same applies to other processes). Further, the operation switch group 33 may be provided in other in-vehicle devices, and the switch information may be acquired via the in-vehicle LAN 27.

  Next, based on the acquired switch information, the in-vehicle device operation information request switch 34 (that is, the “center” button in FIG. 3) is pressed to determine whether there is an in-vehicle device operation information request. If it is determined that there is an in-vehicle device operation information request (S12: Yes), a request content setting screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display 10, and the request content is selected (S13). Since the request contents are classified for each function such as air conditioning, lighting, and window, the function is selected. When pressed in the order of “air conditioning” button → “decision” button, a request is sent to the management center 200 to send a list of in-vehicle device operation information related to “air-conditioning” (ie, in-vehicle device operation information request) (S14). At this time, the vehicle type identification information stored in the memory 9 in advance for specifying the vehicle type may be transmitted together. The management center 200 searches the database DB based on the received in-vehicle device operation information request, creates corresponding in-vehicle device operation information, and sends it to the main controller 5.

  When a list of in-vehicle device operation information is received from the management center 200, the list is displayed on the display 10 as shown in FIG. When the button is pressed in the order of “Remove windshield from cloud” button → “Enter” button from the list, a request is sent to the management center 200 to send the in-vehicle device operation information corresponding to “Remove fog from windshield” ( S15). The management center 200 refers to the database DB based on the in-vehicle device operation information request and the vehicle type identification information, and searches and sends the corresponding in-vehicle device operation information.

  When the in-vehicle device operation information is received (S16, Seq10 in FIG. 14), a screen for setting which switch in the function switch group 32 is associated with the in-vehicle device operation information is displayed on the display 10 as shown in FIG. Then, for example, when the “A” → “OK” button is pressed in this order (S 17), the in-vehicle device operation information corresponding to “Defrost windshield” is associated with the function switch A in a predetermined area of the memory 9. It is stored (S18, Seq11, Seq12 in FIG. 14).

  In the above-described example, whether or not there is a request for in-vehicle device operation information is determined based on whether or not the in-vehicle device operation information request switch 34 is operated, but the detection result of a seating sensor attached to a seat (not shown) or a camera (not shown) Based on the image processing of the captured image, it may be determined whether or not an occupant has boarded, and when it is determined that the occupant has boarded, there is a request for in-vehicle device operation information.

  In the above-described example, the in-vehicle device operation information request may be transmitted from the portable terminal 401 or the PC 402. That is, it is connected to the management center 200 by the operation of the portable terminal 401 or the PC 402, and it is set to which switch in the function switch group 32 the desired in-vehicle device operation information is associated, and this is set as the in-vehicle device operation information request. , The corresponding in-vehicle device operation information (including the setting information of the function switch group 32) is transmitted from the management center 200 to the vehicle (main control device 5), and the in-vehicle device operation information is associated with the corresponding function switch. And stored in a predetermined area of the memory 9.

  Also, in-vehicle device operation information is created using various input means such as a keyboard and a mouse included in the computer and workstation of the management center 200, and further, which switch in the function switch group 32 is associated with the in-vehicle device operation information. Then, the created in-vehicle device operation information and setting information may be transmitted to the vehicle (main control device 5), and the transmitted content may be stored in a predetermined area of the memory 9.

  FIG. 7 shows a storage example of the in-vehicle device operation information stored in the memory 9. The in-vehicle device operation information is stored in association with the function switches A to F included in the function switch group 32. As shown in FIG. 7, the in-vehicle device operation information corresponding to the function switch A includes the control command a1 and the interval a1. , A control instruction a1 executed after the control instruction a1, an interval a2,... Interval a1 and interval a2 are output standby times predetermined for each control command for waiting for the output of the next control command. The output waiting time may be zero.

  FIG. 8 shows a storage example of in-vehicle device operation information stored in the database DB of the management center 200. In the database DB, the in-vehicle device operation information described with reference to FIG. 7 is classified for each function such as air conditioning, lighting, and window, and is stored corresponding to each operation content. For example, when the operation content is “make the foot slightly warm”, the control commands included in the corresponding on-vehicle device operation information are “turn on the air conditioning switch”, “select the foot outlet”, “ It is stored together with the respective intervals in the order of “set temperature: 23 ° C.”, “air volume: auto”, and so on. Further, the in-vehicle device operation information may be classified and stored for each vehicle type. The in-vehicle device operation information may be classified and stored for each vehicle having the same operation system of the in-vehicle device.

  The in-vehicle device operation information storage process in the main control device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. This process is included in the control program 82p stored in the ROM 82 and executed by the CPU 81, and is repeatedly executed together with other processes included in the control program 82p. First, by operating the operation switch group 33, an on-vehicle device operation information request screen as shown in FIG. Subsequently, the states (switch information) of the various switches described above are acquired (S31).

  Next, based on the acquired switch information, it is determined whether or not the operation history registration switch 31 (that is, the “operation history registration” button in FIG. 3) has been pressed. When it is determined that the operation history registration switch 31 has been pressed (S32: Yes), an operation history registration screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display 10, and an in-vehicle device (for example, one controlled by the vehicle control ECU 500) of the occupant is displayed. Recording of the operation content is started (S33).

  When the operation information of the operation switch group 33 is acquired (S34) and it is detected that the operation of the in-vehicle device is performed (S35: Yes), the operation content (which switch is operated, etc.) is acquired and controlled. The command is specified (S36), an interval corresponding to the control command stored in advance in the memory 9 or the like is set (S37), and the control command and the interval are temporarily stored in the RAM 83 as in-vehicle device operation information (S38). .

  Then, the processes in steps S34 to S38 described above are executed until the “END” button or “CANCEL” button in FIG. 10 is pressed. When the “Cancel” button is pressed, the in-vehicle device operation information temporarily stored in the RAM 83 is deleted.

  When the “end” button is pressed (S39: Yes), it is determined that an in-vehicle device operation history acquisition end request has been made, and the in-vehicle device operation information is displayed on the display 10 as shown in FIG. A screen for setting whether to associate with the switch is displayed (S40). At this time, the operation content may be displayed as shown in FIG. For example, when the “B” → “OK” button is pressed in order, the in-vehicle device operation information temporarily stored in the RAM 83 is associated with the function switch B and stored in a predetermined area of the memory 9 (S41). At this time, the in-vehicle device operation information may be output to the management center 200. The management center 200 stores the received in-vehicle device operation information in a predetermined area of the database DB.

  With reference to FIG. 12, another example of the in-vehicle device operation information storage process in the main controller 5 will be described. First, by operating the operation switch group 33, an on-vehicle device operation information request screen as shown in FIG. Subsequently, the states (switch information) of the various switches described above are acquired (S51).

  Next, based on the acquired switch information, it is determined whether or not the operation history registration switch 31 (that is, the “operation history registration” button in FIG. 3) has been pressed. When it is determined that the operation history registration switch 31 has been pressed (S52: Yes), an operation history registration screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display 10, and an in-vehicle device (for example, one controlled by the vehicle control ECU 500) of the occupant is displayed. Recording of the operation content is started (S53).

  Next, the communication content of the in-vehicle LAN is acquired via the LAN I / F 26 (S54). When the acquired communication content includes a control command for the in-vehicle device (S55: Yes), the control command is acquired (S56). Subsequently, time information is acquired (S57). The time information may be acquired from a well-known clock IC (not shown) included in the control circuit 8, or a well-known free-run counter value included in the CPU 81 may be acquired. And the acquired control command is temporarily stored in RAM83 as vehicle equipment operation information (S58). The time information is also temporarily stored in the RAM 83.

  Next, the communication content of the in-vehicle LAN is acquired via the LAN I / F 26 (S59). When the acquired communication content includes a control command for the vehicle control ECU 500 (S60: Yes), the control command is acquired (S61). Subsequently, time information is acquired (S62). Then, based on the time information acquired when the previous control command is acquired and temporarily stored in the RAM 83 and the time information acquired this time, the interval (that is, the difference between the current time and the previous time or the free run time). The difference between the counter values is calculated (S63). This interval corresponds to the output standby time corresponding to the previously acquired control command.

  Then, the calculated interval and the control command acquired this time are temporarily stored in the RAM 83 as in-vehicle device operation information (S64). The time information acquired this time is also temporarily stored in the RAM 83 (overwritten on the time information acquired last time).

  Then, the processes in steps S59 to S64 described above are executed until the “END” button or “CANCEL” button in FIG. 10 is pressed. When the “Cancel” button is pressed, the in-vehicle device operation information temporarily stored in the RAM 83 is deleted.

  When the “end” button is pressed (S65: Yes), it is determined that there is a request for ending the in-vehicle device operation history acquisition, and the in-vehicle device operation information is displayed on the display 10 as shown in FIG. A screen for setting whether to associate with the switch is displayed (S66). At this time, the operation content may be displayed as shown in FIG. For example, when the “C” → “OK” button is pressed in this order, the in-vehicle device operation information temporarily stored in the RAM 83 is stored in a predetermined area of the memory 9 in association with the function switch C (S67). At this time, the in-vehicle device operation information may be output to the management center 200. The management center 200 stores the received in-vehicle device operation information in a predetermined area of the database DB.

  The in-vehicle device operation execution process in the main controller 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 15. This process is included in the control program 82p stored in the ROM 82 and executed by the CPU 81, and is repeatedly executed together with other processes included in the control program 82p.

  First, for example, the state (switch information) of the function switch group 32 which is a mechanical switch is acquired (S91). When an operation of any one of the function switches (A to F) in the function switch group 32 is detected (S92: Yes, Seq20 in FIG. 15), the in-vehicle device operation information associated with the operated function switch is read from the memory 9. (S93, Seq21 in FIG. 15).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the in-vehicle device can be operated (Seq22 in FIG. 15). First, a vehicle state is acquired (S94) and it is determined whether the vehicle is traveling. Any of the following may be used to determine whether or not the vehicle is traveling.
When the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor 40 exceeds a predetermined value (for example, 5 km / h), it is determined that the vehicle is traveling.
An operating state of an engine ECU that performs engine rotation control of a vehicle (not shown) is acquired, and if the engine speed exceeds a predetermined value (for example, 1000 rpm), it is determined that the vehicle is running.

  If it is determined that the vehicle is not traveling (S95: No), this process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the vehicle is traveling (S95: Yes), the operation information of the in-vehicle device that is the target of the operation is acquired via the in-vehicle LAN 27 (S96).

  When the target in-vehicle device is operating (S97: Yes), this process is terminated. On the other hand, when the in-vehicle device is not operating (S97: No), it is determined that the in-vehicle device can be operated, and the first control command included in the in-vehicle device operation information is transmitted to the vehicle control ECU 500 via the in-vehicle LAN 27. (S98, Seq23 in FIG. 15). Then, output is waited for the interval stored following the control command (S99), and if there is a next control command (S100: Yes), the process returns to step S98 to output the control command. When all the control commands are output (S100: No), this process is terminated.

  In the above-mentioned example, the condition that the vehicle is running is included as a condition for determining whether or not the in-vehicle device can be operated. However, a configuration that does not include this condition may be employed. In this case, steps S94 and S95 are not executed.

  In the above example, the in-vehicle device operation execution condition is that the in-vehicle device is not operating. However, according to the in-vehicle device, the in-vehicle device operation can be executed even when the in-vehicle device is operating. Also good. For example, on the condition that the in-vehicle device is not in operation, such as not blinking twice if the blinker is in use, the change of the air conditioner operation setting may be executed while the air conditioner is in operation. Moreover, it is good also considering that the vehicle is not driving | running | working, such as not operating a power window during high-speed driving | running | working as execution conditions of vehicle equipment operation.

  The in-vehicle device operation information output process in the main controller 5 will be described with reference to FIG. This process is included in the control program 82p stored in the ROM 82 and executed by the CPU 81, and is repeatedly executed together with other processes included in the control program 82p.

  First, the state (switch information) of the in-vehicle device operation information switch 35 is acquired (S131). When the operation of the in-vehicle device operation information switch 35 is detected (S132: Yes), the in-vehicle device operation information output request screen as shown in FIG. ) Is selected (S133). FIG. 18 shows a screen display when the “air conditioning” button in FIG. 17 is pressed. Here, when an item to be output is selected (multiple selection is possible) and the “OK” button is pressed, the selected in-vehicle device operation information is output to the management center 200 (S134). The management center 200 stores the received in-vehicle device operation information in a predetermined area of the database DB.

  The output destination of the in-vehicle device operation information may be the portable terminal 401 or the PC 402 in addition to the management center 200. In this case, when the “OK” button is pressed in FIG. 18, a screen for selecting an output destination is displayed. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which can set a default output destination previously.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the knowledge of those skilled in the art can be used without departing from the spirit of the claims. Various modifications based on this are possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle control system 5 Main controller 8 Control circuit (Operation detection means, driving | running determination means, control command output condition determination means, operation history acquisition means, vehicle equipment operation information generation means, control command extraction means, time measurement means, vehicle equipment Operation information request detection means, vehicle equipment operation information output request detection means)
9 Memory (vehicle equipment operation information storage means)
10 display device 16 communication device (vehicle equipment operation information wireless acquisition means, vehicle equipment operation information request output means, vehicle equipment operation information output means)
26 LAN I / F (vehicle equipment operation information acquisition means, control command output means, vehicle equipment operation information output means, communication content acquisition means, vehicle equipment operation information request output means, vehicle equipment operation information output means)
27 Car LAN
31 Operation history registration switch 32 Function switch group (input operation means)
33 operation switch group 34 in-vehicle device operation information request switch 35 in-vehicle device operation information output switch 200 management center 201 server DB database 401 portable terminal 402 PC (personal computer)
500 Vehicle control ECU

Claims (12)

Vehicle-mounted device operation information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle-mounted device operation information including one or more control commands for automatically executing a predetermined series of operations on one or more vehicle-mounted devices mounted on a vehicle; ,
In-vehicle device operation information storage means for storing the acquired in-vehicle device operation information in association with one of one or more input operation means provided in the vehicle;
Operation detecting means for detecting an operation of the input operation means by an occupant of the vehicle;
Control instruction output means for outputting the control instruction included in the in-vehicle device operation information stored in association with the input operation means when detecting an operation of the input operation means;
A vehicle control system comprising: Travel determination means for determining whether or not the vehicle is traveling,
The said control command output means outputs the said control command contained in the said vehicle equipment operation information memorize | stored in association with the said input operation means, when it determines with the said vehicle driving | running | working. Vehicle control system. Control command output condition determination for determining whether a predetermined control command output condition that enables output of the control command included in the in-vehicle device operation information stored in association with the input operation means is satisfied With means,
The control command output unit outputs the control command included in the in-vehicle device operation information stored in association with the input operation unit when it is determined that the control command output condition is satisfied. The vehicle control system according to claim 2.   The control command output condition is that when the operation of the input operation unit is detected, the in-vehicle device that is the target of the control command included in the in-vehicle device operation information stored in association with the input operation unit is operated. The vehicle control system according to claim 3, which is not performed.   The vehicle control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the in-vehicle device operation information acquisition unit includes an in-vehicle device operation information wireless acquisition unit that wirelessly acquires the in-vehicle device operation information from outside the vehicle. . Operation history acquisition means for acquiring a series of operation history for the in-vehicle device operated by the occupant;
Vehicle-mounted device operation information generating means for generating the vehicle-mounted device operation information including a control command corresponding to the acquired operation history,
The vehicle control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the in-vehicle device operation information acquisition unit acquires the in-vehicle device operation information generated by the in-vehicle device operation information generation unit.   The said in-vehicle device operation information includes a predetermined output waiting time for waiting for the output of the next control command after outputting the control command. Vehicle control system. Communication content acquisition means for acquiring communication content in a communication line that connects the in-vehicle device in a communicable manner;
A control command extraction means for extracting a series of control commands for the in-vehicle device from the acquired communication content,
The vehicle control system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the in-vehicle device operation information acquisition unit acquires the series of control commands extracted by the control command extraction unit as the in-vehicle device operation information. When extracting a series of control commands for the in-vehicle device, comprising a time measuring means for measuring the time between the control command and the next control command,
The vehicle control system according to claim 8, wherein the in-vehicle device operation information includes the measured time. In-vehicle device operation information request detecting means for detecting an in-vehicle device operation information request for requesting the in-vehicle device operation information;
When detecting the vehicle equipment operation information request, the vehicle equipment operation information request output means for outputting the vehicle equipment operation information request;
A vehicle control system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising: In-vehicle device operation information output request detection means for detecting an in-vehicle device operation information output request for outputting the in-vehicle device operation information stored in the in-vehicle device operation information storage means outside the vehicle;
When detecting the in-vehicle device operation information output request, the in-vehicle device operation information output means for outputting the in-vehicle device operation information stored in the in-vehicle device operation information storage means to the outside of the vehicle;
The vehicle control system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising:   12. The vehicle control system according to claim 11, wherein the in-vehicle device operation information output means outputs the in-vehicle device operation information to a database that is provided outside the vehicle and stores the in-vehicle device operation information in a database.

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