JP2014093762A - Mobile terminal control system, and mobile terminal control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal control system that limits the use of a mobile terminal inside a vehicle, capable of appropriately controlling the limitation of using a mobile terminal inside the vehicle even when the vehicle is temporarily stopped.SOLUTION: A mobile terminal control system includes: a vehicle existence area determination part for determining whether a vehicle is on a road or not on the basis of a GPS signal received; a speed detector for detecting vehicle move/stop state; a hazard lamp detector for detecting on/off state of a hazard lamp of the vehicle; and a control part for controlling the use of the mobile terminal on the basis of the vehicle move/stop state, the vehicle existence area, and on/off state of the hazard lamp.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal control system and a mobile terminal control method. In particular, the present invention relates to a mobile terminal control system and a mobile terminal control method for controlling use restrictions of mobile terminals in a vehicle.

  With the widespread use of mobile terminals, car accidents due to the distraction of concentration due to mobile terminal operations while driving a car are increasing. In order to cope with this, a system that limits the use of a portable terminal by a driver when the speed of the automobile is detected and it is determined that the automobile is running has been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses the following communication control system. In this communication control system, when a call is made to the mobile terminal from the calling side, the mobile terminal that has received the call receives a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal, and communicates the location information of the mobile terminal using the GPS signal. Transmit to the center system via the network. In the center system, the moving speed of the mobile terminal is calculated based on this position information. Then, when it is determined that the mobile terminal is moving, control is performed to stop calling the mobile terminal from the calling side when a predetermined time has elapsed.

  As described above, when an incoming call is received for the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal is moving, the call is stopped after a predetermined call time, so that it is possible to prevent the concentration on driving from being hindered by the call.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-19647

  The following analysis is given by the present invention.

  However, in the communication control system disclosed in Patent Document 1, the restriction on the portable terminal is released even when the automobile is temporarily stopped such as waiting for a signal, waiting for a railroad crossing, or a traffic jam. When you start operating your mobile device in a paused state and wait for a signal or railroad crossing in the middle of the operation, the car will move while you are operating the mobile device, so the driver can concentrate on driving. The problem of lacking arises.

  This invention is made in view of the said situation, and makes it a subject to provide the portable terminal control system which controls appropriately the use restriction | limiting of the portable terminal in a vehicle also in the case of the temporary stop state of a vehicle. .

  A portable terminal control system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a portable terminal control system including a portable terminal and a portable terminal control device that controls use restriction of the portable terminal in a vehicle, The terminal control device includes the following components. That is, a vehicle presence area determination unit that receives a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal, determines whether the vehicle is on a road based on the received GPS signal, and outputs a vehicle presence area determination result. Including. In addition, a speed detection unit that detects a movement / stop state of the vehicle is included. In addition, a hazard lamp detection unit that detects an on / off state of the hazard lamp of the vehicle is included. Furthermore, a control unit that controls use restriction of the portable terminal based on the movement / stop state of the vehicle, the vehicle presence area determination result, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp. The control unit controls to restrict use of the mobile terminal when the vehicle is detected to be in a moving state, and when the vehicle is detected to be in a stopped state, the control unit controls the vehicle. Based on the presence region determination result and the on / off state of the hazard lamp, the use restriction of the portable terminal is controlled.

  A mobile terminal control system according to a second aspect of the present invention is a mobile terminal control system including a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal control device that controls use restrictions of the mobile terminal in a vehicle, The terminal control device includes the following components. That is, a vehicle presence area determination unit that receives a GPS signal, determines whether or not the vehicle is on a road based on the received GPS signal, and outputs the vehicle presence area determination result. In addition, a speed detection unit that detects a movement / stop state of the vehicle is included. In addition, a hazard lamp detection unit that detects an on / off state of the hazard lamp of the vehicle is included. Furthermore, the vehicle presence area determination result, the movement / stop state of the vehicle, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp are included. The mobile terminal includes the following components. That is, it includes a control signal receiving unit that receives the vehicle presence region determination result transmitted by the control signal transmitting unit, the moving / stopping state of the vehicle, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp. In addition, the portable terminal that controls the use restriction of the portable terminal based on the vehicle presence region determination result received by the control signal receiving unit, the movement / stop state of the vehicle, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp. Includes a terminal control unit. When the mobile terminal control unit detects that the vehicle is in a moving state, the mobile terminal control unit controls to limit the use of the mobile terminal, and when the vehicle is detected to be in a stopped state, Based on the vehicle presence area determination result and the on / off state of the hazard lamp, the use restriction of the mobile terminal is controlled.

  A mobile terminal control apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is a mobile terminal control apparatus that controls use restrictions of mobile terminals in a vehicle, and includes the following components. That is, a vehicle presence area determination unit that receives a GPS signal, determines whether or not the vehicle is on a road based on the received GPS signal, and outputs the vehicle presence area determination result. In addition, a speed detection unit that detects a movement / stop state of the vehicle is included. In addition, a hazard lamp detection unit that detects an on / off state of the hazard lamp of the vehicle is included. Furthermore, a control unit that controls use restriction of the portable terminal based on the movement / stop state of the vehicle, the vehicle presence area determination result, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp. The control unit controls to restrict use of the mobile terminal when the vehicle is detected to be in a moving state, and when the vehicle is detected to be in a stopped state, the control unit controls the vehicle. Based on the presence region determination result and the on / off state of the hazard lamp, the use restriction of the portable terminal is controlled.

  A mobile terminal control method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a mobile terminal control method for controlling use restrictions of mobile terminals in a vehicle, and includes the following steps. That is, it includes a vehicle presence region determination step of receiving a GPS signal and determining whether the vehicle is on a road based on the received GPS signal. In addition, a vehicle speed detecting step for detecting a movement / stop state of the vehicle is included. Further, a hazard lamp detecting step of detecting an on / off state of the hazard lamp of the vehicle is included. In addition, the vehicle speed detection step includes a first control step of performing control so as to limit the use of the mobile terminal when the vehicle is detected to be in a moving state. Further, when it is detected in the vehicle speed detection step that the vehicle is in a stopped state, the vehicle presence region determination result by the vehicle presence region determination step and the hazard lamp on / off state by the hazard lamp detection step And a second control step of controlling usage restrictions on the mobile terminal.

  According to the mobile terminal control system of the present invention, it is possible to appropriately control the use restriction of the mobile terminal in the vehicle even when the vehicle is temporarily stopped.

It is a block diagram which shows the portable terminal control apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the portable terminal which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the portable terminal control system of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the portable terminal control apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the portable terminal which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  First, an outline of an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that the reference numerals of the drawings added in the description of the outline of the embodiment are merely examples for helping understanding, and are not intended to be limited to the illustrated modes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mobile terminal control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile terminal 20 and a mobile terminal control device 10 that controls use restrictions of the mobile terminal 20 in the vehicle 40. It is the portable terminal control system provided, Comprising: The portable terminal control apparatus 10 contains the following components. That is, a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal C1 is received, based on the received GPS signal C1, it is determined whether or not the vehicle 40 is on the road, and a vehicle presence region determination result C3 is output as a vehicle presence region determination result C3. Part 17 is included. Moreover, the speed detection part 11 which detects the movement / stop state C2 of a vehicle is included. Moreover, the hazard lamp detection part 19 which detects the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp of the vehicle 40 is included. Furthermore, the control part 12 which controls the use restriction | limiting of the portable terminal 20 based on the movement / stop state C2 of a vehicle, the vehicle presence area | region determination result C3, and the on / off state C4 of a hazard lamp is included. When it is detected that the vehicle 40 is in the moving state, the control unit 12 performs control so as to limit the use of the mobile terminal 20. When the vehicle 40 is detected as being in the stopped state, the vehicle presence is detected. Based on the area determination result C3 and the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp, the use restriction of the mobile terminal 20 is controlled.

  With the above configuration, when the vehicle 40 is stopped from the running state, by using information on whether the vehicle 40 is on the road and information on the on / off states of the hazard lamps 41a-b, Since it is determined whether the vehicle 40 is in the “pause” state or the “complete stop” state, it is possible to appropriately control the use restriction of the mobile terminal 20 even in the “pause” state of the vehicle 40. it can.

  When it is detected that the vehicle 40 is in a stopped state, the control unit 12 determines that the vehicle 40 is not on the road based on the vehicle presence region determination result C3 or the vehicle 40 is on the road based on the vehicle presence region determination result C3. When the hazard lamps 41a and 41b are detected to be in the on state, it is preferable to perform control so as not to restrict use of the mobile terminal 20.

  The mobile terminal control device 10 further includes a map information storage unit 18, and the vehicle presence region determination unit 17 refers to the data in the map information storage unit 18 corresponding to the GPS signal C1, so that the vehicle 40 is on the road. It is more preferable to determine whether or not there is.

  The speed detector 11 may detect the movement / stop state C2 of the vehicle based on the GPS signal C1.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the mobile terminal control system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile terminal 80 and a mobile terminal control device 70 that controls use restrictions of the mobile terminal 80 in the vehicle 40. The portable terminal control device 70 includes the following components. That is, it includes a vehicle presence area determination unit 17 that receives the GPS signal C1, determines whether or not the vehicle 40 is on the road based on the received GPS signal C1, and outputs it as a vehicle presence area determination result C3. Moreover, the speed detection part 11 which detects the movement / stop state C2 of a vehicle is included. Moreover, the hazard lamp detection part 19 which detects the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp of a vehicle is included. Furthermore, a control signal transmission unit 73 that transmits the vehicle presence region determination result C3, the movement / stop state C2 of the vehicle, and the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp to the portable terminal 80 is included. The mobile terminal 80 includes the following components. That is, it includes a control signal receiving unit 87 for receiving the vehicle presence area determination result C3 transmitted by the control signal transmitting unit 73, the vehicle movement / stop state C2, and the hazard lamp on / off state C4. Further, the portable device that controls the use restriction of the portable terminal 80 based on the vehicle presence region determination result C3 received by the control signal receiving unit 87, the moving / stopping state C2 of the vehicle, and the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp. A terminal control unit 82 is included. Here, when it is detected that the vehicle 40 is in the moving state, the mobile terminal control unit 82 performs control so as to limit the use of the mobile terminal 80 and detects that the vehicle 40 is in the stopped state. In this case, the use restriction of the portable terminal 80 is controlled based on the vehicle presence area determination result C3 and the hazard lamp on / off state C4.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a mobile terminal control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile terminal control device 10 that controls use restrictions of a mobile terminal 20 in a vehicle 40, and includes the following components: including. That is, it includes a vehicle presence area determination unit 17 that receives the GPS signal C1, determines whether the vehicle 40 is on the road based on the received GPS signal C1, and outputs the vehicle presence area determination result C2. Moreover, the speed detection part 11 which detects the movement / stop state C2 of a vehicle is included. Moreover, the hazard lamp detection part 19 which detects the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp of the vehicle 40 is included. Furthermore, the control part 12 which controls the use restriction | limiting of the portable terminal 20 based on the movement / stop state C2 of a vehicle, the vehicle presence area | region determination result C3, and the on / off state C4 of a hazard lamp is included. Here, when it is detected that the vehicle 40 is in the moving state, the control unit 12 performs control so as to restrict the use of the mobile terminal 20, and when it is detected that the vehicle 40 is in the stopped state. Controls the use restriction of the portable terminal 20 based on the vehicle presence region determination result C2 and the hazard lamp on / off state C4.

  When it is detected that the vehicle 40 is in a stopped state, the control unit 12 determines that the vehicle 40 is not on the road based on the vehicle presence region determination result C3 or the vehicle 40 is on the road based on the vehicle presence region determination result C3. When the hazard lamps 41a and 41b are detected to be in the on state, it is preferable to perform control so as not to restrict use of the mobile terminal 20.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal control method according to the embodiment of the present invention is a mobile terminal control method for controlling use restrictions of the mobile terminal 20 in the vehicle 40, and includes the following steps. That is, it includes a vehicle presence area determination step S14 that receives the GPS signal C1 and determines whether the vehicle 40 is on the road based on the received GPS signal C1. Further, a vehicle speed detection step S12 for detecting the movement / stop state C2 of the vehicle is included. Moreover, the hazard lamp detection step S16 which detects the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp of the vehicle 40 is included. Moreover, 1st control step S13 which controls so that use of the portable terminal 20 may be restrict | limited when it detects that the vehicle 40 is a movement state in vehicle speed detection step S12 is included. Further, when it is detected in the vehicle speed detection step S12 that the vehicle 40 is in a stopped state, the vehicle presence region determination result C3 in the vehicle presence region determination step S14 and the hazard lamp on / off state in the hazard lamp detection step S16 Based on C4, a second control step S18 for controlling the use restriction of the mobile terminal 20 is included.

  In the second control step S18, if the vehicle 40 is determined not to be on the road in the vehicle presence region determination step S14, or the vehicle 40 is determined to be on the road in the vehicle presence region determination step S14, and a hazard lamp When it is detected in the detection step S16 that the hazard lamp is in the on state (Yes in S16), it is preferable to include a third control step S15 for controlling so as not to limit the use of the mobile terminal 20.

  More preferably, the vehicle presence area determination step S14 determines whether or not the vehicle 40 is on a road by referring to map information of a position corresponding to the GPS signal C1.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
(Configuration of the first embodiment)
A configuration of the mobile terminal control system according to the first embodiment will be described. The mobile terminal control system according to the first embodiment includes a mobile terminal control device 10 and a mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal control system according to the first embodiment is a system for restricting the use of the mobile terminal 20 when the user who owns the mobile terminal 20 is driving the automobile 40.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal control device 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal control device 10 includes a GPS signal receiving unit 16, a vehicle presence area determining unit 17, a map information storage unit 18, a speed detecting unit 11, a hazard lamp detecting unit 19, and a control. Unit 12, control signal transmission unit 13, control signal transmission antenna 14, and GPS signal reception antenna 15.

  The GPS signal receiving unit 16 receives a GPS signal C <b> 1 transmitted by radio waves from the GPS satellite 50 via the GPS receiving antenna 15. The GPS signal receiving unit 16 processes the received GPS signal C1 and outputs it to the vehicle presence region determining unit 17. The vehicle presence area determination unit 17 calculates position information (latitude, longitude, altitude) from the GPS signal C1, and calculates a position on the map based on this and map information obtained from the map information storage unit 18, A vehicle presence area is determined, and a vehicle presence area determination result C3 indicating whether the vehicle presence area is on a road is obtained. And the vehicle presence area determination part 17 outputs the vehicle presence area determination result C3 according to the request | requirement of the control part 12. FIG. When the automobile 40 is on the road, the vehicle presence area determination result C3 is output to 1, and when the automobile 40 is not on the road, the vehicle presence area determination result C3 is output to 0. For example, when the vehicle presence area determination result C3 is 0, the case where the automobile 40 is stopped in the parking lot is included.

  The map information storage unit 18 is a volatile or non-volatile storage device in which map information is stored, and outputs map information according to an instruction from the vehicle presence region determination unit 17.

  The speed detection unit 11 detects the presence or absence of the speed of the automobile 40 using a speed sensor. Moreover, it is also possible to use the GPS signal C1 received by the GPS signal receiver 16 instead of the speed sensor. For example, the speed can be obtained by calculating the movement distance from the position information of the two points where the GPS signal C1 is acquired and dividing this by the acquisition time interval. In the movement / stop state C2 of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1, 1 is output when it is detected that the vehicle is in the moving state, and 0 is output when it is detected that the vehicle is in the stopped state.

  Next, the hazard lamp detection unit 19 detects the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp (41a, 41b in FIG. 4) of the automobile 40. The hazard lamps 41a and 41b are turned on / off by the driver of the vehicle 40 (the user who owns the portable terminal 20) by the hazard lamp switch (42 in FIG. 4). What is necessary is just to comprise so that the on / off state of may be monitored. The hazard lamp detection unit 19 outputs the hazard lamp on / off state C4 in response to a request from the control unit 12. As for the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp, 1 is output when it is detected that the hazard lamp is on, and 0 is output when it is detected that it is off.

  The control unit 12 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and executes control of each component included in the mobile terminal control device 10 when the CPU operates a control program.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 12 controls the use restriction of the portable terminal 20 based on the vehicle movement / stop state C2, the vehicle presence region determination result C3, and the hazard lamp on / off state C4. A control signal is generated (details will be described later). The control signal includes a restriction setting signal C5 that restricts the use of the mobile terminal 20 and a restriction release signal C6 that does not restrict the use of the mobile terminal 20 (that is, cancels the use restriction of the mobile terminal 20).

  The control signal transmission unit 13 receives a control signal transmission instruction from the control unit 12 and outputs the restriction setting signal C5 or the restriction release signal C6 via the control signal transmission antenna 14. The restriction setting signal C5 or restriction release signal C6 transmitted from the control signal transmission antenna 14 is transmitted to the driver's seat of the automobile 40 and its vicinity.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal 20. Here, the case where the user who possesses the portable terminal 20 is sitting in the driver's seat of the automobile 40 is assumed. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 20 includes a control signal receiving antenna 26, a control signal receiving unit 27, a display unit 24, an operation unit 25, a power supply unit 21, a mobile terminal storage unit 23, and a mobile terminal control. A portion 22 is provided.

  The power supply unit 21 supplies power to each component of the mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal control unit 22 includes a CPU (not shown), and executes arithmetic processing and control of each component of the mobile terminal 20. The portable terminal storage unit 23 is a volatile or nonvolatile storage device that stores program data, image data, and the like. The display unit 24 is a display device that outputs program data and image data processed by the mobile terminal control unit 22. The operation unit 25 receives an input from the user and outputs the input to the portable terminal control unit 22. For example, the portable terminal control unit 22 writes and reads data to and from the portable terminal storage unit 23 based on information input from the operation unit 25. Further, the data is calculated and the result is displayed on the display unit 24.

  The control signal receiving unit 27 receives the restriction setting signal C5 or the restriction releasing signal C6 transmitted from the mobile terminal control device 10 via the control signal receiving antenna 26. Then, the received restriction setting signal C5 or restriction release signal C6 is output to the mobile terminal control unit 22. And the portable terminal control part 22 controls operation | movement of each component according to the restriction | limiting setting signal C5 or the restriction | limiting cancellation | release signal C6. When the portable terminal control unit 22 inputs the restriction setting signal C5, control is performed so as to restrict the use of the portable terminal 20. On the other hand, when the restriction release signal C6 is input, control is performed so as not to restrict the use of the mobile terminal (that is, to release the use restriction).

  For example, when the portable terminal control unit 22 inputs the restriction setting signal C5, the function of the operation unit 25 is stopped so that a user operation is not accepted. When the portable terminal control unit 22 inputs the restriction release signal C6, the function of the operation unit 25 described above is restored.

  In addition, data (STATUS_USAGE) indicating the use-restricted state of the mobile terminal 20 is made resident in the mobile terminal storage unit 23 in FIG. 2, and the mobile terminal control unit 22 performs control while monitoring STATUS_USAGE. Good. Specifically, STATUS_USAGE in a state where usage restrictions are not applied is set to 0, and STATUS_USAGE in a state where usage restrictions are applied is set to 1. Then, when STATUS_USAGE = 0, when the control setting signal C5 is received, it is changed to STATUS_USEAGE = 1, and the use of the portable terminal 20 is restricted. In addition, when STATUS_USAGE = 1, when the control release signal C6 is received, it is changed to STATUS_USAGE = 0, and the use restriction of the mobile terminal 20 is released. In this way, control can be performed only when it is desired to change the use restriction state.

  FIG. 4 is an external view showing the installation of the mobile terminal control device 10 in the automobile 40. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal control device 10 is installed on the ceiling directly above the driver's seat, and when a control signal (C5 or C6) is transmitted, a control signal is sent to the driver's seat and the vicinity thereof. Send concentrically. When the mobile terminal 20 receives this control signal, the operation of the mobile terminal 20 is restricted or released.

  Next, the control unit 12 of the mobile terminal control device 10 of FIG. 1 performs the restriction setting signal C5 based on the vehicle movement / stop state C2, the vehicle presence region determination result C3, and the hazard lamp on / off state C4. Details of generating the restriction release signal C6 will be described.

  The conventional system does not distinguish between whether the car 40 is in a paused state, such as waiting for a signal, waiting for a crossing, or in a traffic jam, or in a parking lot. The use restriction of the terminal 20 is not properly performed. Therefore, the present invention determines whether the automobile 40 is temporarily stopped or completely stopped as shown below, and in the case of the temporary stop, the use restriction on the mobile terminal 20 is continued, In this case, it is realized to perform control so as to release the use restriction on the mobile terminal 20.

  In this specification, when the operation of the portable terminal is started during the stop, there is a possibility that the movement of the vehicle may be resumed in the middle of the operation when it is stopped due to waiting for a signal, waiting for a crossing, or traffic jam. The case is called “pause”. In addition, when the mobile terminal is stopped while it is stopped at a parking lot, road shoulder, roadside belt, etc., when there is no possibility of resuming the movement of the vehicle during the operation, I will say.

  In FIG. 1, when the speed detection unit 11 detects a speed (that is, when the moving / stop state C2 of the vehicle is in the moving state and C2 = 1), the control unit 12 sends the mobile terminal to the control signal transmission unit 13. The transmission of the restriction setting signal C5 for restricting the operation of 20 is instructed.

  Further, when the speed detection unit 11 detects the stop of the automobile (that is, when the vehicle movement / stop state C2 is in the stop state and C2 = 0), the control unit 12 sends the vehicle presence area determination unit 17 to the vehicle. The existence area determination result C3 is acquired. When the vehicle presence area determination result C3 = 0 (that is, when the vehicle 40 is not on the road), the vehicle 40 is determined to be in a “complete stop” state in a parking lot that has been safely stopped, and a control signal is transmitted. An instruction to send a restriction release signal C6 for releasing the use restriction of the mobile terminal 20 is given to the unit 13.

  On the other hand, when the vehicle presence region determination result C3 = 1 (that is, when the vehicle 40 is on the road), the automobile 40 is in a state of being stopped on a general road or an expressway. In this case, the control unit 12 further acquires the on / off state C4 of the hazard lamp by the hazard lamp detection unit 19. Here, if the hazard lamp is off (that is, when C4 = 0), it is determined that the automobile 40 is in a “pause” state due to waiting for a signal, a crossing, a traffic jam, and the like, and the mobile terminal 20 is restricted in use. It stays on.

  On the other hand, if the hazard lamp is on (that is, when C4 = 1), it is determined that the vehicle is stopped at the shoulder or roadside zone on the road and is in the “complete stop” state. Therefore, as in the case where the automobile 40 is not on the road, the control unit 12 issues a transmission instruction for the restriction release signal C6 for releasing the use restriction of the portable terminal 20 to the control signal transmission unit 13.

(Operation of the first embodiment)
Next, the operation of the mobile terminal control system according to the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal control device 10 of the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, first, when the engine of the automobile 40 is turned on, the portable terminal control device 10 is operated, and the speed detection unit 11 starts detecting the speed (step S11). When the driver (user of the portable terminal 20) starts driving the automobile 40 and the automobile 40 has speed, step S12 is determined as No, and the restriction setting signal for restricting the operation of the portable terminal 20 from the portable terminal control device 10 C5 is transmitted (step S13). When the portable terminal 20 possessed by the driving driver receives the restriction setting signal C5, the portable terminal control unit 22 restricts the operation of the portable terminal 20.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, a case is considered where the automobile 40 moves from the driving state to the parking lot 60 and stops. In FIG. 5, an automobile 40 a indicates a running automobile, and an automobile 40 b indicates an automobile stopped at the parking lot 60. The GPS satellite 50 transmits a GPS signal, and the vehicle 40a and the vehicle 40b receive this signal, whereby the respective vehicle existence areas are determined. Since the automobile 40a is on the road, C3 = 1, and since the automobile 40b is not on the road, C3 = 0.

  Next, returning to the flowchart of FIG. When the automobile 40 moves to the parking lot 60 and stops, it is determined Yes in step S12. Next, it is determined by the vehicle presence area determination part 17 whether the motor vehicle 40 exists on a road (step S14). Since the automobile 40 exists in the parking lot 60, it is determined No in step S14. Then, the restriction release signal C6 for releasing the use restriction of the portable terminal 20 is transmitted from the portable terminal control device 10 (step S15). Here, when the portable terminal 20 possessed by the driver of the automobile 40 stopped at the parking lot 60 receives this restriction release signal C6, the use restriction of the portable terminal 20 is released by the portable terminal control unit 22.

  Next, when it is determined Yes in step S14, that is, when the automobile 40 stops on the road, this stop is in a “pause” state due to waiting for a signal, waiting for a crossing, traffic jams, etc. The hazard lamps (41a-b) of the automobile 40 are used in order to determine whether the vehicle is “completely stopped”. When the hazard lamps 41a to 41b are on (when Step S16 is Yes), it is determined that the automobile 40 is in the “complete stop” state, and the use restriction of the mobile terminal 20 is released at Step S15.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the automobile 40 moves to the roadside belt 61 and stops as described above. The automobile 40a is a running automobile, and the automobile 40c is a roadside belt 61 that is stopped while blinking the hazard lamps 41a and 41b. If it is determined from the GPS signal C1 received from the GPS satellite 50 that the vehicle presence area of the automobile 40c is on the road, the hazard lamps 41a to 41b of the automobile 40c are on, and thus the use restriction of the mobile terminal 20 is restricted. It will be released.

  Next, returning to the flowchart of FIG. If the hazard lamps 41a-b are off (No in step S16), it is determined that the automobile 40 is in the “pause” state. In this case, since there is a possibility of resuming driving, it is not preferable to remove the restriction on use of the mobile terminal 20. Therefore, the limit setting signal C5 is transmitted (step S17). Note that when the traveling state is changed to the “pause” state as described above, since the restriction setting signal C5 has already been transmitted and the use restriction has been applied in the traveling state, step S17 is performed. It does not have to be done.

  Next, the effect of the first embodiment will be described. According to the mobile terminal control system of the first embodiment of the present invention, it is determined whether the stop state of the automobile is “pause” or “complete stop”, and the use restriction of the mobile terminal is controlled. ing. Thereby, in the “pause” state, it is possible to prevent the use restriction of the mobile terminal from being released.

  In addition, when it is determined that “completely stopped”, the use restriction can be immediately released, and thus loss of convenience inherent in the mobile terminal due to excessive restriction can be avoided.

  Further, when stopping at the road shoulder or roadside belt, the hazard lamp ON / OFF state is incorporated in the discrimination between “temporary stop” and “complete stop”. For this reason, in order for the driver to operate the portable terminal on the road shoulder or the roadside belt, it is required to blink the hazard lamp. As a result, the hazard lamp blinking of cars that are stopped on the shoulders and roadside belts will proceed and other drivers will notice that the hazard lamp blinking cars are not `` pause '' but `` completely stop '' Since it is immediately known that it is possible, the effect of promoting traffic fluidity is also expected.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As can be seen by comparing FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 with FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 of the first embodiment, in the second embodiment, the mobile terminal control device 70 has a vehicle movement / stop state C2, vehicle presence area, The determination result C3 and the generation of the hazard lamp on / off state C4 are performed, and the control signals (C1, C2, C3) are transmitted by the control signal transmission unit 73. On the other hand, in the portable terminal 80, the control signal receiving unit 87 receives the C2, C3, and C4, and the process of generating the restriction setting signal C5 and the restriction releasing signal C6 from the C2, C3, and C4 is performed by the portable terminal control unit. 82 is performed. About others, it is the same as that of 1st Embodiment, and attaches | subjects the same referential mark as FIG. 1, FIG.

  The mobile terminal control system of the second embodiment is merely a part of the function of the control unit 12 of the first embodiment transferred to the mobile terminal control unit 82, and the mobile terminal control system of the first embodiment. Works as well. Therefore, the portable terminal control system of the second embodiment can obtain the same effects as the portable terminal control system of the first embodiment.

  In the first and second embodiments, some of the constituent elements of the mobile terminal control device 10 may be those provided in advance in the automobile as a general function. For example, you may comprise the map information storage part 18 so that the data of a car navigation system may be referred. The GPS signal receiving unit 16 may be configured to use a GPS signal received by the car navigation system.

  Moreover, you may provide the installation place of the portable terminal control apparatus 10 not in the ceiling of a driver's seat but in the handle | steering-wheel vicinity, for example.

  In addition, each step of the flowchart of FIG. 3 which shows operation | movement of 1st Embodiment is calculated or controlled by the program which CPU of the control part 12 performs. The program can be downloaded via a network or updated using a storage medium storing the program.

  In the case of the second embodiment, as described above, a part of the flowchart of FIG. 3 is calculated or controlled by a program executed by the CPU of the mobile terminal control unit 82. The program can be downloaded via a network or updated using a storage medium storing the program.

  The present invention can be applied to a mobile terminal control system that restricts the operation of a mobile terminal while driving a vehicle. The mobile terminal control system includes a mobile terminal control device that is installed in a vehicle and controls a driver's mobile terminal, and a driver's mobile terminal. According to the mobile terminal control system of the present invention, it is possible to prevent accidents due to operation of the mobile terminal during driving, and to cancel the use restriction of the mobile terminal when the vehicle is completely stopped, thereby ensuring the convenience of the mobile terminal. .

  Note that, within the scope of the entire disclosure (including claims and drawings) of the present invention, the embodiments can be changed and adjusted based on the basic technical concept. Various combinations or selections of various disclosed elements (including each element of each claim, each element of each embodiment, each element of each drawing, etc.) are possible within the scope of the claims of the present invention. . That is, the present invention naturally includes various variations and modifications that could be made by those skilled in the art according to the entire disclosure including the claims and the drawings, and the technical idea.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 70: Portable terminal control apparatus 11: Speed detection part 12, 72: Control part 13, 73: Control signal transmission part 14: Control signal transmission antenna 15: GPS signal reception antenna 16: GPS signal reception part 17: Vehicle presence area Determination unit 18: Map information storage unit 19: Hazard lamp detection unit 20, 80: Mobile terminal 21: Power supply unit 22, 82: Mobile terminal control unit 23: Mobile terminal storage unit 24: Display unit 25: Operation unit 26: Control signal Receiving antennas 27, 87: Control signal receiving units 40, 40a, 40b, 40c: Automobile (vehicle)
41a, 41b: Hazard lamp 42: Hazard lamp switch 50: GPS satellite 60: Parking lot 61: Roadside band C1: GPS signal C2: Vehicle movement / stop state C3: Vehicle presence area determination result C4: Hazard lamp on / off State C5: Limit setting signal C6: Limit release signal

Claims (10)

A portable terminal control system comprising: a portable terminal; and a portable terminal control device that controls use restriction of the portable terminal in a vehicle,
The portable terminal control device
A vehicle presence area determination unit that receives a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal, determines whether the vehicle is on a road based on the received GPS signal, and outputs a vehicle presence area determination result;
A speed detection unit for detecting a movement / stop state of the vehicle;
A hazard lamp detector for detecting an on / off state of the hazard lamp of the vehicle;
A control unit that controls the use restriction of the mobile terminal based on the movement / stop state of the vehicle, the vehicle presence region determination result, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp,
The controller is
When it is detected that the vehicle is in a moving state, control is performed so as to restrict the use of the mobile terminal,
When it is detected that the vehicle is in a stopped state, use restriction of the portable terminal is controlled based on the vehicle presence area determination result and the on / off state of the hazard lamp. Mobile terminal control system. When it is detected that the vehicle is stopped,
The controller is
If the vehicle is not on the road according to the vehicle presence area determination result,
Alternatively, when the vehicle presence area determination result detects that the vehicle is on a road and the hazard lamp is on, control is performed so as not to restrict use of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal control system according to claim 1. The portable terminal control device further includes a map information storage unit,
The vehicle existence area determination unit determines whether the vehicle is on a road by referring to data in the map information storage unit corresponding to the GPS signal. The portable terminal control system described.   The mobile terminal control system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the speed detection unit detects a movement / stop state of the vehicle based on the GPS signal. A portable terminal control system comprising: a portable terminal; and a portable terminal control device that controls use restriction of the portable terminal in a vehicle,
The portable terminal control device
A vehicle presence area determination unit that receives a GPS signal, determines whether the vehicle is on a road based on the received GPS signal, and outputs a vehicle presence area determination result;
A speed detection unit for detecting a movement / stop state of the vehicle;
A hazard lamp detector for detecting an on / off state of the hazard lamp of the vehicle;
A control signal transmission unit that transmits the vehicle presence region determination result, the movement / stop state of the vehicle, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp to the mobile terminal;
The portable terminal is
A control signal receiving unit that receives the vehicle presence region determination result transmitted by the control signal transmitting unit, a movement / stop state of the vehicle, and an on / off state of the hazard lamp;
Mobile terminal control for controlling use restrictions of the mobile terminal based on the vehicle presence area determination result received by the control signal receiving unit, the movement / stop state of the vehicle, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp And comprising
The portable terminal control unit
When it is detected that the vehicle is in a moving state, control is performed so as to restrict the use of the mobile terminal,
When it is detected that the vehicle is in a stopped state, use restriction of the portable terminal is controlled based on the vehicle presence area determination result and the on / off state of the hazard lamp. Mobile terminal control system. A mobile terminal control device for controlling restrictions on use of a mobile terminal in a vehicle,
A vehicle presence area determination unit that receives a GPS signal, determines whether the vehicle is on a road based on the received GPS signal, and outputs a vehicle presence area determination result;
A speed detection unit for detecting a movement / stop state of the vehicle;
A hazard lamp detector for detecting an on / off state of the hazard lamp of the vehicle;
A control unit that controls the use restriction of the mobile terminal based on the movement / stop state of the vehicle, the vehicle presence region determination result, and the on / off state of the hazard lamp,
The controller is
When it is detected that the vehicle is in a moving state, control is performed so as to restrict the use of the mobile terminal,
When it is detected that the vehicle is in a stopped state, use restriction of the portable terminal is controlled based on the vehicle presence area determination result and the on / off state of the hazard lamp. Mobile terminal control device. When it is detected that the vehicle is stopped,
The controller is
If the vehicle is not on the road according to the vehicle presence area determination result,
Alternatively, when the vehicle presence area determination result detects that the vehicle is on a road and the hazard lamp is on, control is performed so as not to restrict use of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal control device according to claim 6. A mobile terminal control method for controlling use restrictions of a mobile terminal in a vehicle,
A vehicle presence region determination step of receiving a GPS signal and determining whether the vehicle is on a road based on the received GPS signal;
A vehicle speed detecting step for detecting a movement / stop state of the vehicle;
A hazard lamp detection step for detecting an on / off state of the hazard lamp of the vehicle;
A first control step for controlling to limit use of the mobile terminal when the vehicle is detected to be in a moving state in the vehicle speed detection step;
When it is detected that the vehicle is stopped in the vehicle speed detection step,
A second control step for controlling use restriction of the mobile terminal based on a vehicle presence region determination result in the vehicle presence region determination step and an on / off state of the hazard lamp in the hazard lamp detection step; A portable terminal control method comprising: The second control step includes
If the vehicle is not on the road in the vehicle presence area determination step,
Alternatively, the use of the portable terminal is not restricted when the vehicle is determined to be on the road in the vehicle presence area determination step and the hazard lamp is detected to be in the on state in the hazard lamp detection step. The mobile terminal control method according to claim 8, further comprising a third control step of controlling the mobile terminal.   The mobile vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the vehicle presence region determination step determines whether or not the vehicle is on a road by referring to map information of a position corresponding to the GPS signal. Terminal control method.

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