JP2021081827A - Control device and control system - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve convenience of a user who uses a vehicle.SOLUTION: A control device 100 includes: a communication section 110 for receiving accounting completion information which is to be transmitted in accounting from an accounting terminal (user terminal 20) to be used in the accounting and indicates completion of the accounting; and a control section 120 for performing preparation control related to preparation of a departure of a vehicle 10 when the communication section 110 receives accounting completion information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to control devices and control systems.

In recent years, for the purpose of improving user convenience, a technique related to automatic control of a vehicle such as automatically traveling the vehicle has been proposed. For example, as a technique related to automatic control of a vehicle, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a technique for automatically parking has been proposed. By using such a technique, the convenience of the user at the time of parking can be improved.

JP-A-2019-127132

However, the conventional technology for automatic control of a vehicle has not sufficiently made a proposal for improving the convenience of the user at the time of departure of the vehicle, and there is room for improving the convenience of the user who uses the vehicle. there were.

Therefore, in view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a control device and a control system capable of improving the convenience of a user who uses a vehicle.

In order to solve the above problems, the control device of the present invention has a communication unit that receives accounting completion information indicating the completion of accounting transmitted at the time of accounting from an accounting terminal used for accounting, and a communication unit that receives accounting completion information. It is provided with a control unit that executes preparatory control regarding preparation for departure of the vehicle when received by.

As a preparatory control, the control unit may drive the vehicle so as to approach the place where the accounting was performed and then stop the vehicle.

As a preparatory control, the control unit may change the seat arrangement of the vehicle based on the information on the number of people included in the accounting completion information.

As a preparatory control, the control unit may change the seat arrangement of the vehicle based on the information regarding the purchased item included in the accounting completion information.

As a preparatory control, the control unit may control the locked state of the vehicle based on the information regarding the purchased item included in the accounting completion information.

As a preparatory control, the control unit may display a destination candidate according to the information about the purchased item included in the accounting completion information on the vehicle navigation device.

As a preparatory control, the control unit may set the destination in the vehicle navigation device at home.

The control unit may drive the air conditioner of the vehicle as a preparatory control.

The control unit may allow or disallow preparatory control depending on where the accounting was done.

In order to solve the above problems, the control system of the present invention includes a vehicle equipped with a control device, an accounting terminal used for accounting and transmitting accounting completion information indicating the completion of accounting to the vehicle at the time of accounting. The control device includes a communication unit that receives the accounting completion information, and a control unit that executes preparatory control regarding preparation for departure of the vehicle when the accounting completion information is received by the communication unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user who uses the vehicle.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the schematic structure of the control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the process concerning the preparatory control performed by the control device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of how the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention travels by preparation control so that it approaches a store which is an accounting place. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the arrangement of the seat of the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the positional relationship between a vehicle and a user when the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention is unlocked by preparatory control.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, other specific numerical values, etc. shown in the embodiment are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are designated by the same reference numerals to omit duplicate description, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not shown. To do.

<Control system configuration>
The configuration of the control system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the control system 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control system 1 includes a vehicle 10 on which the control device 100 is mounted, a user terminal 20, and a store terminal 30. The control system 1 is a system for preparing for the departure of the vehicle 10 in advance after the user who uses the vehicle 10 makes a payment at the store and before the user gets on the vehicle 10.

In the following, the case where the user terminal 20 corresponds to an example of an accounting terminal according to the present invention (that is, a terminal used for accounting and transmitting accounting completion information indicating the completion of accounting to the vehicle 10 at the time of accounting) is used. As described above, the accounting terminal according to the present invention may be a terminal other than the user terminal 20. For example, the store terminal 30 may transmit the accounting completion information to the vehicle 10 at the time of accounting, in which case the store terminal 30 corresponds to an example of the accounting terminal according to the present invention.

The user terminal 20 is a smartphone carried by a user of the vehicle 10 (specifically, an occupant such as a driver). The user terminal 20 can perform accounting by communicating with the store terminal 30 installed in the store at the time of accounting at a store such as a restaurant.

For example, the user's credit card information is registered in the user terminal 20, and the credit card information is transmitted from the user terminal 20 to the store terminal 30 at the time of accounting. Then, the store terminal 30 communicates with the server of the settlement company to perform credit settlement. The accounting by communication between the user terminal 20 and the store terminal 30 is not particularly limited to the above method, and for example, even if the accounting is performed using the electronic money charged in advance in the user terminal 20. Good.

Here, identification information for identifying the user's vehicle 10 is registered in the user terminal 20, and the user terminal 20 transmits various information to the vehicle 10 (specifically, the control device 100 of the vehicle 10). It can be sent. For example, the user terminal 20 has a function as a smart key of the vehicle 10, and by using the identification information of the vehicle 10 registered in the user terminal 20 in order to realize the function, the vehicle 10 can be used. It can communicate with the control device 100 as appropriate. The user terminal 20 and the control device 100 of the vehicle 10 can communicate with each other via, for example, a wireless communication network 9.

As described above, the user terminal 20 corresponds to an example of the accounting terminal according to the present invention, and transmits accounting completion information indicating the completion of accounting to the vehicle 10 at the time of accounting. For example, the user terminal 20 transmits the accounting completion information to the vehicle 10 when it is determined that the accounting is completed based on the communication result with the store terminal 30.

The accounting completion information transmitted from the user terminal 20 at the time of accounting may include various information related to accounting. For example, the accounting completion information includes information indicating the place where the accounting was performed (hereinafter, also referred to as the accounting place) and information on the number of people (specifically, services corresponding to the accounting (for example, provision of food and drink at a restaurant)). It may include information about the purchased item (for example, the type, number and size of the purchased item), or information indicating the time when the checkout was performed (hereinafter, also referred to as the checkout time).

Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which the user terminal 20 is a smartphone, the user terminal 20 may be an information processing terminal other than the smartphone (for example, a tablet terminal or a smart key).

The vehicle 10 includes a navigation device 15, an air conditioner 16, and a control device 100. The navigation device 15 and the air conditioner 16 correspond to an example of a control target in the preparation control (that is, the control related to the preparation for departure of the vehicle 10) executed by the control device 100, as will be described later.

The navigation device 15 is a device that guides a route from the current position of the vehicle 10 to a destination desired by the user in response to an input operation by the user. Further, the navigation device 15 has a function of visually displaying information, and various information related to route guidance (for example, the current position of the vehicle 10, the traveling route to be guided, the position of the destination, the current position of the vehicle 10). The distance on the travel route from the position to the destination and the arrival time to the destination, etc.) are displayed.

The air conditioner 16 adjusts the temperature of the air inside the vehicle interior of the vehicle 10 (that is, the air temperature inside the vehicle interior). Specifically, the air conditioner 16 raises or cools the air in the vehicle interior by blowing air into the vehicle interior.

The control device 100 controls the operation of each device in the vehicle 10. For example, the control device 100 appropriately changes in the execution of the CPU (Central Processing Unit), which is an arithmetic processing unit, the ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a storage element that stores programs and arithmetic parameters used by the CPU, and the CPU. It includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) and the like, which are storage elements for temporarily storing parameters and the like.

Further, the control device 100 communicates with each device in the vehicle 10. Communication between the control device 100 and each device is realized by using, for example, CAN (Control Area Network) communication.

The function of the control device 100 according to the present embodiment may be partially divided by a plurality of control devices, or the plurality of functions may be realized by one control device. When the function of the control device 100 is partially divided by a plurality of control devices, the plurality of control devices may be connected to each other via a communication bus such as CAN.

The control device 100 includes, for example, a communication unit 110 and a control unit 120, as shown in FIG.

The communication unit 110 communicates with the user terminal 20. Specifically, the communication unit 110 receives the accounting completion information transmitted from the user terminal 20, and outputs the acquired information to the control unit 120.

The control unit 120 outputs control signals to various devices in the vehicle 10. Thereby, the operation of various devices in the vehicle 10 is controlled. Specifically, the control unit 120 executes preparatory control regarding preparation for departure of the vehicle 10 by controlling the operation of various devices in the vehicle 10.

Here, the control unit 120 executes the preparation control when the communication unit 110 receives the accounting completion information transmitted from the user terminal 20 at the time of accounting. As a result, the user who uses the vehicle 10 can prepare for the departure of the vehicle 10 in advance by the time he / she gets on the vehicle 10 for departure after making the payment at the store. Therefore, for example, it is possible to reduce the time and effort of the user when he / she gets on the vehicle 10 and departs after the checkout. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user who uses the vehicle 10. Details of such processing related to preparatory control performed by the control device 100 will be described later.

<Operation of control device>
Subsequently, the operation of the control device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing related to preparatory control performed by the control device 100. Specifically, the control flow shown in FIG. 2 is executed by the control unit 120 of the control device 100 when the vehicle 10 is parked.

When the control flow shown in FIG. 2 is started, first, in step S501, the control unit 120 determines whether or not the accounting completion information has been received by the communication unit 110. If it is determined that the accounting completion information has been received (step S501 / YES), the process proceeds to step S503. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the accounting completion information has been received (step S501 / NO), the determination process of step S501 is repeated.

If YES is determined in step S501, the control unit 120 executes the preparatory control, and the control flow shown in FIG. 2 ends.

The preparation control executed by the control unit 120 may be any control related to the preparation for departure of the vehicle 10, and may include various controls. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, various examples of the preparation control include the preparation control of the standby position of the vehicle 10, the preparation control of the seat arrangement, the preparation control of the locked state of the vehicle 10, and the preparation control of the navigation device 15. , And the preparatory control of the air conditioner 16 will be described in this order.

[Preparation control of vehicle standby position]
The preparatory control of the standby position of the vehicle 10 is a control for reducing the time and effort for the user to walk to the standby position of the vehicle 10 in order to get on the vehicle 10 after the checkout.

As a preparatory control for the standby position of the vehicle 10, the control unit 120 specifically drives the vehicle 10 so as to approach the checkout location and then stops the vehicle 10. By moving the standby position of the vehicle 10 in this way, it is possible to reduce the distance that the user walks to the standby position of the vehicle 10 after the checkout. From the viewpoint of effectively reducing the time and effort for the user to walk to the standby position of the vehicle 10, the control unit 120 may drive the vehicle 10 to a position as close as possible to the entrance of the store, which is the accounting place, in the preparation control. preferable.

The control for running and stopping the vehicle 10 is specifically realized by controlling the driving force, the braking force, and the steering angle of the vehicle 10 by controlling the operation of each device in the vehicle 10. For example, the control unit 120 can control the driving force of the vehicle 10 by controlling the operation of the driving source (for example, a driving motor or an engine) of the vehicle 10. Further, for example, the control unit 120 can control the braking force of the vehicle 10 by controlling the operation of the brake hydraulic pressure control unit that can adjust the brake hydraulic pressure in the braking device that applies the braking force to the wheels. Further, for example, the control unit 120 can control the steering angle of the vehicle 10 by controlling the operation of the steering mechanism of the vehicle 10.

Specifically, the control device 100 can specify the current position of the vehicle 10 by, for example, acquiring a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal, and stores map data in advance. Then, the stop target position in the preparation control (for example, the position P2 in the example of FIG. 3 described later) is registered in advance in association with the accounting place on the map data. As a result, the control unit 120 can move the vehicle 10 to the stop target position by referring to the current position of the vehicle 10 and the stop target position on the map data.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an example of how the vehicle 10 travels so as to approach the store 41, which is the accounting place, by preparatory control.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the accounting by the user is performed at the store 41 in a state where the vehicle 10 is parked at the position P1 in the parking lot 42 arranged side by side with the store 41. When the user makes a payment at the store 41, the payment completion information is transmitted from the user terminal 20 to the vehicle 10 in the parking lot 42. Then, using the receipt of the accounting completion information by the communication unit 110 as a trigger, the control unit 120 drives the vehicle 10 to the position P2 near the entrance 41a of the store 41, which is the accounting place, as a preparatory control, and then travels the vehicle 10. Stop the car.

When the above preparation control is executed, the vehicle 10 automatically travels from the position P1 in the parking lot 42 to the position P2 near the entrance 41a of the store 41 as shown by the alternate long and short dash arrow in FIG. , Stop at position P2 and stand by. As a result, the standby position of the vehicle 10 when the user gets on the vehicle 10 after the checkout can be moved from the position P1 in the parking lot 42 to the position P2 near the entrance 41a of the store 41. Therefore, since the distance that the user walks to the standby position of the vehicle 10 after the checkout can be reduced, the time and effort to walk to the standby position of the vehicle 10 can be reduced.

[Preparation control for seat placement]
The seat arrangement preparation control is a control for reducing the time and effort for the user to change the seat arrangement of the vehicle 10 after getting on the vehicle 10 after accounting.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an example of the arrangement of the seats 11 of the vehicle 10. In FIG. 4, the traveling direction of the vehicle 10 is the forward direction, the opposite direction to the traveling direction is the rear direction, and the left side and the right side in the state of facing the traveling direction are shown as the left direction and the right direction, respectively. There is.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, six seats 11 are arranged in three rows in the vehicle 10. In the first row (the frontmost row), seats 11a and 11b are provided adjacent to each other on the left and right sides. In the second row (the row behind the first row), seats 11c and 11d are provided adjacent to each other on the left and right sides. In the third row (the rearmost row), seats 11e and 11f are provided adjacent to each other on the left and right sides. Here, the arrangement of the seats 11e and 11f in the third row can be changed. Specifically, when the seats 11e and 11f are installed on the center side of the vehicle 10 in the left-right direction so that a person can be seated in the seats 11e and 11f (that is, in a state where they can be seated), the solid line is shown in FIG. Is indicated by. On the other hand, the case where the seats 11e and 11f are folded and moved to the right end and the left end in the vehicle 10 so that no one can sit in the seats 11e and 11f is shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.

The control unit 120 changes the arrangement of the seats 11 based on the information regarding the number of people included in the accounting completion information, for example, as the preparatory control for the arrangement of the seats 11. For example, when the control unit 120 has insufficient number of seats 11 that can be seated with respect to the number of people accounted for (that is, the number of people in the group who received the service corresponding to the accounting) in the preparation control. In addition, the arrangement of the seats 11 is changed so that the number of seats 11 that can be seated is equal to or greater than the number of people accounted for.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, when the seats 11e and 11f are folded as shown by the alternate long and short dash line before the checkout, the seat 11 (specifically, the seat 11a) is in a seatable state. , 11b, 11c, 11d) is four. Here, when the number of accounting persons is 5, the control unit 120 installs the seats 11e and 11f on the center side in the left-right direction in the vehicle 10 as preparatory control, as shown by the solid line in FIG. Make it possible to sit down. As a result, it is possible to reduce the time and effort for the user to change the arrangement of the seats 11 according to the number of occupants in order to solve the shortage of the seats 11 that can be seated after the checkout.

In the above, as an example of changing the arrangement of the seats 11 based on the information on the number of people included in the accounting completion information, the seats 11 are arranged so that the number of seats 11 that can be seated is equal to or more than the accounting number. Although the example of changing the arrangement has been described, the control unit 120 may change, for example, the front-rear position of the seat 11 according to the number of people accounting. For example, when the number of people accounting is 4, it is assumed that the seats 11e and 11f in the third row are not used. Therefore, the control unit 120 has seats 11c and 11d in the second row and the number of people accounting is 5. Move backward from the position where is. As a result, the space that can be used by the users of the seats 11c and 11d in the second row can be expanded, so that the comfort of the users can be improved. Therefore, as described above, as a preparatory control, the front and rear positions of the seats 11 are changed according to the number of passengers, so that the user changes the arrangement of the seats 11 according to the number of occupants in order to improve the comfort after the checkout. The labor can be reduced.

Further, as a preparatory control for the arrangement of the seats 11, the control unit 120 sets the arrangement of the seats 11 based on, for example, information on purchased items included in the accounting completion information (for example, at least one of the number and size of purchased items). Change. Here, when the number of purchased items is excessively large, or when the purchased items include large items, the luggage compartment space, which is a space that can be used as a luggage compartment in the vehicle 10, is insufficient for the purchased items. Situations can occur. For example, the control unit 120 predicts whether or not the luggage compartment space is insufficient for the purchased product based on the information about the purchased product, and when it is predicted that the luggage compartment space is insufficient for the purchased product, the luggage compartment The arrangement of the seats 11 is changed so that the space is expanded.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, when the seats 11e and 11f are installed on the center side in the left-right direction in the vehicle 10 as shown by the solid line before the checkout, the luggage compartment space on the rear side in the vehicle 10 is installed. Is the space A1 behind the seats 11e and 11f in the third row. Here, when the control unit 120 predicts that the luggage space is insufficient for the purchased item, the seats 11e and 11f are folded to the right end and the left end in the vehicle 10 as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. Move each. As a result, the luggage compartment space on the rear side in the vehicle 10 can be expanded to the space A2 in which the space in which the seats 11e and 11f are seated is added to the space A1. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and effort for the user to change the arrangement of the seats 11 in order to solve the shortage of the luggage compartment space after the checkout.

[Preparatory control of the locked state of the vehicle]
The preparatory control of the locked state of the vehicle 10 is a control for reducing the time and effort required to unlock the vehicle 10 when the user gets on the vehicle 10 after accounting.

As a preparatory control for the locked state of the vehicle 10, the control unit 120 specifically includes information on the purchased items included in the accounting completion information of the locked state of the vehicle 10 (for example, at least one of the number and size of the purchased items). Control based on. Here, when the number of purchased items is excessively large, or when the purchased items include large items, for example, the user unlocks the lock because both hands of the user are blocked by the purchased items. For example, a situation may occur in which it is difficult to perform an unlocking operation using a smart key or an unlocking operation involving an operation of bringing a hand close to the door of the vehicle 10. For example, when the control unit 120 predicts whether or not it is difficult for the user to perform the unlocking operation based on the information about the purchased product, and it is expected that it is difficult for the user to perform the unlocking operation. In addition, the vehicle 10 is unlocked without the user's unlocking operation. Specifically, when it is expected that it is difficult for the user to perform the unlocking operation, the control unit 120 unlocks the vehicle 10 triggered by the user approaching the vehicle 10 within a set distance. ..

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an example of the positional relationship between the vehicle 10 and the user when the vehicle 10 is unlocked by the preparatory control.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the accounting by the user is performed in the store 41 in a state where the vehicle 10 is parked in the parking lot 42 arranged side by side in the store 41. When the user makes a payment at the store 41, the payment completion information is transmitted from the user terminal 20 to the vehicle 10 in the parking lot 42. Then, with the receipt of the accounting completion information by the communication unit 110 as a trigger, the control unit 120 first determines whether or not it is difficult for the user to perform the unlocking operation as information on the purchased item as preparatory control. Predict based on. Then, when it is expected that it is difficult for the user to perform the unlocking operation, the control unit 120 sets a condition that the user approaches within the set distance D1 from the vehicle 10 as a condition for unlocking the vehicle 10. To do.

After that, for example, as shown by the alternate long and short dash arrow in FIG. 5, when the user who went out of the store 41 from the entrance 41a of the store 41 after the checkout moves from the vehicle 10 to the position P3 in the area A3 within the set distance D1. , The control unit 120 unlocks the vehicle 10. As a result, when a situation occurs in which it is difficult for the user to perform the unlocking operation due to, for example, both hands of the user being blocked by the purchased item, the vehicle 10 is opened without the unlocking operation by the user. It can be unlocked. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to unlock the vehicle 10 after accounting.

[Preparation control of navigation device]
The preparatory control of the navigation device 15 is a control for reducing the time and effort for the user to operate the navigation device 15 after getting on the vehicle 10 after accounting.

As the preparatory control of the navigation device 15, the control unit 120 causes the navigation device 15 to display, for example, a destination candidate according to the information about the purchased item (for example, the type of the purchased item) included in the accounting completion information. For example, when the type of the purchased item is sports equipment, the control unit 120 causes the navigation device 15 to display the sports practice field corresponding to the purchased sports equipment as a candidate for the destination. In this case, it is preferable to preferentially display the candidate of the destination closest to the current position of the vehicle 10 on the navigation device 15. Here, after accounting, the user may wish to navigate to a destination according to information about the purchased item (for example, the type of purchased item). Therefore, as described above, by displaying the destination candidate according to the information about the purchased item on the navigation device 15 as the preparatory control, after the user gets on the vehicle 10 after the checkout, the destination in the navigation device 15 It is possible to reduce the trouble of setting the destination according to the information about the purchased item.

Further, the control unit 120 sets, for example, the destination of the navigation device 15 at home as the preparatory control of the navigation device 15. Here, after the checkout, the user may wish to navigate to his / her home by the navigation device 15 in order to return home. Therefore, as described above, by setting the destination in the navigation device 15 at home as the preparatory control, it is possible to save the trouble of setting the destination in the navigation device 15 at home after the user gets on the vehicle 10 after the checkout. Can be reduced.

Here, from the viewpoint of suppressing unnecessary preparatory control for setting the destination in the navigation device 15 at home, it is preferable that the control unit 120 permits or prohibits the preparatory control according to the accounting time. .. For example, the control unit 120 permits the preparatory control when the accounting time is after the reference time, and prohibits the preparatory control when the accounting time is earlier than the reference time. The reference time is set to a time at which it can be appropriately determined whether or not the current time is so late that it is relatively likely that the user wants to navigate to the home.

[Preparatory control of air conditioner]
The preparatory control of the air conditioner 16 is a control for improving the comfort when the user gets on the vehicle 10 after the checkout.

The control unit 120 drives, for example, the air conditioner 16 as a preparatory control for the air conditioner 16. Specifically, the control unit 120 drives the air conditioner 16 so that the air temperature in the vehicle interior approaches a preset set temperature. The set temperature is set to a temperature at which the temperature inside the vehicle interior can be appropriately suppressed from becoming excessively high and low. As described above, by driving the air conditioner 16 as a preparatory control, it is possible to start adjusting the air temperature in the vehicle interior by the air conditioner 16 after the checkout and before the user gets on the vehicle 10. Therefore, it is possible to improve the comfort when the user gets on the vehicle 10.

Although various examples of the preparatory control have been described above, the preparatory control is not particularly limited to the above example, and may include other controls other than the above example. Further, the control unit 120 may execute all of the controls described above as preparatory controls, or may execute only a part of the controls. When a plurality of controls are executed as the preparatory controls, the plurality of preparatory controls may be executed in parallel or sequentially. For example, in the control device 100, information indicating the number and types of controls executed as preparatory controls is registered in advance in association with the accounting place. Then, when the accounting completion information is received by the communication unit 110, the control unit 120 executes the preparatory control corresponding to the accounting place.

Here, from the viewpoint of suppressing the preparation control from being unnecessarily performed against the intention of the user, it is preferable that the control unit 120 permits or prohibits the preparation control according to the accounting place. For example, in the control device 100, a specific accounting place where preparatory control is permitted is registered in advance. Then, the control unit 120 permits preparatory control when the accounting place is the above-mentioned specific accounting place. On the other hand, the control unit 120 prohibits the preparatory control when the accounting place is not the above-mentioned specific accounting place (that is, the preparatory control is not executed even when the accounting completion information is received by the communication unit 110). ). Here, for example, when the user desires to depart the vehicle 10 after a long time has passed after the accounting, it is contrary to the intention of the user to execute the preparatory control for the accounting. Therefore, by excluding the place where the vehicle 10 is likely to depart after a long time has passed after the checkout from the above-mentioned specific checkout place, the preparation control becomes unnecessary against the intention of the user. It can be suppressed from being done.

<Effect of control device>
Subsequently, the effect of the control device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The control device 100 according to the present embodiment has a communication unit 110 that receives accounting completion information indicating the completion of accounting transmitted at the time of accounting from an accounting terminal (for example, user terminal 20) used for accounting, and accounting completion information. Is provided by a control unit 120 that executes preparatory control regarding preparations for departure of the vehicle 10 when is received by the communication unit 110. As a result, the user who uses the vehicle 10 can prepare for the departure of the vehicle 10 in advance by the time he / she gets on the vehicle 10 for departure after making the payment at the store. Therefore, for example, it is possible to reduce the time and effort of the user when he / she gets on the vehicle 10 and departs after the checkout. Therefore, the convenience of the user who uses the vehicle 10 can be improved.

Further, in the control device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the control unit 120, as a preparatory control, runs the vehicle 10 so as to approach the place where the accounting is performed (that is, the accounting place) and then stops the vehicle 10. .. As a result, the distance that the user walks to the standby position of the vehicle 10 after the checkout can be reduced, so that the time and effort to walk to the standby position of the vehicle 10 can be reduced.

Further, in the control device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the control unit 120 changes the arrangement of the seats 11 of the vehicle 10 based on the information regarding the number of people included in the accounting completion information as the preparatory control. As a result, it is possible to reduce the time and effort for the user to change the arrangement of the seats 11 according to the number of occupants after the checkout.

Further, in the control device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the control unit 120 changes the arrangement of the seats 11 of the vehicle 10 based on the information regarding the purchased item included in the accounting completion information as the preparatory control. As a result, it is possible to reduce the time and effort for the user to change the arrangement of the seats 11 in order to solve the shortage of the luggage compartment space after the checkout.

Further, in the control device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the control unit 120 controls the locked state of the vehicle 10 based on the information regarding the purchased item included in the accounting completion information as the preparatory control. As a result, when a situation occurs in which it is difficult for the user to perform the unlocking operation, the vehicle 10 can be unlocked without the user's unlocking operation. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to unlock the vehicle 10 after accounting.

Further, in the control device 100 according to the present embodiment, as a preparatory control, the control unit 120 causes the navigation device 15 of the vehicle 10 to display a destination candidate according to the information regarding the purchased item included in the accounting completion information. Is preferable. As a result, it is possible to reduce the trouble of setting the destination in the navigation device 15 to the destination according to the information about the purchased item after the user gets on the vehicle 10 after the checkout.

Further, in the control device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the control unit 120 sets the destination of the navigation device 15 of the vehicle 10 at home as a preparatory control. As a result, it is possible to reduce the trouble of setting the destination in the navigation device 15 to the home after the user gets on the vehicle 10 after the checkout.

Further, in the control device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the control unit 120 drives the air conditioner 16 of the vehicle 10 as preparatory control. As a result, after the checkout, the air conditioner 16 can start adjusting the air temperature in the vehicle interior before the user gets on the vehicle 10, so that the comfort when the user gets on the vehicle 10 is improved. Can be made to.

Further, in the control device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the control unit 120 permits or prohibits the preparatory control according to the place where the accounting is performed. Thereby, for example, when the user desires to depart the vehicle 10 after a long time has passed after the accounting, the preparation control can be appropriately prohibited. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the preparation control from being unnecessarily performed against the intention of the user.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications in the scope of claims are described. It goes without saying that the modified examples also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, although the configuration of the vehicle 10 has been described above with reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of the vehicle according to the present invention is not limited to such an example, and for example, with respect to the vehicle 10 shown in FIG. It may be the one in which some components have been deleted, added or changed. For example, the vehicle according to the present invention may have the navigation device 15 omitted from the configuration of the vehicle 10 shown in FIG.

Further, for example, although the arrangement of the seats 11 of the vehicle 10 has been described above with reference to FIG. 4, the arrangement of the seats of the vehicle according to the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, in the vehicle according to the present invention, the seats may be arranged in two rows.

Further, for example, the processes described by using the flowchart in the present specification do not necessarily have to be executed in the order shown in the flowchart. Further, additional processing steps may be adopted, and some processing steps may be omitted.

The present invention can be used in control devices and control systems.

1 Control system 9 Communication network 10 Vehicles 11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f Seat 15 Navigation device 16 Air conditioner 20 User terminal (accounting terminal)
30 Store terminal 41 Store 41a Entrance 42 Parking lot 100 Control device 110 Communication unit 120 Control unit

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A communication unit that receives accounting completion information indicating the completion of the accounting transmitted from the accounting terminal used for the accounting at the time of the accounting.
When the accounting completion information is received by the communication unit, a control unit that executes preparatory control regarding preparation for departure of the vehicle, and a control unit.
To prepare
Control device. As the preparatory control, the control unit drives the vehicle so as to approach the place where the accounting was performed, and then stops the vehicle.
The control device according to claim 1. As the preparatory control, the control unit changes the seat arrangement of the vehicle based on the information regarding the number of people included in the accounting completion information.
The control device according to claim 1 or 2. As the preparatory control, the control unit changes the seat arrangement of the vehicle based on the information regarding the purchased item included in the accounting completion information.
The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. As the preparatory control, the control unit controls the locked state of the vehicle based on the information regarding the purchased item included in the accounting completion information.
The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. As the preparatory control, the control unit causes the navigation device of the vehicle to display a candidate destination according to the information about the purchased item included in the accounting completion information.
The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. As the preparatory control, the control unit sets a destination in the navigation device of the vehicle at home.
The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The control unit drives the air conditioner of the vehicle as the preparatory control.
The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The control unit permits or prohibits the preparatory control depending on the place where the accounting is performed.
The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Vehicles equipped with control devices and
An accounting terminal that is used for accounting and transmits accounting completion information indicating the completion of the accounting to the vehicle at the time of the accounting.
Including
The control device is
The communication unit that receives the accounting completion information and
When the accounting completion information is received by the communication unit, the control unit that executes the preparatory control regarding the preparation for departure of the vehicle, and the control unit.
To prepare
Control system.

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