JP3498401B2 - Anti-theft system for vehicle transportation - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an anti-theft system for vehicle transportation using a navigation system. [0002] Conventionally, cash transport vehicles have been used to move cash from a predetermined financial institution to another place. In order to prevent accidents such as theft while cash is being transported by the cash transport vehicle, various measures are taken regarding the transport time, route, and method of alerting. [0003] However, in the conventional cash transport vehicle, the transport time and route are known in advance,
There was a risk of being stolen during transportation. In such a case, the driver of the cash transport vehicle or the transport security guard alone cannot often cope with the problem, and there is a disadvantage that theft cannot be prevented. By the way, in recent years, mobile communication technology has been dramatically advanced, and advanced systems such as a so-called navigation system, which is mounted on a vehicle and detects its own position and displays it on a map with a display device, are being developed. . However, there is no such navigation system used for theft prevention in vehicle transportation. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an anti-theft system for transporting vehicles which can be safely transported in vehicles such as cash transport vehicles. [0005] In order to achieve the above object, the anti-theft system for vehicle transportation according to the present invention provides a plurality of roads for each section in which a vehicle moves together with map information.
A travel path storage means for storing in the storage in the該走path storage means
Select one of the multiple running paths for each section
Travel path selecting means for selecting by pushing,
A display for displaying the travel path selected by the selection means together with the map information; a position calculation means for calculating the current position of the vehicle; and a position on the travel road where the position calculated by the position calculation means is displayed on the display. A normal running determination unit that outputs a warning signal when not present, an alarm that is activated by an alarm signal from the normal running determination unit to notify an alarm, a wireless transmitter that outputs the alarm signal as a wireless signal , By alarm signal
An engine control unit for stopping the engine of the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle, and output from a wireless transmitter mounted on the vehicle.
A radio receiver for receiving a radio signal of an alarm signal;
An alarm that is activated by the alarm signal received by the receiver
Or a vehicle for tracking . According to the present invention, a selection signal is provided for each of the sections by the traveling path selecting means from the traveling path storing means storing a plurality of traveling paths.
Alarm when the displayed together with the map information on the display by selecting one in the running path by pressing the output button, detects the vehicle position by the position calculating means, out of the travel path selected by the normal driving determining means By outputting a signal, activating the annunciator, and simultaneously transmitting to the headquarters with a wireless transmitter, there is no possibility that the traveling path where the vehicle moves is known in advance, and the vehicle is selected due to theft etc. alarm vehicle mounted activated alarm is issued when deviating from the traveling road has, engine
The engine is stopped by the vehicle control unit, and at the same time, an alarm is notified to the headquarters by radio, so that accidents such as theft during the movement of the vehicle can be prevented and the vehicle can be transported safely. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a theft prevention system in vehicle transportation according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an anti-theft system 1 for transporting a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, for example, a vehicle-side device 10 using a navigation system mounted on a vehicle such as a cash transport vehicle. The headquarters device 30 receives the transmitted alarm signal. [0009] The vehicle-side device 10 includes a travel path storage means 11 for storing a plurality of travel paths for each section when the vehicle moves from the headquarters to a financial institution and another financial institution, together with map information, and the travel path storage means. A travel path selecting means 13 for randomly selecting one of a plurality of travel paths stored by the means 11 by pressing a selection signal output button 12; and a travel path selected by the travel path selection means 13 together with map information. A GPS (Global Positioning System) that selectively receives a radio wave transmitted from a plurality of satellites 15 and a display 14 to be displayed by an antenna 16 and outputs position information based on the propagation delay time.
m: Global Positioning System) Travel trajectory information is obtained from measurement values of a terminal 17, a distance sensor 18 for detecting a moving distance of a vehicle such as a speedometer mounted on the vehicle, and a direction sensor 19 such as a gyro sensor for detecting a direction. The self-contained navigation terminal 20 outputs the current vehicle position from the position information output from the GPS terminal 17 and adds the departure point information from the traveling trajectory information output from the self-contained navigation terminal 20 to determine the current self-vehicle position. Position calculating means 21 for calculating the vehicle position accurately calculated based on both vehicle positions, and the travel path selected by the travel path selecting means 13 and the self-calculated position calculated by the position calculating means 21. And a warning signal output from the normal driving determination means 22 for outputting a warning signal when the vehicle is not on the selected traveling road. Notifying such alarm lamp or siren mounted to a vehicle to activate an alarm by alarm 2
3, a wireless transmitter 24 for outputting the alarm signal as a wireless signal, an engine control unit 25 for stopping the engine of the vehicle 2 by the alarm signal, and the like. The self-contained navigation terminal 20 is used when a vehicle passes through a place with poor radio wave conditions, such as a high-rise building or in a tunnel, and the GPS terminal 17 is used in a place where normal radio wave conditions are good. The head office equipment 30 is installed in the head office,
The radio receiver 31 is mounted on a predetermined search vehicle and receives an alarm signal transmitted from the radio transmitter 24, and issues an alarm when the radio receiver 31 receives the alarm signal. And an annunciator 32. FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an example of movement of a vehicle on which a vehicle-side device according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted. In FIG. 1, a vehicle 2 such as a cash transport vehicle is equipped with the above-described vehicle-side device 10, and a headquarters-side device 30 is installed in the headquarters. Return to the headquarters in the order of financial institutions or customers A, B, C, D. And, for example, three ways of traveling paths 1a, 2a, 3b moving from headquarters to A, three ways of traveling paths 1b, 2b, 3b moving from A to B, and traveling paths 1c, 2c, traveling from B to C. 3c, three roads 1d, 2d, 3d moving from C to D, and three roads 1e, 2e, 3e moving from D to the headquarters are determined in advance. A plurality of travel paths are stored in advance in the travel path storage unit 11 together with the map information. Also,
Keys for opening the door of the cash storage unit for storing cash and the like of the vehicle 2 include, for example, an IC card 3 carried by a driver of the vehicle 2 or a security guard, and each financial institution or customer A or B , C, and D, the IC cards 4, 5, 6, and 7 possessed by different parties are used, and the door cannot be opened unless both are used. According to the anti-theft system 1 for transporting a vehicle having the above-described configuration, when the selection signal output button 12 is pressed before the vehicle 2 equipped with the vehicle-side equipment 10 leaves the headquarters, the traveling path selecting means 13 is activated. Any one of the traveling paths 1a, 1b, 1c stored in the storage means 11 is selected at random,
The selected traveling route is displayed on the display 14 together with the map information. The driver of the vehicle 2 moves from the headquarters to A along the traveling path displayed on the display 14. During the movement to A, the GPS terminal 17 mounted on the vehicle 2 selectively receives the radio waves transmitted from the plurality of satellites 15 by the antenna 16 and calculates the position information based on the propagation delay time.
1 and the current position of the vehicle is calculated by the position calculating means 21. Here, when the vehicle 2 passes through a place with poor radio wave conditions, for example, in a high-rise building or in a tunnel, the self-contained navigation terminal 20 sends travel trajectory information to the position calculation means 21 from the measured values of the distance sensor 18 and the direction sensor 19. The current position of the vehicle is output by adding the information of the departure point from the traveling locus information by the position calculating means 21 and correcting the vehicle position calculated by the position information from the GPS terminal. It is calculated. Then, the normal traveling determining means 22 compares the traveling path selected by the traveling path selecting means 13 with the vehicle position computed by the position computing means 21 and outputs an alarm signal when the vehicle is not on the selected traveling path. . This alarm signal activates an alarm 23 such as an alarm lamp or a siren, is given to an engine control unit 25, and is transmitted by a radio transmitter 24 at the same time when the engine is stopped. In the headquarters equipped with the headquarters-side device 30, the radio receiver 31 receives the radio wave of the alarm signal, whereby the annunciator 32 is activated to know that the vehicle 2 has deviated from the traveling road. When the vehicle 2 arrives at A through the selected traveling route, the door of the cash storage unit can be opened using both the IC card 3 possessed by the driver of the vehicle and the IC card 4 of the partner A. it can. Next, when moving from A to B, pressing the selection signal output button 12 in the same manner as described above,
One of b and 3b is selected and displayed on the display 14. At this time, in the same manner as above, the vehicle position detected by the GPS terminal 17 or the self-contained navigation terminal 20 and the position calculating means 21 is compared with the selected traveling road by the normal traveling determining means 22. Similarly, an alarm signal is output, the alarm 23 of the vehicle 2 is operated, and the engine is stopped by the engine control unit 25.
Activate 2 Hereinafter, in the same manner, when moving from B to C, from C to D, and from D to the headquarters, pressing one of the selection signal output buttons 12 selects one of the traveling paths, and the display 14
When the vehicle is not traveling on the traveling path selected by the position information from the normal traveling determining means 22, an alarm signal is output, the engine of the vehicle 2 is stopped, the alarm 24 is activated, and The alarm is activated. And each B, C,
In D, the door of the cash storage unit can be opened using both the IC card 3 possessed by the driver of the vehicle and the IC cards 5, 6, and 7 in the counterparts B, C, and D. As described above, the vehicle 2 is moved from the headquarters to A, B,
When moving to C and D and returning to the headquarters, one is randomly selected from the traveling route storage means 13 storing a plurality of traveling routes in each section and displayed together with the map information on the display 14 and the GPS terminal 17 is displayed. Alternatively, the vehicle position is detected by the self-contained navigation terminal 20 and the position calculating means 21 and the normal running determining means 22
Outputs an alarm signal when the vehicle deviates from the travel path selected by the operator, activates the alarm 23, stops the engine by the engine control unit 25, and simultaneously transmits the signal to the headquarters by the wireless transmitter 24, By receiving the signal 31 and activating the annunciator 32, the traveling path on which the vehicle 2 moves is not known in advance, and when the vehicle 2 deviates from the selected traveling path due to theft, etc. 2 mounted alarm 2
3 is activated, an alarm is issued, the engine is stopped by the engine control unit 25, and furthermore, at the headquarters, it is possible to know that the vehicle has deviated from the traveling path by the operation of the alarm 32. Accidents can be prevented. In this embodiment, one of the three roads is randomly selected in each section from the headquarters through A, B, C, and D to return to the headquarters.
One is selected and the risk known in advance is reduced. In A, B, C, and D, the door of the cash storage unit is the IC card 3 held by the driver of the vehicle and the I / O of the counterpart.
Unless both of the C cards 4, 5, 6, and 7 are used, the card cannot be opened, so that the security such as theft is further improved. In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the GPS terminal 17 or the self-contained navigation terminal 20 is used as the position calculation means 21, but other satellite navigation terminals or radio navigation terminals can be used. Although the IC card is used to open the door of the cash storage unit, any other key may be used, and mutual storage of the keys is preferable. further,
The vehicle 2 is not limited to a cash transport vehicle, and can be applied to any vehicle that needs to move safely. Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. As described above, according to the present invention, one of a plurality of traveling roads stored in a traveling road storing means is selected and displayed on a display together with map information, and the position calculating means is used. The vehicle travels by detecting the vehicle position, outputting an alarm signal when the vehicle deviates from the travel path selected by the normal travel determination means, activating the alarm, and simultaneously transmitting the signal to the headquarters with a wireless transmitter. There is no risk that the road will be known in advance, and if the vehicle deviates from the selected driving route due to theft or the like, the vehicle's on-board alarm will be activated and an alarm will be issued. Therefore, accidents such as theft during the movement of the vehicle can be prevented, and the vehicle can be safely transported. Figure description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an anti-theft system in vehicle transportation according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of movement of a traveling path of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle-side device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Description of Signs] 1 Anti-theft system in vehicle transportation 2 Vehicles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 IC card 10 Vehicle-side device 11 Runway storage unit 12 Selection signal output button 13 Runway selection unit 14 Display 15 Satellite 16 Antenna 17 GPS terminal 18 Distance sensor 19 Azimuth sensor 20 Self-contained navigation terminal 21 Position calculation means 22 Normal running judgment means 23 Alarm 24 Radio transmitter 25 Engine control unit 30 Head office equipment 31 Radio receiver 32 Alarm

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Claims (1)

(57) and the travel path storage means for a plurality of traveling paths of each segment and stored together with the map information All Claims to 1. A vehicle moves, the running
One of a plurality of traveling roads stored in the road storage means is assigned to each section.
Runway selection hand selected by pressing the selection signal output button
Step and the travel route selected by the travel route selection means in the map information
A display for displaying the current position of the vehicle, a position calculating means for calculating the current position of the vehicle, and a normal running for outputting an alarm signal when the position calculated by the position calculating means is not on the traveling road displayed on the display. Determining means, and an alarm which is activated by an alarm signal from the normal traveling determining means and notifies an alarm,
A wireless transmitter for outputting the alarm signal as a wireless signal ;
An engine system in which the vehicle engine is stopped by an alarm signal
Control unit mounted on a vehicle, and wireless transmission mounted on the vehicle.
Radio to receive radio signal of alarm signal output from transceiver
Operate with a receiver and an alarm signal received by the wireless receiver
An anti-theft system in vehicle transportation including an annunciator and a headquarters or tracking vehicle .