JP4770322B2 - Vehicle status remote confirmation system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle status remote confirmation system, and in particular, a vehicle equipped with an in-vehicle device that can be remotely operated, and a vehicle status is notified from the vehicle after a change in the vehicle status including the status of the in-vehicle device. A center that is informed of the result of the remote operation from the vehicle after the remote operation, and an operation terminal that is possessed by the user and requests the center to provide a vehicle state in accordance with the requested operation by the user. The present invention relates to a vehicle state remote confirmation system suitable for providing information indicating a state to allow a user to confirm a vehicle state.

  Conventionally, an operation terminal such as a mobile phone that the user owns and carries, a vehicle equipped with a remotely operated vehicle-mounted device, and an access provided on the data communication network for information management between the operation terminal and the vehicle. A system including a server is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this system, when the operation terminal is activated, after the user ID is transmitted from the operation terminal to the access server, the access server first accesses the vehicle computer to detect the vehicle state such as doors and lights, and The detected vehicle state is provided from the access server to the operation terminal. In this case, the operation terminal displays the vehicle state on the display screen so that the user can visually recognize it. Therefore, according to such a system, even when a user who has an operation terminal is located at a location away from the vehicle, the user can be remotely checked for the vehicle state.

In the above system, when a predetermined operation is performed with the vehicle state displayed on the display screen as described above on the operation terminal, the access server accesses the vehicle computer and issues a command command related to the remote operation, Then, the computer of the vehicle that has received the command command drives the in-vehicle device that is the target of the command command. In this case, the in-vehicle device is remotely operated according to a command command from the access server. Therefore, according to such a system, even when the user who owns the operation terminal is located at a location away from the vehicle, it is possible to remotely operate the in-vehicle device in accordance with the predetermined operation of the operation terminal by the user. Yes.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-19548

  However, in the above conventional system, even if the user wishes to confirm the vehicle state again after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, the vehicle state stored in the access server as the center at that time is the in-vehicle state after the remote operation. Since the state of the device is not included, there is a problem that the user cannot confirm the latest vehicle state until the latest vehicle state is transmitted from the vehicle and the access server updates the vehicle state.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle state remote confirmation system that allows a user to confirm the latest vehicle state immediately after the user desires.

The above-described object is to mount an in-vehicle device that can be operated remotely, notify the result of the remote operation after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, and notify when a change occurs in the vehicle state including the state of the in-vehicle device. should the vehicle for notifying the vehicle state including all the items, the vehicle state is notified from the vehicle, and the center to which the remote operation of the result is notified from the vehicle after the remote operation of the in-vehicle equipment, possessing the user It is, and an operation terminal which requests the provision of car both states in the center in accordance with a request operation by the user, check the car both states to the user to provide information indicating the car both state to the operation terminal from the center a vehicle state remote confirmation system for the vehicle-mounted devices in the same vehicle a state change caused by remote operation after the car both states in the center of the vehicle is notified In remote operation result of is notified status, before of identity Ji vehicle state including the state of the vehicle equipment after the state change due to the remote operation occurs from the vehicle is notified to the center from the operation terminal If the car providing both states has been requested, for the vehicle equipment a state change caused by remote operation, notification vehicle state in the center including the front of the state information showing a state before the remote operation is performed Information on the time when the remote operation result of the in-vehicle device is notified to the center is added to the information indicating the state after the remote operation is performed, and the remote operation is performed. by for items other than vehicle equipment state change has occurred, the information of the time when the vehicle state is notified to the center of the information indicating a state before the remote operation of the vehicle mounting device is performed Pressure to be achieved by the vehicle state remote confirmation system for providing information to the operation terminal from the center.
In addition, the above-described object is provided when an in-vehicle device that can be remotely operated is mounted, the result of the remote operation is notified after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, and the vehicle state including the state of the in-vehicle device changes A vehicle for notifying the vehicle state including all items to be notified, a center for notifying the vehicle state from the vehicle, and notifying the result of the remote operation from the vehicle after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, and a user And an operation terminal that requests the center to provide a vehicle state in accordance with a requested operation by the user, and provides information indicating the vehicle state from the center to the operation terminal to allow the user to confirm the vehicle state. A vehicle status remote confirmation system for the same vehicle in which a status change has occurred by remote operation after the vehicle status is notified from the vehicle to the center. In the situation where the remote operation result of the mounted device is notified, before the vehicle state including the state of the in-vehicle device after the state change caused by the remote operation occurs from the same vehicle, the operation terminal When the center is requested to provide the vehicle status, for in-vehicle devices whose status has changed due to remote operation, both the status before and after the remote operation is performed and the time at which the center was notified at the same time correspond to For items other than in-vehicle devices that have been attached and shown to the user and whose state has changed due to remote operation, the state before the remote operation of the in-vehicle device is performed is associated with the time notified to the center. As shown to the user, this is achieved by a vehicle state remote confirmation system that provides information from the center to the operation terminal.

  In this aspect of the invention, the operation terminal is required to provide the vehicle state to the center in a situation where the remote operation result of the in-vehicle device in which the state change has occurred by the remote operation after the vehicle state is notified from the vehicle to the center. Information on the vehicle notification notified to the center is added to the information on the center notification time, and the information indicating the state of the in-vehicle device whose state has changed due to the remote operation notified to the center is added to the center. Information on the notification time is added to provide information from the center to the operation terminal. In such a configuration, if the operation terminal indicates these pieces of information to the user, the user can check the latest vehicle state including the state of the remotely operated in-vehicle device immediately after the request. Become.

In this case, the vehicle state remote check system described above, the operation terminal, the case where the information provided from the center, notifies the display screen, to the state of the vehicle is notified to the center from the vehicle said vehicle state the center and displays in association with been time, further simultaneously, corresponding to the time at which the remote operation result is notified to the center of the vehicle mounting device status of the in-vehicle device that the state change has occurred by the notified remote operation to said center It is sufficient to display it with a label.

  According to the present invention, the latest vehicle state can be confirmed by the user immediately after the user desires.

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

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system according to the present embodiment includes an in-vehicle device 10 mounted on a vehicle, and an operation terminal 12 such as a mobile phone, a personal computer, or a PDA that is carried and carried by an authorized vehicle user such as a driver or owner of the vehicle. The center 14 manages information between the in-vehicle device 10 and the operation terminal 12. The system of the present embodiment is a system for executing a remote operation for remotely driving an in-vehicle device of a vehicle by operating the operation terminal 12 by the vehicle user, particularly after the vehicle user gets off, and using the vehicle. This is a system for remotely confirming a vehicle state indicating a state of an in-vehicle device that can be mainly remotely operated by an operation of an operation terminal 12 by a user according to a request from a vehicle user.

  The in-vehicle device 10 includes an electronic control unit (hereinafter referred to as an in-vehicle ECU) mainly composed of a transceiver 20 such as a data communication module (DCM) for performing wireless communication with the center 14 described above through a communication network, and a computer. 22). The transceiver 20 has a function of transmitting information on the in-vehicle device 10 side to the center 14 via the communication network, and a function of receiving information transmitted from the center 14 via the communication network to the in-vehicle device 10. Yes. The in-vehicle ECU 22 operates according to a software program stored in advance in a storage device such as a ROM. The in-vehicle ECU 22 has a storage device that stores the identification information of the host vehicle and the telephone number and URL of the center 14 described above, and exchanges transmission data and reception data with the transceiver 20.

  The vehicle-mounted ECU 22 is connected to an actuator 24 for driving a vehicle-mounted device that performs a remote operation. Examples of the actuator 24 include actuators for opening and closing windows and slide roofs, actuators for opening and closing various vehicle doors such as slide doors, actuators for locking and unlocking vehicle doors, lamps such as hazard lamps, room lamps, and head lamps. There are actuators that turn on and off the light, actuators that turn on and off the air conditioner, actuators that drive horns, buzzers, speakers, etc., and actuators that start the engine.

  When a remote operation command transmitted from the center 14 is received by the transmitter / receiver 20 when a request for driving the vehicle-mounted device is made in accordance with the operation of the operation terminal 12 as described later, the vehicle-mounted ECU 22 receives an appropriate response corresponding to the vehicle-mounted device. A command for demonstrating the function is supplied to the actuator 24 to drive the in-vehicle device. Further, when a change occurs in the vehicle state including the state of the in-vehicle device that can be remotely operated, the in-vehicle ECU 22 maintains the changed state and changes the state when a predetermined time elapses. In order to notify the center 14 of the vehicle state including all items that have not been received, information indicating the vehicle state is transmitted from the transceiver 20 to the center 14 via the communication network. Further, when the vehicle-mounted ECU 22 supplies a command to the actuator 24 as described above to remotely operate the vehicle-mounted device, the vehicle-mounted ECU 22 transmits and receives information indicating the remote operation result to notify the center 14 of the result of the remote operation thereafter. The data is transmitted from the machine 20 to the center 14 via the communication network.

  The operation terminal 12 includes an electronic control unit (hereinafter referred to as a mobile ECU) 30. The mobile ECU 30 is equipped with a computer and operates according to a software program stored in advance in a storage device such as a ROM. The portable ECU 30 has a storage device that stores the identification information of the vehicle (the vehicle-mounted device 10) corresponding to the own operation terminal 12, the identification information of the own operation terminal 12, and the telephone number and URL of the center 14 described above. The portable ECU 30 is connected to a transceiver 32 having a data communication antenna. The transceiver 32 can perform wireless communication with the center 14 through a predetermined communication network. The transceiver 32 has a function of transmitting information on the operation terminal 12 side to the center 14 via the communication network, and a function of receiving information transmitted from the center 14 via the communication network to the operation terminal 12. Yes. The portable ECU 30 exchanges transmission data and reception data with the transceiver 32.

  The portable ECU 30 is connected to an input / output unit 34 that is manually input by the vehicle user and performs display output and audio output toward the vehicle user having at least a display screen that can be visually recognized by the vehicle user. Yes. The operation terminal 12 has a web browser, can browse files and data stored in an external web server via a communication network by an input operation to the input / output unit 34, and is provided by the center 14. Various types of information, for example, a web screen for requesting remote operation of the in-vehicle device and a web screen showing the vehicle state including the state of the in-vehicle device that can be remotely operated can be acquired.

  The center 14 includes a host computer 40 capable of high-speed calculation. The host computer 40 operates according to a software program stored in advance in a storage device such as a ROM. A large capacity database 42 is connected to the host computer 40. In the database 42, identification information of a regular user of a vehicle who is a user who uses the center 14, mail address, telephone number of the operation terminal 12, customer information such as identification information and telephone number of the vehicle, and the like as described later. Various vehicle information notified from the vehicle-mounted device 10 of each vehicle is stored separately for each vehicle.

  A transceiver 44 having a data communication antenna is connected to the center 14. The transceiver 44 can wirelessly communicate with the in-vehicle device 10 and the operation terminal 12 through a predetermined communication network. The transmitter / receiver 44 transmits the information on the center 14 side to the vehicle-mounted device 10 and the operation terminal 12 via the communication network, and the information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 10 and the operation terminal 12 via the communication network to the center 14. It has a function to receive. The host computer 40 of the center 14 exchanges transmission data and reception data with the transceiver 44.

Hereinafter, the operation in the system of this embodiment will be described. First, an operation for executing a remote operation of the in-vehicle device will be described.
The vehicle user, particularly at a point away from the vehicle after getting off, closes the window of the vehicle door completely or to a certain degree or locks the vehicle door to prevent theft, etc. Alternatively, if it is desired to fully open, unlock the vehicle door for boarding, turn on or off lights, start the vehicle engine to warm up, etc., the input / output unit 34 of the operation terminal 12 To start the web browser.

  The center 14 can provide a service described in a simple HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) that is in a menu format using characters and images and can be output from the input / output unit 34 of the operation terminal 12. A format for requesting a remote operation necessary to remotely drive an in-vehicle device included in the vehicle by operating the operation terminal 12 is stored. The operation terminal 12 is a web screen for requesting a remote operation of the center 14 by wirelessly connecting to the center 14 via a communication network when a predetermined operation is performed by a vehicle user with the web browser activated. The center 14 is requested to provide When such a request is made from the operation terminal 12, the center 14 performs user authentication and provides the operation terminal 12 with a web screen for requesting remote operation. The operation terminal 12 acquires a web screen for requesting remote operation from the center 14 according to the above processing and displays it on the display screen of the input / output unit 34.

  This web screen is provided with an item of remote operation of an in-vehicle device that can be remotely driven by operation of the operation terminal 12. The operation terminal 12 determines which of the in-vehicle devices is desired to be remotely driven by the vehicle user based on the presence or absence of a check in a check box provided for each remote operation item of the in-vehicle devices that can be remotely driven. Determine. When a transmission request is made in a state where any of the above check boxes is checked by the operation of the vehicle user, the operation terminal 12 confirms that remote driving of the in-vehicle device corresponding to the check is desired. The remote operation request information is transmitted to the center 14 for notification to the center 14.

  When the center 14 receives the remote operation request information transmitted from the operation terminal 12 after providing the web screen for requesting the remote operation to the operation terminal 12, the center 14 performs operation of the specific in-vehicle device by the operation on the operation terminal 12. A command (hereinafter referred to as a remote operation command) specifying the in-vehicle device indicating that remote driving is requested and the state to be realized by remote driving is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 10. When the in-vehicle device 10 receives a remote operation command transmitted from the center 14, the in-vehicle device 10 drives the in-vehicle device according to the remote operation request.

  As described above, in the system according to the present embodiment, the vehicle-mounted device can be driven remotely through the center 14 when the vehicle user operates the operation terminal 12. For this reason, the vehicle user can drive the in-vehicle device in a place far away from the vehicle even if the user is not in the vehicle or is not located in the vicinity of the vehicle.

  Further, when the in-vehicle device 10 executes the remote operation of the in-vehicle device due to the reception of the remote operation command from the center 14, the result of the executed remote operation, that is, the remote operation has been normally completed or for some reason The information indicating the result of the remote operation is sent to the center 14 by SMTP (mail) in order to notify the center 14 whether or not it has been normally completed. When the center 14 receives the information indicating the result of the remote operation transmitted from the in-vehicle device 10 after transmitting the remote operation command to the in-vehicle device 10, the center 14 stores the remote operation result in the database 42. As well as a remote operation result is sent to the vehicle user's operation terminal 12 by email.

  As described above, in the system of this embodiment, after the vehicle user requests the remote operation of the in-vehicle device by the operation of the operation terminal 12, it is determined whether the remote operation is actually performed and completed. 14 can be notified to the operation terminal 12. Therefore, when the vehicle user operates the operation terminal 12 to request a remote operation of a specific in-vehicle device, the vehicle user can know the result of the remote operation on the vehicle.

  Next, the operation | movement for making a vehicle user confirm remotely the vehicle state containing vehicle equipment is demonstrated.

  In the system of the present embodiment, when a change occurs in the vehicle state including the state of the in-vehicle device that can be remotely operated, the in-vehicle ECU 22 continues the state in which the state after the change is maintained for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes). Sometimes, in order to notify the center 14 of the vehicle state (for example, the lock state of the vehicle door, the lighting state of the lights, etc.) including all items that have changed state and items that have not changed state among items to be notified, Information indicating the vehicle state is transmitted from the transceiver 20 to the center 14 via the communication network. When the center 14 receives the vehicle state information transmitted from each vehicle, the center 14 stores the vehicle state information separately for each vehicle.

  When the vehicle user desires to check the vehicle state (particularly, the state of the in-vehicle device after the remote operation) particularly at a point away from the vehicle after getting off, the vehicle user operates the input / output unit 34 of the operation terminal 12 to operate the web. Start the browser. The operation terminal 12 is wirelessly connected to the center 14 via the communication network when a vehicle user performs a predetermined operation with the web browser activated, and the vehicle corresponding to the operation terminal 12 of the center 14 is connected. The center 14 is requested to provide a vehicle condition including all items.

  When such a request is made from the operation terminal 12, the center 14 provides the operation terminal 12 with the vehicle state of the vehicle stored as information in the database 42. The operation terminal 12 acquires the vehicle state including the in-vehicle device of the vehicle corresponding to the own operation terminal 12 from the center 14 according to the above processing, and displays it on the display screen of the input / output unit 34.

  As described above, in the system of this embodiment, every time a change in the state of the vehicle occurs, the vehicle state can be updated from the vehicle to the center 14 and stored in the database 42 of the center 14. When the operation terminal 12 is operated by the vehicle user in a state where the vehicle state is stored in the database 42 of the center 14, the vehicle state is read from the database 42 and provided to the operation terminal 12, and the operation terminal 12 is displayed. It can be displayed on the screen. For this reason, the vehicle user can remotely confirm the vehicle state including the in-vehicle device that can be remotely operated by looking at the display screen of the operation terminal 12 for the vehicle state information stored in the database 42 of the center 14. It has become.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a problem to be solved by the system of this embodiment. By the way, as described above, when the vehicle user operates the operation terminal 12 to request remote operation of the in-vehicle device, the result of the remote operation is notified to the vehicle user later. However, at this time, since the notification from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12 is mail transmission by SMTP, there is a case where the reception time of the operation terminal 12 is greatly delayed with respect to the transmission time of the center 14. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, in response to a remote operation request requested from the operation terminal 12 to the center 14 at 13:00, the center 14 is notified of the remote operation result from the in-vehicle device 10 at 13:05. Thereafter, the mail transmission is delayed and the operation terminal 12 may receive the remote operation result from the center 14 at 14:00.

  In the situation where such a situation occurs, the vehicle user shall include the vehicle status including all items after requesting remote operation of the in-vehicle device, before notification of the remote operation result, and after the state change caused by the remote operation has occurred. In order to confirm the vehicle state before the notification, there is a case where the remote confirmation is requested by operating the operation terminal 12, and at this time, all items of the vehicle state provided by the center 14 in response to the request are If it is based on the vehicle status including all items updated from the vehicle before the operation request, the status of the in-vehicle device on which the remote operation was executed will not be reflected. Inconveniently, the latest vehicle condition cannot be immediately confirmed.

  Therefore, the system according to the present embodiment is characterized in that such inconvenience is avoided. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, the characteristic points of the system of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a vehicle state displayed on the display screen of the input / output unit 34 of the operation terminal 12 by remote confirmation in the system of the present embodiment.

  In the system of the present embodiment, when the center 14 receives the vehicle state information transmitted from each vehicle as described above, the center 14 stores the vehicle state information separately for each vehicle. Corresponding to each piece of information, information on the time when the notification is received from the vehicle (12:00 in the example after getting off shown in FIG. 2) is added and stored. Further, as described above, when the center 14 receives information indicating the remote operation result in the vehicle after requesting the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, the center 14 stores the remote operation result as the vehicle state of the vehicle. Information on the time when the notification of the remote operation result of the in-vehicle device is received from the vehicle (13:05 in the example shown in FIG. 2) is added and stored.

  The center 14 is a situation in which a remote operation result is notified from the same vehicle after the vehicle state after the state change is notified from the vehicle, and before the vehicle state after the state change caused by the remote operation is notified from the vehicle. In addition, when a remote confirmation request for the vehicle state is made from the vehicle user through the operation terminal 12, the vehicle state including all the items notified from the vehicle after the state change is made to correspond to the time when the notification is received, and the operation is performed. Information is provided to the terminal 12, and the state of the in-vehicle device after the state change notified from the vehicle due to the remote operation is provided to the operation terminal 12 in correspondence with the time when the notification is received.

  When the information about the remote confirmation is provided from the center 14 after the remote confirmation request in the above situation, the operation terminal 12 is notified from the vehicle to the center 14 after the state change of any item as shown in FIG. Corresponds to the time when the vehicle status is notified to the center 14, including all items (for example, door lock / unlock status, window open / close status, slide roof open / close status, hazard light lighting / flashing status) In addition to displaying on the display screen of the input / output unit 34, if the state of the in-vehicle device is changed as a result of the remote operation notified from the vehicle to the center 14 after the remote operation, that is, the state of the in-vehicle device is notified. The information is displayed on the display screen of the input / output unit 34 in association with the time at the center 14.

  For example, when the vehicle door is locked after getting off and a predetermined time elapses thereafter, the on-vehicle device 10 of the vehicle changes the vehicle state (the vehicle door is locked, the window is open, the slide roof is Is in the closed state and the hazard light is lit) to the center 14, and the center 14 receives a notification of the vehicle state after the change in state at 12:00, and then 13:05 When the center 14 receives a notification of the result of the remote operation for closing the window (successful remote; window closed) and the vehicle user makes a request for remote confirmation of the vehicle state through the operation terminal 12 at 12:00 The vehicle state including all items received by the center 14 at 00 minutes is associated with the notification time 12:00, and information is transmitted from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12. At the same time, the result of remote operation received by the center 14 at 13:05 (remote closing) is associated with the notification time 13:05. Information is provided from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12 and displayed on the display screen of the operation terminal 12.

  In such a configuration, after any item changes its state, the vehicle state including all the items including the item is notified from the vehicle to the center 14, and then any one of the in-vehicle devices is remotely operated to make the center 14 from the vehicle. When a remote confirmation request for the vehicle state is made in a situation where the successful result of the remote operation is notified, the in-vehicle device on which the remote operation has been executed is in both the state before and after the remote operation is performed. At the same time, it is associated with each notification time and is shown to the vehicle user through the operation terminal 12, while items other than the in-vehicle device on which the remote operation has been performed are notified before the remote operation is performed. Is associated with the notification time and is shown to the vehicle user through the operation terminal 12.

  For this reason, even if the notification of the remote operation result from the vehicle to the center 14 is performed, the notification of the remote operation result from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12 is greatly delayed due to the mail transmission delay. When the vehicle user requests the remote confirmation of the vehicle state by operating the operation terminal 12, immediately after the request, the center of all items including the state after the remote operation of the remotely operated in-vehicle device is determined. The latest vehicle state recognized by 14 can be confirmed.

  Further, in this embodiment, when a remote confirmation request for the vehicle state is made in the above situation, the in-vehicle device in which the remote operation has been normally completed, the state before the remote operation is performed and the state after the remote operation are performed. Both are individually displayed on the display screen of the operation terminal 12. For this reason, when the remote operation result of the in-vehicle device is not notified from the center 14 to the vehicle user by the SMTP transmission or the notification is delayed, the state before and after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device is changed to the vehicle user. It becomes easy for the user to understand, and as a result of the display, the vehicle user can indirectly know the result of the remote operation.

  In the above embodiment, the center 14 associates the vehicle state including all items notified after the state change from the vehicle with the time when the notification is received, and is notified from the vehicle due to the remote operation. The state of the in-vehicle device after the change in state is associated with the time when the notification is received, and information is provided to the operation terminal 12. The in-vehicle device in which the operation terminal 12 has been remotely operated as shown in FIG. In this case, the state before and after the remote operation is individually displayed on the display screen. However, the center 14 includes information indicating the state of each item for each item including in-vehicle devices that can be operated remotely. The vehicle status consisting of all items including the time when the vehicle was notified after the status change of any item, and the item relates to in-vehicle devices that can be operated remotely When the remote operation result of the in-vehicle device is notified, the latest information is added to the time notified from the vehicle, and the information is provided to the operation terminal 12. The operation terminal 12 as shown in FIG. The state and the latest time when the state is notified to the center 14 may be displayed in association with each item including a possible in-vehicle device on the display screen.

  For example, when the vehicle door is locked after getting off and a predetermined time elapses thereafter, the on-vehicle device 10 of the vehicle changes the vehicle state (the vehicle door is locked, the window is open, the slide roof is Is in the closed state and the hazard light is lit) to the center 14, and the center 14 receives a notification of the vehicle state after the change in state at 12:00, and then 13:05 When the center 14 receives a notification of the result of remote operation for closing the window (successful remote; window closed) and the vehicle user makes a request for remote confirmation of the vehicle state through the operation terminal 12, the remote operation is performed. As for the opening and closing of the opened window, it is confirmed that the window is closed at 13:05. Locked vehicle door at 12:00 for items other than slide roof is closed, and that the hazard light is on, it is provided information from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12. Then, the vehicle state including these items is displayed on the display screen of the operation terminal 12 in association with the state and the notification time to the center 14 for each item, as shown in FIG.

  Even in such a configuration, although the notification of the remote operation result from the vehicle to the center 14 is performed, the notification of the remote operation result from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12 is greatly delayed due to the mail transmission delay. Even in the situation, when the vehicle user operates the operation terminal 12 to request remote confirmation of the vehicle state, immediately after the request, all items including the state after the remote operation of the remotely operated vehicle-mounted device are obtained. It is possible to check the latest vehicle state recognized by the center 14.

  In the above-described embodiments and modifications, the center 14 provides information to the operation terminal 12 and the time when the state is notified from the vehicle to the center 14 and displays it on the display screen of the operation terminal 12. However, instead of providing information about the notification time from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12 and displaying it on the display screen of the operation terminal 12, the vehicle status is notified from the vehicle to the center 14 after the status of any item changes. Then, when the remote operation result of one of the in-vehicle devices is notified from the vehicle to the center 14, the in-vehicle device whose state has changed due to the remote operation is changed by the remote operation other than the in-vehicle device. Information can be provided from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12 by making it distinguishable from items including in-vehicle devices that have not occurred. In this case, the operation terminal 12 displays on the display screen of the input / output unit 34 such that the state of the in-vehicle device in which the state change has occurred by remote operation can be distinguished from the state of other items. Specifically, the state of the in-vehicle device in which the state change is caused by the remote operation and the state of other items are displayed on the display screen of the input / output unit 34 in different display forms, for example, by changing the display color.

  Even in such a configuration, although the notification of the remote operation result from the vehicle to the center 14 is performed, the notification of the remote operation result from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12 is greatly delayed due to the mail transmission delay. Even in the situation, when the vehicle user operates the operation terminal 12 to request remote confirmation of the vehicle state, immediately after the request, all items including the state after the remote operation of the remotely operated vehicle-mounted device are obtained. The latest vehicle state recognized by the center 14 can be confirmed, and the vehicle state can be confirmed by easily distinguishing the remotely operated in-vehicle device item from the other items.

  Further, in this configuration, it is not necessary to provide the operation terminal 12 with information on the time when the state of each item is notified from the vehicle to the center 14, so the vehicle status is provided from the center 14 to the operation terminal 12. It is possible to reduce the amount of data exchanged between the center 14 and the operation terminal 12 during communication, and to reduce the communication cost between the two. Further, since it is not necessary for the operation terminal 12 to display the time when the state of each item is notified from the vehicle to the center 14 as information on the display screen, it is possible to reduce the amount of display data on the operation terminal 12. Become.

It is a block diagram of the system which is one Example of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the subject which the system of a present Example tends to solve. In the system of a present Example, it is the figure showing the vehicle state displayed on the display screen which an operation terminal has by remote confirmation. In the system of the modification of this invention, it is a figure showing the vehicle state displayed on the display screen which an operation terminal has by remote confirmation. In the system of the modification of this invention, it is a figure showing the vehicle state displayed on the display screen which an operation terminal has by remote confirmation.

Explanation of symbols

10 On-vehicle device 12 Operation terminal 14 Center 24 Actuator

Claims (3)

It is equipped with an in-vehicle device that can be operated remotely , notifies the result of the remote operation after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, and all items to be notified when a change occurs in the vehicle state including the state of the in-vehicle device. A vehicle notifying the vehicle state including the center, the vehicle state being notified from the vehicle, and the center notifying the result of the remote operation from the vehicle after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, possessed by the user, by the user and an operation terminal which requests the provision of car both states in the center in accordance with a request operation, provided to check the vehicle state remote to confirm the car both states the user information indicating the car both state to the operation terminal from the center A system,
In situations where the remote operation results of the in-vehicle equipment of the same vehicle state change has occurred by the remote operation is notified after the vehicle both states is notified to the center from the vehicle, the state changes from of identity Ji vehicle due to the remote operation before the vehicle state is notification including the status of the vehicle equipment after the has occurred, if the offer from the operation terminal of the car both states in the center has been requested, for the vehicle equipment a state change caused by remote operation Adding information on the time when the vehicle state including the previous state is notified to the center to the information indicating the state before the remote operation is performed, and indicating the state after the remote operation is performed Information on the time when the remote operation result of the in-vehicle device is notified to the center is added to the information, and for items other than the in-vehicle device in which the state change has occurred by the remote operation, The vehicle state information showing the state before the remote operation is performed in the vehicle equipment adds information of the notified time in the center, vehicle and performs information provision to the operation terminal from the center Status remote confirmation system.   It is equipped with an in-vehicle device that can be operated remotely, notifies the result of the remote operation after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, and all items to be notified when a change occurs in the vehicle state including the state of the in-vehicle device. A vehicle notifying the vehicle state including the center, the vehicle state being notified from the vehicle, and the center notifying the result of the remote operation from the vehicle after the remote operation of the in-vehicle device, possessed by the user, by the user An operation terminal that requests the center to provide a vehicle state according to a requested operation, and provides a vehicle state remote confirmation system that provides information indicating the vehicle state from the center to the operation terminal and allows a user to confirm the vehicle state. And
  In a situation where the remote operation result of the in-vehicle device of the same vehicle in which the state change has occurred by the remote operation after the vehicle state is notified from the vehicle to the center, the state change caused by the remote operation from the same vehicle When the vehicle terminal including the state of the in-vehicle device after it is generated is notified of the vehicle state from the operation terminal to the center, the in-vehicle device in which the state change has occurred by remote operation Both the state before and after the remote operation is performed are shown to the user in association with the time notified to the center at the same time, and for items other than the in-vehicle device in which the state change has occurred by the remote operation, The state before the remote operation of the in-vehicle device is performed is associated with the time notified to the center and shown to the user. Vehicle state remote system for verifying and performing information provision to the operation terminal from data. The operation terminal, the case where the information provided from the center, a display screen, a state of the vehicle is notified to the center from the vehicle and displays in association with a time in which said vehicle state is notified to the center, further At the same time, according to claim 1, characterized in that the display in association with a time in which the center of the notified remote operation remote operation result of the vehicle mounting device status of the in-vehicle device that the state change occurs due is notified to the center Or the vehicle condition remote confirmation system of 2 description.

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