JP6280863B2 - Engine start control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an engine start control device that permits or prohibits start of a vehicle engine.

  In Patent Document 1, when a communication area is formed in a vehicle interior and a user having a portable device enters the area, wireless communication is performed between the vehicle and the portable device, and engine start is permitted through the communication. Alternatively, a prohibited engine start control device is disclosed.

  The owner (user) of the vehicle to which this device is applied possesses a portable device (vehicle key) that is suitable for the vehicle so that the vehicle can enter (ride) into the vehicle compartment with the release of the electrical door lock. In addition to being permitted, the engine is allowed to start in the passenger compartment, and the engine can be easily started simply by pressing the engine switch in the driver's seat, for example. Thereby, the device is highly convenient for the user.

JP 2007-170162 A

If the vehicle is parked for a long period of time, the risk of theft increases, so it is necessary to make it difficult to start the engine.
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an engine start control device capable of improving security.

  An engine start control device that solves the above-described problems is an engine start control device that permits or prohibits the start of an engine of a vehicle, and a condition necessary for starting the engine when a predetermined specified time is reached without releasing the door lock. The gist of the invention is that it is equipped with a control means for tightening.

  According to this configuration, when the vehicle is parked for a long time, conditions necessary for starting the engine become severe. If the vehicle is parked for a long period of time, the risk of theft increases, but it becomes difficult for a third party to start the engine by tightening the conditions necessary for starting the engine. Therefore, security can be improved and theft of the vehicle can be reliably prevented.

With respect to the engine start control device, the control means may make the conditions stricter by setting a plurality of verifications as conditions necessary for starting the engine.
According to this configuration, when a vehicle is parked for a long time, a plurality of verifications are required to be established. Therefore, the security can be improved as compared to allowing the engine to start through a single verification.

  In the engine start control device, the control means sets the new verification to be a necessary condition for starting the engine in addition to the normal verification necessary for starting the engine before the specified time is reached. Conditions may be stricter.

  According to this configuration, when the vehicle is parked for a long period of time, it is required to establish a new verification in addition to the normal verification. Therefore, the security can be improved as compared with the case where the engine start is permitted only through the normal verification.

In the engine start control device, the new verification may be a license verification.
According to this configuration, when the vehicle is parked for a long period of time, the verification of the license is required in addition to the normal verification. Therefore, after the lapse of the prescribed time, only the vehicle key necessary for normal verification and the person who has the vehicle owner's license, that is, the vehicle owner can start the engine, so that the security is improved.

The engine start control device may include notifying means for teaching a coping method necessary for starting the engine when the specified time is reached.
According to this configuration, the engine can be started appropriately in accordance with the coping method by the notification means.

  According to the present invention, theft of the vehicle can be reliably prevented.

The conceptual diagram which shows an electronic key system. The block diagram which shows an engine starting control apparatus. Regarding the operation of the engine start control device, (a) is a conceptual diagram showing a long-term leaving of the vehicle, (b) is a block diagram showing a comparative example, and (c) is a block diagram showing an embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the engine start control device will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the electronic key system 1, bidirectional wireless communication is performed between the vehicle 2 and the electronic key 3, and the operation of the vehicle 2 is permitted or prohibited through the communication.

  The above communication is also called smart communication. In this smart communication, a communication area is formed around the vehicle 2 by sending a call signal (not shown) from the vehicle 2, and a user who possesses the electronic key 3 in this area. Is entered, a response signal (not shown) is returned from the electronic key 3. The response signal from the electronic key 3 includes an ID (identification) unique to the electronic key 3. When the vehicle 2 receives the response signal, the vehicle 2 analyzes the signal and permits the operation of the vehicle 2 on condition that an ID that matches the reference ID registered in the vehicle 2 is acquired. Here, on the condition that the vehicle 2 transmits a call signal to the communication area outside the vehicle and the ID matches, the vehicle 2 permits locking and unlocking of the door, and transmits a call signal to the communication area in the vehicle interior to obtain the ID. The engine is allowed to start on the condition that the matching matches.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle 2 collates the ID with respect to the electronic key 3 possessed by the user as a vehicle key, and also collates the face information with respect to the license 4 possessed by the user. electronic control unit) 5. That is, the verification ECU 5 includes a transmission circuit unit that transmits a call signal and a reception circuit unit that receives a response signal, a data reading unit that acquires face information from the license 4, and the license 4 in addition to the verification of the electronic key 3. And a control circuit unit that performs the verification. In the verification ECU 5, in addition to the reference ID, face information of the vehicle owner is registered.

  The verification ECU 5 performs door lock control through ID verification outside the vehicle, and performs engine start control 6 according to the locking period when the door lock is not released. More specifically, the verification ECU 5 permits the engine to start only through ID verification in the passenger compartment before the continuous locking period reaches a predetermined time (for example, one week). The ID verification in the passenger compartment is defined as normal verification. On the other hand, the collation ECU 5 permits the start of the engine through the collation of the license 4 in addition to the normal collation when the continuous locking period reaches a specified time. The verification ECU 5 corresponds to control means.

Next, the operation of the engine start control device will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3A, it is assumed that the vehicle 2 is parked for a long period of time.
As shown in FIG. 3B, in the comparative example of this example, when the specified time is reached without the door lock being released, the engine is only subjected to the verification of the electronic key 3A by the verification ECU 5A as before the specified time is reached. Start control 6A is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (c), in this embodiment, when the specified time is reached without the door lock being released, the engine start control 6 is performed through verification of the license 4 in addition to verification of the electronic key 3 by the verification ECU 5. Done.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) When the vehicle 2 is parked for a long time, the conditions necessary for starting the engine become severe. If the vehicle 2 is parked for a long period of time, the risk of theft increases. However, it becomes difficult for a third party to start the engine by tightening the conditions necessary for starting the engine. Therefore, security can be improved and the vehicle 2 can be reliably prevented from being stolen.

(2) When the vehicle 2 is parked for a long time, the establishment of a plurality of verifications is required. Therefore, the security can be improved as compared to allowing the engine to start through a single verification.
(3) When the vehicle 2 is parked for a long time, establishment of a new collation is required in addition to establishment of the normal collation. Therefore, the security can be improved as compared with the case where the engine start is permitted only through the normal verification.

  (4) When the vehicle 2 is parked for a long time, in addition to the normal verification, the verification of the license 4 is required. Therefore, after the lapse of the specified time, only the person who has the vehicle owner's license 4 in addition to the electronic key 3 required for normal verification, that is, the vehicle owner can start the engine, so that the security is improved.

In addition, the said embodiment can also be changed and actualized as follows.
The verification ECU 5 may include a reader that reads information from an IC (integrated circuit) license.

The verification ECU 5 may include a camera that captures the license 4.
The verification of the license 4 is not limited to the verification of face information, but may be verification of other information written in the license 4.

-Instead of or in addition to the verification of the license 4, biometric authentication may be employed. Alternatively, password verification using a car navigation system may be employed.
In the case where the normal verification is the verification of the license 4, the verification of the electronic key 3 may be requested in addition to the verification of the license 4 after the lapse of the specified time.

In the case where the normal verification is a single verification, three or more verifications may be requested after the lapse of the specified time.
In the case where the normal verification is two or more verifications, three or more verifications may be requested after the lapse of the specified time.

  -As shown with a broken line in Drawing 2, you may provide informing means 7 which teaches the coping method required for starting of an engine when the regulation time is reached. According to this configuration, the engine can be started appropriately in accordance with the coping method by the notification means 7. For example, even if a message such as “Please insert your IC license into the reader.”, “Insert your IC license into the slot.” Or “Please direct your license to the camera.” Good.

・ The specified time is not limited to one week. It may be arbitrarily set in consideration of security and convenience.
-The user may be allowed to change the specified time.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic key system, 2 ... Vehicle, 3 ... Electronic key, 4 ... License, 5 ... Verification ECU (control means), 6 ... Engine start control, 7 ... Notification means.

Claims (3)

In an engine start control device that permits or prohibits starting of a vehicle engine,
Equipped with a control means that tightens the conditions necessary for starting the engine when a predetermined time is reached without the door being unlocked ,
The control means makes the condition stricter by setting the establishment of a new collation as a condition necessary for starting the engine in addition to the establishment of the normal collation necessary for starting the engine before reaching the specified time. An engine start control device. The engine start control device according to claim 1 , wherein the new collation is a license collation. The engine start control device according to claim 1 or 2 ,
An engine start control device comprising a notification means for teaching a coping method necessary for starting the engine when the specified time is reached.