JPH0292758A - Engine starting system using driving license - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve an effect for preventing an automobile from burglary by providing a driving license card having an information holding part electrically or magnetically writing a predetermined pass word and starting an engine when a recited password agrees with the predetermined pass word. CONSTITUTION:In case of driving an automobile, a driving license card 1 is inserted into an insertion port of a card read part 2 reading a pass word written in a part of a magnetic tape of the driving license card 1 to be input to a control part 5. Next in the control part 5, comparing the input pass word with a pass word registered in a memory 4, when the pass words agree, a message of inviting an input of the recited pass word from the memory 4 is displayed in a display part 6. A driver sees this display, inputting the recited pass word by using a ten key or the like in a pass word input part 3, when this input pass word agrees with the pass word input from the card reading part 2, an engine is started by driving a sel-motor 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an engine starting system using a driver's license that manages the starting of an automobile engine using the driver's license.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when a driver's license is acquired through a normal driver's license acquisition course, a driver's license is issued to identify the acquirer. However, conventional driver's licenses issued in this way include the person's photo, date of birth, address,
It is a card that has a driver's license number written on it, and currently only has the function of a driver's license. Moreover, you must carry your driver's license with you whenever you drive a car.
Moreover, people often carry them with them even when they are not driving a car. Therefore, it would be a waste to use a driver's license simply to identify the person holding the driver's license because of its always-portable nature.

On the other hand, to start the engine of a car, a key unique to that car is used. For this reason, if the key is stolen or duplicated, anyone with the key can easily start the car, and from the perspective of preventing car theft, it is difficult to start the car's engine with just the key. It can be said that performing start-up management lacks reliability.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, conventional driver's licenses only qualify the holder to drive a car and only have the function of identifying the holder, so they cannot be carried at all times. Therefore, there is a problem that the above functions alone are not fully utilized. Furthermore, the current key-based engine starting management system for automobiles has a problem in that it lacks reliability in terms of preventing theft of automobiles. Therefore, the present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned problems, and uses a driver's license that has an automobile engine start management function added to the driver's license to improve its reliability, especially in preventing car theft. The purpose is to provide an engine starting system.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem!) The engine starting system using a driver's license of the present invention is a portable system having an information holding part in which a predetermined password is electrically or magnetically written. a driver's license card, and information reading means for reading out the predetermined password written on the driver's license card, input means for inputting a recited password input by the driver, and a predetermined password registered in advance. A storage means for storing a password, a notification means for notifying information, and a predetermined password read by the information reading means and a predetermined password registered in the storage means are compared, and if they match, inviting the input of a recited password. a comparing means for causing the notifying means to report the information to be read; The vehicle is equipped with an engine starting means that starts the engine of the vehicle when the two match.

(Function) In the engine starting system using a driver's license of the present invention, when starting a car, the driver inserts the driver's license card into the information reading means provided in the car. The information reading means reads a predetermined password electrically or magnetically written on the inserted driver's license card and provides it to the comparison means. The comparing means compares the predetermined password read by the information reading means and the predetermined password registered in the storage means, and when they match, causes the notifying means to notify information recommending input of a recited password. In response to this notification, the driver inputs the recited password into the engine starting means via the input means. The engine starting means includes a recited password inputted by the inputting means and a predetermined password inputted from the information reading means, or
The predetermined password read from the storage means is compared with the predetermined password, and if the two match, the engine of the automobile is started.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an engine starting system using a driver's license according to the present invention. 1 is a driver's license card, on which is attached a magnetic tape 11 on which a password for identifying the driver's license is recorded, a photograph 12 of the driver's license holder, and an address, name, and driver's license number. Necessary items such as Reference numeral 2 indicates a card reading section that reads data recorded on the magnetic tape 11 of the driver's license card 1; 3 indicates a password input section for inputting a password recited by the driver using a numeric keypad; and 4 indicates a password unique to the vehicle that is registered. A non-volatile memory 5 stores the password read by the card reading section 2, the password input from the password input section 3, and the memory 4.
A control unit compares the passwords registered in the , and controls whether or not to start the engine based on the result, and 6 is a display consisting of a liquid crystal display that displays the password input to the control unit 5 and the result of the determination. 7 is an engine drive control section that drives a starter motor 8 according to a command from the control section 5, and 8 is a starter motor that starts an engine (not shown). In addition,
The control system consisting of the above parts 2 to 8 is installed on the vehicle side, and the driver's license card 1 is portable.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, it is assumed that a password unique to the vehicle in which this control system is installed is registered in the memory 4 in advance, for example, at the time of manufacture. Further, it is assumed that a password unique to the automobile is written on the magnetic tape 11 of the automobile license card 1 at the time of purchasing the automobile.

By the way, when driving a car, it is required by law to carry a driver's license, so the driver must always carry the above-mentioned driver's license card 1 and insert it into the insertion slot of the card reader 2. do.

The card reading section 2 reads the password written on the magnetic tape 11 of the inserted driver's license card 1 and outputs it to the control section 5.

When the password is input from the card reading unit 2, the control unit 5 reads out the password registered in the memory 4, compares it with the input password, and if they match, reads the recited password from the memory 4. A message inviting input is read out and given to the display section 6 for display. If the two passwords do not match, the control section 5 reads a message to the effect that a proper driver's license card 1 should be inserted from the memory 4, and gives this message to the display section 6 for display. Here, both passwords match,
When the instruction to input the PIN number is displayed on the display unit 6, the driver inserts the driver's license card 1 into the card reader 2,
Input the recited password using the numeric keys or the like on the password input section 3. Thereby, the password input section 3 outputs the input password to the control section 5. At this time, the control unit 5 sends the input password to the display unit to display it. The control unit 5 determines whether the input password matches the password input from the card reading unit 2 (or the password read from the memory 4), and if they match, issues an engine drive command to the engine drive control unit 7. issue. If the passwords do not match, the control unit 5 reads a message from the memory 4 to the effect that the recited password is incorrect, and provides this message to the display unit 6 for display. When the engine drive control section 7 receives an engine drive command from the control section 5, it drives the starter motor 8 to start the engine.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the control section 5. As shown in FIG. Step 201 waits for the insertion of the driver's license card 1, and when this card 1 is inserted into the card reading section 2, the password read from the card 1 is entered in step 202, and then the memory is stored in step 203. Read the registered password from 4. Next, if it is determined in step 204 that the above passwords match, step 205
If it is determined that the driver's license card 1 is not valid, the process proceeds to step 209. In step 209, a message informing that the driver's license card 1 is not valid is read from the memory 4, and this is displayed on the display unit 6, and the process ends. .

If the process proceeds to step 205, the message requesting input of the recited password is read out from the memory 4 and displayed on the display unit 6. Next, in step 206, a recited password is input from the password input section 3, and in step 207, it is determined whether this password matches the input password. If they do not match, in step 210 a message informing that the entered recited password is incorrect is read out from the memory 4, displayed on the display section 6, and the process is terminated. Note that if the entered recitation password is incorrect, the process may return to step 205 and prompt the user to input the correct recitation password several times, and if the correct recitation password is not input even after repeating the predetermined number of times, the process may be terminated. . Further, if both passwords match in step 207, the process proceeds to step 20B, where an engine drive command is issued to the engine drive control section 7, and the process ends. Note that no matter what you do, the engine will not start unless you proceed to step 20B.

According to this embodiment, a magnetic tape storing a password is pasted on a driver's license card 1, and the driver's license card 1 is inserted into a car in which the same password as the above-mentioned password has been registered, and The engine of the car cannot be started unless the password is entered into the car.For this reason, even if the driver has the driver's license card 1, no one other than the driver who knows the password can start the car. Therefore, the reliability of preventing theft of a car can be significantly improved, and the driver's license card 1 can be used for something other than a driver's license, and its functions can be enhanced.

In addition to the password, information related to the driver's license may be recorded on the magnetic tape 11 of the driver's license card 1.
Further, this card 1 may be an IC card so that a large amount of information can be read and written. Furthermore, instead of inputting a password from the password input section 3, a fingerprint may be input using a fingerprint reader, and it may be determined whether or not this matches a pre-registered fingerprint pattern. Further, in this embodiment, the engine is not started unless the password of the driver's license card 1, the password registered in the car, and the password input by the driver match, but the driver's license card 1 The engine may be started if either the password entered by the driver or the password entered by the driver matches a password registered in the vehicle. However, in this case, the reliability is lower than that of this embodiment in terms of preventing theft of automobiles.
The procedure for starting the engine can be simplified.

Furthermore, if a plurality of passwords are registered in the memory 4 in advance, one automobile can be operated using a plurality of driver's license cards.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the engine starting system using a driver's license of the present invention, the driver's license is added with a function to manage the engine start of a car, thereby improving reliability especially in preventing car theft. There are effects that can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an engine starting system using a driver's license according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the control section shown in FIG. 1. 1... Driver's license card 2... Card reading section 3... Password input section 4... Memory 6... Display section 7... Engine drive control section Agent Patent attorney Noriyuki Chika Yudo Sanno - Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] Equipped with a portable driver's license card having an information holding part in which a predetermined password is electrically or magnetically written,
Further, information reading means for reading the predetermined password written on the driver's license card, input means for inputting a recited password input by the driver, and storage means for storing the predetermined password registered in advance. , a notifying means for notifying information, and comparing a predetermined password read by the information reading means and a predetermined password registered in the storage means, and if they match, notifying the said information inviting the input of a recited password. a comparison means for making a notification by means of a comparison means, and compares the recited password input by the input means with a predetermined password input from the information reading means or a predetermined password read from the storage means, and the two match. 1. An engine starting system using a driver's license, characterized in that an automobile is equipped with an engine starting means for starting the automobile engine when the vehicle is turned off.