JPH05160916A - On-vehicle telephone control equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an on-vehicle telephone control equipment which can control operation of an on-vehicle equipment from the telephone set out of a vehicle. CONSTITUTION:The on-vehicle telephone control equipment is constituted of an on-vehicle mobile object communication equipment 3 which can switch a speaking mode for executing speaking through a hand set 1 and a transmission mode for communicating a communication equipment out of the vehicle without interposing the hand set 1, telephone control equipment 4 for commanding operation of the on-vehicle equipment such as an engine 5, air conditionner 6 or acoustic equipment 7, etc., based on a signal transmitted from the communication equipment out of the vehicle in the transmission mode, and controllers 51, 61 and 71 for controlling the operations of the on-vehicle equipment while receiving the command from the telephone control equipment 4. Thus, the engine 5 or the air conditionner 6, etc., can be started or stopped from the telephone set out of the vehicle while utilizing the mobile object communication equipment loaded on the vehicle and used for normal speaking as well.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-vehicle telephone control device capable of controlling the operation of on-vehicle equipment such as an engine and an air conditioner by sending a command to a mobile communication device such as a car telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an attempt to control an automobile by using radio, steering the automobile by so-called radio control, starting an engine using a weak radio wave recognized by the Radio Law, etc. Has been done.

[0003]

However, the wireless control of the vehicle is limited to one simple operation, and the control method itself is only a remote operation. However, it lacked the fineness of control. This is also related to the transmission / reception capability of the wireless communication device used for control, and high reliability of data transmission / reception and a large amount of data transmission / reception capability are required in order to perform complicated and sophisticated control. The dedicated transceiver used for the control of 1) did not satisfy these points.

The present invention is based on a new idea of using a car phone or a mobile phone having excellent transmission / reception performance for controlling a car. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle-mounted telephone control device having a high degree of functionality that can be controlled from a device and can receive and display navigation data through a telephone line.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a vehicle-mounted mobile device capable of switching between a call mode for making a call through a handset and a transmission mode for communicating with a communication device outside the vehicle without passing through the handset. A body communication device, and a telephone control device for instructing the operation of an on-vehicle device such as an engine, an air conditioner, or an audio device based on a signal transmitted from a communication device outside the vehicle in this transmission mode,
The in-vehicle telephone control device is configured with a controller that receives the command from the telephone control device and controls the operation of the in-vehicle device.

[0006] Further, the vehicle-mounted mobile communication device, a telephone control device for transmitting information about a vehicle state to a communication device outside the vehicle in a transmission mode, a vehicle state is detected, and a detection result is obtained by a telephone. The sensor that is sent to the control device constitutes the in-vehicle telephone control device.

Further, the telephone control device is configured to automatically switch the in-vehicle mobile communication device to the call mode or the transmission mode based on the detection result of the sensor for detecting the state of the vehicle. There is.

Further, the on-vehicle mobile communication device, a telephone control device for receiving information from the communication device outside the vehicle in the transmission mode, and an information terminal device for displaying the information transferred from the telephone control device. Incorporates a vehicle-mounted telephone control device.

[0009]

Therefore, in the vehicle-mounted telephone control device of the present invention, the mobile communication device mounted in the vehicle that can also be used for ordinary telephone calls is used, and the telephone, the engine, the air-conditioning device, etc., outside the vehicle are used. Can be started and stopped, and when an abnormality occurs in the parked car, it can be operated so as to call the contact and inform the abnormality.

It is also possible to call an information service organization outside the vehicle from a running vehicle, obtain data, and display it on the information terminal.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An on-vehicle telephone control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a handset 1 and an antenna 2 as shown in FIG. Car telephone body 3 that functions as a signal transmitting / receiving unit of a telephone control device for mobile phones, and controls the operation of in-vehicle devices based on commands received from external telephones or information services based on information requests. A telephone control device 4 for controlling data communication with the engine is provided, and the telephone control device 4 is an engine controller for controlling the operations of the engine 5, the air conditioner 6 and the audio equipment 7 to be controlled. 51, air-conditioner controller 61 and audio equipment controller 71, and various sensors 8 and And it is connected to the navigation device 9 or the like.

When this on-vehicle telephone control device is used as a normal automobile telephone, the handset 1 is picked up and dialed, whereby the automobile telephone main body 3 and the antenna 2 are made to function, and Can make a call. Further, even when a telephone call is made from the outside, it becomes possible to make a call by holding the handset 1, and in this respect, there is no difference from the conventional car telephone.

Also, the engine 5 of an automobile while staying at home
To start, call a car phone from your home phone and key in the number specified for control. By doing so, a command is sent from the telephone control device 4 to the engine controller 51, and the engine 5 is started.

The same operation is performed when the air conditioner 6 and the audio equipment 7 in the automobile are started.

Information on various sensors 8 such as an ignition key sensor and a door lock sensor is input to the telephone control device 4. Based on the information, the telephone control device 4 determines whether the vehicle is in a riding state or absent state, determines whether the vehicle is tampered with, and when the vehicle is tampered with, uses a car phone to make a home phone call. Call the vessel and give a message to call attention.

When the information request button of the telephone control device 4 is pressed while the vehicle is running, the car telephone body 3 calls the information service company under the control of the telephone control device 4, and the data is sent from the computer of the service company. It is received and displayed on the navigation device.

Details of each of these operations and the system for performing them will be described individually.

The system for starting the engine 5 is
As shown in FIG. 2, an antenna 2, a receiving unit 31 and a transmitting unit 32 connected to the antenna 2, a hand set 1, and a ride that is switched depending on whether or not the user is absent, as a portion corresponding to the car phone body 3 of FIG. / Absent switch 34 and a car phone controller 33 used in a normal car phone. The structure and function of the car phone main body 3 are the same as those of the existing car phone except for the boarding / absence switch 34.

Further, as a part corresponding to the telephone control device 4 in FIG. 1, a double tone recognition device 41 for recognizing the frequencies of two kinds of sine waves included in the push sound of the telephone, and a voice message transmitting section. A voice synthesis unit 42 for sending to 32 and a telephone controller processing unit 43 which is the center of control are provided.

As an operating mechanism of the engine 5, an engine controller 51, a starter motor 52, an engine 5 to be controlled, and an engine speed monitoring device 53 for measuring the speed of the engine 5 from the intervals of ignition pulses. In addition, the engine controller 51 and the telephone controller processing unit 43 are connected by the standard bus 10 capable of bidirectionally transmitting commands and data.

The telephone controller processing unit 43 is
As shown in FIG. 7, the micro
A computer 44 is provided, and a modulation / demodulation device 45 that functions as a modem for communication with an external computer, a keyboard 47 for inputting a telephone number or password of an information service company, a display 46 for displaying and storing them, and a memory. 49 and a standard bus interface 48 for interfacing with the standard bus 10 are connected.

When a person is in the automobile, the changeover switch 34 shown in FIG. 2 is connected to the "riding" side, and when not present, to the "absent" side. When connected to the "ride" side, it is possible to make a normal call with an external telephone through the handset 1, and this state is called "call mode". Also, when connected to the "absent" side,
It is possible to communicate with an external telephone without passing through the handset 1, and this state is called "transmission mode".

In the call mode, when a telephone call is made from outside while riding, the antenna 2 receives a radio wave, the receiving unit 31 demodulates the signal, and the signal is sent to the car telephone controller 33.
The car phone controller 33 that detects an incoming call
Play the ringtone from the speaker of set 1. When an occupant lifts the handset 1, the car phone controller 33 detects it and enables transmission of the voice input to the microphone of the handset 1. This is no different from a normal car phone call.

On the other hand, in the transmission mode, the changeover switch 34 is on the absent side, and when a telephone call for starting the engine 5 is received from the outside at this time, the automobile telephone controller 33 which has detected the incoming call sends the incoming call signal to the incoming call signal. To the telephone controller processing unit 43. The telephone controller processing unit 43 outputs the first code to the voice synthesizing unit 42, and the voice synthesizing unit 42 "please provide a personal identification number" according to the code.
Is sent as a voice signal to the transmitter 32, and this signal is sent out from the antenna 2.

When this message is received by the external telephone, the personal identification number preset in the telephone controller processing unit 43 is keyed in from the keyboard of the telephone. This signal is received by the antenna 2 and sent to the duotone recognition device 41 via the receiving unit 31. Duotone recognizer
At 41, the input key is recognized by identifying the two types of sine waves that synthesize the push sound, and the result is transmitted to the telephone controller processing unit 43.

Upon confirming that the personal identification number matches the personal identification number stored in the memory 49, the telephone controller processing unit 43 sends a second code to the voice synthesizing unit 42,
The voice synthesizing unit 42 sends a message of "command please" to the transmitting unit 32 according to the code.

Upon receiving a message and inputting a command (for example, 1 and #) from the external telephone, the same is sent to the telephone controller processing unit 43, and the telephone controller processing unit 43 sends it to the engine.・
Recognized as a start command, engine controller
Send an ON signal to 51.

The engine controller 51 first operates the electric circuit of the engine system, then turns on the starter motor 52 for 2 seconds and then turns it off. With this, the engine 5 rotates, and the engine speed monitoring device 53 sends the measured speed data to the engine controller 51. Engine controller
If the rotation speed is 600 RPM or higher, the 51 sends a signal to the telephone controller processing unit 43 to inform that the engine has started successfully. If it is less than 600 RPM, the starter motor 52 is turned on again after 2 seconds. If the engine 5 does not start even after repeating this five times, the telephone controller processing unit 43 is sent a signal notifying that the engine has failed to start.

In the telephone controller processing unit 43, the third code is sent to the voice synthesizing unit 42 when the engine 5 is successfully started, and the fourth code is sent when the engine 5 is unsuccessfully, and "the engine has started. Or “The engine will not start” is transmitted to the external telephone via the transmitting unit 32.

When a command (for example, 0 and #) for stopping the engine 5 is input as a command on the keyboard, the telephone controller processing unit 43 recognizes it as an engine stop command, and the engine controller 51
Signal off to. The engine controller 51 disconnects the electric circuit of the engine system and stops the engine 5.

When the engine 5 is not successfully started, the telephone controller processing unit 43 is configured to check the signals from the various sensors 8 for an abnormality and return a message such as "the battery is dead". It is also possible to provide the owner of the vehicle with the information necessary for understanding the condition of the engine 5.

Also, when restarting the engine 5,
You can send the message "Restart" to inform the car owner that the engine did not start in one go. In this way, frequently inserting messages also has the effect of not boring the person making the call.

Furthermore, within 30 minutes after starting the engine 5 etc. by a command from an external telephone, the door lock,
If the sensor (82 in FIG. 5) does not detect the unlocking of the door, the operation of the engine 5 or the like may be automatically stopped from the viewpoint of safety.

If the input personal identification number does not match the set personal identification number, the personal identification number is requested again,
It may be configured to hang up the phone if three mistakes are made.

When it takes a long time to input a command, the command menu is displayed as "1 and # when the engine is turned on and the heating is performed, 2 and # when the engine is turned on and the air is cooled, and the music is prepared. It is also possible to give guidance such as 3 and #.

FIG. 3 shows a system for starting the air conditioner 6, which is an air conditioner controller for controlling the air conditioner.
61 is connected to the telephone controller processing unit 43 via the standard bus 10. Other configurations are the same as the engine starting system (Fig. 2).

The operation of this system is the same as that of the engine starting system. In response to a command from an external telephone, the telephone controller processing unit 43 sends an ON signal to the air conditioner controller 61 to operate the air conditioner 6. Is started. It is also possible to execute the start of the engine 5 and the start of the air conditioner 6 with one command. For example, by the commands 1 and #, following the start of the engine 5,
Operate the air conditioner 6 under heating conditions of strong wind, DEF, and 30 ° C, and use the commands 2 and # to operate the air conditioner 6 under cooling conditions of strong wind, VENT, and 20 ° C following the start of the engine 5. It can also be set.

While riding, the air conditioner controller 61 can be manually operated to set the air volume and temperature as usual.

Further, the same means may be used to prepare for the operation of the on-vehicle audio equipment 7 before boarding the vehicle so that the song starts at the moment the door of the vehicle is opened. In this case, the telephone controller processing unit 43 which has received the command instructs the audio device 7 to search for a preset song through the audio device controller 71, and the door lock sensor 82 releases the door lock. Upon detection, the telephone controller processing unit 43 which receives the signal instructs the audio equipment controller 71 to start playing.

FIG. 4 shows a system for detecting a vehicle tampering. An ignition key sensor 81 for detecting whether or not an ignition key is inserted and an engine speed monitoring device 53 described in FIG. bus
It is connected to the telephone controller processing unit 43 via 10. Other configurations are engine starting system (Fig. 2)
There is no change.

In this system, when an engine start signal is transmitted from the engine speed monitoring device 53 while the ignition key sensor 81 detects a state where no key is inserted, the telephone controller process The unit 43 determines that the vehicle has been tampered with, generates an alarm sound from the built-in speaker, and also controls the engine controller.
An engine-off signal is sent to 51, and furthermore, the car telephone controller 33 is instructed to perform a call operation to a preset contact telephone set. When the other party answers the call, the telephone controller processing unit 43 sends a code to the voice synthesizing unit 42, and the message "This is an in-vehicle telephone control device. Mr. ○○ 's car is being mischievous" Send.

Further, when the acceleration sensor is connected to the telephone controller processing unit 43 and the acceleration sensor detects a shock greater than a certain value in a state where no key is inserted,
It can also be configured to send the message "I was shocked".

Further, a light for detecting lighting of the light
When the sensor is connected to the telephone controller processing unit 43 and the ride / absence switch 34 is switched to the absence side, and the light is on for 10 minutes or more, the message "the light is on" is contacted. It can also be configured to send to a telephone.

FIG. 5 shows a system for automating the boarding / absence switch 34, which includes an ignition key sensor 81, a door lock sensor 82, and a hand brake sensor for the telephone controller processing section 43. 83 and gear position sensor 84 are connected via standard bus 10. The telephone controller processing unit 43 determines whether or not a person is in the vehicle based on the signals detected by these sensors and the signal from the vehicle telephone controller 33, and automatically sets the mode of the on / off switch 34. Switch to.

In the telephone controller processing unit 43, the ignition key is inserted, the door is not locked, the car telephone is called and the call bell has not reached 5 times, or In each of the cases where the handset 1 is in a call, it is determined that the user is in the boarding mode, and the boarding / absent switch 34 is set to the boarding mode (that is, the communication mode). In other cases, it switches to the absence mode (that is, the transmission mode).

The reason why the number of ringing bells on a car telephone is set to 5 is that if there is a person in the car, it is considered that the person will answer the call within 5 times. If the ringing bell continues 5 times or more. The boarding / absence switch 34 is switched to the absence mode, and the telephone controller processing unit 43 responds to control the in-vehicle device in accordance with the command.

However, regarding the on / off of the engine 5, when the hand brake sensor 83 detects the operation of the hand brake, and in the case of an AT vehicle, the gear position sensor 84 is set to P. It is configured so that it does not operate only when the gear position is being detected.

When the call mode of the car telephone is switched to the absent mode because the ringing is repeated five times or more, when the call ends, the mode returns to the boarding mode again.

This automatic switching mode of the boarding / absence switch 34 can be used as an alternative to the boarding / absence switch 34 shown in FIG.
You can add an "automatic" option to 34 and configure it to perform the previous action when you select it.

FIG. 6 shows a system for receiving navigation data from an information service company. A navigation device 9 composed of a display, a touch panel, a map CD-ROM, etc. It is connected to the telephone controller processing unit 43.

The navigation device 9 displays its current position on the map displayed on the screen and receives radio waves from beacons (also called sign posts) in the town to display traffic jam information and road construction information. You can
In addition, in navigation systems that are currently being publicly tested in various parts of Japan, the system that can obtain and display such information is being developed in anticipation of the appearance of a large number of private institutions that provide various information. There is.

In order to provide such information, private information regarding restaurant information, vacant space information of parking lots, gasoline price information of gas stations, etc. is provided for a fee using a telephone line.

When a traveling person operates one of the navigation devices 9 to obtain one of those pieces of information, the navigation device 9 sends an information request command to the telephone controller processing unit 43 together with an identification number for identifying the type of information. And a signal of the current position (latitude / longitude) of the traveling vehicle is sent.

Upon reception of these signals, the telephone controller processing unit 43 sends the telephone number of the information service organization stored in the memory 49 in advance to the automobile telephone controller 33, and the automobile telephone controller 33 calls the telephone number. multiply. At the partner station, the computer that stores the information automatically responds via a modem, and the data is exchanged between the computers using the public line.

This communication proceeds in the following order.

The partner station informs the telephone controller processing unit 43 that the line has been connected. The telephone controller processing unit 43 sends a preset password to the partner station, and when the partner station finishes checking the password, it sends back a password pass message.

Therefore, the telephone controller processing unit 43
Sends an information request command, an information identification number, and the data of the current position of the traveling vehicle (or the city number calculated based on the current position information), and the partner station sends the current position out of the information specified by the identification number. To search and edit the data that conforms to and transmit it to the telephone controller processing unit 43. This data is stored in the telephone controller processing unit 43.
Sent to the navigation device 9 and displayed.

When terminating the communication, the telephone controller processing unit 43 sends a circuit disconnection message to the partner station and then disconnects the circuit.

At this time, information on the charges to be paid for the provided information service is sent from the information service organization to the bank and automatically debited from the deposit account of the owner of the vehicle.

The input of the information request may be changed from the telephone controller processing unit 43.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be modified in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Of course, it is also possible to limit the number of objects to be controlled to one or two. Further, the communication device is not limited to an automobile phone, and any mobile communication device such as a mobile phone that can be mounted in a vehicle can be used.

[0063]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments, the in-vehicle telephone control device of the present invention is
Controls the operation of in-vehicle devices using an external telephone, reports the vehicle status to contacts, and makes it possible to obtain information without disturbing people while driving, etc. It is possible to realize multifunctional control.

Since a mobile communication device such as a car phone or a mobile phone which can also be used as an ordinary telephone is used as a communication device used for it, it is not necessary to prepare a special transmitter. In addition, extremely reliable and fine-tuned control is possible even from a long distance.

By equipping a vehicle with the vehicle-mounted telephone control device of the present invention, the functionality and safety of the vehicle are improved, and the comfort of the vehicle is increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a vehicle-mounted telephone control device of the present invention,

2 is a block diagram of the device for controlling the operation of the engine, FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the device for controlling the operation of the air conditioner,

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the device for detecting vehicle tampering;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the device for automatically determining whether to get on or off the vehicle;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the device for receiving and displaying information;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone controller processing unit of the device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Handset 2 Antenna 3 Car phone main body 31 Receiver 32 Transmitter 33 Car phone controller 34 Ride / away switch 4 Telephone control device 41 Duotone recognition device 42 Voice synthesizer 43 Telephone controller processor 44 Microcomputer 45 Modulator / Demodulator 46 Display 47 Keyboard 48 Standard Bus Interface 49 Memory 5 Engine 51 Engine Controller 52 Cell Motor 53 Engine Speed Monitoring Device 6 Air Conditioner 61 Air Conditioner Controller 7 Acoustic Equipment 71 Acoustic Equipment Controller 8 Various Sensors 81 Ignition Key Sensor 82 Door lock sensor 83 Handbrake sensor 84 Gear position 9 Navigation device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle-mounted mobile communication device capable of switching between a call mode for communicating through a handset and a transmission mode for communicating with a communication device outside the vehicle without passing through the handset; And a telephone control device for instructing the operation of the vehicle-mounted device based on a signal transmitted from the communication device outside the vehicle, and a controller for receiving the instruction of the telephone control device and controlling the operation of the vehicle-mounted device. In-vehicle telephone control device characterized by 2. The in-vehicle telephone control device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the in-vehicle devices is an engine, an air conditioner, or an audio device. 3. An in-vehicle mobile communication device capable of switching between a call mode for making a call through a handset and a transmission mode for communicating with a communication device outside the vehicle without passing through the handset, and when in the transmission mode. And a vehicle control device for transmitting information regarding a vehicle state to a communication device outside the vehicle, and a sensor for detecting a vehicle state and transmitting a detection result to the telephone control device. Telephone control device. 4. The telephone control device automatically switches between a call mode and a transmission mode of the mobile communication device based on a detection result of a sensor that detects a vehicle state. The in-vehicle telephone control device according to claim 1. 5. An in-vehicle mobile communication device capable of switching between a call mode for talking through a handset and a transmission mode for communicating with a communication device outside the vehicle without passing through the handset, and when in the transmission mode. An on-vehicle telephone control device comprising: a telephone control device for receiving information from a communication device outside the vehicle; and an information terminal device for displaying the information transferred from the telephone control device.