JPH10322265A - Vehicle use multi-remote control system using telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control remotely various on-vehicle units through the use of an out-vehicle telephone set by allowing the system to have a transmission reception section making 2-way communication to a telephone set at the outside of a vehicle and a control circuit that control various on-vehicle units corresponding to a specific identification signal included in a voice signal received from the transmission reception section. SOLUTION: A transmission reception section 1 makes 2-way communication with an out-vehicle telephone set by using a radio wave as a medium. An on- vehicle unit group 2 is an on-vehicle unit including a theft prevention unit 21, an air-conditioner unit 22 and an engine control unit 23 and connects to a control circuit 3. A leased signal line is set or a LAN use data bus mounted on a vehicle is used as a means to connect the on-vehicle units 21-23 to the control circuit 3. The control circuit 3 extracts the specific identification signal included in a voice signal entered from the transmission reception section 1 and controls the onvehicle units 21-23 corresponding to the specific identification signal and is provided with a function as a hand-free device in common.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular multi remote control device using a telephone for controlling a vehicle unit from a remote place using a telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technology in which a telephone is mounted on a vehicle is known. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-26938 discloses a hands-free device that allows a driver to talk without holding a handset while driving. In particular, recently, mobile phones have rapidly become widespread, and accompanying use of the mobile phones while driving has caused many traffic accidents, making this hands-free device useful.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned hands-free device of the prior art is a device for a telephone such as a car phone or a mobile phone, and is not effectively used for other purposes, and has an added value as a device. It was low.

An object of the present invention is to control various on-vehicle units such as an anti-theft unit, an air conditioner unit, and an engine control unit by using an outside telephone, for example, by effectively utilizing a hands-free device. is there.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 firstly comprises a transmitting / receiving section for performing two-way communication with a telephone outside a vehicle using a radio wave as a medium, and a voice input from the transmitting / receiving section. A control circuit for controlling various on-vehicle units corresponding to a specific identification signal included in the signal is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the control circuit has a function of communicating a signal indicating the state of the vehicle to a telephone outside the vehicle via a transmission / reception unit in accordance with an input signal from the various on-vehicle units. The present invention provides a vehicular multi remote control device using a telephone.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control circuit is a circuit having a hands-free function, and the transmission / reception unit is a portable telephone detachable from the control circuit. To provide a multi-remote control device for vehicles.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular multi remote control device using a telephone, wherein the various on-vehicle units are anti-theft units.

The invention according to claim 5 provides a vehicular multi-remote control device using a telephone, wherein the various on-vehicle units are air conditioner units.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-remote control device for a vehicle using a telephone, wherein the various on-vehicle units are engine control units.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to an electric block diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a transmitting / receiving unit, 2 denotes a group of in-vehicle units, 3 denotes a control circuit, 4 denotes a microphone, and 5 denotes a speaker.

First, the transmission / reception unit 1 performs bidirectional communication with a telephone outside the vehicle using a radio wave as a medium. The transmitting and receiving unit 1
In the case of this embodiment, a mobile phone is shown. The transmission / reception unit 1 includes a multi-pole connector (not shown),
It is detachable from the control circuit 3 having a hands-free function.

Next, the on-vehicle unit group 2 will be described. The in-vehicle unit group 2 is an in-vehicle unit group including an anti-theft unit 21, an air conditioner unit 22, and an engine control unit 23, and is connected to the control circuit 3. Each of the on-vehicle units 21, 22, and 23 is connected to the control circuit 3
A dedicated signal line is set, or a LAN data bus mounted on the vehicle is used as a means for connecting to the PC.

For example, when a specific identification signal included in the audio signal input from the transmission / reception unit 1 is transmitted via the control circuit 3, the anti-theft unit 21 previously stores the identification signal. The ID code is compared with the ID code, and when they match, a door lock actuator (not shown) is controlled to lock or unlock the door, and a signal indicating the locked state of the door or the security state of the vehicle is transmitted to the control circuit 3. There is a function of transmitting data to the transmission / reception unit 1 via the. This function can be used, for example, to unlock the door using a mobile phone from outside the vehicle, to lock the door remotely after getting off and get away from the car, and to lock the door from a remote location. Effective when confirming from a remote place with a telephone, or when a vehicle is stolen, a security status signal is output to the control circuit 3 and automatically notified to a telephone outside the number registered in advance. It is.

When a specific identification signal included in the audio signal input from the transmission / reception unit 1 is transmitted via the control circuit 3, for example, the air conditioner unit 22 controls the identification signal in advance to store the identification signal. There is a function of driving or stopping the air-conditioning system in accordance with the control content as compared with the code. Similarly to the air conditioner unit 22, the engine control unit 23 predicts the identification signal when a specific identification signal included in the audio signal input from the transmission / reception unit 1 is transmitted via the control circuit 3, for example. There is a function to start or stop the engine in accordance with the control content, comparing with the stored control code. This function of the air conditioner unit 22 and the engine control unit 23 is effective, for example, in a case such as in winter when the vehicle is warmed up in advance by getting a call to the vehicle from inside the house before riding.

Next, the control circuit 3 will be described. Control circuit 3
Is a circuit that extracts a specific identification signal included in the audio signal input from the transmitting / receiving unit 1 and controls the on-vehicle units 21, 22, and 23 corresponding to the specific identification signal.
It also has a function as a hands-free device. The control circuit 3 includes a control unit 31, an amplifier 32, an echo cancel unit 33, a tone identification unit 34, an interface 3
5, 36, a driver 37, and a liquid crystal display 38.

The control section 31 controls each section based on an input signal. The control section 31 sends a control signal for driving the liquid crystal display 38 to the driver 37 and a control signal for opening and closing the switch 51 to the speaker 5. And outputs an identification signal from the tone identification unit 34 to
A connection configuration for inputting / outputting a communication signal between the communication device 5 and the communication device 36 is provided.

The amplifier 32 includes an echo canceling unit 3
3 is configured to amplify the audio signal input from 3 and output the amplified signal to the speaker 5. The echo canceling unit 33
Is a portion for removing an echo component in an audio signal, and has a connection configuration in which an audio signal is input from the transmission / reception unit 1 and the microphone 4 and output to the amplifier 32.

The tone identification section 34 has a connection configuration for extracting a specific identification signal from the audio signal input from the transmission / reception section 1 and inputting the extracted identification signal to the control section 31. The interfaces 35 and 36 are parts that convert communication signals input and output between the transmission / reception unit 1 and the in-vehicle unit group 2 and the control unit 31, and convert a parallel signal output by the control unit 31 into a serial signal. In this configuration, a serial signal input from the on-vehicle unit group 2 is transmitted to the on-vehicle unit group 2 and converted into a parallel signal and input to the control unit 31.

The driver 37 drives the liquid crystal display 38 in response to a control signal output from the control unit 31. The liquid crystal display 38 includes a driver 37.
Is a part for displaying a telephone number, a communication status, and the like by being driven by the.

Next, the microphone 4 and the speaker 5 will be described. The microphone 4 converts the voice of the occupant into a voice signal at the time of activation of the hands-free function and inputs the voice signal to the control circuit 3, and the speaker 5 converts the voice signal from the external telephone received by the transceiver 1 into voice. It is emitted in the car and is installed near the driver's seat in the car.

As described above, the apparatus shown in the above-described embodiment not only has a function as a hands-free apparatus, but also has various on-vehicle units such as an anti-theft unit, an air conditioner unit, and an engine control unit using a telephone outside the vehicle. It has a function that can remotely control the vehicle and a function to register the security information of the vehicle and various information indicating the state of the vehicle in advance and notify the outside telephone of the vehicle. ing.

[0023]

The present invention controls a transmitting / receiving unit for performing two-way communication with an external telephone using radio waves as a medium, and various on-vehicle units corresponding to a specific identification signal included in a voice signal input from the transmitting / receiving unit. Since it is a multi-remote control device for vehicles using a telephone characterized by comprising a control circuit, for example, by effectively utilizing a hands-free device or the like, an anti-theft unit using an outside telephone, an air conditioner unit, and There is an effect that various on-vehicle units such as an engine control unit can be remotely controlled.

The control circuit has a function of communicating a signal indicating the state of the vehicle to a telephone outside the vehicle via a transmission / reception unit in accordance with an input signal from the various on-vehicle units. Multi-remote control device for vehicles, for example, it is possible to register security information of the vehicle in advance and notify the outside telephone to deal with theft, or to control the remote control of various on-vehicle units, etc. Can be confirmed by an external telephone.

Further, the control circuit is a circuit having a hands-free function, and the transmission / reception unit is a portable telephone detachably attached to the control circuit. This has the effect of increasing the added value of the hands-free device.

Also, since the various on-vehicle units are a multi-remote control device for a vehicle using a telephone, which is a theft prevention unit, for example, when the door is unlocked using a mobile phone from outside the vehicle, If you notice that you forgot to lock the door after you get off and leave the car, you can remotely lock the door, check the lock status of the door remotely using an external telephone, or if the vehicle is stolen, a security status signal Is output to the control circuit and automatically notified to the outside telephone of the number registered in advance.

Also, since the various on-vehicle units are an air conditioner unit or an engine control unit, which is a multi-remote control device for a vehicle using a telephone, for example, the engine is warmed up before riding in winter or the like. It is effective when you place it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transceiver part 2 In-vehicle unit group 3 Control circuit 4 Microphone 5 Speaker 21 Anti-theft unit 22 Air conditioner unit 23 Engine control unit

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Claims (6)

[Claims] A transmission / reception unit (1) for performing two-way communication with a telephone outside a vehicle using a radio wave as a medium, and various on-vehicle units corresponding to a specific identification signal included in an audio signal input from the transmission / reception unit (1). And a control circuit (3) for controlling the remote control device (21, 22, 23). 2. An out-of-vehicle telephone set according to claim 1, wherein a signal indicating a state of a vehicle is transmitted via a transmission / reception unit (1) in accordance with an input signal from said various vehicle-mounted units (21, 22, 23). The control circuit (3)
A multi-remote control device for a vehicle using a telephone, comprising: 3. The invention according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit (3) is a circuit having a hands-free function, and the transmission / reception unit (1) is detachable from the control circuit (3). A multi-remote control device for a vehicle using a telephone characterized by being a portable telephone. 4. The multi-remote control device for a vehicle using a telephone according to claim 1, wherein the various on-vehicle units are anti-theft units (21). 5. The multi-remote control device for a vehicle using a telephone according to claim 1, wherein the various on-vehicle units are air conditioner units (22). 6. The multi-remote control device for a vehicle using a telephone according to claim 1, wherein the various on-vehicle units are engine control units (23).