JPH11175885A - Satellite managing system of mobile object like automobile or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a satellite managing system of a mobile object like an automobile, etc., which is an automatic safety monitoring device capable of being mounted on the mobile object as a general traffic means, especially the automobile and capable of instantaneously coping with an emergency when the emergency occurs to the automobile or a crew of the automobile. SOLUTION: A monitoring device consisting of a communication means between a GPS antenna to receive positional information of a GPS satellite 2 and a control center 5, a G sensor, a key for emergency and a control part is mounted on the mobile object, information like the positional information, etc., is collected by the communication means and the mobile object 1 is monitored by the control center 5. When the emergency is detected by the G sensor or the depression of the key for emergency, etc., by the control part, a fact is transmitted to the control center 5 by the control part and the staff to cope with the emergency is sent away by receiving the fact by the control center 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a satellite management system including an automatic safety monitoring device which can be mounted on a moving body, particularly an automobile, which is a general means of transportation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various cases of emergency situations that occur in a moving body, particularly an automobile, which is a general means of transportation. If there is no occupant in the car, there is a risk of theft. If there is an occupant in the car, not only the risk of theft, but also an emergency such as harm to the occupant is assumed. In addition, emergency situations such as sudden occupant illness or attacks or being involved in an accident can be assumed. Conventionally, in the event of such an emergency, the owner or occupant of the vehicle, or a third party, will be
For example, they reported to the police or fire department by telephone.

[0003] Further, as an anti-theft device, there has been a device mounted on a handle and fixed so that the handle does not move. However, the anti-theft device was useless at all once it was stolen. For this reason, an anti-theft device integrating security, information and navigation functions based on an electronic map device, a voice synthesizer and a remote communication device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-509203 is a position information detector, a communication device, and a wireless transmission. It has an electronic control unit capable of controlling a receiver, a sensor for detecting a predetermined condition, a database of an electronic map manufacturing device, and a database for generating a synthesized voice. Mounted on the body. If the sensor detects a vehicle abnormality, the communication device responds to a public security agency and a wireless transmitter-receiver to a person registered to use the vehicle and responds to the detected abnormality. A voice message is automatically sent.

[0004]

However, in the anti-theft device, it is possible to cope with an emergency that has occurred in a moving body that can be detected by a sensor installed in the moving body, but it is difficult to detect the emergency by the sensor. However, it cannot cope with unexpected situations. In addition, there is a problem that the occupant of the mobile body is likely to be harmed, and it is impossible to cope with an emergency such as illness or attack of the occupant that occurs in the occupant of the mobile body. Further, since the anti-theft device is a device for transmitting a voice message to a security agency or the like in the event of an emergency, it cannot be confirmed that a transmitter for transmitting a voice message in a normal state operates normally. Therefore, there is a problem that even if a failure occurs in the transmitter, it is not noticed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the first aspect of the present invention is a management system for a mobile unit which is a means of transportation, and comprises positioning data transmitted from a GPS satellite. A monitoring device comprising a means for receiving the information, a means for detecting an abnormal state, and a control means for controlling each of the means is mounted on the moving body, and a communication means is provided between the moving body on which the monitoring device is mounted. A mobile satellite management system having a traffic control center. In the invention according to claim 2, the means for detecting the abnormal state includes:
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the response is one or more of: a notification means by an occupant of the moving object installed in the moving object, an abnormality detection sensor such as an impact detection sensor, a sound collecting device, a television camera, or a response from a control center. The mobile satellite management system according to any one of the preceding claims.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the communication means is at least one of a unique communication network and a public mobile communication network, and at least the mobile data transmission means and the control center are connected. 3. The mobile satellite management system according to claim 1, further comprising the data receiving means, and further comprising a mobile data receiving means and a control center data transmitting means as required. . According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the moving body according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the notification means by the occupant of the moving body installed in the moving body is an emergency button provided under the feet of the occupant or on the hand. Is a satellite management system. The invention according to claim 5 is the mobile satellite management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control unit is further connected to an engine unit or a sound output unit of the mobile body. I do. The invention according to claim 6 is
6. The mobile object satellite management system according to claim 1, wherein said control means has means for determining whether or not the occupant of the mobile object is a legitimate occupant by collation of a voice, an ID card, or the like. And

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing a moving body which is a means of transportation, wherein a monitoring device mounted on the moving body is provided with a means for receiving positioning data transmitted from a GPS satellite. And transmitting the position data to the control center by communication means,
When an abnormality is detected by the means for detecting an abnormal state, the occurrence of abnormality is transmitted to the control center by the communication means.
Collects location data from one mobile unit, dispatches emergency processing personnel on standby to the mobile unit when an abnormal occurrence report is received from the mobile unit, and furthermore, if necessary, a security agency such as police or fire department The method is characterized in that the method is a mobile object satellite management method for reporting to a mobile station. In the invention according to claim 8, the collection of the position data of the mobile unit is performed by a method in which the mobile unit transmits the position data in response to polling from the control center at regular intervals, and the abnormality occurrence notification is provided. Is a method for managing a satellite of a mobile unit according to claim 7, wherein the method is transmitted immediately when the abnormality detection unit of the mobile unit detects an abnormality.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. A monitoring device is incorporated in an automobile 1 which is a moving object according to an embodiment of the present invention, and receives position information transmitted from a GPS satellite 2. The monitoring device of the automobile 2 and the control center 5 can communicate with each other via the digital MCA communication 3 or a public mobile communication network 4 used in a mobile phone or the like. The control center 5 periodically collects position information received from the GPS satellites 2 by the monitoring device of the vehicle 2 and information such as information of various sensors mounted on the vehicle 1 which are input to the monitoring device as necessary. . This collection cycle is not fixed and can be changed as needed. For example, when the car 1 is stolen and the need to track the car 1 arises, the collection cycle of the position information of the car 1 may be shortened. Control Center 5
If there is information in the collected information that indicates an abnormal state of the vehicle 2, or if data cannot be received even after a set time from the vehicle 1,
Further, when an emergency processing staff member needs to be dispatched, such as when an emergency situation is received from the vehicle 1, a dispatch command is issued to the emergency processing staff member who is waiting at the transmission base 6.
Inform the police and fire departments and other public security agencies as needed.

A monitoring device for a vehicle 1 mounted on the vehicle 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an automobile equipped with a monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The monitoring device includes a GPS antenna 11, a control unit 12, a TEL or MCA antenna 13, an emergency button 14, an inertial sensor ( G sensor). The transmission data of the GPS satellite 2 is received by the GPS antenna 11. Communication data with the control center 5 is exchanged via the TEL antenna or the MCA antenna 13. Emergency button 1 for car 1
4 is pressed when the occupant determines that the situation is an emergency. For this reason, the emergency button 14 is arranged under the feet of the occupant or at hand so that the emergency button 14 can be pressed immediately in an emergency. Further, a G sensor 15 is used as a sensor for detecting that an impact has been applied to the vehicle body due to an accident of the automobile 1 or the like.
Is installed. The control unit 12 monitors and controls the respective parts.

The control unit 12 of the monitoring device mounted on the automobile 1
Will be described with reference to a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. The control unit 12 includes a microprocessor, a recording device in which a program is recorded, a memory, and the like. The positioning data transmitted by the GPS satellite 2 is G
It is received by the PS antenna 11 and stored in the memory of the control unit 12 as position information. Further, the control unit 12 is connected to the emergency button 14, the G sensor 15, and the communication control unit 16, and further, if necessary, the engine unit and the audio unit 17, the sound collection device and the television camera 18, the ID collation of the automobile. Part 1
9 is connected. The control center 5 monitors one or more vehicles, and periodically collects position information received from the GPS satellites 2 recorded in the control unit 12 of each vehicle. As a communication method for efficiently performing such collection, there is a method in which the control center 5 sequentially polls each vehicle. The transmission data of the position information request of the control center 5 is transmitted by the TEL antenna or the MCA antenna 1.
3 and received by the communication control unit 16. Control unit 12
Transmits the position information stored in the memory via the communication control unit 16 as a response thereto. This transmission and reception may be automatically performed by the communication control unit 16.

[0011] When the vehicle body receives an impact due to an accident,
The G sensor 15 detects this and sends a signal to the control unit 12. A signal is also sent to the control unit 12 when the occupant of the car presses the emergency button 14 in an emergency. When the emergency occurrence signal is input to the control unit 12, the control unit 12 transmits the emergency occurrence transmission data to the control center 5. If the cycle of collecting the location information of the control center 5 is sufficiently short, the response to the polling of the control center 5 may be accompanied by information on the occurrence of an emergency. In a case where the collection period of the position information is long and the response to the emergency situation is delayed while waiting for the polling, the control unit 12 immediately transmits the information of the occurrence of the emergency situation.

When a sound collection device or a television camera 18 is provided, for example, the control unit 12 monitors the sound in the vehicle by the sound collection device 18 and generates a loud sound exceeding a preset volume in the vehicle. In such a case, a monitoring method of transmitting this to the control center 5 as abnormal information can be performed. Further, when the emergency button 14 is pressed, the control unit 12 transmits the voice data collected by the sound collection device to the control center automatically or by a transmission command for the control center 5 to know the situation in the vehicle. It is also possible for the control center that receives the message to monitor the sound in the vehicle. Similarly to the sound collection device, when the emergency button 14 is pressed, the television camera transmits image information to the control center 5 as data for grasping the situation in the vehicle. Further, even if the emergency button 14 is not pressed, the sound collection device / television camera 18 can be activated by a command from the control center 5 as needed.

When the control unit 12 is connected to the engine unit or the voice output unit 17 of the vehicle, the control unit 12 that has detected the occurrence of an emergency will sound a horn or stop the vehicle so that it does not move. be able to. As described above, the operation on the engine unit and the audio output unit 17 may be performed according to a command from the control center 5.
Further, the ID collating unit 19 determines whether or not the occupant of the car is a registered normal person, and sends the result to the control unit 12. The control unit 12 sends the fact that the vehicle is being operated by an unauthorized occupant to the control center 5 as transmission data.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile satellite management system capable of coping with a mobile body in the event of an emergency. A monitoring unit mounted on the mobile body includes a control unit including a microprocessor. Since the mobile unit and the control center can communicate with each other, it is possible to provide additional information to the occupants of the mobile unit. For example, if a man-machine interface and electronic map information are added to the monitoring device, functions equivalent to those of a general navigation system can be realized by information obtained from GPS satellites. Further, providing traffic congestion information and the like on a road obtained at a traffic control center to a mobile unit provides a more effective navigation system. Further, since mutual communication can be performed, the control center can easily provide services such as arranging accommodation at a destination according to a request from an occupant of a mobile object.

[0015]

As described above, according to the satellite management system for a mobile object such as an automobile according to the present invention, it is possible not only to cope with a case where the mobile object such as a car is stolen, but also to provide an emergency to the occupants of the mobile object. It is possible to cope with a situation that occurs. In addition, since the control center periodically performs communication for collecting data of the mobile body, it is possible to cope with a case where a failure occurs in the communication device. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the situation of an emergency can be easily grasped, so that an effect that more appropriate measures can be taken is obtained. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the remote control from the control center can be performed by the mutual communication, and an effect of more effectively responding to an emergency can be obtained. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by providing the emergency button near the occupant, an effect is obtained that an emergency situation can be notified to the control center with a minimum number of operations.
For example, when harm is about to occur, you can call for help without your knowledge.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, an effect that the moving body can be stopped when an emergency occurs, and a person near the moving body is notified of the emergency by voice such as horn. The effect of being able to do is obtained. According to the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the above-described effects, an unauthorized occupant can be detected by ID collation,
Particularly effective against theft. According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the above effect. Furthermore, if a sticker or the like indicating that the system is mounted is mounted on a mobile body equipped with the mobile object satellite management system of the present invention, the effect of preventing theft or the like can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 automobile (mobile) 2 GPS satellite 3 digital MCA communication 4 public mobile communication network 5 control center 6 transmission base 11 GPS antenna 12 control unit 13 TEL antenna or MCA antenna 14 emergency button 15 G sensor (inertial sensor) 16 communication control Unit 17 Engine / Sound output unit 18 Sound collector / TV camera 19 ID collation unit

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A management system for a moving body as a means of transportation, comprising: a means for receiving positioning data transmitted from a GPS satellite; a means for detecting an abnormal state; and a control means for controlling each of the means. A satellite management system for a mobile unit, comprising: a control center having a device mounted on the mobile unit and communication means for communicating with the mobile unit on which the monitoring device is mounted. 2. The means for detecting an abnormal state includes: a notification means by an occupant of the moving object installed in the moving object; an abnormal detection sensor such as an impact detection sensor; a sound collecting device; a television camera; or a question from a control center. Response to
The mobile satellite management system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile satellite management system is one or more of the following. 3. The communication means is at least one of a unique communication network and a public mobile communication network, and has at least a data transmission means of a mobile body and the data reception means of a control center, 3. The mobile object satellite management system according to claim 1, further comprising a mobile object data receiving unit and a control center data transmitting unit as needed. 4. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the notification means provided by the occupant of the movable body installed in the movable body is an emergency button provided under the occupant's feet or at the hand of the occupant.
2. A mobile satellite management system according to claim 1. 5. The mobile object satellite management system according to claim 1, wherein said control means is further connected to an engine unit or an audio output unit of the mobile object. 6. The moving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means has means for judging whether or not the occupant of the moving body is a legitimate occupant by collating a voice, an ID card, or the like. Body satellite management system. 7. A method for managing a moving body as a means of transportation, wherein a monitoring device mounted on the moving body generates position data of the moving body by means for receiving positioning data transmitted from a GPS satellite. The position data is transmitted to the control center by the communication means, and when an abnormality is detected by the means for detecting an abnormal state, the occurrence of abnormality is transmitted to the control center by the communication means, and the control center is at least transmitted by the communication means. Collects location data from one mobile unit, dispatches emergency processing personnel on standby to the mobile unit when an abnormal occurrence report is received from the mobile unit, and, if necessary, issues public information such as police or fire. A method for managing a satellite of a mobile object, comprising: notifying a security organization of a mobile object. 8. The collection of the position data of the mobile unit is performed in such a manner that the mobile unit transmits the position data in response to polling from the control center at regular intervals. 8. The mobile object satellite management method according to claim 7, wherein the transmission is performed immediately when the abnormality detecting unit detects the abnormality.