TWI556603B - Wireless communication control system and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Wireless communication control system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a wireless communication control system and method thereof, and more particularly to a wireless communication control system and method thereof that can control a driver's inability to exercise the communication function of the handheld device while driving.

In addition to the functions of making a call, MP3, camera, recording, GPS, etc., the handheld device gradually integrates the functions of the handheld device and the personal computer in response to the strong demand for mobile office and communication. The device has more powerful computing power, like a microcomputer. To this end, handheld devices have more functional options, resulting in a significant increase in ease of use.

Continuing with current handheld devices, especially smart phones or tablets (such as iPads), as long as the network data service function is installed, various applications (application programs or applications) running on the handheld device can be downloaded. The user interface can be used to control the application or to use the application in a specific way, such as viewing audio and video, listening to audio output, dialing a voice call, browsing a social networking site, and using typing communication functions. Because handheld devices are becoming thinner and more powerful, they have become an indispensable electronic product in people's daily life. For those who have free time, they will take out the handheld device and stare at the screen operation. Even the users who play with them, such as walking, eating, or driving a car, are defined as "low-headed people."

Among them, the dangerous driving behaviors such as dial-up, voice call, data communication, etc., which are still used by the driver while driving, have seriously jeopardized the safety of driving, and even caused traffic accidents due to the dangerous driving of the driver. Especially in Taiwan, there are 1.2 cars in every two families, and there are 2.6 cars in each family. It can be seen that the locomotive is quite popular as a means of transportation. The locomotive has no car shell as the protection of the driver. The use of handheld devices in the event of an accident is often more serious than the driver of the vehicle. Therefore, how to effectively prevent the driver from using the handheld device while driving is an urgent problem to be solved.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, and proposes a wireless communication control system and method thereof to effectively overcome the above problems.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication control system and method thereof, which utilizes wireless technology to detect and control the communication function of the handheld device to improve driving safety.

A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication control system and method thereof, which can be widely applied to automobiles and locomotives, and can adjust the output power of the required wireless signals according to the distance of the to-be-detected area of the vehicle body, thereby improving Detection accuracy and application flexibility.

To achieve the above, the present invention provides a wireless communication control system including at least one wireless transmitter and a user device. One or several wireless transmitters are disposed on a to-be-detected area of a vehicle body, and a position detection signal is output after the system of the vehicle body is activated. The user device has a wireless transmission and receiver, a processor and a motion detector, and the processor is electrically connected to the wireless transmission and receiver and the motion detector. The motion detector detects the user device as a shift In the dynamic state or the stationary state, the processor receives the signal strength of one or several position detection signals according to the wireless transmission and the receiver to determine whether the user device belongs to the driver; when the user device does belong to the driver and the user device is When moving, the processor automatically blocks some communication functions, such as voice call or typing function, but the emergency call is not limited to this, which can effectively prevent the driver from causing traffic accidents due to distraction during driving.

The present invention provides another wireless communication control method, comprising the steps of: outputting one or several position detection signals from a to-be-detected area of a vehicle body by one or several wireless transmitters; receiving one or several via a user device Position detection signal; according to the signal strength of the receiving position detection signal, to determine whether the user device belongs to the driver: if not, the communication function is maintained; if yes, when the user device is determined to be in the mobile state, the communication function is automatically blocked. .

The purpose, technical content, features and effects achieved by the present invention will be more readily understood by the detailed description of the embodiments.

10‧‧‧Wireless transmitter

101‧‧‧ front wireless transmitter

102‧‧‧ Rear wireless transmitter

12, 12'‧‧‧ User devices

122‧‧‧Wireless transmission and receiver

124‧‧‧ Processor

126‧‧‧Moving detector

14‧‧‧Car body

142‧‧‧ Area to be detected

143‧‧‧Driver area

144‧‧‧ passenger area

16‧‧‧Motorcycle

18‧‧‧ Drivers

20‧‧‧ passengers

Figure 1 is a system architecture diagram of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of the system of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic view of the invention applied to a locomotive.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of signal detection applied to a locomotive of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a system architecture diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the present invention applied to a locomotive.

Since countries have drawn up traffic management penalties regulations for dangerous driving, in order to The utility model effectively prevents the driver from using the handheld device during driving, and the invention provides a communication function capable of controlling the shielded portion of the driver during driving, so as to effectively prevent the driver from illegally using the handheld device. As shown in Fig. 1, it is a system architecture diagram of the present invention. The wireless communication control system includes at least one wireless transmitter 10 and a user device 12. The user device 12 has a wireless transmission and receiver 122, a processor 124, and a motion detector 126. The processor 124 is electrically connected to the wireless transmission and receiver 122 and the motion detector 126.

Since the wireless transmission technology is quite sophisticated, and the complicated wiring connection problem of the electronic device assembly can be omitted, the present invention uses the wireless transmission technology to establish a signal connection between the vehicle body and the user device. One or more wireless transmitters 10 are disposed on a to-be-detected area 142 of a vehicle body 14. The area to be detected may be a driver area or other passenger area in the vehicle body, and may be activated according to the system of the vehicle body 14. For example, engine startup triggers the operation of one or more wireless transmitters 10, and one or several wireless transmitters 10 output one or more position detection signals. The motion detector 126 detects that the user device 12 is in a moving state or a stationary state. The processor 124 receives the signal strength of one or more position detection signals according to the wireless transmission and receiver 122 to determine whether the user device 12 belongs to by using the signal strength between the user device 12 and one or more wireless transmitters 10. Driver: When the user device 12 belongs to the driver and the user device 12 is in the moving state, the processor 124 automatically blocks some communication functions, such as a voice call or a typing function, but the emergency phone is not limited thereto. Effectively avoid the driver from causing traffic accidents due to distraction during driving.

In order to further understand how the present invention effectively controls part of the communication function of the user device 12, the first to be detected is the driver area in the vehicle body, and please refer to FIG. 2, which is the present invention. System flow chart. First, in step S10, one or several wireless transmitters 10 output one or several position detection signals from the to-be-detected area 142 of a vehicle body 14. number. In step S12, one or more position detection signals are received by a user device 12, and the user device 12 is a smart mobile communication device; wherein the vehicle body 14 is a car or a locomotive, due to the car model and the locomotive style. The design of the driver's seat is different. The power output of one or several wireless transmitters 10 can be adjusted according to the area to be detected 142, and one or several wireless transmitters 10 are paired with the wireless transmission and receiver 122. Wireless transceiver or Bluetooth wireless transceiver, or other wireless system. Taking the paired Bluetooth wireless transceiver as an example, the user device 12 must first search for the pairing identification code of one or several wireless transmitters 10 and establish the user device 12 and one or more wireless transmitters 10 when first used. The wireless signal is connected. At this time, the user device 12 can store the pairing identification code of the one or more wireless transmitters 10. Therefore, if the connection is to be established next time, the pairing procedure is not required again, which is convenient for the owner to use. Sex.

Then, in step S14, the processor 124 determines whether the user device 12 falls into the to-be-detected area 142 according to the signal strength of the one or more position detection signals; for example, if the power output of the wireless transmitter 10 is At 2.5 dBm, when the signal strength received by the wireless transmission and receiver 122 is -89 dB to -87 dB or -74 dB to -69 dB, the power output and the received signal strength are different due to different products of the smart mobile communication device. The range of power output and the receiving strength are not limited. If the user device 12 does not fall into the area to be detected, step S16 is performed to maintain the communication function, indicating that the driver is not the driver himself, and may be the passenger; if the user device 12 falls within the area to be detected, the steps are performed. S18, determining whether the user device 12 is in a moving state; wherein the motion detector 126 can be used to detect that the user device 12 is in a moving state or a stationary state, and the motion detector 126 can be a global positioning system or a three-dimensional accelerator. If the motion detector 126 is a global positioning system, it can determine the initial position and the current position of the user device 12 according to the triangulation to obtain a moving distance; if the motion detector 126 is a three-dimensional accelerator, according to the three axis The angle is different to change the output voltage to obtain the moving state. If the user device 12 is in a stationary state, indicating that the driver is not in the running state, the process returns to step S16; if the user device 12 is in the mobile state, the communication function is automatically blocked, for example, restricting voice dialing or receiving. Features, use of application features, typing (such as the current popular data communication application LINE, Whats App or We Chat, or newsletters, social networking sites, etc.), thus effectively preventing drivers from dangerous driving behavior or preventing Others affect the driver. Of course, although the user device 12 has automatically blocked some communication functions, the emergency call is not limited, and the incoming call record of the external voice communicator can be automatically stored in the database of the internal system of the user device 12 to facilitate the driver. Afterwards, the user device 12 can automatically reply to a driver status message (such as the driver is on the road, inconvenient to answer the phone and other status messages) to an external voice communicator (local or other mobile phones, etc.) Voice communication function).

Please also refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , and FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 respectively show the schematic diagram of the invention applied to the locomotive and its signal detection. The wireless transmitter 10 can be disposed at any position of A, B, C, and D of the front of a locomotive 16, the locomotive 16 has a driver area E and a passenger area F, and the driver 18 and the passenger 20 respectively carry the user device 12, 12' hours. When the driver 18 and the passenger 20 sit on the locomotive 16 at the same time, the area to be detected 142 is set as the driver area, and the wireless transmitter 10 and the wireless transmission and receiver 122 of the user device 12, 12' are paired. Bluetooth wireless transceiver and can establish wireless signal connections. The processor 124 of the two user devices 12, 12' detects the signal strength of the position detection signal, and determines whether the relative distance between the user device 12, 12' and the wireless transmitter 10 falls into the driver area E, that is, It can be determined whether the user devices 12, 12' are located in the driver area E or the passenger area F respectively; as shown, the signal intensity of the user device 12 located on the driver area E is greater than the user on the passenger area F. Device 12', therefore, user device 12 Once detected as a mobile state, some of the communication functions are automatically masked, and the user device 12' maintains the communication function.

In the foregoing embodiment, the wireless transmitter is installed in the driver's area of the vehicle body as the area to be detected, and in addition, the present invention has other embodiments. Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 simultaneously. In this embodiment, the area to be detected is set to include the driver area 143 and the passenger area 144, and two or more wireless transmitters are used. Taking two as an example, the front wireless transmitter 101 and the rear wireless transmitter 102 are installed in the driver area 143 and the passenger area 144, respectively. When the driver 18 and the passenger 20 sit on the locomotive 16 at the same time, the front wireless transmitter 101 and the rear wireless transmitter 102 and the wireless transmission and receiver 122 of the user device 12, 12' are paired with the Bluetooth wireless transceiver. And can establish a wireless signal link. The processor 124 of the two user devices 12, 12' determines whether the user device 12, 12' is located in the driver area or the passenger according to the signal strength of the position detection signal received by the wireless transmission and the receiver 122. The area is determined to mean that the user devices 12, 12' belong to the driver 18 or the passenger 20, respectively. In detail, for the user devices 12, 12', the respective processors 124 receive two sets of signals, the front position detection signal from the front wireless transmitter 101 and the position detection from the rear wireless transmitter 102. The signal strength of the test signal is determined, and whether the signal strength of the front position detection signal is greater than the rear position detection signal, and if so, the user device 12 is located in the driver area E and belongs to the driver 18; if not, the user is indicated The device 12' is located in the passenger area and belongs to the passenger 20. As shown in the figure, for the user device 12, the signal strength of the front position detection signal is greater than the rear position detection signal, indicating that the user device 12 is located in the driver area E. At this time, if the user device 12 is once When the detection is in the mobile state, the communication function is automatically blocked; at the same time, for the user device 12', the signal strength of the rear position detection signal is greater than the front position detection signal, indicating that the user device is 12' In the passenger area F, the user device 12' can still maintain the communication function.

In summary, the present invention utilizes wireless technology to detect and control the communication function of the handheld device, and can be widely applied to automobiles and locomotives, and can adjust the output power of the required wireless signal according to the distance of the driver's area of the vehicle body. It not only improves the accuracy of detection and application flexibility, but also improves driving safety and has a competitive advantage in the market.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any changes or modifications of the features and spirits of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Wireless transmitter

12‧‧‧User device

122‧‧‧Wireless transmission and receiver

124‧‧‧ Processor

126‧‧‧Moving detector

14‧‧‧Car body

142‧‧‧ Area to be detected

Claims (16)

A wireless communication control system includes: at least two wireless transmitters disposed on a to-be-detected area of a vehicle body, the to-be-detected area including a driver area and a passenger area, and the wireless transmitters are respectively installed on In the driver area and the passenger area, the wireless transmitter outputs a position detection signal, and the power output of the wireless transmitter is correspondingly adjusted according to the area to be detected; and a user device has a wireless transmission And the receiver, a processor and a motion detector, the processor is electrically connected to the wireless transmission and receiver and the motion detector, and the motion detector detects that the user device is in a mobile state or is stationary. a state, the processor determines, according to the signal strength of the wireless transmission and the receiver to receive the position detection signal, the user device is located in the driver area or the passenger area, and the position detection signal of the driver area The signal strength is greater than the position detection signal of the passenger area, and the user device belongs to the driver, and the user device is in the moving state, the processor Movable shield portion communication. The wireless communication control system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter has a power output of 2.5 dBm, and the wireless transmission and the receiver receive the signal strength of -89 dB to -87 dB or -74 dB to -69 dB. The relative distance between the user device and the wireless transmitter falls into the area to be detected. The wireless communication control system of claim 1, wherein the area to be detected is a driver area, and the processor determines the user device according to the signal strength of the position detection signal received by the wireless transmission and the receiver. a relative distance of the wireless transmitter, the processor automatically screens when the relative distance falls within the driver area and the user device is in the moving state Cover some communication functions. The wireless communication control system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter is coupled to the wireless transmission and receiver, or a Bluetooth wireless transceiver. The wireless communication control system of claim 1, wherein the processor automatically responds to a driver status message to an external voice communicator when performing an automatic masking of the communication function. The wireless communication control system of claim 1, wherein the user device is a smart mobile communication device. The wireless communication control system of claim 1, wherein the part of the communication function is a voice communication and a typing function. The wireless communication control system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle system is a car or a locomotive. The wireless communication control system of claim 1, wherein the motion detector is a global positioning system or a three-dimensional accelerator. A wireless communication control method includes the following steps: one or more position detection signals are outputted from a to-be-detected area of a vehicle body by a plurality of wireless transmitters, and the power output of the wireless transmitters is based on the area to be detected And correspondingly adjusting, the to-be-detected area includes a driver area and a passenger area, and the wireless transmitter is respectively installed in the driver area and the passenger area; receiving the position detection signal via a user device; The signal strength of the one or more position detection signals, determining whether the user device is located in the driver area or the passenger area, and whether the signal strength of the position detection signal of the driver area is greater than the position detection of the passenger area The test signal is used to determine whether the user device belongs to the driver: If not, the communication function is maintained; and if so, the next step is performed; and when the user device is determined to be in the mobile state, part of the communication function is automatically masked. The wireless communication control method of claim 10, wherein the wireless transmitter is coupled to a wireless wireless transceiver and a wireless wireless transceiver, or a Bluetooth wireless transceiver. The wireless communication control method according to claim 10, wherein in the step of automatically blocking part of the communication function, a driver status message is automatically returned to an external voice communicator. The wireless communication control method according to claim 10, wherein the user device can use the emergency voice communication function in the step of automatically shielding the communication function. The wireless communication control method of claim 10, wherein the location to be detected is a driver area, and the relative intensity of the user device and one of the wireless transmitters is determined by using the signal strength of the position detection signal. The processor automatically masks part of the communication function when the relative distance falls within the driver area and the user device is in the moving state. The wireless communication control method of claim 10, wherein the wireless transmitter has a power output of 2.5 dBm, and the signal strength of the user device received by the wireless transmission and the receiver is -89 dB to -87 dB or -74 dB. At -69 dB, the relative distance between the user device and the wireless transmitter falls into the area to be detected. The wireless communication control method of claim 10, wherein in the step of determining that the user device is in a moving state, the mobile device detects that the user device is in a moving state or a stationary state.