JP2009274557A - Vehicle environment setting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle environment setting system capable of shortening the time required for setting vehicle environment. <P>SOLUTION: When user discrimination information and vehicle environment setting information are received from a portable device 20, the received vehicle environment setting information associated with the received user discrimination information is stored in a memory part 12. When communication with the portable device 20 is available, user discrimination information is obtained from the portable device 20 (SS102 and S104). When the same user discrimination information as the obtained user discrimination is determined stored in the memory part 12, the vehicle environment setting information stored in the memory part 12 associated with the user discrimination information is transmitted to each part for setting vehicle operation environments to set the vehicle operation environment (S110). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a driving environment setting system including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a portable device portable by a user who gets on the vehicle.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an IC card in which set values of riding environment driving mode items that can be set by a driver when riding are set in an on-vehicle device of a vehicle to be boarded, and the riding driving environment mode stored in the IC card There is a system in which item setting values are read by an in-vehicle device, and the riding environment driving mode items of the IC card owner are automatically set by the read boarding driving environment mode item setting values (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-120670 A

  In the system described in Patent Document 1, each time an IC card is set in an in-vehicle device of a car to be boarded, the setting value of the riding environment driving mode item stored in the IC card is read by the in-vehicle device. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time each time from setting the IC card to the in-vehicle device until the automatic setting of the riding environment driving mode is completed. In particular, when the number of items in the riding environment driving mode is large or when the data reading speed for reading data stored in the IC card is slow, it takes a long time to complete the vehicle environment setting. It was necessary to wait for a long time until the setting was completed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to shorten the time required for vehicle environment setting.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is an operating environment setting system including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a portable device that can be carried by a user who rides on the vehicle. A first storage unit that stores vehicle environment setting information representing a vehicle environment of a user who carries the portable device, and a first communication unit that communicates with the in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device includes the first communication unit. User identification information for identifying a user carrying the portable device from the portable device via the second communication unit, and a second communication unit that communicates with the portable device via the second storage unit When the vehicle environment setting information is received, the received vehicle environment setting information is stored in the second storage unit in association with the received user identification information, and the portable device is connected via the second communication unit. It becomes possible to communicate with A user identification information acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user who carries the portable device through communication with the portable device, and the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition unit. A determination unit that determines whether or not user identification information is stored in the second storage unit, and the determination unit determines that the same user identification information as the user identification information is stored in the second storage unit Driving environment setting means for transmitting the vehicle environment setting information stored in the second storage unit in association with the user identification information to each unit for setting the driving environment of the vehicle and setting the driving environment of the vehicle. It is characterized by having.

  According to such a configuration, when it is determined that the same user identification information as the user identification information is stored in the second storage unit, the user identification information is stored in the second storage unit in association with the user identification information. Since the vehicle environment setting information is transmitted to each unit for setting the driving environment of the vehicle to set the driving environment of the vehicle, the time required for setting the vehicle environment can be shortened.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the driving environment setting unit determines that the same user identification information as the user identification information is not stored in the second storage unit by the determination unit, the vehicle is set in the portable device. Instructing the transmission of the environment setting information, and receiving the vehicle environment setting information transmitted from the portable device in response to the transmission instruction, the received vehicle environment setting information is transmitted to each unit for setting the driving environment of the vehicle It is characterized by setting the driving environment of the vehicle.

  As described above, when it is determined that the same user identification information as the user identification information is not stored in the second storage unit, the portable device is instructed to transmit the vehicle environment setting information, and the portable device is carried in accordance with the transmission instruction. When the vehicle environment setting information transmitted from the apparatus is received, the received vehicle environment setting information can be transmitted to each unit for setting the driving environment of the vehicle to set the driving environment of the vehicle.

  In the invention according to claim 3, when the vehicle control device determines that a predetermined period has elapsed since the vehicle environment setting information was stored in the second storage unit, the period has elapsed. And a first information erasing unit for erasing the vehicle environment setting information from the second storage unit.

  For example, when used by an unspecified number of users as in a rental car, the vehicle environment setting information of many users will be stored in the second storage unit. According to the invention, when a predetermined period has elapsed since the vehicle environment setting information was stored in the storage unit, the vehicle environment setting information after the period has elapsed is erased from the second storage unit, and more vehicles than necessary are stored in the storage unit. It is possible not to leave the environment setting information.

  In the invention according to claim 4, when the vehicle control device determines that the deletion of the specific vehicle environment setting information is instructed from the second storage unit in response to the user operation, the instructed specific The vehicle environment setting information is provided with second information erasing means for erasing the vehicle environment setting information from the second storage unit.

  According to such a configuration, when it is determined that the deletion of the specific vehicle environment setting information is instructed from the second storage unit according to the user operation, the specified specific vehicle environment setting information is stored in the storage unit. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary vehicle environment setting information from being left in the second storage unit.

  A configuration of an operating environment setting system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The driving environment setting system is for automatically setting the driving environment of the vehicle 100 as the driving environment for the user when the user who is the driver gets on the vehicle 100. The apparatus 20 is configured.

  The in-vehicle device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13. The control unit 11 is mainly configured by a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and executes various processes. Moreover, the control part 11 is connected so that communication with the various control apparatuses 51-59 etc. which were mounted in the vehicle 100 is possible.

  Here, the various control devices 51 to 59 enable the setting (change) of the driving environment according to the driver's preference. In the present embodiment, the seat position control device 51, the steering position control device 52, the mirror position control device 53, the air conditioning control device 54, the audio control device 55, the navigation control device 56, the information display control device 57, the engine control device 58, the traveling A control device 59 is mounted.

  Each of these control devices 51 to 59 is configured to be able to set (change) the driving environment in accordance with an external operation by a user who gets on the vehicle 100. For example, the seat position control device 51 adjusts the position of the driver's seat that is an electric seat (the height of the seat surface, the position in the front-rear direction, etc.) according to an external operation. Here, the driving environment (the height of the seat surface, the position in the front-rear direction, etc.) that can be realized by the seat position control device 51 is represented as vehicle environment setting information (for example, numerical data). The seat position control device 51 is configured to be able to reproduce the driving environment represented by the vehicle environment setting information by directly inputting the vehicle environment setting information from the outside. That is, if the vehicle environment setting information is input, the driving environment can be accurately reproduced without performing fine adjustment or the like by an external operation.

  Here, the seat position control device 51 has been described as an example, but the other control devices 52 to 59 are the same, and the driving environment represented by the vehicle environment setting information when the vehicle environment setting information is input. Is configured to be reproducible.

  The storage unit 12 is configured to be able to store various types of information. The storage unit 12 stores in advance vehicle identification information, which is identification information unique to the in-vehicle device 10.

  The communication unit 13 is for performing short-range wireless communication with the portable device 20, and at least a communication area that covers the entire interior of the vehicle 100 in which the in-vehicle device 10 is mounted (short-range wireless communication is possible). Wireless communication is possible with the portable device 20 existing in the area. Note that examples of short-range wireless communication include Bluetooth (registered trademark), DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication), wireless LAN, and ZIGBEE (registered trademark).

  The portable device 20 is a portable terminal that can be carried by a user who rides on the vehicle 100, and is carried by a user who uses the driving environment setting system (a user who can drive the vehicle 100).

  The portable device 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a communication unit 23. The control unit 21 is configured mainly with a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and executes various processes.

  The storage unit 22 is configured to be able to store various types of information. The storage unit 22 stores in advance user identification information that is identification information unique to the user who owns the mobile device 20 and vehicle environment setting information that represents the vehicle environment of the user.

  The vehicle environment setting information is stored in the storage unit 22 of the portable device 20 according to a predetermined procedure. In the present embodiment, in the vehicle 100, after the driving environment for the user is set by an external operation of the user, when the registration operation of the vehicle environment setting information is performed on the mobile device 20, the mobile device 20 sets the vehicle environment setting. An information registration command is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 10. Then, the in-vehicle device 10 that has received the registration command transmits vehicle environment setting information representing the driving environment of the vehicle 100 at that time (the driving environment set by the user through an external operation) to the transmission source portable device 20, The device 20 stores the received vehicle environment setting information in the storage unit 22.

  The communication unit 23 is for performing short-range wireless communication with the in-vehicle device 10, and enables wireless communication with the in-vehicle device 10 in a communication area covering the entire indoor area of the vehicle 100.

  In the driving environment setting system of the present embodiment, the mobile device 20 is configured using a mobile phone terminal.

  Next, the process performed by each apparatus 10 and 20 which comprises the driving environment setting system of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  First, the vehicle environment setting process executed by the control unit 11 of the in-vehicle device 10 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. This vehicle environment setting process is started when it is detected that the driver has boarded the vehicle 100. In addition, the detection that the driver has boarded the vehicle 100 can be performed, for example, by detecting the seating of the user by a seating sensor provided in the driver's seat.

  When the control unit 11 starts the vehicle environment setting process, first, the control unit 11 enters a standby state for a connection request from the portable device 20, and whether or not the portable device 20 has been detected based on whether or not there is a connection request from the portable device 20. Is determined (S100).

  Here, when there is no connection request from the portable device 20, the determination in S100 is NO, and the determination in S100 is repeated. If there is a connection request from the mobile device 20, the determination in S100 is YES, and then the mobile device 20 is requested to transmit user identification information (S102). Specifically, an identification information transmission request that is a request for transmitting user identification information to the mobile device 20 is transmitted by short-range wireless communication. Note that the user identification information stored in the storage unit 22 is transmitted from the portable device 20 in response to the transmission request for the user identification information.

  Subsequently, in S104, user identification information transmitted from the portable device 20 is received.

  In the present embodiment, the user identification information is acquired by requesting the portable device 20 to transmit the user identification information and receiving the user identification information transmitted from the portable device 20 in this way.

  Subsequently, in S106, the user identification information received in S104 is searched from the storage unit 12 in order to determine whether or not the same user identification information as the user identification information received in S104 is stored in the storage unit 12. .

  In S108, it is determined whether or not the same user identification information is stored in the storage unit 12 based on whether or not the user identification information received in S104 has been searched by the search performed in S106.

  When the user identification information received in S104 is searched, the determination in S108 is YES, and then the user's vehicle environment setting information is sent to each control device that sets the driving environment of the vehicle 100 (S110). Specifically, the vehicle environment setting information stored in association with the same user identification information as the user identification information received in S104 is read from the storage unit 12, and the read vehicle environment setting information is used as the driving environment of the vehicle 100. It transmits to the various control devices 51-59 etc. which perform a setting, and makes the various control devices 51-59 set the operating environment of the vehicle 100. FIG. Thereby, the driving environment of the vehicle 100 is set to the driving environment for the driver.

  If the user identification information received in S104 is not searched by the search performed in S106, the determination in S108 is NO, and next, the mobile device 20 is requested to transmit the vehicle environment setting information (S112). The vehicle environment setting information stored in the storage unit 22 is transmitted from the portable device 20 in response to the transmission request for the vehicle environment setting information.

  Subsequently, in S114, the vehicle environment setting information transmitted from the portable device 20 is received.

  Subsequently, in S116, the user identification information received in S114 is stored in the storage unit 12 together with the reception date and time in association with the user identification information received in S104.

  As described above, when user identification information and vehicle environment setting information for identifying a user carrying the portable device 20 are received from the portable device 20 via the communication unit 13, the user identification information is associated with the received user identification information. The received vehicle environment setting information is stored in the storage unit 12, and the process proceeds to S110.

  As a result, the vehicle environment setting information received from the portable device 20 is transmitted to the various control devices 51 to 59 for setting the driving environment of the vehicle 100, and the driving environment of the vehicle 100 is set by the various control devices 51 to 59. Is called.

  According to the configuration described above, when it is determined that the same user identification information as the user identification information is stored in the storage unit 12, the vehicle environment setting information stored in the storage unit 12 in association with the user identification information is stored. Since the vehicle driving environment is set by transmitting to each unit that sets the vehicle driving environment, the time required for the vehicle environment setting can be shortened.

  Next, information transmission processing executed by the control unit 21 of the portable device 20 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. This information transmission process is started when the portable device 20 is activated (power is turned on) and is continuously performed until the operation of the portable device 20 is stopped (power is turned off).

  When starting the information transmission process, the control unit 21 first determines whether or not an identification information transmission request, which is a transmission request for user identification information, has been received in S200. The identification information transmission request is transmitted by the in-vehicle device 10 in S102 in the above-described vehicle environment setting process (FIG. 2).

  If it is determined in S200 that the identification information transmission request has been received, the process proceeds to S202, where the user identification information of the user who owns the mobile device 20 is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 10 as the request source, and the process returns to S200. .

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S200 that the identification information transmission request has not been received, the process proceeds to S204, and it is determined whether or not a setting information transmission request, which is a transmission request for environment setting information, has been received. The setting information transmission request is transmitted by the in-vehicle device 10 in S112 in the above-described vehicle environment setting process (FIG. 2).

  If it is determined in S204 that the setting information transmission request has been received, the process proceeds to S206, where the environment setting information for the user possessing the portable device 20 is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 10 that is the request source, and the process proceeds to S200. Return.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S204 that the setting information transmission request has not been received, the process directly returns to S200.

  Next, automatic information erasure processing executed by the control unit 11 of the in-vehicle device 10 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. This automatic information erasure process is started when it is detected that the driver gets on the vehicle 100, similarly to the vehicle environment setting process.

  First, the vehicle environment setting information stored in the storage unit 12 is searched (S300).

  Subsequently, in S302, it is determined whether or not the vehicle environment setting information searched in S300 is information that has passed a predetermined period (for example, one year) from the reception date and time. That is, it is determined whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed since the vehicle environment setting information was stored in the storage unit 12.

  If the vehicle environment setting information retrieved in S300 has not been passed for a predetermined period after being stored in the storage unit 12, the determination in S302 is NO and the process returns to S300.

  If the predetermined period has elapsed since the vehicle environment setting information retrieved in S300 is stored in the storage unit 12, the determination in S302 is YES, and then the vehicle environment in which the period has elapsed. The setting information is deleted from the storage unit 12 (S304), and this process is terminated. When the vehicle environment setting information is deleted from the storage unit 12, the user identification information and the reception date / time are also deleted.

  For example, when used by an unspecified number of users as in a rental car, the vehicle environment setting information of many users is stored in the storage unit 12, but according to such a configuration, When a predetermined period elapses after the vehicle environment setting information is stored in the storage unit 12, the vehicle environment setting information after the elapse of the period is deleted from the storage unit 12, and more than necessary vehicle environment setting information is stored in the storage unit. It is possible not to leave.

  Next, manual information erasure processing executed by the control unit 11 of the in-vehicle device 10 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. This manual information erasure process is started when it is detected that the driver gets on the vehicle 100, similarly to the vehicle environment setting process and the automatic information erasure process.

  First, the vehicle environment setting information stored in the storage unit 12 is read out and displayed on a display unit (not shown) (S400).

  Subsequently, in S402, it is determined whether there is an instruction to delete specific vehicle environment setting information by a user operation. In this embodiment, after selecting specific vehicle environment setting information by user operation from the vehicle environment setting information displayed on the display unit in S400, by selecting and operating the erase switch displayed on the display unit, It is possible to manually instruct deletion of specific vehicle environment setting information. Here, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to delete the specific vehicle environment setting information based on whether or not the specific vehicle environment setting information is selected by a user operation and the delete switch is selected.

  Here, when the specific vehicle environment setting information is not instructed to be deleted, the determination in S402 is NO and the process returns to S400.

  If an instruction to delete the specific vehicle environment setting information is given, the determination in S402 is YES, and then the specific vehicle environment setting information for which the deletion instruction has been issued is deleted from the storage unit 12 (S404). Exit. When the vehicle environment setting information is deleted from the storage unit 12, the user identification information and the reception date / time are also deleted.

  According to the configuration described above, when it is determined that deletion of specific vehicle environment setting information is instructed from the storage unit 12 in response to a user operation, the specified specific vehicle environment setting information is deleted from the storage unit 12. Therefore, it is possible not to leave unnecessary vehicle environment setting information in the storage unit 12.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Based on the meaning of this invention, it can implement with a various form.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile device 20 is configured using a mobile phone terminal. However, the mobile device 20 is not limited to the mobile phone terminal. For example, a mobile communication terminal such as a smart key or a personal digital assistant (PDA). Alternatively, the portable device 20 may be configured using a storage device having a data transmission / reception function such as an IC card, a USB memory, or a memory card.

  In the above embodiment, the user is requested to transmit the user identification information to the portable device 20, and the user identification information stored in the storage unit 22 of the portable device 20 is received from the portable device 20. Although the identification information has been acquired, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, a device ID uniquely assigned to the mobile device 20 is acquired as user identification information through communication with the mobile device 20. Alternatively, when Bluetooth is used for short-range wireless communication, a Bluetooth device ID may be acquired as user identification information.

  The correspondence between the configuration in the above embodiment and the configuration of the claims will be described. The storage unit 22 corresponds to the first storage unit, the communication unit 23 corresponds to the first communication unit, and the communication unit. 13 corresponds to the second communication unit, the storage unit 12 corresponds to the second storage unit, S102 to S104 correspond to the user identification information acquisition unit, S108 corresponds to the determination unit, and S110 and S112 to S116. Corresponds to the driving environment setting means, S302 and S304 correspond to the first information erasing means, and S402 and S404 correspond to the second information erasing means.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the driving environment setting system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the vehicle environment setting process performed by the control part of a vehicle-mounted apparatus. It is a flowchart of the information transmission process performed by the control part of a portable apparatus. It is a flowchart of the automatic information erasure | elimination process performed by the control part of a vehicle-mounted apparatus. It is a flowchart of the manual information erasure | elimination process performed by the control part of a vehicle-mounted apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 In-vehicle apparatus 11 Control part 12 Storage part 13 Communication part 20 Portable apparatus 21 Control part 22 Storage part 23 Communication part 51 Seat position control apparatus 52 Steering position control apparatus 53 Mirror position control apparatus 54 Air-conditioning control apparatus 55 Audio control apparatus 56 Navigation control Device 57 Information display control device 58 Engine control device 59 Travel control device 100 Vehicle

Claims (4)

A driving environment setting system including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a portable device that can be carried by a user who gets on the vehicle,
The portable device is:
A first storage unit for storing vehicle environment setting information representing a vehicle environment of a user carrying the portable device;
A first communication unit that communicates with the in-vehicle device;
The in-vehicle device is
A second communication unit configured to communicate with the portable device via the first communication unit; and a second storage unit, the portable device being carried from the portable device via the second communication unit. When user identification information for identifying a user and the vehicle environment setting information are received, the received vehicle environment setting information is stored in the second storage unit in association with the received user identification information. And
When communication with the portable device is enabled via the second communication unit, user identification information for identifying a user carrying the portable device is acquired via communication with the portable device. User identification information acquisition means for
Determination means for determining whether or not the same user identification information as the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means is stored in the second storage unit;
When it is determined by the determination means that the same user identification information as the user identification information is stored in the second storage unit, the user identification information is stored in the second storage unit in association with the user identification information. A vehicle environment setting system comprising: driving environment setting means for transmitting the vehicle environment setting information to each unit for setting the driving environment of the vehicle to set the driving environment of the vehicle.   When the determination unit determines that the same user identification information as the user identification information is not stored in the second storage unit, the driving environment setting unit transmits the vehicle environment setting information to the portable device. When the vehicle environment setting information transmitted from the portable device in response to the transmission instruction is received, the received vehicle environment setting information is transmitted to each unit for setting the driving environment of the vehicle. The vehicle environment setting system according to claim 1, wherein the driving environment is set.   When the vehicle control apparatus determines that a predetermined period has elapsed since the vehicle environment setting information was stored in the second storage unit, the vehicle control apparatus displays the vehicle environment setting information after the period has elapsed. The vehicle environment setting system according to claim 1, further comprising: a first information erasing unit that erases from the storage unit.   When the vehicle control device determines that erasure of specific vehicle environment setting information is instructed from the second storage unit in response to a user operation, the vehicle control device stores the instructed specific vehicle environment setting information in the second The vehicle environment setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising second information erasing means for erasing from the storage unit.

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