Information identification device

Abstract

The present invention improves the accuracy in identifying a portable terminal possessed by the driver among portable devices that are brought into the cabin. An information identification device which is capable of communicating with portable terminals and sensors mounted in a vehicle is configured such that when communication signals transmitted from the portable terminals that have been brought into the cabin and output signals output from the sensors are detected, the portable device of the driver is identified on the basis of information pertaining to those signals.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an information specifying device for specifying a driver's portable terminal brought into a vehicle compartment. Background technique [0002] Various techniques are known for discriminating the presence or absence of a mobile phone brought into a vehicle compartment by utilizing the two-way communication function of the mobile phone. In addition, techniques for determining the presence or absence of an occupant in a vehicle by providing sensors in the doors and interior of the vehicle are also known. Also, techniques for identifying a driver from a plurality of occupants are known. In addition, a technique for specifying a mobile phone held by a driver by combining these techniques has been developed. [0003] For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-148425 discloses a configuration including a driver detection sensor for detecting a driver through image processing and fingerprint authentication, a...

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Problems solved by technology

Therefore, the mobile phone identified depending on the presence or absence of the stored history information becomes different, and there is a possibility that the actual driver's mobile phone is not correctly associated.

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