Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, recording medium which vehicle control program is recorded, and vehicle

Abstract

The invention provides a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a recording medium on which a vehicle control program is recorded, and a vehicle. A vehicle control device acquires ID information output from a terminal mounted in a traveling target vehicle. On the basis of the acquired ID information, the vehicle control device specifies vehicle information associated with the ID information in advance, and enables the specified vehicle information. The vehicle control device controls the traveling target vehicle on the basis of the valid vehicle information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a recording medium having a vehicle control program recorded thereon, and a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] In Japanese Patent Gazette No. 2007-245912, a proximity ID control device is disclosed, which improves the convenience of users using the vehicle by receiving setting information sent from a proximity ID mobile communication terminal and controlling the display of a vehicle-mounted device or a display device based on the received setting information (for example, refer to the abstract).

[0003] In addition, it is preferred that not only the display specifications of the display device in the vehicle can be changed, but also other specifications of the vehicle can be changed. The technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-245912 is a technology for adjusting the display device in the vehicle to suit the user's own preferences, but does not consider changing other specifications of the vehicle.

[0004] The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-mentioned facts, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a vehicle control program, and a vehicle capable of changing various specifications of a driving target vehicle. Summary of the invention

[0005] The vehicle control device involved in the first embodiment is the following vehicle control device, which includes: an acquisition unit, which acquires ID information output from a terminal loaded in a traveling vehicle; a determination unit, which determines vehicle information that has previously established a correspondence with the ID information based on the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit, and sets the determined vehicle information to be valid; and a control unit, which controls the traveling vehicle based on the vehicle information set to be valid by the determination unit.

[0006] The vehicle control device obtains ID information output from a terminal installed in the driving target vehicle. The vehicle control device determines the vehicle information that has been previously associated with the ID information based on the obtained ID information, and sets the determined vehicle information to be valid. The vehicle control device controls the driving target vehicle based on the vehicle information that has been set to be valid. In this way, various specifications of the driving target vehicle can be changed.

[0007] The vehicle control device of the second aspect is, in the vehicle control device of the first aspect, the vehicle information is driving characteristics information indicating driving characteristics of the vehicle, the determination unit determines the type of the vehicle to be reproduced indicated by the ID information based on the acquired ID information, and makes the driving characteristics information effective by reflecting the driving characteristics information corresponding to the determined type of the vehicle to be reproduced in the driving characteristics information of the driving subject vehicle, and the control unit controls the driving subject vehicle based on the effective driving characteristics information. Thus, the driving characteristics information corresponding to the type of the vehicle to be reproduced is reproduced, so that the driving subject vehicle can be driven according to the reproduced driving characteristics information.

[0008] The vehicle control device of the third aspect is that, in the vehicle control device of the first aspect or the second aspect, the driving target vehicle is an electric vehicle, and the driving characteristic information includes information on the response characteristics of the accelerator. Thus, the response characteristics of the accelerator corresponding to the type of the vehicle to be reproduced are reproduced, so that the driving target vehicle can be driven according to the reproduced response characteristics of the accelerator.

[0009] A vehicle control device according to a fourth aspect is a vehicle control device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the driving target vehicle is an electric vehicle, and the driving characteristic information includes information on a gear ratio of a manual shift transmission. Thus, the gear ratio of the manual shift transmission corresponding to the type of the vehicle to be reproduced is reproduced, so that the driving target vehicle can be driven according to the reproduced gear ratio of the manual shift transmission.

[0010] A vehicle control device according to a fifth aspect is a vehicle control device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein, when at least two of the ID information are acquired by the acquisition unit, a combination of the driving characteristic information corresponding to the first of the two ID information and the driving characteristic information corresponding to the second of the two ID information is reflected in the driving characteristic information of the driving target vehicle. Thus, a combination of a plurality of driving characteristic information is reproduced, and the driving target vehicle can be driven according to the reproduced driving characteristic information.

[0011] The vehicle control device of the sixth aspect is the vehicle control device of any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising a storage unit, the storage unit pre-storing a plurality of the vehicle information, the determination unit setting valid the vehicle information that has been pre-correlated with the ID information among the plurality of the vehicle information. Thus, only the vehicle information to be reproduced can be set valid.

[0012] The vehicle control device of the seventh aspect is, in the vehicle control device of any one of the first to sixth aspects, further comprising a storage unit, wherein the storage unit pre-stores a plurality of the vehicle information, and the plurality of the vehicle information stored in the storage unit are respectively information pre-downloaded from the server before the terminal is loaded in the driving target vehicle. Thus, for example, for vehicle information with a large amount of data, by completing the download in advance, the vehicle information can be used immediately without downloading it later.

[0013] The vehicle control device of the eighth aspect is the vehicle control device of any one of the first aspect to the seventh aspect, further comprising a storage unit, the storage unit pre-stores a plurality of vehicle information, each of the plurality of vehicle information is stored in the storage unit at a different timing, the determination unit transmits an instruction signal to a server when the driving characteristic information associated with the vehicle type corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit is not stored in the storage unit, the server transmits the driving characteristic information associated with the vehicle type corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit to the vehicle control device in response to the receipt of the instruction signal, and the determination unit validates the driving characteristic information transmitted from the server. Thus, even if the target vehicle information is not stored in the storage unit, the target vehicle information can be acquired later.

[0014] The vehicle control device of the ninth aspect is a vehicle control device as follows: in the vehicle control device of any one of the first to eighth aspects, the terminal is a toy car with an ID tag simulating a vehicle. Thus, the vehicle information of the driving target vehicle can be set according to the type of the toy car simulating the vehicle.

[0015] The vehicle control device of the tenth aspect is a vehicle control device in which the terminal is a portable terminal, thereby enabling the vehicle information of the traveling vehicle to be set according to the type of information output from the portable terminal.

[0016] The vehicle of the eleventh aspect is a vehicle including the vehicle control device of any one of the first aspect to the eighth aspect. Thereby, various specifications of the traveling vehicle can be changed.

[0017] The vehicle control method of the twelfth embodiment is a vehicle control method in which a computer performs the following processing, namely: obtaining ID information output from a terminal installed in a vehicle to be driven; determining vehicle information that has previously established a corresponding relationship with the ID information based on the obtained ID information, and setting the determined vehicle information to be valid; and controlling the vehicle to be driven based on the vehicle information set to be valid. Thus, as in the first embodiment, various specifications of the vehicle to be driven can be changed.

[0018] The recording medium having a vehicle control program recorded thereon according to the thirteenth embodiment is a recording medium having the following vehicle control program recorded thereon, wherein the vehicle control program is used to cause a computer to execute the following processing, namely: obtaining ID information outputted from a terminal installed in a vehicle to be driven; determining vehicle information that has previously established a correspondence with the ID information based on the obtained ID information, and setting the determined vehicle information to be valid; and controlling the vehicle to be driven based on the vehicle information set to be valid. Thus, as in the first embodiment, various specifications of the vehicle to be driven can be changed.

[0019] As described above, according to the present disclosure, there is an effect that various specifications of the traveling vehicle can be changed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of this embodiment.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic block diagram of a vehicle control system according to the present embodiment.

[0022] Figure 3 A diagram for explaining an example of information stored in the information storage unit.

[0023] Figure 4 A diagram showing a configuration example of a computer of a vehicle control device.

[0024] Figure 5 This is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the vehicle control device according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] <Implementation Method>

[0026] The vehicle control device of the embodiment is described below using the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the present embodiment, as an example, the case where the driving target vehicle is an electric vehicle is described as an example. Examples of electric vehicles to which the vehicle control device of the present embodiment can be applied include electric vehicles (BEV: Battery Electric Vehicle), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV: Hybrid Electric Vehicle).

[0027] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1 , when a toy car M (hereinafter, also referred to as a mini car M) simulating a vehicle is mounted on a center console C of a vehicle to be driven, a vehicle control device (not shown) of the present embodiment outputs an image of the vehicle simulated by the mini car M to a display device 19 in the vehicle to be driven, based on ID information output by an ID tag (not shown) embedded in the toy car M. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1(A), when a certain mini car M is mounted on the center console C, the vehicle control device (not shown) displays an image of a vehicle having the same appearance as the mini car M (for example, a sports car having the same appearance as the mini car M) on the display device 19. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1(B) and FIG. 1(C), when a mini car M different from that in FIG. 1(A) is mounted on the center console C, the vehicle control device (not shown) displays an image of a vehicle having the same appearance as the mini car M on the display device 19.

[0028] Moreover, the vehicle control device of the present embodiment changes various specifications of the driving object vehicle 12 according to the ID information output by the ID tag (not shown) embedded in the mini car M. Specifically, the vehicle control device (not shown) of the present embodiment reflects the vehicle information of the vehicle simulated by the mini car M in the vehicle information of the driving object vehicle 12. For example, when the occupant loads the mini car M on the center console C, the driving characteristic operation information of the vehicle simulated by the mini car M will be reflected in the driving characteristic operation information of the driving object vehicle 12. More specifically, for example, the response characteristics of the accelerator of the vehicle simulated by the mini car M will be reflected in the response characteristics of the accelerator of the driving object vehicle 12. Thus, various specifications related to the driving of the driving object vehicle can be changed. In addition, the occupant can enjoy the driving characteristics of the driving object vehicle 12. The following is a specific explanation.

[0029] Figure 21 is a block diagram showing an example of the structure of the vehicle control system 10 according to the embodiment. Figure 2 As shown, the vehicle control system 10 includes a travel target vehicle 12 and a server 14. The travel target vehicle 12 includes a reading device 18, a display device 19, and a vehicle control device 20. The travel target vehicle 12 and the server 14 are connected to each other via a predetermined network 16 so as to be able to communicate.

[0030] (Reading device)

[0031] The reading device 18 is provided at a predetermined position of the driving object vehicle 12. For example, the reading device 18 is provided inside the center console C shown in FIG1. ​​The reading device 18 reads the ID information outputted by the ID tag inside the mini car M loaded in the center console C. In addition, the reading device 18 and the ID tag exchange data by a known short-range communication method.

[0032] (Display device)

[0033] The display device 19 displays various screens according to the control of the vehicle control device 20. For example, the display device 19 displays a screen as shown in FIG.

[0034] (Vehicle Control Device)

[0035] like Figure 2 As shown, the vehicle control device 20 functionally includes an information storage unit 22 , an acquisition unit 24 , a determination unit 26 , and a control unit 28 .

[0036] The information storage unit 22 stores vehicle information corresponding to a plurality of vehicle types in advance. The vehicle information is information associated with the vehicle represented by the mini-car M. In the present embodiment, the case where the vehicle information is driving characteristics information representing the driving characteristics of the vehicle is described as an example. The plurality of driving characteristics information stored in the information storage unit 22 are each information pre-downloaded from the server 14 before the mini-car M is loaded into the driving target vehicle 12.

[0037] Figure 3 2 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the information storage unit 22. Figure 3As shown, in the information storage unit 22, for each of the plurality of ID information, the ID information, the vehicle category information, and the driving characteristic information are stored in a corresponding relationship. The vehicle category information is information indicating the category of the vehicle corresponding to the appearance of the mini car M. In addition, the driving characteristic information is information indicating the driving characteristics of the vehicle belonging to the vehicle category corresponding to the mini car M. For example, the driving characteristic information includes information on the response characteristics of the accelerator and information on the gear ratio of the manual shift transmission.

[0038] For example, in Figure 3 When the vehicle category "A" corresponding to the ID information "00001" shown indicates a certain sports car, the driving characteristic information "X" of the sports car is stored in the information storage unit 22 in a manner corresponding to the ID information "00001" and the vehicle category "A".

[0039] The acquisition unit 24 acquires the ID information output from the microcar M loaded in the travel target vehicle 12. Specifically, the acquisition unit 24 acquires the ID information read by the reading device 18.

[0040] The specifying unit 26 specifies the driving characteristics information associated in advance with the ID information based on the ID information acquired by the acquiring unit 24. Next, the specifying unit 26 validates the identified driving characteristics information.

[0041] More specifically, the determination unit 26 determines the vehicle type of the reproduction target indicated by the ID information based on the acquired ID information. Furthermore, the determination unit 26 reflects the driving characteristic information corresponding to the determined vehicle type of the reproduction target in the driving characteristic information of the driving target vehicle 12, thereby making the driving characteristic information corresponding to the determined vehicle type of the reproduction target effective.

[0042] The control unit 28 controls the travel target vehicle 12 based on the driving characteristic information validated by the determination unit 26 .

[0043] For example, when the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit 24 is "00001", the determination unit 26 determines the vehicle type "A" of the reproduction object represented by the ID information "00001" by referring to the information storage unit 22. Then, the determination unit 26 sets the driving characteristic information "X" valid by reflecting the driving characteristic information "X" corresponding to the determined vehicle type "A" of the reproduction object in the driving characteristic information of the driving object vehicle 12. For example, the response characteristics of the accelerator of the vehicle type "A" of the reproduction object are reflected in the response characteristics of the accelerator of the driving object vehicle 12. Then, the control unit 28 controls the driving object vehicle 12 based on the driving characteristic information "X" set valid by the determination unit 26.

[0044] Thus, since the driving characteristic information “X” of the vehicle type “A” that may be simulated as the mini car M is reproduced in the travel target vehicle 12 , the occupant of the travel target vehicle 12 can enjoy the driving characteristics.

[0045] The vehicle control device 20 can, for example, Figure 4 The computer that realizes the vehicle control device 20 includes a CPU 51 (Central Processing Unit), a memory 52 as a temporary storage area, and a non-volatile storage unit 53. In addition, the computer includes an input / output I / F (interface) 54 to which an input / output device (not shown) such as a reading device 18 and a display device 19 is connected, and a R / W (read / write) unit 55 that controls the reading and writing of data for a recording medium 59. In addition, the computer includes a network I / F 56 connected to a network such as the Internet. The CPU 51, the memory 52, the storage unit 53, the input / output I / F 54, the R / W unit 55, and the network I / F 56 are connected to each other via a bus 57.

[0046] The storage unit 53 can be implemented by a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, etc. In the storage unit 53 as a storage medium, a program for making the computer function is stored. The CPU 51 reads the program from the storage unit 53 and expands it in the memory 52, thereby sequentially executing the routines of the program.

[0047] Next, the operation of the vehicle control system 10 according to the embodiment will be described.

[0048] When the mini car M is loaded on the center console C, the reading device 18 reads the ID information output from the ID tag of the mini car M. Then, the reading device 18 outputs a control signal indicating that the ID information is detected to the vehicle control device 20 .

[0049] When the vehicle control device 20 receives the control signal output from the reading device 18, it executes Figure 5 The vehicle control processing routine shown.

[0050] In step S100 , the acquisition unit 24 acquires the ID information read by the reading device 18 .

[0051] In step S102, the determination unit 26 determines the vehicle type information and driving characteristics information that have been previously associated with the ID information based on the ID information obtained in step S100. In addition, the determination unit 26 determines the determined vehicle type information and displays the image of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle type information on the display device 19 as shown in FIG.

[0052] In step S104, the determination unit 26 validates the driving characteristics information determined in step S102. When the determined driving characteristics information is validated, for example, the display device 19 may display a screen asking the occupant whether to validate the driving characteristics information of the corresponding vehicle type, and when the occupant receives an instruction to confirm (OK), the determined driving characteristics information is validated.

[0053] In step S106, the control unit 28 controls the travel target vehicle 12 based on the driving characteristic information validated in step S104. Specifically, the control unit 28 controls the travel target vehicle 12 so that the driving characteristic information to be reproduced is reproduced.

[0054] As described above, the vehicle control device of the vehicle control system 10 involved in the present embodiment obtains the ID information output from the toy car loaded in the driving object vehicle. Moreover, the vehicle control device determines the driving characteristic information that has previously established a correspondence with the ID information based on the obtained ID information, and sets the determined driving characteristic information to be valid. The vehicle control device controls the driving object vehicle based on the driving characteristic information set to be valid. In this way, various specifications related to the driving of the driving object vehicle can be changed. In addition, according to the type of the ID tag, it is possible to determine the data to be reflected by the driving object vehicle.

[0055] In addition, according to the vehicle control device involved in this embodiment, by making the appearance of the mini car and the driving characteristics correlated, it is possible to give the user as a passenger a sense of immersion and improve the user experience. In addition, in this embodiment, since the driving characteristics of the vehicle category corresponding to the mini car are reproduced in the driving target vehicle, the passenger can enjoy a variety of driving characteristics. Specifically, the user as the passenger collects a variety of mini cars, so that the passenger can enjoy a variety of driving characteristics.

[0056] In addition, as a prior art, there is a known technology that can change the display mode of the instrument or the central display. However, even if the display mode of the instrument or the central display is changed, it is difficult to significantly change the impression received by the occupants, so there is a situation where the occupants are tired of the display mode of the instrument or the central display. On the other hand, in the case of a normal vehicle, the ride feeling of the vehicle is usually fixed, so the occupants will no longer feel fresh about the driving characteristics. However, in the case of a normal vehicle, there is a problem that in order to change the ride feeling of the vehicle, it will take a lot of time and cost due to the structural reasons of the vehicle.

[0057] On the other hand, according to the vehicle control device according to the present embodiment, the driving characteristics of the traveling vehicle can be changed based on the ID information output from the ID tag, thereby easily changing the riding experience of the vehicle.

[0058] As mentioned above, although the vehicle control system 10 which concerns on embodiment was demonstrated, it is obvious that it can implement in various forms within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

[0059] For example, in the above embodiment, the terminal installed in the driving target vehicle 12 is a mini car M, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the terminal installed in the driving target vehicle 12 may be a portable terminal such as a smartphone.

[0060] In addition, although in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the vehicle information is the driving characteristics information is described as an example, it is not limited to this. As long as it is information related to the vehicle and can be reflected to the driving object vehicle 12, the vehicle information can be any information. For example, the following method can be adopted, that is, the interior decoration of the driving object vehicle 12 or the engine sound of the driving object vehicle 12 is changed not only according to the driving characteristics of the vehicle, but also according to the vehicle information. The interior decoration of the driving object vehicle 12 in this case is changed, for example, by changing the light output from the light-emitting elements or display devices arranged at various parts of the driving object vehicle 12. In addition, although in this embodiment, the case where the driving characteristics information is the information of the response characteristics of the accelerator and the gear ratio of the manual shift transmission is described as an example, it is not limited to this. The driving characteristics information can be any information as long as it is information representing the driving characteristics of the vehicle.

[0061] In addition, the following method may be adopted, that is, the characteristics of the driving target vehicle 12 are changed according to the position of the mini car M in the center console C. For example, when the mini car M is slid forward, the driving target vehicle 12 is controlled so as to shorten the inter-vehicle distance between the driving target vehicle 12 and the preceding vehicle. In addition, for example, when the mini car M is slid forward, the driving target vehicle 12 is further changed to the sport mode, and the response characteristics of the accelerator of the driving target vehicle 12 are changed.

[0062] In addition, in the above embodiment, a case where one mini car M is loaded on the center console C and the driving characteristic information corresponding to the mini car M is reflected in the driving characteristic information of the traveling vehicle 12 is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, two or more driving characteristic information may be mixed and reflected in the driving characteristic information of the traveling vehicle 12. For example, when two mini cars M are loaded on the center console C and at least two ID information are acquired by the acquisition unit 24, a combination of driving characteristic information corresponding to the first ID information of the two ID information and driving characteristic information corresponding to the second ID information of the two ID information may be reflected in the driving characteristic information of the traveling vehicle 12. In this case, for example, a method may be adopted in which the determination unit 26 reflects the accelerator response characteristic of the vehicle type A corresponding to the first ID information to the traveling vehicle 12, and reflects the gear ratio of the manual shift transmission of the vehicle type B corresponding to the second ID information to the traveling vehicle 12. Alternatively, the determination unit 26 may reflect the accelerator response characteristic indicating the average value of the accelerator response characteristic of the vehicle type A corresponding to the first ID information and the accelerator response characteristic of the vehicle type B corresponding to the second ID information on the traveling vehicle 12 .

[0063] In the above embodiment, the driving characteristics information as an example of vehicle information is pre-stored in the information storage unit 22, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the timings at which a plurality of vehicle information are stored in the information storage unit 22 may be different.

[0064] For example, when the driving characteristic information associated with the vehicle type corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit 24 is not stored in the information storage unit 22, the determination unit 26 may download the corresponding driving characteristic information from the server 14. Specifically, in this case, the determination unit 26 transmits an instruction signal to the server 14. Then, in response to receiving the instruction signal, the server 14 transmits the driving characteristic information associated with the vehicle type corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit 24 to the vehicle control device 20. Then, the determination unit 26 of the vehicle control device 20 sets the driving characteristic information transmitted from the server 14 to be effective.

[0065] In more detail, for example, the following method can be adopted, that is, when the vehicle control device 20 obtains the ID information of the object through the acquisition unit 24, if the vehicle category information corresponding to the ID information is not stored in the information storage unit 22, the combination of the vehicle category information and the driving characteristics information is downloaded from the server 14.

[0066] Alternatively, for example, the following method may be adopted, namely, when the vehicle category information corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit 24 has been stored in the information storage unit 22, but a part of the driving characteristics information corresponding to the vehicle category information has not been stored in the information storage unit 22, the vehicle control device 20 downloads the driving characteristics information not stored in the information storage unit 22 from the server 14.

[0067] For example, there is a case where the information on the response characteristics of the accelerator in the driving characteristics information is already stored in the information storage unit 22, but the information on the gear ratio of the manual shift transmission is not stored in the information storage unit 22. In this case, when the vehicle control device 20 acquires the target ID information through the acquisition unit 24, for example, in response to receiving an instruction from a user, the vehicle control device 20 downloads the information on the gear ratio of the manual shift transmission from the server 14.

[0068] Therefore, the following method can also be adopted, that is, when the user purchases the driving object vehicle 12, the information storage unit 22 of the vehicle control device 20 only pre-stores information with a relatively large data volume, and downloads information with a relatively small data volume from the server 14 afterwards.

[0069] More specifically, for example, the types of vehicle information stored in the information storage unit 22 of the vehicle control device 20 are various. For example, the vehicle information stored in the information storage unit 22 may include information related to the vehicle human-machine interface, information related to driving characteristics, and information related to a dial-type operating switch. The data volume of each of these information is different. For example, since the data volume of the information related to the dial-type operating switch is relatively large, it may be downloaded to the information storage unit 22 in advance when the user purchases the vehicle 12 to be driven.

[0070] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the processing implemented by the CPU reading the software (program) can also be implemented by various processors other than the CPU. As the processor in this case, FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) and other PLD (Programmable Logic Device) whose circuit structure can be changed after manufacturing, and ASIC (Application Spec Integrated Circuit) and other dedicated circuits as processors with circuit structures specially designed for implementing specific processing can be exemplified. In addition, the processing can be implemented by one of these various processors, or by a combination of two or more processors of the same type or different types (for example, a combination of multiple FPGAs and a CPU and FPGA, etc.). In addition, the hardware structure of these various processors is more specifically a circuit formed by combining circuit elements such as semiconductor elements.

[0071] Furthermore, although the above-mentioned embodiment is configured so that the storage device stores various data, it is not limited thereto. For example, a recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory may be used as a storage unit. In this case, various programs and data will be stored in these recording media.

Claims

1. A vehicle control device, comprising a memory and a processor connected to the memory, wherein: The processor is configured to: Acquiring ID information output from a terminal installed in a vehicle to be driven; Based on the acquired ID information, the vehicle information that has been previously associated with the ID information is determined, and the determined vehicle information is set to be valid; The traveling vehicle is controlled based on the vehicle information that has been made effective.

2. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, wherein: The vehicle information is driving characteristics information indicating driving characteristics of the vehicle, The processor is configured to: The driving characteristics information is validated by determining the vehicle type of the reproduction object indicated by the ID information based on the acquired ID information, and reflecting the driving characteristics information corresponding to the determined vehicle type of the reproduction object to the driving characteristics information of the driving object vehicle; The traveling vehicle is controlled based on the driving characteristic information that has been validated.

3. The vehicle control device according to claim 2, wherein: The driving vehicle is an electric vehicle. The driving characteristic information includes information on accelerator response characteristics.

4. The vehicle control device according to claim 2, wherein: The driving vehicle is an electric vehicle. The driving characteristic information includes information on the gear ratio of the manual shift transmission.

5. The vehicle control device according to any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein: When the processor obtains at least two of the ID information, the processor reflects the combination of the driving characteristics information that establishes a correspondence with the first ID information among the two ID information and the driving characteristics information that establishes a correspondence with the second ID information among the two ID information in the driving characteristics information of the driving object vehicle.

6. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, wherein: A plurality of vehicle information is pre-stored in the memory, The processor is configured to validate vehicle information that is previously associated with the ID information among the plurality of vehicle information.

7. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, wherein: A plurality of vehicle information is pre-stored in the memory, Each of the plurality of vehicle information stored in the memory is information pre-downloaded from a server before the terminal is mounted in the driving target vehicle.

8. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, wherein: A plurality of vehicle information is pre-stored in the memory, Each of the plurality of vehicle information is stored in the memory at a different timing. the processor transmits an instruction signal to the server when the vehicle information corresponding to the acquired ID information is not stored in the memory, The server transmits the vehicle information corresponding to the acquired ID information to the vehicle control device in response to receipt of the instruction signal, The processor validates the vehicle information transmitted from the server.

9. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein: The terminal is a toy car simulating a vehicle and having an ID tag attached thereto.

10. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein: The terminal is a portable terminal.

11. A vehicle, wherein: A vehicle control device according to claim 1 or claim 2.

12. A vehicle control method, wherein: The processor performs the following processing, namely: Acquiring ID information output from a terminal installed in a vehicle to be driven; Based on the acquired ID information, the vehicle information that has been previously associated with the ID information is determined, and the determined vehicle information is set to be valid; The traveling vehicle is controlled based on the vehicle information that has been made effective.

13. A non-temporary recording medium having a vehicle control program recorded thereon, wherein: The vehicle control program causes the processor to implement the following processing, namely: Acquiring ID information output from a terminal installed in a vehicle to be driven; Based on the acquired ID information, the vehicle information that has been previously associated with the ID information is determined, and the determined vehicle information is set to be valid; The traveling vehicle is controlled based on the vehicle information that has been made effective.

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