Vehicle traveling state notification system, processing method, and device

Abstract

To provide a simple after-fitting on-vehicle device capable of reporting to an owner of a vehicle, for example, in order to prompt a report to the police quickly when a person other than the owner moves the vehicle without permission.SOLUTION: When an on-vehicle device 1 is retrofitted to a vehicle 50, and an ON / OFF determination part 10 is turned on, if the on-vehicle device 1 counts a vehicle speed pulse to a fixed number or more per second, it is determined that the vehicle 50 is moving, and information is displayed on a screen of a smartphone 20 to notify an owner.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a device for notifying an owner of a vehicle that the vehicle is being moved. [Background technology]

[0002] Various technologies have been proposed to directly prevent vehicle theft, such as detecting the movement of a vehicle through communication with a monitoring device outside the vehicle, detecting the vehicle's location after theft, or preventing the engine from starting when the vehicle is parked. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6968250 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-237541 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-77201 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present invention is not a technology that directly aims to prevent vehicle theft, but is conceived as an in-vehicle device that can be easily retrofitted, and aims to provide a vehicle running status reporting system that notifies the owner of a vehicle that the vehicle is running in order to prompt the owner to quickly report to the police, for example, when the vehicle is moved without permission by someone other than the owner. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A vehicle driving condition notification system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a system comprising a control device that is retrofitted to a vehicle and a terminal outside the vehicle that is communicatively connected to the control device, wherein the control device comprises an ON / OFF determination unit, a vehicle speed pulse determination unit, a communication unit, and a control unit, and the vehicle speed pulse determination unit determines that the vehicle is moving when it counts a certain number of vehicle speed pulses per second or more, and the communication unit transmits desired information linked to the determination to the terminal.

[0006] An aftermarket control device is not a device with genuine specifications from the vehicle manufacturer, but a control device that is purchased at a car parts shop and installed in the vehicle. The fixed number is 1 pulse, 2 pulses, or 3 pulses, and preferably 3 pulses. The desired information is, for example, information (signal) that triggers each purpose to be sent to the terminal, such as displaying a "theft" warning on the terminal, making the terminal emit a sound, vibrating the terminal, flashing a part of the terminal, or having the terminal's email app receive desired information about theft, and notifies the owner that the vehicle is moving (for example, has been stolen).

[0007] A vehicle running condition reporting system according to a second aspect of the present invention may be the first aspect, wherein the ON / OFF determination unit determines whether or not to activate the vehicle running condition reporting system.

[0008] A vehicle driving condition reporting system according to a third invention aspect of the present application is the first invention aspect, and the terminal may be a smartphone linked to the vehicle owner.

[0009] A vehicle driving state reporting system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the first aspect, and the terminal may be connected to the control device by pairing.

[0010] The vehicle driving condition notification system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention may further include a toggle switch in the second aspect, and the circuit may be electrically turned ON / OFF by switching the toggle switch to determine whether or not the ON / OFF determination unit is to function.

[0011] A vehicle driving condition notification system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention may be configured in such a way that, in the fifth aspect, when the toggle switch electrically turns on the circuit, the ON / OFF determination unit determines that the circuit is ON and the vehicle speed pulse determination unit determines that the vehicle is moving, the control device inputs a horn sounding signal to the vehicle to sound the horn of the vehicle, and / or inputs a lamp lighting signal to flash and / or light the lights of the vehicle.

[0012] A processing method according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is a processing method for a vehicle driving status notification system that is composed of a control device that is retrofitted to a vehicle and a terminal outside the vehicle that is communicatively connected to the control device, wherein the control device is equipped with an ON / OFF determination unit, a vehicle speed pulse determination unit, a communication unit, and a control unit, and the vehicle speed pulse determination unit determines that the vehicle is moving when it counts more than a certain number of vehicle speed pulses per second, and the communication unit transmits desired information linked to the determination to the terminal.

[0013] An eighth aspect of the present invention is a control device that is retrofitted to a vehicle, the control device comprising an ON / OFF determination unit, a vehicle speed pulse determination unit, a communication unit, and a control unit, wherein the vehicle speed pulse determination unit determines that the vehicle is moving when it counts a certain number of vehicle speed pulses or more per second, and the communication unit transmits desired information linked to the determination to a terminal connected for communication. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the present invention, if someone drives the owner's vehicle without the owner's permission, the owner and a third party can be notified, encouraging them to find and report the vehicle, thereby indirectly preventing theft. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1 is an overall view of a vehicle driving condition reporting system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a control device for retrofitting an in-vehicle system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 3] 2 is a flowchart of a vehicle driving condition reporting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 3 is a flowchart of a vehicle driving state notification system using a vehicle horn and light according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle driving condition reporting system according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0017] FIG. 1 is an overall diagram of a vehicle driving condition notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle driving condition notification system 100 includes a control device 1 that is retrofitted to a vehicle 50 and a terminal 20 that is communicatively connected to the control device 1. The terminal 20 is preferably a smartphone associated with (owned by) the owner of the vehicle, but is not limited thereto and may be a PC or tablet with wireless communication capabilities. Communication between the control device 1 and the terminal 20 is preferably via cellular network communication, but may also be via wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) network communication. For example, communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark) 5.0, which requires the power of the receiving side (terminal 20) to be turned on but requires a pairing connection, may also be used.

[0018] The control device 1 includes a CPU or microprocessor, a memory, and a communication module as hardware, and a control unit 13 processes an ON / OFF determination unit 10, a vehicle speed pulse determination unit 11, and a communication unit 12 using a program stored in the memory. The communication module includes a hardware configuration for processing the above-mentioned communication method.

[0019] The control device 1 of the present invention is conceived as a retrofit device, but is not limited to retrofitting and may be a genuine in-vehicle device.

[0020] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle-mounted retrofit control device according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, a control device 1 and a toggle switch 2 are retrofitted and connected to a vehicle 50, and when the toggle switch 2 is turned on, the control device is connected to a horn 3, a light 4, and a vehicle speed sensor 5, and performs processes such as sounding the horn, turning on / flashing lamps, and obtaining a vehicle speed pulse. As will be described later, the toggle switch 2 may not be necessary, and the control device 1 may process functions corresponding to ON / OFF instead of the toggle switch 2. Furthermore, the control device 1 may not be connected to the horn 3 or the light 4.

[0021] In terms of hardware, the drive current of the control device 1 is extracted by branching off from the wiring from the battery power supply, and the vehicle speed pulse can be obtained based on either a type that can measure the waveform without connecting a navigation device (independent type) or a type that cannot measure the waveform unless connecting a navigation device (dependent type). Typically, the extraction location is behind the existing navigation device. If the vehicle speed pulse cannot be obtained from the navigation device, it is obtained from the meters. Some models of drive recorders can also obtain the vehicle speed pulse.

[0022] The control device 1 and toggle switch 2 to be retrofitted to the vehicle 50 are preferably installed in a location that is difficult for anyone other than the owner of the vehicle 50 to find, but this is not a limitation. The toggle switch 2 may be separate from the control device 1 or may be part of the function of the control device 1.

[0023] When the owner of vehicle 50 wants to have a mobile device such as smartphone 20 notify the fact that vehicle 50 has changed from a parked state to a moving state against his or her will, installing a dedicated app on smartphone 20 and setting the smartphone 20 to display desired information on its screen is defined as turning on ON / OFF determination unit 10. This is not limited to installing a dedicated app and setting the smartphone 20, and for example, setting the smartphone 20 to send an email informing the owner that the vehicle has changed from a parked state to a moving state after parking is defined as turning on ON / OFF determination unit 10. Alternatively, turning on toggle switch 2 is also defined as turning on ON / OFF determination unit 10.

[0024] 3 is a flowchart of a vehicle driving state notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, ON / OFF determination unit 10 of control device 1 is turned ON (Step 1). When the vehicle starts moving from a parked state and enters a driving state, control device 1 inputs vehicle speed pulses acquired from vehicle speed sensor 5 (Step 2), and vehicle speed pulse determination unit 11 determines whether vehicle speed pulses 5 are generated at a rate of three or more pulses per second (Step 3). If three or more pulses are generated per second, desired information is transmitted from communication unit 12 to terminal 20 (Step 4), and terminal 20 displays the desired information on its screen (Step 5).

[0025] If the ON / OFF determination unit 10 of the control device 1 is turned OFF (in the case of N) in step 1, the process does not proceed to step 2. Alternatively, a vehicle speed pulse determination may be performed, and at least the process does not proceed to step 4.

[0026] It should be noted that the vehicle speed pulses in step 4 are not limited to being generated at least three pulses per second, but if only one or two pulses are input per second, malfunctions may occur, so three or more pulses is preferable.

[0027] The frequency of the speed pulse when the vehicle speed is 2 km / h is 2 x 0.7 = 1.4 [Hz] (equivalent to 4 pulses). If the pulse edge (rising edge, falling edge) occurs three times in one second, the vehicle speed can be detected.

[0028] The desired information in steps 4 and 5 is, for example, information necessary to display a warning "Theft" on the terminal, information to vibrate the smartphone 20, information to ring the terminal 20, information to flash a part of the smartphone 20, or information to send an email, and at least one of each information is information to inform the owner that the vehicle is moving (has been stolen).

[0029] Furthermore, if the control device 1 is equipped with a GPS function, when the control device 1 detects the vehicle speed, it transmits location information acquired from the GPS to the smartphone 20. The owner of the vehicle can also have the location of the vehicle 50 displayed on the smartphone 20 while the vehicle is moving.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a vehicle driving condition notification system using the vehicle's horn and lights according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, toggle switch 2 is turned ON (step 10). If toggle switch 2 is ON, ON / OFF determination unit 10 of control device 1 is turned ON (step 11). When the vehicle starts moving from a parked state and enters a driving state, control device 1 receives vehicle speed pulses acquired from vehicle speed sensor 5 (step 12), and vehicle speed pulse determination unit 11 determines whether or not three or more vehicle speed pulses 5 are generated per second (step 13). If three or more pulses are generated per second, communication unit 12 transmits desired information to horn 4 to sound horn 3 (step 14), and communication unit 12 transmits desired information to lights 5 to flash lights 5 (step 15). At least one of steps 14 and 15 may be performed.

[0031] The horn 3 may be either an existing one or a new one installed in the vehicle. An alarm may be installed in place of the horn 3, or lights 4 or the like may be configured to flash continuously. Furthermore, the vehicle may be configured so that either one of the horn 3 sound and the alarm sound is activated in conjunction with the flashing lights or the like.

[0032] In step 14, the control device 1 transmits a signal to sound the horn 3. This causes the horn 3 to sound. In step 15, the control device 1 transmits a signal to flash the light 4. This causes the light 4 to flash. This is not limited to sounding the horn 3, but an alarm may also sound, or the light 4 may flash along with the sounding of the horn 3 or alarm.

[0033] If the owner of the vehicle forgets that they turned on the toggle switch 2 when parking and drives the vehicle, the horn 3 will sound, for example. In this case, the sound of the horn 3 can be stopped by turning the toggle switch 2 off.

[0034] According to the present invention, when a person other than the owner moves the vehicle without permission, it is possible to send tactile, audible, and visual information to alert the owner, thereby encouraging the owner to promptly report the theft of the vehicle to the local police station. In addition, since it is possible to notify a third party audibly or visually, it is possible to encourage police officers to find the vehicle early and encourage the thief to leave the vehicle unattended, thereby indirectly preventing theft. [Industrial Applicability]

[0035] The vehicle driving condition notification system according to each aspect of the present invention has great industrial applicability as an in-vehicle device that can be easily retrofitted. [Explanation of symbols]

[0036] 1. Control device 2. Toggle switch 3. Horn 4. Light 5. Vehicle speed sensor 10...ON / OFF judgment section 11 Vehicle speed pulse determination unit 12. Communications Department 13 Control section 20. Terminals, smartphones 50...Vehicle 100 Vehicle driving status notification system

Claims

1. A system including a control device retrofitted to a vehicle and a terminal outside the vehicle that is communicatively connected to the control device, The control device includes an ON / OFF determination unit, a vehicle speed pulse determination unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. Equipped with The vehicle speed pulse determination unit If the vehicle speed pulse count reaches a certain number or more per second, it is determined that the vehicle is moving. The communication unit A vehicle driving condition notification system characterized by transmitting desired information linked to the determination to the terminal.

2. The ON / OFF determination section is 2. The vehicle driving condition notification system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not the vehicle driving condition notification system is to be activated.

3. The terminal 2. The vehicle driving condition reporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the vehicle driving condition reporting system is a smartphone linked to the vehicle owner.

4. The terminal The vehicle driving condition notification system according to claim 1, characterized in that the vehicle driving condition notification system is paired with the control device.

5. 3. The vehicle driving condition notification system according to claim 2, further comprising a toggle switch, wherein switching of the toggle switch electrically turns a circuit ON / OFF to determine whether or not the ON / OFF determination unit is to function.

6. The control device 6. The vehicle driving status notification system according to claim 5, wherein when the toggle switch electrically turns on the circuit, the ON / OFF determination unit determines that the circuit is ON, and when the vehicle speed pulse determination unit determines that the vehicle is moving, a horn sounding signal is input to the vehicle to sound the horn of the vehicle, and / or a lamp signal is input to flash and / or light the lights of the vehicle.

7. A processing method for a vehicle driving state notification system including a control device retrofitted to a vehicle and a terminal outside the vehicle that is communicatively connected to the control device, The control device includes an ON / OFF determination unit, a vehicle speed pulse determination unit, a communication unit, and a control unit, The vehicle speed pulse determination unit If the vehicle speed pulse count reaches a certain number or more per second, it is determined that the vehicle is moving. The communication unit A processing method characterized by transmitting desired information linked to the determination to the terminal.

8. A control device that is retrofitted to a vehicle, The control device an ON / OFF determination unit, a vehicle speed pulse determination unit, a communication unit, and a control unit; Equipped with The vehicle speed pulse determination unit If the vehicle speed pulse count reaches a certain number or more per second, it is determined that the vehicle is moving. The communication unit A device characterized by transmitting desired information linked to the determination to a terminal connected for communication.

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