Relief system and relief method

Abstract

This invention provides a rescue system and method that can rescue a user even if the vehicle becomes locked unintentionally. [Solution] The rescue system 22 is a system used in a vehicle 1 equipped with an object detection function that can detect objects inside the vehicle and at least one of the interiors from the reflected waves Sb received by the vehicle 1, which are transmitted radio waves Sa transmitted from a radio wave transmitting unit 20b located in the vehicle 1 and received by a receiving unit 20c located in the vehicle 1. The rescue system 22 includes a rescue function unit 23 that causes the vehicle 1 to perform a rescue process to prevent the vehicle 1 from being left locked with its doors 5 locked, even though the vehicle 1 is equipped with an object detection function.

Claims

1. A rescue system for a vehicle that includes an object detection function capable of detecting an object from at least one of the interior and exterior of the vehicle based on the reflected waves of transmitted radio waves transmitted from a radio wave transmitting unit located in the vehicle, and which receives the reflected waves from the received radio wave in the vehicle, A rescue system comprising a rescue function unit that causes the vehicle to perform a rescue process to prevent the vehicle from being left locked up, even though the vehicle is equipped with the object detection function, if the doors are locked.

2. The relief system according to claim 1, wherein the relief process includes a process of switching the door from a locked state to an unlocked state.

3. The rescue system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a key system having a manual door lock function that causes the door to be locked in response to the operation of at least one of a first door lock switch provided on the key and a second door lock switch provided on the vehicle, regardless of the position of the key relative to the vehicle.

4. The rescue system according to claim 1, wherein the object detection function is an abandoned vehicle detection function that uses the radio wave transmitting unit and the receiving unit to confirm the presence of an occupant inside the vehicle when the doors of the vehicle are locked, and executes an abandoned vehicle notification process when an occupant is detected.

5. The aforementioned relief function unit is When the door is locked, a prescribed operation determination unit determines whether or not a prescribed operation has been performed by the user, The system includes an activation unit that activates the object detection function when the aforementioned prescribed operation is determined to be a normal operation, The relief system according to claim 1, wherein the relief process includes processing by the prescribed operation determination unit and processing by the activation unit.

6. The aforementioned relief function unit is A user operation determination unit determines whether a predetermined user operation has been performed based on the function of the activated object detection function that is capable of detecting objects outside the vehicle, The system includes a processing execution unit that enables the door to be opened when the user operation is determined to be a legitimate operation. The relief system according to claim 5, wherein the relief process includes processing by the user operation determination unit and processing by the processing execution unit.

7. The vehicle is equipped with a key system that has a smart door lock function that, when an external locking operation is performed to lock the door from outside the vehicle, switches the door to the locked position without requiring key operation if the correct key is available. The smart door lock function has a key misplacement detection function that, when the external locking operation is performed, performs wireless communication between the vehicle's communication device and the key to check whether or not the key has been left inside the vehicle. The rescue system according to claim 1, wherein the rescue process is a process that utilizes the key misplacement detection function.

8. The aforementioned relief function unit is When the door is locked, a prescribed operation determination unit determines whether or not a prescribed operation has been performed by the user, If the aforementioned prescribed operation is determined to be a normal operation, the confirmation execution unit activates the key misplacement detection function to confirm that the key has been left inside the vehicle, The system includes a processing unit that enables the door to be opened when the key is detected to have been left inside the vehicle by the key misplacement detection function. The relief system according to claim 7, wherein the relief process includes processing by the prescribed operation determination unit, processing by the confirmation execution unit, and processing by the processing execution unit.

9. The rescue system according to claim 7, wherein the rescue function unit performs the rescue process based on the detection result of the key misplacement detection function that is performed when the vehicle locking operation is performed.

10. A remedy method used in a vehicle equipped with an object detection function capable of detecting an object from at least one of the interior and exterior of the vehicle based on the reflected waves of transmitted radio waves transmitted from a radio wave transmitting unit located in the vehicle, which are received by a receiving unit located in the vehicle, and which is executed using at least one processor, the remedy method being used in the vehicle, the receiving unit which receives the reflected waves and which are received by the receiving unit A rescue method for causing a vehicle to perform a rescue process to prevent the vehicle from being left locked up, even though the vehicle is equipped with the object detection function, if the doors are locked.

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