Special Vehicle Operation Status Management System

Abstract

To make flexible communication settings for transmission of working operation data on a specially-equipped vehicle.SOLUTION: A specially-equipped vehicle operation state management system determines whether a periodic transmission mode is ON (S11), sets a transmission frequency (S12), and starts a timer (S13). When the timer rest is not "0", it is determined whether there is a transmission instruction (S17). When there is no transmission instruction, it is determined whether an occasional transmission button is pressed (S18). When the occasional transmission button is pressed, it is determined whether a BT connection is made (S19). When the connection is made, working operation data is generated having current time added to working operation data (an integrated loading frequency etc.) and the transmitted to a specially-equipped vehicle management server 100 (S23). The periodic transmission mode and occasional transmission mode can have their settings turned ON / OFF.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a special vehicle operation status management system, and particularly to the collection of operation data.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a video management system that transmits the operation history of a garbage collection vehicle to a management server at predetermined time intervals (paragraphs 0037, 0038).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, there is a problem that appropriate operation data cannot be collected only by transmitting at predetermined time intervals as in Patent Document 1. For example, if operation data is transmitted every 10 minutes, when collecting in a densely populated residential area, it may be necessary to collect garbage at multiple garbage stations within 10 minutes and operate the loading device. In this case, the operation history transmitted after 10 minutes will be inaccurate. Of course, it is also conceivable to shorten the interval of the predetermined time, but then there will be a problem of unnecessary communication. Such a problem is the same for the collection of not only the operation history but also the operation data.

[0005] An object of this invention is to provide a special vehicle operation status management system that solves the above problems and can collect appropriate operation data.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] (1) The special vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention is a special vehicle operation data management system that acquires the operation data of a control target device mounted on a special vehicle from a special vehicle vehicle side control device that controls the control target device, and manages the operation of the special vehicle. It includes: B) a special vehicle management server, a user mobile device, and a user side administrator terminal device; C) the user mobile device has the following c1) to c3): c1) short-range wireless transmission and reception means for wireless communication connection with the special vehicle vehicle side control device; c2) operation data acquisition means for acquiring the operation data of the mounted object from the special vehicle vehicle side control device by the short-range wireless transmission and reception means; c3) operation data transmission means for transmitting the operation data to the special vehicle management server based on predetermined transmission conditions; D) the special vehicle management server has user-specific operation data storage means for storing the operation data received from the user mobile device for each user, and operation status report data generation and transmission means for reading out user-specific operation data from the user-specific operation data storage means, generating operation status report data for each user, and transmitting it to the user side administrator terminal device; E) the user side administrator terminal device has display control means for receiving the operation status report data from the special vehicle management server and displaying it on a display means; F) the user mobile device further has transmission condition setting means for setting the transmission conditions of the operation data transmission means, and the transmission conditions set by the transmission condition setting means include at least both an automatic transmission mode of automatic transmission every predetermined time and an on-demand transmission mode when a transmission request is made by the user.

[0007] Since the automatic transmission mode and the on-demand transmission mode can be set in this way, operation data at an appropriate timing can be collected.

[0008] (2) In the special vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention, the user mobile device has connection management means for alerting when the wireless communication with the connected special vehicle vehicle side control device is disconnected during transmission in the automatic transmission mode and / or the on-demand transmission mode. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user whether the operation data to be transmitted is data at a desired timing.

[0009] (3) In the special equipment vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention, the transmission condition setting means can switch the automatic transmission mode and / or the on-demand transmission mode among the transmission conditions to a non-transmission mode. Thereby, appropriate operation data can be stored in the special equipment vehicle management server according to the situation.

[0010] (4) In the special equipment vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention, in the on-demand transmission mode, the transmission condition setting means can select the data to be transmitted among the operation data. Therefore, it is possible to store only a part of the operation data in the special equipment vehicle management server.

[0011] (5) In the special equipment vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention, the operation data transmission means of the user portable device transmits including date and time data at the time of transmission. Therefore, even if the special equipment vehicle side control device does not have a clock function, it is possible to store the operation data including time data in the special equipment vehicle management server.

[0012] (6) In the special equipment vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention, the user portable device has operation data storage means for storing the acquired operation data, and assigns date and time data at the time of receiving the operation data and stores it in the operation data storage means. Therefore, even if the special equipment vehicle side control device does not have a clock function, it is possible to store the date and time data received from the special equipment vehicle side control device, and store the operation data including such time data in the special equipment vehicle management server.

[0013] (7) In the special equipment vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention, the operation data of the user portable device includes image data indicating the operation status of the mounted object, and the operation data transmission means transmits the image data to the special equipment vehicle management server including the image data. Therefore, it is possible to store the operation data including the image data indicating the operation status of the mounted object in the special equipment vehicle management server.

[0014] (8) In the special vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention, the operation data transmission means further includes an operation data storage means in which the user mobile device stores the acquired operation data. When the timing that meets the transmission conditions is outside the communication range where transmission is not possible, the data to be transmitted is temporarily stored, and when moving into the communication range, it is transmitted. Therefore, even if it is temporarily outside the communication range, the operation data can be stored in the special vehicle management server.

[0015] (9) In the special vehicle operation status management system according to the present invention, the operation data includes position data at the time of transmission. The special vehicle management server stores map data, and is provided with map data generation and transmission means for generating moving trajectory map data in which the positions read from each operation data are arranged in chronological order and transmitting it to the user-side administrator terminal device. The display control means of the user-side administrator terminal device displays the moving trajectory map data on the display means. Therefore, it is possible to obtain operation data linked to the moving trajectory of the special vehicle.

[0016] (10) The user mobile device according to the present invention is the user mobile device in the special vehicle operation status management system.

[0017] The terms used in the claims will be described in correspondence with those in the embodiments.

[0018] The "device to be controlled" corresponds to, in the embodiment, the hydraulic pump P, the multi-valve MV, various cylinders A1 to A4, the lifting body 4, the compression plate 5, etc. The "control unit for the device to be controlled" corresponds to, in the embodiment, the mounting-side control device UK. The "connection management means" corresponds to the processes of step S19 and step S21 in FIG. 8.

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0021] (1. Description of the Special Vehicle) First, the dust collection vehicle V, which is the special vehicle used in the special vehicle operation status management system 1, will be described.

[0022] The dust collection vehicle V shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a base vehicle Vb and a mounting K for dust collection work mounted on the vehicle body F after the assembly of the base vehicle Vb is completed. A vehicle-side control device UV is provided on the base vehicle Vb, and a mounting-side control device UK is provided on the mounting K.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle body F of the base vehicle Vb is equipped with an engine E, a battery B, an electric motor M, a power selection extraction mechanism PS, and a vehicle-side control device UV.

[0024] Engine E applies driving force to wheels W. Electric motor M is connected to battery B via inverter 12 and operates with electric power from battery B. Power selection and extraction mechanism PS can selectively extract the power of engine E or electric motor M from wheel drive system D as a drive system including engine E and electric motor M. Vehicle-side control device UV is configured with a microcomputer as the main part and controls engine E, electric motor M, battery B, and electromagnetic clutch 11. Starter switch S-SW for starting engine E is also connected to vehicle-side control device UV.

[0025] Note that although vehicle-side control device UV is actually connected to engine E, electric motor M, and battery B respectively by a plurality of power lines and / or signal lines, their display is shown simply in FIG. 2.

[0026] The output side of power take-off device PTO is interlocked and connected to hydraulic pump P which is a part of mounted object K. Also, power take-off device PTO is connected to vehicle-side control device UV, and in response to an operation input to power take-off switch P-SW which is also connected to vehicle-side control device UV, it selectively switches and transmits the output of transmission 10 (see FIG. 1) to the wheel W side and the hydraulic pump P side. Specifically, when power take-off switch P-SW is in the off (OFF) state, the output of transmission 10 is transmitted to the wheel W side and used for driving. On the other hand, when this switch P-SW is turned on, the output of transmission 10 is transmitted to the hydraulic pump P side and used for pump driving.

[0027] Mounted object K has a box-shaped dust collection box 1 with an open rear end as a base body (mounted object main body), and this dust collection box 1 is mounted and fixed to the vehicle body F of base vehicle Vb by rear attachment. A dust input box 3 is continuously provided at the rear end of dust collection box 1. Dust input box 3 has a dust input port 3a for inputting dust into dust collection box 1 at the rear end. Opening and closing door 3t opens and closes dust input port 3a.

[0028] In the dustbin input box 3, a dust loading device 2 is provided as a working machine. When the input box 3 is in the loading position, the dust loading device 2 forcibly loads the input dust in the input box 3 into the dust storage box 1.

[0029] The structure of the dust loading device 2 is a conventionally well-known type called a compression plate type, and it has a lifting body 4, a second cylinder A2, a compression plate 5, and a third cylinder A3. The lifting body 4 is supported on the left and right side walls of the dustbin input box 3 so as to be able to move up and down at a position facing the rear end opening 1a of the dust storage box 1. The second cylinder A2 moves the lifting body 4 up and down forcibly. The compression plate 5 is pivotally supported at the lower part of the lifting body 4 so as to be able to rotate back and forth in the dustbin input box 3 over its entire width and is connected to the second cylinder A2 for lifting the lifting body. The third cylinder A3 forcibly rotates the compression plate 5.

[0030] Also, a rear operation panel CR is fixed and supported on the outer surface around the dustbin input port 3a of the dustbin input box 3 shown in FIG. 1. The rear operation panel CR is provided with operation switches CR-SW1 to 3, a first power source selection switch M-SW1, and warning lamps L1 to L5. The operation switches CR-SW1 to 3 are used to select and operate the operating mode of the dust loading device 2. In particular, the operation switch CR-SW3 is a switch for instructing an emergency stop in the case of a dangerous state. The first power source selection switch M-SW1 outputs a motor selection signal when it is turned on. As a result, the hydraulic pump P is switched from an engine drive state driven by the engine E to a motor drive state driven by the electric motor M.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 1, in the cab of the base vehicle Vb, an in-cab control device UF having an operation panel CF is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the in-cab control device UF has a microcomputer 61, a short-range wireless communication unit 63, an antenna 65, and an operation panel CF.

[0032] The control panel CF is provided with operation switches CF-SW1 to 3, a second power source selection switch M-SW2, and warning lamps L1 to L5. Similar to the operation switches CR-SW1 to 3, the operation switches CF-SW1 to 3 are used to select and operate the operating modes of the dust loading device 2 and the dust discharging device 7. When the second power source selection switch M-SW2 is turned on, similar to the first power source selection switch M-SW2, it outputs a motor selection signal.

[0033] Also, as shown in FIG. 1, a camera 53 is provided above the dust input box 3. Images from such a camera 53 are analyzed by an image processing unit 51 provided in the control unit box UKB. The image processing unit 51 is connected to the mounted object side control device UK, and when it determines a dangerous state through the image analysis, it outputs an emergency stop signal to the mounted object side control device UK. That is, it becomes the same state as when the operation switch CR-SW3 is pressed.

[0034] In this embodiment, although a dust collection vehicle is taken as an example of a special vehicle for explanation, it is not limited to a dust collection vehicle.

[0035] 2. Overall Overview of the Special Vehicle Operation Status Management System 1 The special vehicle operation data management system 1 is a special vehicle operation data management system that acquires the operation data of the controlled device 210 from the special vehicle vehicle side control device 201 that controls the controlled devices mounted on the special vehicle, and manages the operation of the special vehicle 180. It includes a special vehicle management server 100, a user mobile device 160, a user side administrator terminal device 120, and a special vehicle 180a.

[0036] The special vehicle vehicle-side control device 201 of the special vehicle 180a includes a short-range wireless transmission / reception means 203, an operation data storage means 205, a special vehicle specific data storage means 209, and a control means 207. The short-range wireless transmission / reception means 203 is connected to the short-range wireless transmission / reception means 164 of the special vehicle vehicle-side control device 201 by short-range wireless communication. The operation data storage means 205 stores the operation data of the device to be controlled 210. The special vehicle specific data storage means 209 stores the identifier of the special vehicle. The control means 207 manages the transmission of the operation data stored in the operation data storage means 205 by the short-range wireless transmission / reception means 203.

[0037] The user portable device 160 includes a short-range wireless transmission / reception means 164, an operation data acquisition means 165, an operation data storage means 166, an operation data transmission means 162, a connection management means 161, and a transmission condition setting means 163. The operation data acquisition means 165 wirelessly communicates with the special vehicle vehicle-side control device 201 through the short-range wireless transmission / reception means 164 to acquire the operation data of the mounted object. The operation data storage means 166 stores the acquired operation data. The operation data transmission means 162 transmits the operation data to the management server based on the determined transmission conditions. The connection management means 161 issues an alert when the wireless communication with the connected special vehicle vehicle-side control device is disconnected. The transmission condition setting means 163 sets the transmission conditions of the operation data transmission means 166. These transmission conditions are both the automatic transmission mode at regular intervals and the on-demand transmission mode when a transmission request is made by the user.

[0038] The special vehicle management server 100 includes user-specific operation data storage means 107, operation status report data generation and transmission means 103, and map data generation and transmission means 105. The user-specific operation data storage means 107 stores the operation data received from the user mobile device 160 for each user. The operation status report data generation and transmission means 103 reads out the operation data for each user from the user-specific operation data storage means 107, generates operation status report data for each user, and transmits it to the user-side administrator terminal device 120. The map data generation and transmission means 105 stores map data, generates moving trajectory map data with the positions read from each operation data arranged in chronological order, and transmits it to the user-side administrator terminal device 120.

[0039] The user-side administrator terminal device 120 includes display control means 121, display means 123, and operation status report data request means 125. The operation status report data request means 125 requests operation status report data from the special vehicle management server 100. The display control means 121 receives the operation status report data from the special vehicle management server 100 and displays it on the display means 123.

[0040] In this way, the transmission conditions of the operation data transmission means 166 are both the automatic transmission mode at regular intervals and the on-demand transmission mode when there is a transmission request from the user. This enables the operation data of the special vehicle to be transmitted in addition to regular transmission.

[0041] 3. Hardware Configuration (3.1 Hardware Configuration of the Special Vehicle Management Server 100) The hardware configuration of the special vehicle management server 100 configured using a CPU will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

[0042] The special vehicle management server 100 includes a CPU 23, a memory 27, a hard disk 26, a monitor 30, an optical drive 25, an input device 28, a communication board 31, and a bus line 29. The CPU 23 controls each part via the bus line 29 according to each program stored in the hard disk 26.

[0043] The hard disk 26 has an operating system program 26o (hereinafter abbreviated as OS), a main program 26m, a map data storage unit 26c, a user ID-corresponding data storage unit 26u, and a user-specific operation data storage unit 26d.

[0044] The data structure of the user-specific registered vehicle data 26c is shown in FIG. 5A. In the user-specific registered vehicle data storage unit 26c, user-specific registered vehicle data associating a user ID with the manufacturing number of the special vehicle managed by the user is stored. The data structure of the login data stored in the user ID storage unit 26u is shown in FIG. 5B. The login data is stored with a user ID and a password associated therewith.

[0045] The data structure of the operation data stored in the user-specific operation data storage unit 26d is shown in FIG. 6. The operation data is stored in association with the manufacturing number, including time, integrated charging times, integrated TG increase times, PTO operation time, and position data. Such operation data is provided via the user portable device 160.

[0046] In this embodiment, Windows 10 (registered trademark or trademark) is adopted as the operating system program (OS) 26o, but it is not limited thereto.

[0047] Each of the above programs is read from a CD-ROM 25a storing the program via an optical drive 25 and installed in the hard disk 26. In addition to the CD-ROM, programs such as a flexible disk (FD) and an IC card may be installed from a computer-readable recording medium into the hard disk. Further, it may be downloaded using a communication line.

[0048] In this embodiment, by installing the program from the CD-ROM onto the hard disk 26, the program stored in the CD-ROM is indirectly executed on the computer. However, without being limited to this, the program stored in the CD-ROM may be directly executed from the optical drive 25. Note that executable programs on the computer include not only those that can be directly executed by simply installing them, but also those that need to be converted into other forms (for example, decompressing those that are data-compressed), and further, those that can be executed in combination with other module parts.

[0049] (3.2 Hardware Configuration of User Portable Device 160) The user portable device 160 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The figure is an example of a hardware configuration in which the user portable device 160 is configured using a CPU.

[0050] The user portable device 160 has a configuration of a general smartphone, and includes a CPU 123, a memory 127, a flash memory 126, a display unit 130, a wireless communication unit 128, an operation unit 125, an audio input / output unit 124, a position information detection unit 122, a short-range wireless communication unit 121, and a bus line 129. The position information detection unit 122 is a module that detects position information by GNNS (Global Navigation Satellite System). The short-range wireless communication unit 121 performs communication according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard. In this embodiment, iOS (trademark) is adopted as the OS.

[0051] The CPU 123 controls each unit via the bus line 129 according to each program stored in the flash memory 126.

[0052] The flash memory 126 has an operating system program 126o (hereinafter abbreviated as OS) and a main program 126m.

[0053] The processing of the main program 126m will be described later.

[0054] In this embodiment, Bluetooth (registered trademark) is adopted as the short-range wireless communication unit, but it is not limited thereto.

[0055] The flash memory 126 has an operation data storage unit 126k and a transmission condition storage unit 126d. The operation data of the operation data storage unit 26d is stored in the user portable device 160 by the following procedure. The CPU 123 periodically (for example, every 30 seconds) connects to the special vehicle vehicle-side control device 201 by short-range wireless based on the main program 126m and gives an acquisition command for operation data. When the special vehicle vehicle-side control device 201 of the special vehicle receives such an acquisition command, it transmits the operation data stored in the memory (not shown in FIG. 2) in the mounted object side control device UK to the user portable device 160. When the CPU 123 receives such operation data, it stores it in the operation data storage unit 126k.

[0056] (3.3 Hardware Configuration of the User-Side Administrator Terminal Device 120) The hardware configuration of the user-side administrator terminal device 120 shown in FIG. 3 is the same as that in FIG. 4, and the processing by the main program registered in the hard disk is different as will be described later.

[0057] 4. Transmission Processing of Operation Data for Each User and Map Data Display Processing (4.1 Operation Data Transmission Processing) The operation data transmission processing from the user portable device 160 to the special vehicle management server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

[0058] Hereinafter, a case will be described in which a user (special vehicle operator) with user ID 1001 inputs the ID and password of user ID 1001 to log in, makes a short-range wireless connection with the special vehicle vehicle-side control device with the production number 17R810008M to acquire operation data, and transmits this to the special vehicle management server 100.

[0059] After logging in, when making a short-range wireless connection with the special equipment vehicle side control device 201 with the manufacturing number 17R810008M, a screen as shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the screen of the user portable device 160. Here, the user clicks the transmission setting button 310. Thereby, the transmission condition setting process shown in FIG. 8A is started.

[0060] The CPU 123 of the user portable device 160 displays a transmission setting screen as shown in FIG. 9B (step S1 in FIG. 8A). The user operates the periodic transmission mode frame 331 and the on-demand transmission mode frame 333 to input the frequency of the periodic transmission mode and the transmission conditions of the on-demand transmission mode, and selects the setting change button 335 (see FIG. 9B).

[0061] After displaying the transmission setting screen, the CPU 123 determines whether either the cancel button 337 or the setting change button 335 is selected (steps S3 and S5 in FIG. 8A). In this case, since the setting change button is pressed, the frequency of the periodic transmission mode and the on-demand transmission mode are set for the selected transmission conditions (step S7). Such transmission conditions are stored in the transmission condition storage unit 126d (see FIG. 7) of the flash memory 126.

[0062] Here, it is assumed that the periodic transmission mode is set to once per minute and the on-demand transmission mode is set to ON.

[0063] The CPU 123 determines whether the on-demand transmission mode is ON (step S8). If it is ON, the transmission button 312 (see FIG. 9A) is set as active.

[0064] In addition, in this embodiment, as an active display, the outer frame is surrounded by bold characters so that the user can know that the button is selectable, but it is not limited to this.

[0065] Also, when the cancel button is pressed in step S3, the transmission setting is terminated. When the on-demand transmission mode is OFF in step S8, the transmission button is deactivated (step S10).

[0066] In addition, the settings are displayed on the display unit 314 of the periodic transmission frequency and the on-demand transmission mode in FIG. 9A (not shown).

[0067] As already described, the operation data is repeatedly and automatically acquired from the special equipment vehicle side control device 201 with the serial number 17R810008M connected by short-range wireless at predetermined time intervals. The CPU 123 of the user portable device 160 stores this in the operation data storage unit 126K (see FIG. 7). Examples of the operation data include, for a garbage collection vehicle, the integrated number (integrated loading number, T / G operation number, PTO operation time), various error histories, and the like.

[0068] The transmission process of such operation data to the special equipment vehicle management server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 8B. Hereinafter, the case where the user selects and transmits the on-demand transmission button instead of the transmission timing in the periodic transmission mode will be described.

[0069] The CPU 123 of the user portable device 160 determines whether the periodic transmission mode is on (step S11). In this case, since the periodic transmission mode is on, the transmission frequency is read and set.

[0070] Based on the transmission mode set in this way, the acquired operation data is transmitted to the special equipment vehicle management server 100. The transmission process will be described with reference to FIG. 8B.

[0071] Hereinafter, an operation screen (see FIG. 9A) is displayed on the user portable device 160, and the process when the user presses the transmission setting button 310 will be described. Also, it is assumed that the frequency of the periodic transmission mode is "5 minutes" and the on-demand transmission mode is "on".

[0072] The CPU 123 of the user mobile device 160 determines whether the periodic transmission mode is on (step S11). Currently, since the periodic transmission mode is on, the transmission frequency is read from the flash memory 126 and set in the timer (step S12). In this case, since the periodic transmission frequency is 5 minutes, "5 minutes" is set in the timer. The CPU 123 starts the timer (step S13). The CPU 123 determines whether the remaining time of the timer is "0" (step S15).

[0073] In this case, since the remaining time of the timer is not "0", the CPU 123 determines whether there is a transmission command from the special equipment vehicle side control device (step S17). The transmission command from the special equipment vehicle side control device will be described later.

[0074] If there is no transmission command from the special equipment vehicle side control device, the CPU 123 determines whether the immediate transmission button has been pressed (step S18). In this case, since the immediate transmission button has been pressed, it is determined whether a short-range wireless connection has been made (step S19). If a short-range wireless connection has been made, the CPU 123 generates operation data (accumulated fuel injection times, accumulated TG increase times, PTO operation time, and position data) with the current time added thereto, and transmits the operation data related to the special equipment vehicle management server 100 (step S23).

[0075] If no short-range wireless connection has been made in step S19, the CPU 123 displays an alert indicating that it has been disconnected (step S21).

[0076] The immediate transmission command from the special equipment vehicle side control device in step S17 will be described.

[0077] The in-cabin control device UF shown in Fig. 2 transmits the operation data at that timing via the short-range wireless unit 63 to the user portable device 160 when the operation switches CR-SW1 to 3 or the operation switches CF-SW1 to 3 are pressed, apart from the exchange of regular operation data based on commands from the user portable device 160. These switches indicate that the equipment K on the special vehicle has started operating or an error has occurred, so it is meaningful to collect the data at that time. The CPU 123 of the user portable device 160 determines the reception of such data as a transmission command from the special vehicle side control device and executes the process of step S19 in Fig. 8B.

[0078] In this embodiment, when the operation switches CR-SW1 to 3 or the operation switches CF-SW1 to 3 are pressed, the special vehicle side control device transmits the operation data at that timing. However, it is not limited to this. When the switch is operated, the fact can be transmitted to the user portable device 160, and a command to acquire the operation data can be given from the user portable device 160 to the special vehicle side control device.

[0079] Note that when the periodic transmission mode is OFF in step S11, the process proceeds to step S17 to determine the on-demand transmission mode.

[0080] As described above, the operation data from each user portable device 160 is transmitted to the special vehicle management server 100. When the CPU 23 of the special vehicle management server 100 receives such data, it stores it in the user-specific operation data storage unit 26.

[0081] Also, when the periodic transmission mode is ON and the timer reaches "0", the processes below step S19 are executed. As a result, the operation data (including the position data) is periodically transmitted to the special vehicle management server 100.

[0082] Thus, in this embodiment, the periodic transmission mode and / or the on-demand transmission mode can be switched off. This enables flexible communication settings such as disconnecting the periodic transmission mode when communication with the special vehicle management server 100 is difficult to establish.

[0083] Also, the on-demand transmission mode allows for on-demand transmission when the operator determines it is necessary, in addition to operating the switch of the special vehicle side control device.

[0084] In this way, on-demand transmission is performed when the state of any of the loading switch, the tailgate lift switch, or the PTO switch changes, and when the manual transmission button is pressed at the time of an error. Operational data such as the number of operations of the loading device, the number of times the tailgate is lifted, PTO connection, error information, and the operation of the safety device are transmitted to the special vehicle management server 100.

[0085] In steps S19 and S21, it is determined whether a short-range wireless connection is currently established. If not, an alert is displayed to ensure the accuracy of the time data in the operational data in the on-demand transmission mode. For example, if the user presses the on-demand transmission button at a position away from the special vehicle side control device when an error occurs, the user's mobile device will transmit the previous operational data instead of the operational data at the timing of the error.

[0086] Therefore, when performing error analysis or the like using the data stored in the user-specific operational data storage unit 26d of the special vehicle management server 100 with reference to the operational data transmitted by the user using the on-demand transmission button, it is possible to prevent incorrect analysis.

[0087] The accumulated operational data can be used for various analyses as in the prior art.

[0088] (4.2 Operational Data Transmission Process) Next, with reference to FIG. 10, a process of displaying the movement history of each special vehicle on the user-side administrator terminal device based on the operation data for each user stored in the special vehicle management server 100 will be described. In the following, when using the user ID 1001 used when storing the operation data in the special vehicle management server 100 with the user mobile device 160, the administrator of the user ID 1001 logs in from the user-side administrator terminal device 120 to the special vehicle management server 100, and the movement history of the special vehicle having the special vehicle vehicle-side control device with the production number "10R011001M" is displayed on the map. The case will be described.

[0089] The operator of the user-side administrator terminal device accesses the login screen with a browser program (not shown) and logs in with the user ID "1001". Since the login process is the same, it will be omitted. The special vehicle management server 100 transmits a list of vehicles managed by the user together with the initial screen. Such a vehicle list may be read from the vehicle management data storing the production numbers of the special vehicles to be managed in association with the user ID from the user-by-vehicle data storage unit 26t (see FIG. 4) and transmitted.

[0090] The user-side administrator terminal device 120 displays the received initial screen on the monitor. When the operator of the user-side administrator terminal device 120 selects the process "display movement history" (not shown) on this initial screen, the vehicle list received from the special vehicle management server 100 is displayed (step S31). The user identifies the vehicle for which map display is desired and clicks on the map display button (not shown) displayed on the monitor.

[0091] The CPU of the user-side administrator terminal device 120 determines whether there is such a vehicle selection & map display command (step S33). If there is such a vehicle selection & map display command, a vehicle selection & map display request is transmitted to the special vehicle management server 100 (step S34).

[0092] The CPU 23 of the special vehicle management server 100 determines whether to receive such a request (step S41). When receiving such a request, it reads the movement history of the operation data of the selected vehicle (step S42). It reads map data including the read location data from the map data storage unit 26c (see FIG. 4), generates map data with the location data arranged (step S43), and transmits it (step S44).

[0093] The CPU of the user-side administrator terminal device 120 determines whether to receive such map data (step S35). When receiving it, it displays the map data with the driving history as shown in FIG. 11 on the monitor (step S37). In FIG. 11, the line connecting points 401 to 407 is the driving history.

[0094] In addition, in FIG. 11, in order to distinguish whether it is the location data in the periodic transmission mode or the location data in the on-demand transmission mode, the shape, color, etc. of the location are changed and displayed on the map data. Specifically, points 401, 402, and 406 are in the periodic transmission mode, and 403, 404, 405, and 407 are in the on-demand transmission mode. In this case, when the user-side administrator terminal device 120 transmits, it also transmits a flag for distinguishing between the periodic transmission mode and the on-demand transmission mode, stores this in the special vehicle management server 100, and generates map data with the shape of the location changed and displayed.

[0095] Note that the color etc. may be changed without changing the shape.

[0096] Also, for the on-demand transmission mode, it may be displayed so as to distinguish between the case where the user manually presses the on-demand transmission button and the case where it is not. In this case, in the on-demand transmission mode as well, a flag may be transmitted together for the case where the user manually presses the on-demand transmission button and the case where it is not.

[0097] In this embodiment, the map data is stored in the special vehicle management server 100. However, in the special vehicle management server 100, a travel locus is created and transmitted to the user-side administrator terminal device 120. The user-side administrator terminal device 120 separately requests map data of a necessary area at a necessary scale from a map database, and the two may be combined and displayed on the user-side administrator terminal device 120.

[0098] By displaying map data in which the movement trajectories are connected in chronological order, including when transmitting at any time (especially at the collection location where the device moves), it becomes possible to determine how the actual collection location was reached. As a result, it becomes possible to improve work efficiency such as reviewing the route to the collection location.

[0099] (2. Other Embodiments) The user-side administrator terminal device 120 may be a tablet or the like in addition to a personal computer.

[0100] In this embodiment, in FIG. 3, as the user terminals of one user, one user-side administrator terminal device 120 and one user portable device 160 are illustrated. However, the user portable device 160 is required in the number of special vehicles that the user uses simultaneously. Generally, one user consists of a plurality of user portable devices 160 and a plurality of special vehicles. Note that a plurality of user-side administrator terminal devices 120 may be provided.

[0101] Note that the transmission condition setting means 163 (see FIG. 3) of the user portable device 160 may be able to select data to be transmitted among the operation data in the transmission-at-any-time mode. Thereby, only necessary operation data can be transmitted. In this case, the data to be transmitted may be selected each time, or may be determined in advance. For example, it may be only PTO on and loading SW.

[0102] Also, although the case where the operation data is transmitted including the date and time data when transmitted from the user portable device 160 has been described, the addition of such date and time data may be performed by the special vehicle management server 100 when receiving the operation data.

[0103] In addition, the operation data obtained by the user portable device 160 may include image data indicating the operation status of the mounted object. Such image data can adopt the data obtained by the image processing unit 51 by capturing the image of the camera 53 (see FIG. 2). The user portable device 160 may transmit the operation data including such image data to the special vehicle management server 100.

[0104] In addition, when the timing that meets the transmission conditions is outside the communication range of the wireless communication unit 128, the user portable device 160 may store the operation data to be transmitted in the operation data storage unit 126k and transmit it when moving into the communication range.

[0105] In this embodiment, the user portable device 160 and the user-side administrator terminal device 120 log in with the same user ID, but the user ID may be changed between the operator and the administrator. In this case, it is only necessary to associate the registration and reading of the operation data for each user with the IDs of the operator and the administrator.

[0106] In this embodiment, since the case of adopting a garbage collection vehicle as the special vehicle has been described, the operation data is the integrated loading times, the integrated TG increase times, the PTO operation time, and the position data. However, any data may be used as long as it is the operation data of the special vehicle.

[0107] Note that the position data is arbitrary as the operation data. That is, even for operation data without position data, for example, when the collection course of a garbage collection vehicle is determined, it is possible to determine which garbage station the operation data is at by time. Also, in this case, when the periodic transmission is automatically turned off (OFF) triggered by traveling a certain distance and then the transmission by on-demand transmission is made, the periodic transmission mode may be turned on (ON).

[0108] In this embodiment, in the cutaway view of FIG. 8B, the on-demand transmission button is made to have a display different from the normal state (transparent display) and cannot be tapped, thereby notifying that it is disconnected from the special vehicle side control device. Instead of simply changing the display to indicate the disconnected state in this way, the on-demand transmission button itself may be kept in the same display as in the normal state, and when this button is tapped, a confirmation such as "Although this is not the current data, is it okay to transmit?" may be displayed.

[0109] In this embodiment, the operation data is stored in the user portable device 160 and read out and transmitted to the special vehicle management server 100. However, the operation data may be stored in the vehicle side control device and transmitted to the special vehicle management server 100.

[0110] Although the case where the user-side administrator terminal is configured by a personal computer has been described, it may be a tablet computer or a mobile terminal.

[0111] Also, this embodiment can be grasped as the following invention.

[0112] A) A user portable device that transmits operation data of a control target device from a special vehicle vehicle side control device that controls the control target device mounted on a special vehicle to a special vehicle management server, Short-range wireless transmission / reception means for wireless communication connection with the special vehicle vehicle side control device, Operation data acquisition means for acquiring operation data of the mounted object from the special vehicle vehicle side control device by the short-range wireless transmission / reception means, Operation data transmission means for transmitting the operation data to the special vehicle management server based on a determined transmission condition, Transmission condition setting means for setting the transmission condition of the operation data transmission means, Comprising, The transmission condition includes at least both an automatic transmission mode of automatic transmission every predetermined time and an on-demand transmission mode that is the timing when a transmission request is made by the user. A user portable device characterized by the above.

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[0113] 100 Special Equipment Vehicle Management Server 120 User-Side Administrator Terminal Device 160 User Mobile Device

Claims

1. A special vehicle operation data management system that acquires operation data of a control target device from a special vehicle vehicle-side control device that controls the control target device mounted on a special vehicle and manages the operation of the special vehicle, B) comprising a special vehicle management server, a user mobile device, and a user-side administrator terminal device, C) The user mobile device has the following c1) to c3), c1) Short-range wireless transmission / reception means for wireless communication connection with the special vehicle vehicle-side control device, c2) Operation data acquisition means for acquiring operation data of the mounted object from the special vehicle vehicle-side control device by the short-range wireless transmission / reception means, c3) Operation data transmission means for transmitting the operation data to the special vehicle management server based on a predetermined transmission condition, D) The special vehicle management server, User-specific operation data storage means for storing the operation data received from the user mobile device for each user, Operation status report data generation and transmission means for reading out user-specific operation data from the user-specific operation data storage means, generating operation status report data for each user, and transmitting the operation status report data to the user-side administrator terminal device, having, E) The user-side administrator terminal device has display control means for receiving the operation status report data from the special vehicle management server and displaying the operation status report data on a display means, F) The user mobile device further has transmission condition setting means for setting the transmission condition of the operation data transmission means, G) The transmission condition set by the transmission condition setting means is a condition for repeating automatic transmission of the operation data every predetermined time and transmitting the operation data at that time when an instruction for immediate transmission is given from the user of the user mobile device, H) The frequency of the automatic transmission is configured to be changeable by the user of the user mobile device, A special vehicle operation status management system characterized by the above.

2. In the special vehicle operation data management system according to Claim 1, The user mobile device has connection management means for alerting when the wireless communication with the special vehicle vehicle-side control device connected at the time of transmission is disconnected, A special vehicle operation data management system characterized by the above.

3. In the special vehicle operation data management system according to Claim 1 or 2, The transmission condition setting means can be switched so as not to perform either the automatic transmission of the operation data every predetermined time or the data transmission based on the instruction of the on-demand transmission among the transmission conditions. A special vehicle operation data management system characterized by the above.

4. In the special vehicle operation data management system according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, the transmission condition setting means can select data to be transmitted among the operation data in the on-demand transmission mode. A special vehicle operation data management system characterized by the above.

5. In the special vehicle operation data management system according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, the operation data transmission means of the user portable device transmits including date and time data at the time of transmission. A special vehicle operation data management system characterized by the above.

6. In the special vehicle operation data management system according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, the user portable device has operation data storage means for storing the acquired operation data, and at the time of receiving the operation data, attaches date and time data and stores it in the operation data storage means. A special vehicle operation data management system characterized by the above.

7. In the special vehicle operation data management system according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, the user portable device includes image data indicating the operation status of the mounted object in the operation data, and the operation data transmission means transmits the image data to the special vehicle management server. A special vehicle operation data management system characterized by the above.

8. In the special vehicle operation data management system according to any one of Claims 1 to 4 and Claims 6 and 7, further, the user portable device has operation data storage means for storing the acquired operation data, and when the operation data transmission means is in an out-of-communication range where the timing that meets the transmission conditions cannot be transmitted, it temporarily stores the data to be transmitted, and transmits it when moving into the communication range. A special vehicle operation data management system characterized by the above.

9. In the special vehicle operation data management system according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, the operation data includes position data at the time of transmission. The special equipment vehicle management server stores map data, and includes map data generation and transmission means for generating moving trajectory map data in which the positions read from the respective operation data are arranged in chronological order and transmitting the same to the user-side administrator terminal device. The display control means of the user-side administrator terminal device displays the moving trajectory map data on the display means. A special equipment vehicle operation data management system characterized by the above.

10. A user portable device that acquires operation data of a control target device from a special equipment vehicle side control device that controls the control target device mounted on a special equipment vehicle and transmits the same to a special equipment vehicle management server, Short-range wireless transmission and reception means for wireless communication connection with the special equipment vehicle side control device, Operation data acquisition means for acquiring operation data of the mounted object from the special equipment vehicle side control device by the short-range wireless transmission and reception means, Operation data transmission means for transmitting the operation data to the special equipment vehicle management server based on predetermined transmission conditions, Transmission condition setting means for setting the transmission conditions of the operation data transmission means, Comprising The transmission conditions set by the transmission condition setting means are conditions for repeating automatic transmission of the operation data every predetermined time and transmitting the operation data at that time when an instruction for transmission is given at any time by the user of the user portable device. The frequency of the automatic transmission is configured to be changeable by the user of the user portable device. A user portable device characterized by the above.

11. In the user portable device according to claim 10, At the time of transmission, when the wireless communication with the connected special equipment vehicle side control device is disconnected, it has connection management means for alerting. A user portable device characterized by the above.

12. In the user portable device according to claim 10 or 11, The transmission condition setting means is switchable so as not to perform either the automatic transmission of the operation data every predetermined time or the data transmission based on the instruction for transmission at any time among the transmission conditions. A user portable device characterized by the above.

13. In any of the user portable devices according to claims 10 to 12, The transmission condition setting means enables selection of data to be transmitted among the operation data in the transmission at any time mode. A user portable device characterized by the above.

14. In any of the user portable devices according to claims 10 to 13, The operation action data includes image data indicating the operation status of the mounted object, and the operation action data transmission means transmits the image data to the special vehicle management server, characterizing the user portable device.

15. In the user portable device according to any one of Claims 10 to 14, further comprising operation action data storage means for storing the acquired operation action data, and when the timing that meets the transmission condition is out of the communication range where transmission is not possible, the operation action data transmission means temporarily stores the data to be transmitted and transmits it when moving into the communication range, characterizing the user portable device.

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