Vehicle management system

• US 20020130769A1
• Filed: 03/11/2002
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Junichi Yamagishi
• Original Assignee: Junichi Yamagishi
• Inventors: Yamagishi, Junichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,142,089 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/426.13
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/101 Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1004 Alarm systems characterised by the type of sensor, e.g. current sensing means using door lock sensors B60R25/1001
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/252 Fingerprint recognition

Abstract

It is an object to provide a vehicle management system capable of causing a vehicle to be in a start enabling state even when an operator is far from the vehicle.

A vehicle management system comprises operation controlling means 3 capable of controlling an operation of a vehicle 1 by receiving a signal in a vehicle side mobile communication terminal 5 provided at the vesicle, and an operating side mobile communication terminal 35 capable of transmitting a signal to the operation controlling means 3 via a mobile communication network 37. The operating side mobile communication terminal 35 and the vehicle side mobile communication terminal 5 have weak radio communication means 9, a transmission/reception of the signal can be conducted even with the weak radio communication means 9. The operating side mobile communication terminal 35 comprises a human body information inputting section 41 for inputting fingerprint information, the operating side mobile communication terminal 35 or the operation controlling means 3 conducts authenticating of an operator with the input fingerprint information, and the operation controlling means 3 conducts the controlling on the basis of an authentication of the operator.

Claims

1. A vehicle management system, comprising:

operation controlling means capable of controlling an operation of a vehicle by receiving a signal at a vehicle side mobile communication terminal provided at the vehicle side; and

an operating side mobile communication terminal capable of transmitting the signal to the operation controlling means via a mobile communication network.

2. A vehicle management system according to claim 1, wherein the operating side mobile communication terminal and the vehicle side mobile communication terminal comprise short distance radio communication means, and transmission/reception of the signal can be conducted even with the short distance radio communication means.

3. A vehicle management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operating side mobile communication terminal comprises a human body information inputting section for inputting human body information;

the operating side mobile communication terminal or the operation controlling means conducts authenticating of an operator with the input human body information; and

the operation controlling means conducts the controlling on the basis of an authentication of the operator.

4. A vehicle management system according to claim 3, wherein the human body information is fingerprint information.

5. A vehicle management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation controlling means comprises a Web function for enabling vehicle information such as status information of the vehicle to be accessible;

and

the operating side mobile communication terminal can fetch and display the vehicle information.

6. A vehicle management system according to claim 3, wherein the operation controlling means comprises a Web function for enabling vehicle information such as status information of the vehicle to be accessible;

and

the operating side mobile communication terminal can fetch and display the vehicle information.

7. A vehicle management system according to claim 4, wherein the operation controlling means comprises a Web function for enabling vehicle information such as status information of the vehicle to be accessible;

and

the operating side mobile communication terminal can fetch and display the vehicle information.

8. A vehicle management system according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle information is operating information of the vehicle.

9. A vehicle management system according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle information is operating information of the vehicle.

10. A vehicle management system according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle information is operating information of the vehicle.

11. A vehicle management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

12. A vehicle management system according to claim 3, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

13. A vehicle management system according to claim 4, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

14. A vehicle management system according to claim 5, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

15. A vehicle management system according to claims 6, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

16. A vehicle management system according to claim 7, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

17. A vehicle management system according to claim 8, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

18. A vehicle management system according to claim 9, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

19. A vehicle management system according to claim 10, wherein the operation controlling means can register a sub operating side mobile communication terminal as a partner in addition to a main operating side mobile communication terminal which an owner, an administrator, or mainly a user of the vehicle operates;

and

a signal which the sub operating side mobile communication terminal transmits to the operation controlling means becomes effective on the basis of the signal which the main operating side mobile communication terminal transmits.

20. A vehicle management system according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle comprises vehicle position detection means;

and

the vehicle information is vehicle position information which is detected by the vehicle position detection means.

21. A vehicle management system according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle comprises vehicle position detection means;

and

the vehicle information is vehicle position information which is detected by the vehicle position detection means.

22. A vehicle management system according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle comprises vehicle position detection means;

and

the vehicle information is vehicle position information which is detected by the vehicle position detection means.

23. A vehicle management system according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle comprises theft detection means;

and

the vehicle information is vehicle theft information which is detected by the theft detection means.

24. A vehicle management system according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle comprises theft detection means;

and

the vehicle information is vehicle theft information which is detected by the theft detection means.

25. A vehicle management system according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle comprises theft detection means;

and

the vehicle information is vehicle theft information which is detected by the theft detection means.