Car control system and vehicle remote control system

• US 20030193390A1
• Filed: 04/10/2003
• Published: 10/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Muramatsu, Toshihiko
• Granted Patent: US 6,937,141 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/426.13
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• 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 25/209 Remote starting of engine
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/305 using a camera
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates

Abstract

Sensor data of respective controlled objects of a vehicle are collected by calling a vehicle remote-control system provided to the vehicle via a mobile phone, and then these data are displayed on an LCD display panel 11c of the mobile phone. In this state, the controlled object to be remotely controlled is selected by operating a cursor (30) and an ON/OFF setting button (31), and then its ON or OFF state is set. At this time, the remote-control command data are transmitted to the vehicle remote-control system from the mobile phone to set the corresponding controlled object. The condition is transmitted once again to the mobile phone as the sensor data, and is displayed on the LCD display panel (11c).

Claims

1. A vehicle control system comprising:

a communication module which communicates with a mobile phone in response to a call issued from the mobile phone;

an operation control portion which controls a predetermined operation portion of a vehicle;

a sensor portion which detects information concerning condition of the operation portion; and

a controller which transmits the information through the communication module to the mobile phone when the controller receives the call from the mobile phone and ID of the mobile phone is authenticated,

wherein when the controller receives command from the mobile phone, the controller instructs the operation control portion to execute a control corresponding to the command, and transmits, to the mobile phone, the information concerning condition of the operation portion, which is controlled by the operation control portion according to the command, detected by the sensor portion.

2. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, wherein

the predetermined operation portion includes an image sensor for capturing a peripheral image of the vehicle, and

the controller instructs the image sensor to capture the peripheral image of the vehicle and transmits the captured peripheral image based on the command from the mobile phone.

3. The vehicle control system according to claim 2 further comprising a vehicle navigation system which measures position of the vehicle and displays information concerning the position of the vehicle and peripheral road information,

wherein the controller transmits, to the mobile phone, the information concerning the position of the vehicle measured by the vehicle navigation system and the peripheral image captured by the image sensor.

4. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, wherein

the predetermined operation portion includes an image sensor for capturing a peripheral image of the vehicle and a security sensor for detecting an abnormal state of the vehicle, and

the controller automatically transmits, to the mobile phone, the information representing the detected abnormal state and the peripheral image captured by the image sensor when the security sensor detects the abnormal state of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion includes at least one of engine, air conditioner, door lock, parking brake, light, interior light, image sensor and security sensor.

6. A remote-control system for vehicle including a vehicle control system and a mobile phone, the vehicle remote control system comprising:

the vehicle control system including;

a communication module which communicates with the mobile phone in response to a cal issued from the mobile phone,

a operation control portion which controls a predetermined operation portion of the vehicle,

a sensor portion which detects information concerning condition of the operation portion, and

a controller which transmits the information through the communication module to the mobile phone when the controller receives the call from the mobile phone and ID of the mobile phone is authenticated, wherein when the controller receives command from the mobile phone, the controller instructs the operation control potion to execute a control corresponding to the command, and transmits, to the mobile phone, the information concerning condition of the operation portion, which is controlled by the operation control portion according to the command, detected by the sensor portion; and

the mobile phone including;

a input portion which inputs the command to control the predetermined operation portion of the vehicle, and

a display portion which displays the information concerning the condition of the operation portion which is controlled by the operation control portion according to the command, which received from the vehicle control system.

7. A vehicle control system comprising:

a communication module which communicates with a mobile phone in response to a call issued from the mobile phone;

a sensor portion which is installed on a vehicle detects information concerning vehicle condition; and

a controller which transmits the information detected by the sensor portion through the communication module to the mobile phone when the controller receives the call from the mobile phone and ID of the mobile phone is authenticated.

8. The vehicle control system according to claim 7, wherein the sensor portion includes

the predetermined operation portion includes a security sensor for detecting an abnormal state of the vehicle, and

the controller transmits, to the mobile phone, the information representing the detected abnormal state when the security sensor detects the abnormal state of the vehicle.

9. The vehicle control system according to claim 7, wherein the sensor portion detects the condition of at least one of engine, air conditioner, door lock, parking brake, light, interior light, image sensor, security sensor, gasoline and battery.

10. A method of controlling a vehicle control system which includes a communication module for communicating with a mobile phone, an operation control portion for controlling a predetermined operation portion of a vehicle, a sensor portion for detecting information concerning condition of the operation portion and a controller for transmitting the information through the communication module, the method comprising the steps of:

communicating with the mobile phone when the communication module receives a call issued from the mobile phone;

transmitting the information by the controller through the communication module to the mobile phone when ID of the mobile phone is authenticated; and

instructing, when the controller receives command from the mobile phone, the operation control portion to execute a control corresponding to the command, and transmitting, to the mobile phone, the information concerning condition of the operation portion, which is controlled by the operation control portion according to the command, detected by the sensor portion.

11. A method of controlling a vehicle control system comprising:

establishing communication between a vehicle and a mobile phone in response to a call issued from the mobile phone; and

transmitting information concerning vehicle condition to the mobile phone when ID of the mobile phone is authenticated.