On-vehicle device

• US 20070081506A1
• Filed: 03/30/2006
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamada, Shuji
• Application Number:
  US11/392,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20070081506A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 Network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/02 Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]

Abstract

Provided is an on-vehicle device capable of reducing an operation load on a user attempting connection by selecting a mobile communication terminal to be connected according to user'"'"'s use state. An on-vehicle device which is mounted on a vehicle and can be connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals includes a radio communication unit that is connected to the mobile communication terminals to perform radio communication. When the mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history is retrieved in a coverage area of the radio communication unit, the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit are connected to each other. When the mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history is not retrieved, a mobile communication terminal of a highest frequency of being connected to the radio communication unit is selected and connected to the radio communication unit each other.

Claims

1. An on-vehicle device which is mounted on a vehicle and can be connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals, comprising:

a radio communication unit that is connected to the mobile communication terminals to perform radio communication;

a connection history storage unit that stores connection history of the mobile communication terminals connected to the radio communication unit;

a terminal retrieval unit that retrieves mobile communication terminals in a coverage area of the radio communication unit;

a latest terminal retrieval unit that retrieves a mobile communication terminal whose connection history stored in the connection history storage unit is latest among the mobile communication terminals retrieved by the terminal retrieval unit; and

a connection control unit that, when the latest terminal retrieval unit retrieves the mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history, connects the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other, and that, when the latest terminal retrieval unit does not retrieve the mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history, selects a mobile communication terminal of a highest frequency of being connected to the radio communication unit to connect the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other.

7. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising a user detection unit that determines whether a user is in a seat of the vehicle or not,

wherein the connection control unit controls the connection between the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit when the user detection unit detects the user'"'"'s existence.

8. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising a reconnection control unit that, when the connection is cut off while the radio communication unit and the mobile communication unit are connected to each other, prompts the connection control unit to reconnect the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other,

wherein the connection control unit preferentially connects the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit which have been disconnected when the reconnection between mobile communication terminals and the radio communication unit is established.

9. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the radio communication unit performs radio communication based on a Bluetooth™

system.

2. An on-vehicle device which is mounted on a vehicle and can be connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals, comprising:

a radio communication unit that is connected to pre-reregistered mobile communication terminals to perform radio communication;

a registration reception unit that receives registration of the mobile communication terminals to be connected to the radio communication unit;

a connection history storage unit that stores connection history of the mobile communication terminals connected to the radio communication unit;

a terminal retrieval unit that retrieves mobile communication terminals in a coverage area of the radio communication unit;

a latest terminal retrieval unit that retrieves a mobile communication terminal whose connection history stored in the connection history storage unit is latest among the mobile communication terminals retrieved by the terminal retrieval unit; and

a connection control unit that, when the latest terminal retrieval unit retrieves the mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history, connects the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other, and that, when the latest terminal retrieval unit does not retrieve the mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history, selects a mobile communication terminal of a latest date of registration in the registration reception unit to connect the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other.

3. An on-vehicle device which is mounted on a vehicle and can be connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals, comprising:

a radio communication unit that is connected to the mobile communication terminals to perform radio communication;

a connection history storage unit that stores connection history of the mobile communication terminals connected to the radio communication unit;

a terminal retrieval unit that retrieves mobile communication terminals in a coverage area of the radio communication unit;

a latest terminal retrieval unit that retrieves a mobile communication terminal whose connection history stored in the connection history storage unit is latest among the mobile communication terminals retrieved by the terminal retrieval unit; and

a connection control unit that, when the latest terminal retrieval unit retrieves the mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history, connects the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other, and that, when the latest terminal retrieval unit does not retrieve the mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history, selects a mobile communication terminal of the latest connection history of the other mobile communication terminals to connect the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other.

4. An on-vehicle device which is mounted on a vehicle and can be connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals, comprising:

a radio communication unit that is connected to the mobile communication terminals to perform radio communication;

a connection history storage unit that stores connection history of the mobile communication terminals connected to the radio communication unit;

a terminal retrieval unit that retrieves mobile communication terminals in a coverage area of the radio communication unit;

a connection setting reception unit that receives beforehand setting of one mobile communication terminal to be connected to the radio communication unit among the plurality of mobile communication terminals; and

a connection control unit that, when the terminal retrieval unit retrieves the mobile communication terminal set in the connection setting reception unit, connects the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other, and that, when the terminal retrieval unit does not retrieve the mobile communication terminal set in the connection setting reception unit, selects a mobile communication terminal of a highest frequency of being connected to the radio communication unit to connect the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other.

5. An on-vehicle device which is mounted on a vehicle and can be connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals, comprising:

a radio communication unit that is connected to pre-reregistered mobile communication terminals to perform radio communication;

a registration reception unit that receives registration of the mobile communication terminals to be connected to the radio communication unit;

a terminal retrieval unit that retrieves mobile communication terminals in a coverage area of the radio communication unit;

a connection setting reception unit that receives beforehand setting of one mobile communication terminal to be connected to the radio communication unit among the plurality of mobile communication terminals; and

a connection control unit that, when the terminal retrieval unit retrieves the mobile communication terminal set in the connection setting reception unit, connects the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other, and that, when the terminal retrieval unit does not retrieve the mobile communication terminal set in the connection setting reception unit, selects a mobile communication terminal of a latest date of registration in the registration reception unit to connect the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other.

6. An on-vehicle device which is mounted on a vehicle and can be connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals, comprising:

a radio communication unit that is connected to the mobile communication terminals to perform radio communication;

a connection history storage unit that stores connection history of the mobile communication terminals connected to the radio communication unit;

a terminal retrieval unit that retrieves mobile communication terminals in a coverage area of the radio communication unit;

a connection setting reception unit that receives beforehand setting of one mobile communication terminal to be connected beforehand to the radio communication unit among the plurality of mobile communication terminals; and

a connection control unit that, when the terminal retrieval unit retrieves the mobile communication terminal set in the connection setting reception unit, connects the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other, and that, when the terminal retrieval unit does not retrieve the mobile communication terminal set in the connection setting reception unit, selects a mobile communication terminal whose connection history stored in the connection history storage unit is latest to connect the mobile communication terminal and the radio communication unit to each other.