CELLULAR PHONE UNIT, CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF CELLULAR PHONE UNIT, CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, CONTROL PROGRAM OF CELLULAR PHONE UNIT, CONTROL PROGRAM OF VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE PROGRAM

• US 20070197194A1
• Filed: 04/13/2007
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Omron Automotive Electronics Company Limited (Nidec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Ando, Tanichi, Nakamura, Akihiko, Shoji, Shinichi, OYAGI, Masayuki
• Application Number:
  US11/734,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20070197194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/202 Personal digital assistant [PDA]
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/673 the user being required to key in a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances

Abstract

A cellular phone unit (1) is provided with ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information, ID judging means for judging whether or not the inputted user ID information is identical to pre-registered ID information, authentication information transmission permitting means for deciding whether or not to permit transmission of sender authentication information in accordance with the judgment result, and authentication information transmitting means for sending the sender authentication information in accordance with the decision. A vehicle-mounted control device (2) is provided with an antenna (5) and a transmission and reception section (6) for receiving the sender authentication information, and a control section (4) and an interface (7) for judging whether or not the sender authentication information received from the cellular phone unit (1) is identical to pre-registered authentication information and for controlling vehicle-mounted devices (3a) through (3c) in accordance with the judgment result.

Claims

1. A portable instruction terminal, comprising:

ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information;

ID judging means for judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted through said ID information input means is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal;

authentication information transmission permitting means for permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if said ID judging means judges that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for allowing said control device to authorize said portable instruction terminal; and

authentication information transmitting means for sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if said authentication information transmission permitting means permits the transmission of said sender authentication information, wherein

said authentication information transmitting means sends a control instruction either together with or separately from said sender authentication information, and

said portable instruction terminal receives the control instruction from an external device, using a function of telephonic communication,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

2. A portable instruction terminal, comprising:

ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information;

ID judging means for judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted through said ID information input means is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal;

authentication information transmission permitting means for permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if said ID judging means judges that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for allowing said control device to authorize said portable instruction terminal; and

authentication information transmitting means for sending said sender authentication information to said control device if said

authentication information transmission permitting means permits the transmission of said sender authentication information,

wherein

said portable instruction terminal performs external communication in accordance with a control signal received from said control target device or said control device, using a function of telephonic communication,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

3. A portable instruction terminal, comprising:

ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information;

ID judging means for judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted through said ID information input means is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal;

authentication information transmission permitting means for permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if said ID judging means judges that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for allowing said control device to authorize said portable instruction terminal; and

authentication information transmitting means for sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if said authentication information transmission permitting means permits the transmission of said sender authentication information, wherein

said portable instruction terminal receives control instructions from said control target device or said control device,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

4. A control system of a control target device which includes a portable instruction terminal, and a control device for controlling said control target device in accordance with information sent form said portable instruction terminal, wherein:

said portable instruction terminal includes;

ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information;

ID judging means for judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted through said ID information input means is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in the portable instruction terminal;

authentication information transmission permitting means for permitting transmission of sender authentication information to said control device which controls said control target device, if said ID judging means judges that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for allowing said control device to authorize said portable instruction terminal; and

authentication information transmitting means for sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if said sender authentication information transmission permitting means permits the transmission of said sender authentication information,

said control device includes'"'"'

authentication information receiving means for receiving said sender authentication information sent from said portable instruction terminal;

sender authenticating means for judging whether or not said sender authentication information that is received by said authentication information receiving means is identical to pre-registered authentication information; and

device control means for controlling said control target device in accordance with a judgment result of said sender authenticating means,

wherein

said control device receives control instructions from said control target device,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

5. A control system of a control target device which includes a portable instruction terminal, and a control device for controlling said control target device in accordance with information sent from said portable instruction terminal, wherein:

said portable instruction terminal includes;

ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information;

ID judging means for judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted through said ID information input means is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in the portable instruction terminal;

authentication information transmission permitting means for permitting transmission of sender authentication information to said control device which controls said control target device, if said ID judging means judges that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for allowing said control device to authorize said portable instruction terminal; and

authentication information transmitting means for sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if said authentication information transmission permitting means permits the transmission of said sender authentication information,

said control device includes;

authentication information receiving means for receiving said sender authentication information sent from said portable instruction terminal;

sender authenticating means for judging whether or not said sender authentication information that is received by said authentication information receiving means is identical to pre-registered authentication information; and

device control means for controlling said control target device in accordance with a judgment result of said sender authenticating means,

wherein

said control device controls said control target device that includes means for performing an operation of connecting to an external network,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

6. A method of controlling a portable instruction terminal, comprising the steps of:

(i) inputting user ID information;

(ii) judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal;

(iii) permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal; and

(iv) sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii), wherein

in the step (iv), a control instruction supplied from outside using a function of telephonic communication is sent to said control device, either together with or separately from said sender authentication information,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

7. A method of controlling a portable instruction terminal, comprising the steps of:

(i) inputting user ID information;

(ii) judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal;

(iii) permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal;

(iv) sending said sender authentication information to said control device if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii); and

(v) performing external communication in accordance with a control signal received from said control target device or said control device, using a function of telephonic communication,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

8. A method of controlling a portable instruction terminal, comprising the steps of:

(i) inputting user ID information;

(ii) judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal (iii)

permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal;

(iv) sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (ii); and

(v) receiving control instructions from said control target device or said control device,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

9. A method of controlling a control system of a control target device which includes a portable instruction terminal, and a control device for controlling said control target device in accordance with information sent form said portable instruction terminal, wherein:

the method comprising the steps of;

(i) said portable instruction terminal inputting user ID information;

(ii) said portable instruction terminal judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in the portable instruction terminal;

(iii) said portable instruction terminal permitting transmission of sender authentication information to said control device which controls said control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal;

(iv) said portable instruction terminal sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii),

(v) said control device receiving said sender authentication information sent from said portable instruction terminal;

(vii) said control device judging whether or not said supplied sender authentication information is identical to pre-registered authentication information;

(viii) said control device controlling said control target device in accordance with a judgment result in the step (vi); and

said control device receiving control instructions from said control target device,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

10. A method of controlling a control system of a control target device which includes a portable instruction terminal, and a control device for controlling said control target device in accordance with information sent from said portable instruction terminal,

the method comprising the steps of:

(i) said portable instruction terminal inputting user ID information;

(ii) said portable instruction terminal judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in the portable instruction terminal;

(iii) said portable instruction terminal permitting transmission of sender authentication information to said control device which controls said control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal;

(iv) said portable instruction terminal sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii),

(v) said control device receiving said sender authentication information sent from said portable instruction terminal;

(vi) said control device judging whether or not said supplied sender authentication information is identical to pre-registered authentication information;

(vii) said control device controlling said control target device in accordance with a judgment result of the step (vi); and

(viii) said control target device performing an operation of connecting to an external network, under the control of said control device,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

11. A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program of controlling a portable instruction terminal, the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

(i) inputting user ID information;

(ii) judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal;

(iii) permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal; and

(iv) sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii), wherein

in the step (iv), a control instruction supplied from outside using a function of telephonic communication is sent to said control device, either together with or separately from said sender authentication information,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

12. A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program of controlling a portable instruction terminal, the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

(i) inputting user ID information;

(ii) judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal;

(iii) permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal;

(vi) sending said sender authentication information to said control device if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii); and

(v) performing external communication in accordance with a control signal received from said control target device or said control device, using a function of telephonic communication,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

13. A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program of controlling a portable instruction terminal, the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

(i) inputting user ID information;

(ii) judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in said portable instruction terminal;

(iii) permitting transmission of sender authentication information to a control device which controls a control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal;

(iv) sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii); and

(v) receiving control instructions from said control target device or said control device,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

14. A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program of controlling a control system of a control target device which includes a portable instruction terminal, and a control device for controlling said control target device in accordance with information sent from said portable instruction terminal, the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

(i) said portable instruction terminal inputting user ID information;

(ii) said portable instruction terminal judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in the portable instruction terminal;

(iii) said portable instruction terminal permitting transmission of sender authentication information to said control device which controls said control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal;

(iv) said portable instruction terminal sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii),

(v) said control device receiving said sender authentication information sent from said portable instruction terminal,

(vi) said control device judging whether or not said supplied sender authentication information is identical to pre-registered authentication information;

(vii) said control device controlling said control target device in accordance with a judgment result of the step (vi); and

(viii) said control device receiving control instructions from said control target device,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.

15. A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program of controlling a control system of a control target device which includes a portable instruction terminal, and a control device for controlling said control target device in accordance with information sent from said portable instruction terminal, the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

(i) said portable instruction terminal inputting user ID information;

(ii) said portable instruction terminal judging whether or not said user ID information that is inputted is identical to pre-registered ID information which has been already registered in the portable instruction terminal;

(iii) said portable instruction terminal permitting transmission of sender authentication information to said control device which controls said control target device, if it has been judged in the step (ii) that said user ID information is identical to the pre-registered ID information, said sender authentication information being used for authorizing said portable instruction terminal;

(iv) said portable instruction terminal sending said sender authentication information to said control device, if the transmission of said sender authentication information has been permitted in the step (iii),

(v) said control device receiving said sender authentication information sent from said portable instruction terminal;

(vi) said control device judging whether or not said supplied sender authentication information is identical to pre-registered authentication information;

(vii) said control device controlling said control target device in accordance with a judgment result of the step (vi); and

(viii) said control target device performing an operation of connecting to an external network, under the control of said control device,

wherein the control device is a vehicle-mounted control device for controlling a vehicle-mounted device as the control target device.