Ic card adapter apparatus and vehicle control device

• US 20070199987A1
• Filed: 03/22/2005
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Takamura, Kimitake, Aoki, Harumi, Yuhara, Masahiro
• Application Number:
  US10/589,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20070199987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/384
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0231 Circuits relating to the driving or the functioning of the vehicle monitoring tyres B60C23/00; indicating overspeed B60K31/00; for dash boards B60K37/00, B60Q3/10; for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52; brake control systems B60T; registering or indicating the working of vehicles G07C5/00; measuring distance G01C, e.g. combinations of speed and distance G01C23/00; engine indicators G01L; measuring speed or acceleration G01P
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/04 Access control involving a hierarchy in access rights
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

An IC card adapter apparatus and a vehicle control device which can control a vehicle, and which are convenient to use are provided with using a proximity type IC card that stores personal information for controlling a vehicle are provided. An IC card adapter apparatus has a first communicating unit 9, 6 for reading personal information from an IC card 2 in which personal information is stored; a storage unit 8 in which personal information is previously stored, a second communicating unit 6, 10 for communicating with a vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle, and a control unit 7 for collating the information read from the IC card 2 by the first communicating unit 6, 9 with the information stored in the storage unit 8. When a result of the collation indicates coincidence, allowing the second communicating unit 6, 10 to perform transmitting and receiving operations, thereby transmitting personal information to the vehicle control device.

Claims

1. An IC card adapter apparatus comprising:

a first communicating unit that reads information from an IC card in which card information and personal information are stored;

a storage unit that previously stores the information;

a second communicating unit that communicates with a vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle; and

a control unit that collates the information read by the first communicating unit with the information stored in the storage unit, and allows the second communicating unit to perform transmitting and receiving operations when a result of the collation indicates coincidence.

2. The IC card adapter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores card information and personal information of a plurality of IC cards;

and

wherein when the result of the collation indicates coincidence, the control unit obtains personal information of each of the IC cards.

3. The IC card adapter apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a slot and a guide that guides the IC card to be inserted into the slot;

and

an insertion detecting switch that detects the insertion of the IC card into the slot.

4. The IC card adapter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first communicating unit and the second communicating unit conduct communication in different modes.

5. The IC card adapter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a plurality of restriction information including a setting of entry unlocking of a vehicle, a setting of engine start unlocking, a setting of glove box unlocking, a setting of trunk unlocking, an available time of a vehicle, an available travel distance of a vehicle, and an available number of use of a vehicle is stored in at least one of a readable storage region of the IC card and a readable region of the storage unit.

6. The IC card adapter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a plurality of position setting information of a vehicle including a seat position of a vehicle, a steering wheel position, and a mirror position is stored in at least one of a readable storage region of the IC card and a readable region of the storage unit.

7. The IC card adapter apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an interrupting unit that interrupts access from an outside to an IC card attached to the IC card adapter apparatus.

8. A vehicle control device comprising:

a communicating unit that communicates with the IC card adapter apparatus according to claim 1;

a storage unit that previously stores information of the IC card adapter apparatus;

an interface unit that transmits and receives signals with respect to a plurality of control apparatuses mounted on a vehicle; and

a vehicle control unit that collates information of the IC card adapter apparatus obtained by the communicating unit with the information of the IC card adapter apparatus stored in the storage unit, and allows the interface unit to perform transmitting and receiving operations when a result of the collation indicates coincidence.

9. The vehicle control device according to claim 8, wherein the controlled apparatus is an apparatus that controls at least one of an entry lock of a vehicle and an engine start lock.

10. The vehicle control device according to claim 8, wherein the controlled apparatus is an apparatus that controls at least one of a glove box lock of a vehicle, a trunk lock, an available time of a vehicle, an available travel distance of a vehicle, and an available number of use of a vehicle.

11. The vehicle control device according to claim 8, wherein the vehicle control unit is an apparatus that controls at least one of a seat position of a vehicle, a steering wheel position, and a mirror position.