Remote starting control system

• US 20070200667A1
• Filed: 02/05/2004
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Matsubara, Manabu, Yoshimura, Minoru
• Granted Patent: US 7,692,531 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.640
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/209 Remote starting of engine

Abstract

The present invention teaches a remote starting control system having a simple construction and being low in cost, that can be mounted on a vehicle having an immobilizing function, and the system, which is mounted on a vehicle equipped with an immobilizer for capturing a code output in response to an insertion of an ignition key into a key cylinder and permitting an engine start when judging the captured code to be a unique code of the vehicle so as to control engine starting according to an instruction from a portable transmitter, comprises a device for storing a code in an EEPROM each time the code is supplied to a signal line, and a device for supplying the code stored in the EEPROM to the immobilizer when receiving a start instruction of the engine from the portable transmitter.

Claims

1. A remote starting control system, which is mounted on a vehicle equipped with a starting control device for capturing a prescribed code output in response to a predetermined operation, judging whether or not the captured prescribed code is a unique code of the vehicle and permitting a start of a machine such as an engine when judging both the codes to be the same so as to conduct starting control of the machine by remote control, comprising:

a code storage part for storing a code;

a first code storage controller which stores the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation in the code storage part each time receiving the prescribed code; and

a code supply controller which supplies the prescribed code stored in the code storage part to the starting control device when receiving a start instruction signal of the machine by remote control.

3. A remote starting control system according to claim 1, comprising:

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation is suitable for storage in the code storage part, wherein;

the first code storage controller stores the prescribed code in the code storage part when the prescribed code is judged to be suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part.

5. A remote starting control system according to claim 3, wherein the suitability judgment part makes the judgment based on the state of the machine.

10. A remote starting control system according to claim 1, comprising:

a matching judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation matches up with the code stored in the code storage part;

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part; and

a fourth code storage controller which rewrites the code stored in the code storage part to the prescribed code when the prescribed code is judged not to match up with the code stored in the code storage part by the matching judgment part and is judged to be suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part.

13. A remote starting control system according to claim 1, wherein the code storage part can hold multiple codes, comprising:

an entry judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation has been stored in the code storage part;

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part; and

a fifth code storage controller which additionally stores the prescribed code in the code storage part when it is judged that the prescribed code has not been stored in the code storage part by the entry judgment part and that the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part.

2. A remote starting control system, which is mounted on a vehicle equipped with a starting control device for capturing a prescribed code output in response to a predetermined operation, judging whether or not the captured prescribed code is a unique code of the vehicle and permitting a start of a machine such as an engine when judging both the codes to be the same so as to conduct starting control of the machine by remote control, comprising:

a code storage part for storing a code;

a second code storage controller which stores the prescribed code output in response to the first predetermined operation after a supply of power in the code storage part; and

a code supply controller which supplies the prescribed code stored in the code storage part to the starting control device when receiving a start instruction signal of the machine by remote control.

4. A remote starting control system according to claim 2, comprising:

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation is suitable for storage in the code storage part, wherein;

the second code storage controller stores the prescribed code in the code storage part when the prescribed code is judged to be suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part.

6. A remote starting control system according to claim 4, wherein the suitability judgment part makes the judgment based on the state of the machine.

11. A remote starting control system according to claim 2, comprising:

a matching judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation matches up with the code stored in the code storage part;

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part; and

a fourth code storage controller which rewrites the code stored in the code storage part to the prescribed code when the prescribed code is judged not to match up with the code stored in the code storage part by the matching judgment part and is judged to be suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part.

14. A remote starting control system according to claim 2, wherein the code storage part can hold multiple codes, comprising:

an entry judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation has been stored in the code storage part;

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part; and

a fifth code storage controller which additionally stores the prescribed code in the code storage part when it is judged that the prescribed code has not been stored in the code storage part by the entry judgment part and that the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part.

7. A remote starting control system, which is mounted on a vehicle equipped with a starting control device for capturing a prescribed code output in response to a predetermined operation, judging whether or not the captured prescribed code is a unique code of the vehicle and permitting a start of a machine such as an engine when judging both the codes to be the same so as to conduct starting control of the machine by remote control, comprising:

a code storage part for storing a code;

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation is suitable for storage in the code storage part;

a third code storage controller which stores the prescribed code in the code storage part when the prescribed code is judged to be suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part; and

a code supply controller which supplies the prescribed code stored in the code storage part to the starting control device when receiving a start instruction signal of the machine by remote control.

8. A remote starting control system according to claim 7, wherein the suitability judgment part makes the judgment based on the state of the machine.

9. A remote starting control system according to claim 7, wherein the third code storage controller stores the prescribed code first judged to be suitable for storage in the code storage part after a supply of power in the code storage part.

12. A remote starting control system according to claim 7, comprising:

a matching judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation matches up with the code stored in the code storage part;

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part; and

a fourth code storage controller which rewrites the code stored in the code storage part to the prescribed code when the prescribed code is judged not to match up with the code stored in the code storage part by the matching judgment part and is judged to be suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part.

15. A remote starting control system according to claim 7, wherein the code storage part can hold multiple codes, comprising:

an entry judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code output in response to the predetermined operation has been stored in the code storage part;

a suitability judgment part for judging whether or not the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part; and

a fifth code storage controller which additionally stores the prescribed code in the code storage part when it is judged that the prescribed code has not been stored in the code storage part by the entry judgment part and that the prescribed code is suitable for storage in the code storage part by the suitability judgment part.