Mover, Information Center, and Mobile Communication System

• US 20070249284A1
• Filed: 07/12/2005
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Asami, Ken
• Granted Patent: US 7,881,655 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/39
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/37 via a different channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/11 Arrangements for counter-measures when a portion of broadcast information is unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/12 wherein another information is substituted for the portion of broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/25 Arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/32 Arrangements for monitoring conditions of receiving stations, e.g. malfunction or breakdown of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85

Abstract

A mover such as a vehicle acquires the information, which has been updated by broadcasting/communication during an engine stall or in an unreceivable state, after the engine start or the recovery of reception. The engine stall period and the unreceivable state continuation period of the mover are monitored and are notified after the engine start from a communication device to an information center and a mounted device. In response to this notification, the information center extracts the information, which has been updated during the engine stall period and the unreceivable state continuation period, and transmits the information to the communication device of the mover. As a result, the mover can always hold the latest information of a broadcast receiving device, the communication device and an information service device.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system having an information center and a mobile body for acquiring information via at least one of broadcasting and communication services from said information center,

wherein said mobile body comprises:

broadcast receiving means for receiving information broadcast by said information center;

mobile communication means connected in communication with said information center, for transmitting information to and receiving information from said information center;

information storing means for storing received information; and

determined result information generating means for determining an unreceivable state of said broadcast receiving means, and generating a determined result as information; and

wherein said information center comprises;

broadcast transmitting means for broadcasting information to said mobile body;

information center communication means connected in communication with said mobile body, for transmitting information to and receiving information from said mobile body; and

retransmission information generating means for determining information broadcast when said mobile body is in an unreceivable state, based on said determined result which is received thereby, and generating retransmission information to be retransmitted to said mobile body.

2. A mobile body comprising:

broadcast receiving means for receiving information broadcast by an information center;

mobile communication means connected in communication with said information center, for transmitting information to and receiving information from said information center;

information storing means for storing received information; and

determined result information generating means for determining an unreceivable state of said broadcast receiving means, and generating a determined result as information,

wherein, when said mobile communication means transmits information of said determined result to said information center, said information center determines information broadcast when said mobile body is in an unreceivable state, based on said determined result, so as to generate and transmit retransmission information, and

wherein said mobile communication means receives said retransmission information.

7. A mobile body according to claim 2, wherein said determined result information generating means for determining an unreceivable state of said broadcast receiving means and generating a determined result as information further comprises an engine shutoff period determined result information generating means for generating as information a determined result in which an engine shutoff period is determined as an unreceivable state, if said mobile body comprises a mobile body to which a propulsive force is applied by an engine.

9. A mobile body according to claim 2, wherein said determined result information generating means for determining an unreceivable state of said broadcast receiving means and generating a determined result as information further comprises an outside-of-broadcasting-area determined result information generating means for generating as information a determined result in which a period in which said mobile body is positioned outside of a broadcasting area is determined as an unreceivable state.

3. An information center comprising:

broadcast transmitting means for broadcasting information to a mobile body;

information center communication means connected in communication with said mobile body, for transmitting information to and receiving information from said mobile body; and

retransmission information generating means for determining information broadcast when said mobile body is in an unreceivable state, based on information of said determined result of the unreceivable state of said mobile body, which is transmitted from said mobile body and received by said information center communication means, and generating retransmission information to be retransmitted to said mobile body.

4. A mobile communication system having an information center and a mobile body for acquiring information via communication services from said information center, wherein said mobile body comprises:

mobile communication means connected in communication with said

information center, for transmitting information to and receiving information from said information center;

information storing means for storing received information; and

determined result information generating means for determining an uncommunicatable state of said mobile communication means, and generating a determined result as information; and

wherein said information center comprises;

information center communication means connected in communication with said mobile body, for transmitting information to and receiving information from said mobile body; and

retransmission information generating means for determining information transmitted when said mobile body is in an uncommunicatable state, based on said determined result which is received thereby, and generating retransmission information to be retransmitted to said mobile body.

5. A mobile body comprising:

mobile communication means connected in communication with an information center, for transmitting information to and receiving information from said information center;

information storing means for storing received information; and

determined result information generating means for determining an uncommunicatable state of said mobile communication means, and generating a determined result as information,

wherein, when said mobile communication means transmits information of said determined result to said information center, said information center determines information transmitted when said mobile body is in an uncommunicatable state, based on said determined result, so as to generate and transmit retransmission information, and

wherein said mobile communication means receives said retransmission information.

8. A mobile body according to claim 5, wherein said determined result information generating means for determining an uncommunicatable state of said mobile communication means and generating a determined result as information further comprises an engine shutoff period determined result information generating means for generating as information a determined result in which an engine shutoff period is determined as an uncommunicatable state, if said mobile body comprises a mobile body to which a propulsive force is applied by an engine.

10. A mobile body according to claim 5, wherein said determined result information generating means for determining an uncommunicatable state of said mobile communication means and generating a determined result as information further comprises an outside-of-communication-area determined result information generating means for generating as information a determined result in which a period in which said mobile body is positioned outside of a communication area is determined as an uncommunicatable state (period).

6. An information center comprising:

information center communication means connected in communication with a mobile body, for transmitting information to and receiving information from said mobile body; and

retransmission information generating means for determining information transmitted when said mobile body is in an uncommunicatable state, based on information of a determined result of the uncommunicatable state of said mobile body, which is transmitted from said mobile body and received by said information center communication means, and generating retransmission information to be retransmitted to said mobile body.