Remote Control Method and System, Vehicle with Remote Controllable Function, and Control Server
First Claim
1. A remote control method for remotely controlling operation of equipment furnished in a vehicle in response to a remote control request generated by a remote controller, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring vehicle status information from the vehicle;
determining whether to operate particular vehicle equipment designated by the remote control request based on the vehicle status information; and
regulating the remote control request based on the determination result representing acceptability of remote-control operation of the requested vehicle equipment.
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Abstract
A remote control method for remotely controlling the operation of equipment furnished in a vehicle in response to a remote control request generated by a remote controller is provided. The method comprises the steps of (a) acquiring vehicle status information from the vehicle; (b) determining whether to operate particular vehicle equipment designated by the remote control request based on the vehicle status information; and (c) regulating the remote control request based on the determination result representing acceptability of remote-control operation of the requested vehicle equipment.
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10 Claims
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1. A remote control method for remotely controlling operation of equipment furnished in a vehicle in response to a remote control request generated by a remote controller, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring vehicle status information from the vehicle; determining whether to operate particular vehicle equipment designated by the remote control request based on the vehicle status information; and regulating the remote control request based on the determination result representing acceptability of remote-control operation of the requested vehicle equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8)
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5. A remote control system including a remote controller and a vehicle which system is configured to remotely control vehicle equipment according to a remote control request generated by the remote controller, wherein
the remote controller has a remote control request generation unit configured to generate a remote control request in response to a user'"'"'s manipulation; -
the vehicle has a vehicle status detection unit configured to detect a local operation state in the vehicle and a prior remote control result with respect to particular vehicle equipment, and at least one of the remote controller and the vehicle has a remote control request determination unit configured to determine whether to activate the particular vehicle equipment according to the remote control request based on at least one of the local operation state and the prior remote control result. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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9. A vehicle with a remote controllable function comprising:
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a vehicle status detection unit configured to detect a vehicle status including a local operation state in the vehicle and a prior remote control result; a remote control request determination unit configured to determine whether to activate prescribed vehicle equipment based on the detected vehicle status when receiving a remote control request generated by a remote controller; and an actuator configured to actuate the prescribed vehicle equipment if the vehicle status satisfies a prescribed condition.
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10. A control server used in a remote control system and provided between a vehicle and a remote controller, the server comprising:
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a vehicle status information acquiring unit configured to acquire vehicle status information from the vehicle; a remote control request determination unit configured to determine whether to activate prescribed equipment furnished in the vehicle based on the vehicle status information when receiving a remote control request from the remote controller; and a remote control instruction generation unit configured to generate and supply a remote control instruction to the vehicle if the vehicle status information represents that there is no other competitive remote control request with respect to the particular equipment.
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