REMOTE STARTER

• US 20130151036A1
• Filed: 09/25/2012
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: HARUMOTO, Satoshi, TAKASHIMA, Tomofumi, YOSHIMURA, Minoru
• Application Number:
  US13/626,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20130151036A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/209 Remote starting of engine
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/0807 Remote means
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/101 for preventing engine starter actuation or engagement
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 2200/123 Information about vehicle position, e.g. from navigation systems or GPS signals
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00547 starting ignition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

An information processor, configured to be communicatively coupled to a mobile terminal and a remote starter that is installed in a vehicle, transmits a request for starting a driving apparatus of the vehicle to the remote starter based on the request for starting received from the mobile terminal, communicates with the mobile terminal and the remote starter by transmitting and receiving information, and judges whether to transmit the request for starting to the remote starter. The processor obtains information of a vehicle position at a time of parking start and newly obtains information of a vehicle position at a time when the request for starting is received from the mobile terminal, and judges whether to transmit the request for starting based on the information of the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the information of the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting.

Claims

1. An information processor that is configured to be communicatively coupled to a mobile terminal and to a remote starter that is installed in a vehicle, and that transmits a request for starting a driving apparatus of the vehicle to the remote starter based on the request for starting received from the mobile terminal, the information processor comprising:

a communicator that communicates with the mobile terminal and with the remote starter by transmitting and receiving information; and

a controller that judges whether to transmit the request for starting received from the mobile terminal to the remote starter, wherein

the communicator obtains information of a vehicle position of the vehicle at a time of parking start and newly obtains information of a vehicle position of the vehicle at a time when the request for starting is received from the mobile terminal, and

the controller judges whether to transmit the request for starting to the remote starter based on the information of the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the information of the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting received from the mobile terminal.

2. The information processor of claim 1, wherein

the controller restricts transmission of the request for starting to the remote starter when the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting are different.

3. The information processor of claim 2, wherein

when the controller determines to restrict transmission of the request for starting, the controller transmits information to the mobile terminal via the communicator for confirming whether to transmit the request for starting to the remote starter.

4. The information processor of claim 1, wherein

the controller forbids transmission of the request for starting to the remote starter when the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting are different.

5. The information processor of claim 1, wherein

when one of either the information of the vehicle position at the time of parking start or the information of the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting is obtained while the other is not obtained, the controller judges that the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting are different.

6. A remote starting system comprising:

an information processor;

a mobile terminal that transmits a request for starting a driving apparatus of a vehicle to the information processor; and

a remote starter that is installed in the vehicle and that (i) obtains information of a vehicle position of the vehicle at a time of parking start and information of a vehicle position of the vehicle at a time of the request for starting received from the mobile terminal, (ii) transmits the information to the information processor, and (iii) executes a starting control of the driving apparatus of the vehicle based on the request for starting received from the information processor;

the information processor is configured to be communicatively coupled to the mobile terminal and to the remote starter, and transmits the request for starting the driving apparatus of the vehicle to the remote starter based on the request for starting received from the mobile terminal, the information processor including;

a communicator that communicates with the mobile terminal and with the remote starter by transmitting and receiving information; and

a controller that judges whether to transmit the request for starting received from the mobile terminal to the remote starter, wherein

the communicator obtains the information of the vehicle position at the time of parking start and newly obtains the information of the vehicle position at the time when the request for starting is received from the mobile terminal, and

the controller judges whether to transmit the request for starting to the remote starter based on the information of the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the information of the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting received from the mobile terminal.

7. The remote starting system of claim 6, wherein

the controller restricts transmission of the request for starting to the remote starter when the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting are different.

8. The remote starting system of claim 7, wherein

when the controller determines to restrict transmission of the request for starting, the controller transmits information to the mobile terminal via the communicator for confirming whether to transmit the request for starting to the remote starter.

9. The remote starting system of claim 6, wherein

the controller forbids transmission of the request for starting to the remote starter when the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting are different.

10. The remote starting system of claim 6, wherein

when one of either the information of the vehicle position at the time of parking start or the information of the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting is obtained while the other is not obtained, the controller judges that the vehicle position at the time of parking start and the vehicle position at the time of the request for starting are different.