Mobile terminal and moving body operation management system
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1. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
- a memory storing a first identification number identifying an individual utilizing the moving body and a second identification number identifying the moving body;
a collator collating an externally inputted user identification number and moving body identification number with the identification numbers stored in said memory; and
a control unit starting and stopping said moving body when the collator determines that the first and the second identification numbers stored in the memory are the same as the externally inputted user and moving body identification numbers, respectively.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an operation management system for a moving body such as a vehicle using a mobile terminal. The present invention reliably and accurately records the operating conditions of vehicles, which enables management to gather accurate information regarding the work performed by a driver or crew in the moving vehicle. Moreover, the present invention realizes safe operation of a moving vehicle by detecting, during operation of a moving body, whether the moving body is exceeding the speed limit and informing the crew of this condition so that the driver will reduce speed to obey the speed limit. The present invention also deters theft of vehicles.
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1. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a memory storing a first identification number identifying an individual utilizing the moving body and a second identification number identifying the moving body; a collator collating an externally inputted user identification number and moving body identification number with the identification numbers stored in said memory; and a control unit starting and stopping said moving body when the collator determines that the first and the second identification numbers stored in the memory are the same as the externally inputted user and moving body identification numbers, respectively.
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2. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a first memory storing an identification number identifying the mobile terminal; a second memory storing an externally inputted vehicle identification number and a driver identification number, inputted when the engine of the moving body is started; a collator collating the driver identification number inputted by the driver with the driver identification number stored in said second memory; and a control unit controlling the moving body to stop the engine of the moving body if the collator determines that the driver identification number stored in the second memory is the same as the driver identification number inputted by the driver when the driver stops the moving body from moving.
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3. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a transfer unit receiving work instructing information, including information related to a destination, which is externally transferred to instruct an individual utilizing the moving body about the work to be executed; a control unit extracting the work instructing information from the transfer unit in which the mobile terminal is located; a memory storing the work instructing information extracted by said control unit; and a display unit displaying the work instruction stored in the memory and thereby instructing the individual to perform the work specified by the work instruction information. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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at least one sensor, mounted in the moving body, for outputting signals indicative of the conditions of the moving body; a first memory storing a table, the table including relationships between work to be performed by an individual utilizing the moving body and output signals from the sensor; a discriminating unit determining the work the individual made that are stored in the table in said memory; and a position detecting unit detecting a current position of a moving body; wherein the information concerning the work determined by said discriminating unit is stored in a second memory together with the information concerning the current position of the moving body detected by said position detecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile terminal for a moving body comprising:
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at least one sensor, mounted in the moving body, outputting signals indicative of the conditions of the moving body; a memory storing a table, the table including a relationship between an output signal from the sensor and corresponding conditions of the moving body and/or work to be performed by an individual utilizing the moving body; a discriminating unit determining conditions of the moving body based on contents stored in said memory by referencing the table in said memory; and an output unit outputting, when said discrimination unit judges that the condition of the moving body cannot be determined uniquely depending on said output signals, a message urging a driver of the moving body to input into the mobile terminal the condition of the moving body at that time and/or contents of work to be performed using the moving body.
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10. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a collector collecting moving body operating information including moving body speed and moving distance of the moving body; a memory storing a time interval for collecting said moving body operating information by said collector; and a discriminating unit discriminating the current position of the moving body, wherein said memory stores, in a pair, the time interval information for collecting said collecting information and the information concerning a position interval for collecting said collection information, and wherein said collector collects, when said discriminating unit determines the moving body has reached the position corresponding to the position information stored in said memory, and/or the time interval for collecting said collection information has expired.
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11. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a first memory storing information concerning entrance or exit of an expressway; a discriminating unit determining a current position of the moving body; and a second memory storing the entrances or exits of the expressway determined by said discriminating unit. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A mobile terminal for a moving body comprising:
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a position detecting unit detecting a current position of the moving body; a memory storing speed limits of routes together with position information in which said moving conditions are previously established; a sensor detecting moving speed of the moving body; a collator reading a speed limit corresponding to the current position of the moving body determined by said position detecting unit from said memory and collating the speed limit read from said memory with the current speed of the moving body detected by said sensor; and a control unit outputting a message to an individual in the moving body when the current speed of the moving body is found, as a result of collation by said collating means, not to correspond to the speed limit at the current position.
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14. A moving body operation management system for controlling information relating to the operation of at least one vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle information database storing a vehicle class of each vehicle; a driver information database storing a driving license class of each driver of a vehicle; and a unit collating the vehicle class of each vehicle and the driving license class of each driver to generate work instruction information to control the at least one vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A moving body operation management system having a host unit and at least one mobile terminal mounted on a moving body, wherein:
said host unit comprises; a work instruction generating unit generating work instruction information of work to be performed, and a first transfer unit transferring the work instruction information to each said mobile terminal, and each said mobile terminal comprises; a second transfer unit receiving the work instruction information transferred from said first transfer unit, a controller generating work report information when the work to be performed is done, a memory storing the work instruction information and the work report information, and a display displaying the work instruction information and thereby instructing the individual to perform the work specified by the work instruction information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A moving body operation management system having a host unit and at least one mobile terminal mounted on a moving body of a plurality of moving bodies for management of information relating to operations of the moving bodies, wherein said host unit comprises:
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a moving body information database storing information identifying a class of each moving body of the plurality of moving bodies and corresponding operating information concerning operations of each moving body; a driver information database storing an identification number of each driver and information concerning a driving license class of each driver providing authorization to drive a respective class of moving bodies; an input unit into which at least the identification number of the driver is input; and a discriminating unit collating, based on each identification number input into said input unit, information concerning the corresponding driver, as read from the driver information database, with a class of the moving bodies, read from the moving body information database, and determining the authorization of the corresponding driver to drive a moving body of the class. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A moving body, comprising:
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at least one sensor mounted to respective areas to output signals corresponding to conditions of mounting areas; a terminal providing an input unit to which sensor outputs are inputted; a position detecting unit detecting a current position of the moving body; a first memory storing information concerning conditions of the moving body depending on sensor outputs; a discriminating unit determining the current conditions of the moving body by referencing said first memory depending on said sensor outputs; and a second memory storing the current conditions of the moving body with information concerning the position of the moving body where the current condition of the moving body is determined.
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24. A moving body, comprising:
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an engine; a control unit controlling at least start and stop conditions of said engine; and a memory storing the identification number given to the moving body in advance; wherein said control unit collates the identification number stored in said memory with the identification number inputted from said input unit, and controls the engine to start and stop when both identification numbers are equal. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method for managing at least one moving body having a mobile terminal including a memory, comprising:
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storing an identification number identifying the mobile terminal in the memory; collating an externally inputted identification number with the identification number stored in the memory; and starting or stopping said moving body when the identification number stored in the memory is the same as the externally inputted identification number.
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27. A method for managing a moving body having a mobile terminal mounted on the moving body and including a memory, comprising:
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transmitting work instruction information from a host unit to the mobile terminal, the work instructing information indicating work to be performed by an individual utilizing the moving body; storing the work instruction information in the memory; sensing operating conditions of the moving body using sensors and storing the operating conditions in the memory; and transmitting the operating conditions from the mobile terminal to the host unit, such that the host unit detects, from the transmitted operating conditions, the work performed by the individual.
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28. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a memory storing an identification number identifying an individual utilizing the moving body; a collator collating an externally inputted user identification number with the identification number stored in said memory; and a control unit starting and stopping said moving body when the collator determines that the identification number stored in the memory is the same as the externally inputted user identification number.
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29. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a memory storing an externally inputted driver identification number, inputted when the engine of the moving body is started; a collator collating the driver identification number inputted by the driver with the driver identification number stored in said memory; and a control unit controlling the moving body to stop the engine of the moving body if the collator determines that the driver identification number stored in the memory is the same as the driver identification number inputted by the driver when the driver stops the moving body from moving.
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30. The mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a memory storing time interval information; a collector collecting moving body operating information including moving body speed and moving distance of the moving body by the time interval information stored in the memory; a position detecting unit detecting a current position of the moving body; and a collator, wherein the memory stores a plurality of sets of the time interval information and position information; the collator collates the current position of the moving body with the position information stored in the memory, and extracts the time interval information which is paired with position information when it is determined that the moving body currently exists; and the collector collects the moving body operating information by the time interval extracted by the collator.
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31. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a position detecting unit detecting a current position of the moving body; a memory storing information concerning a permitted condition of a moving body together with position information in which said permitted condition is established; a collator reading the condition information corresponding to the current position of the moving body determined by said position detecting unit from said memory, and collating the condition information read from said memory with the current condition of the moving body; and a control unit outputting a message to an individual in the moving body when the condition of the moving body does not meet the permitted condition of the current position collated by said collating means.
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32. A mobile terminal for a moving body, comprising:
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a memory preliminarily storing work instruction information, including information relating to a kind of work to be executed, and information related to a destination at which the work is to be executed; a position discriminating unit discriminating a current position of the moving body; a control unit reading out the work instruction information from said memory, in accordance with the discriminated current position of the moving body; and an output unit outputting the work instruction information read out from the memory. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. An operation management system controlling operating information of at least one vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle information database storing a vehicle class of each vehicle including corresponding operation information regarding operations made by each vehicle; a driving license class database storing identification information of each driver and driving license class regarding authorized vehicle operations of each driver; and a unit extracting said vehicle class information and said driving license class information from received data, and updating said vehicle information database and said driving license class database, based on the extracted vehicle class information and the extracted driving license class information. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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