In-vehicle device and delivery system

• US 8,706,057 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2008
• Issued: 04/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood (JVC Kenwood Corporation)
• Inventors: Nagatomo, Hideyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Bilodeau, David
• Application Number:
  US12/670,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20100190454A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,097 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/66.1, 455/90.1, 455/412.1, 455/456.1, 340/425.5, 235/379, 235/380, 235/381, 235/383, 701/200, 701/201, 701/213
• US Class Current: 455/90.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• 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

Abstract

When notification information about a company code is received from a center device, a control unit of an in-vehicle device refers to uplink information which is generated for each qualified delivery company and stored in a storage unit and cross-checks the company code included in the uplink information with the received company code (step S8). Only when those are identical, the uplink information corresponding to the company code to which it is judged that those are identical is read out from the storage unit and written in an uplink information storage area of the storage unit of a DSRC unit (step S9). Security on content information delivery is improved.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle device comprising:

a communication unit adapted to communicate with a center device through a road side device to receive from the center device specific information relating to a delivery company and content information from the delivery company;

a storage unit having a storage area, adapted to store uplink information to be provided to the center device that is related to delivery of the content information; and

a control unit adapted to perform a control operation of storing the uplink information in the storage area only if received specific information relating to the delivery company matches specific criteria,

wherein the control unit performs the control operation of deleting the uplink information stored in the storage area after a predetermined operation, and

wherein if the communication unit receives request information from the center device requesting deletion of the uplink information, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area.

2. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein

if there is a plurality of predetermined delivery companies, the control unit operates to store the uplink information corresponding to the received specific information of the delivery company in the storage area.

3. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein

if delivery of the content information from the center device has ceased for a predetermined period of time, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area.

4. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein

if the communication unit transmits the uplink information stored in the storage area to the center device, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information from the storage area.

5. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein

if communication by the communication unit with the road side device has ceased for a predetermined period of time, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area.

6. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein

the delivery company is determined to be a match if it is a contracted delivery company.

8. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2, wherein

if delivery of the content information from the center device has ceased for a predetermined period of time, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area.

9. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2, wherein

if the communication unit transmits the uplink information stored in the storage area to the center device, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information from the storage area.

10. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2, wherein

if communication by the communication unit with the road side device has ceased for a predetermined period of time, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area.

7. A delivery system comprising a center device for delivering content information and an in-vehicle device,

the in-vehicle device comprising:

a communication unit adapted to communicate with the center device through a road side device to receive from the center device specific information relating to a delivery company and content information from the delivery company;

a storage unit having a storage area, adapted to store uplink information to be provided to the center device that is related to delivery of the content information; and

a control unit adapted to operate to store the uplink information in the storage area only if received specific information relating to the delivery company matches specific criteria,

wherein the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area after a predetermined operation, and

wherein if the communication unit receives request information from the center device requesting deletion of the uplink information, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area.

11. The delivery system according to claim 7, wherein

if there is a plurality of predetermined delivery companies, the control unit operates to store the uplink information corresponding to the received specific information of the delivery company in the storage area.

12. The delivery system according to claim 7, wherein

if delivery of the content information from the center device has ceased for a predetermined period of time, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area.

13. The delivery system according to claim 7, wherein

if the communication unit transmits the uplink information stored in the storage area to the center device, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information from the storage area.

14. The delivery system according to claim 7, wherein

if communication by the communication unit with the road side device has ceased for a predetermined period of time, the control unit operates to delete the uplink information stored in the storage area.

15. The delivery system according to claim 7, wherein

the delivery company is determined to be a match if it is a contracted delivery company.