On-vehicle remote control apparatus and method for controlling remotely controllable on-vehicle device
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a remotely controllable on-vehicle device, comprising:
- receiving a remote-control request signal transmitted from outside a vehicle having the on-vehicle device;
executing remote control of the on-vehicle device when the remote-control request signal is received;
prohibiting the remote control of the on-vehicle device if it is determined that the vehicle is in use and if it is determined that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode, wherein it is determined that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode if neither a collision detection signal nor an emergency detection signal has been input;
permitting the remote control of the on-vehicle device if it is determined that the vehicle is in the emergency mode even when it is determined that the vehicle is in use, wherein it is determined that the vehicle is in the emergency mode if the collision detection signal or the emergency detection signal has been input; and
activating a communication device if it is determined that the vehicle is in the emergency mode so that an operator in a call center device can talk to an occupant of the vehicle via the communication device.
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Abstract
An on-vehicle remote control apparatus includes a use-state determining device configured to determine whether a vehicle is in use. The vehicle has a remotely controllable on-vehicle device. An emergency-mode determining device is configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode. A remote-control-execution determining device is configured to determine whether a remote-control executing device is permitted to execute remote control of the on-vehicle device. If the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is in use, the remote-control-execution determining device prohibits the remote-control executing device from executing the remote control of the on-vehicle device. Even when the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is in use, if the emergency-mode determining device determines that the vehicle is in the emergency mode, the remote-control-execution determining device permits the remote-control executing device to execute the remote control of the on-vehicle device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a remotely controllable on-vehicle device, comprising:
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receiving a remote-control request signal transmitted from outside a vehicle having the on-vehicle device; executing remote control of the on-vehicle device when the remote-control request signal is received; prohibiting the remote control of the on-vehicle device if it is determined that the vehicle is in use and if it is determined that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode, wherein it is determined that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode if neither a collision detection signal nor an emergency detection signal has been input; permitting the remote control of the on-vehicle device if it is determined that the vehicle is in the emergency mode even when it is determined that the vehicle is in use, wherein it is determined that the vehicle is in the emergency mode if the collision detection signal or the emergency detection signal has been input; and activating a communication device if it is determined that the vehicle is in the emergency mode so that an operator in a call center device can talk to an occupant of the vehicle via the communication device.
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2. An on-vehicle remote control apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a remote-control request signal transmitted from outside a vehicle having a remotely controllable on-vehicle device; remote-control executing means for executing remote control of the on-vehicle device when the receiving means receives the remote-control request signal; use-state determining means for determining whether the vehicle is in use; emergency-mode determining means for determining whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode; remote-control-execution determining means for determining whether the remote-control executing means is permitted to execute the remote control of the on-vehicle device; and a communication device, wherein the emergency-mode determining means is configured to determine that the vehicle is in the emergency mode if a collision detection signal or an emergency detection signal has been input, wherein the emergency-mode determining means is configured to determine that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode if neither the collision detection signal nor the emergency detection signal has been input, wherein, if the use-state determining means determines that the vehicle is in use and if the emergency-mode determining means determines that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode, the remote-control-execution determining means prohibits the remote-control executing means from executing the remote control of the on-vehicle device, wherein even when the use-state determining means determines that the vehicle is in use, if the emergency-mode determining means determines that the vehicle is in the emergency mode, the remote-control-execution determining means permits the remote-control executing means to execute the remote control of the on-vehicle device, and wherein, in the emergency mode, the communication device is activated so that an operator in a call center device can talk to an occupant of the vehicle via the communication device.
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3. An on-vehicle remote control apparatus comprising:
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a receiver to receive a remote-control request signal transmitted from outside a vehicle having a remotely controllable on-vehicle device; a remote-control executing device configured to execute remote control of the on-vehicle device when the receiver receives the remote-control request signal; a use-state determining device configured to determine whether the vehicle is in use; an emergency-mode determining device configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode; a remote-control-execution determining device configured to determine whether the remote-control executing device is permitted to execute the remote control of the on-vehicle device; and a communication device, wherein the emergency-mode determining device is configured to determine that the vehicle is in the emergency mode if a collision detection signal or an emergency detection signal has been input, wherein the emergency-mode determining device is configured to determine that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode if neither the collision detection signal nor the emergency detection signal has been input, wherein, if the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is in use and if the emergency-mode determining device determines that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode, the remote-control-execution determining device prohibits the remote-control executing device from executing the remote control of the on-vehicle device, wherein even when the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is in use, if the emergency-mode determining device determines that the vehicle is in the emergency mode, the remote-control-execution determining device permits the remote-control executing device to execute the remote control of the on-vehicle device, and wherein, in the emergency mode, the communication device is activated so that an operator in a call center device can talk to an occupant of the vehicle via the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling a remotely controllable on-vehicle device, comprising:
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an on-vehicle remote control electronic control unit receiving a remote-control request signal from a user or a call center transmitted from outside a vehicle having the remotely controllable on-vehicle device; the on-vehicle remote control electronic control unit receiving a first signal related to whether the vehicle is in use; the on-vehicle remote control electronic control unit receiving a second signal different from the first signal and related to whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode, wherein the second signal is a collision detection signal or an emergency detection signal; the on-vehicle remote control electronic control unit determining whether remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device according to the received remote-control request signal is permissible when the remote control request signal is received, wherein said determining includes determining whether the vehicle is in use and whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode, wherein it is determined that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is not permissible if the first signal indicates the vehicle is in use and there is no second signal indicating the vehicle is in the emergency mode, and wherein it is determined that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is permissible if there is no first signal indicating the vehicle is in use or the second signal indicates the vehicle is in the emergency mode even when the first signal indicates the vehicle is in use; the on-vehicle remote control electronic control unit activating a communication device if the second signal indicates the vehicle is in the emergency mode, the communication device allowing an operator in a call center to talk to an occupant of the vehicle via the communication device; the on-vehicle remote control electronic control unit executing the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device according to the received remote-control request signal only if said determining step determined that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is permissible; and notifying the user or the call center outside the vehicle that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device has been executed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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12. An on-vehicle remote control apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a remote-control request signal from a user or a call center transmitted from outside a vehicle having a remotely controllable on-vehicle device, a first signal related to whether the vehicle is in use, and a second signal different from the first signal and related to whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode, wherein the second signal is a collision detection signal or an emergency detection signal; use-state determining means for determining whether the vehicle is in use based on the first signal; emergency-mode determining means for determining whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode based on the second signal; remote-control-execution determining means for determining whether remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device according to the received remote-control request signal is permissible when the remote control request signal is received, wherein the remote-control-execution determining means determines that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is not permissible if the use-state determining means determines that the vehicle is in use and if the emergency-mode determining means determines that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode, and wherein the remote-control-execution determining means determines that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is permissible if the use-state determining means determines that the vehicle is not in use or, even when the use-state determining means determines that the vehicle is in use, if the emergency-mode determining means determines that the vehicle is in the emergency mode; a communication means that allows an operator in a call center to talk to an occupant of the vehicle via the communication means when the emergency-mode determining means determines that the vehicle is in the emergency mode; and remote-control executing means for executing the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device according to the received remote-control request signal only if the remote-control-execution determining means determined that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is permissible; and a state notification means configured to notify the user or the call center outside the vehicle that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device has been executed.
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13. An on-vehicle remote control apparatus comprising:
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a receiver to receive a remote-control request signal from a user or a call center transmitted from outside a vehicle having a remotely controllable on-vehicle device, a first signal related to whether the vehicle is in use, and a second signal different from the first signal and related to whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode, wherein the second signal is a collision detection signal or an emergency detection signal; a use-state determining device configured to determine whether the vehicle is in use based on the first signal; an emergency-mode determining device configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode based on the second signal; a remote-control-execution determining device configured to determine whether remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device according to the received remote-control request signal is permissible when the remote control request signal is received, wherein the remote-control-execution determining device determines that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is not permissible if the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is in use and if the emergency-mode determining device determines that the vehicle is not in the emergency mode, and wherein the remote-control-execution determining device determines that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is permissible if the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is not in use or, even when the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is in use, if the emergency-mode determining device determines that the vehicle is in the emergency mode; a communication device that allows an operator in a call center to talk to an occupant of the vehicle via the communication device when the emergency-mode determining device determines that the vehicle is in the emergency mode; and a remote-control executing device configured to execute the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device according to the received remote-control request signal only if the remote-control execution determining device determined that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device is permissible; and a state notification device configured to notify the user or the call center outside the vehicle that the remote control of the remotely controllable on-vehicle device has been executed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification