Vehicle and program for vehicle

• US 10,369,967 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2015
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mico Latta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mico Latta Inc.
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Suzuki, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Charles J
• Application Number:
  US15/120,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20170008490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,600 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/25 using biometry
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/305 using a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit

Abstract

A vehicle that even a person whose information for authentication is not registered can use includes: a first storing means for storing information for authentication of a passenger; a first authenticating means for carrying out authentication for a user who tries to use own vehicle using the information for authentication stored in the first storing means; a communicating means for carrying out communication with a destination; a second storing means for storing information for communication with a registered destination through the communicating means; a second authenticating means for carrying out authentication for the user by connecting to the registered destination using the information stored in the second storing means by means of the communicating means; and a determining means for determining whether the user is allowed to use the own vehicle in accordance with an authentication result of the first authenticating means and/or the second authenticating means.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a network interface configured to carry out communication with a terminal device;

a control circuit;

at least one biological information reader;

a memory including a set of executable instructions that, when executed by the control circuit, causes the control circuit to perform operations including;

storing, by the memory, communication information of an authentication permitter;

reading, by the at least one biological information reader, biological information of a last person to exit the vehicle, the reading of the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle performed at a time the last person to exit the vehicle exits the vehicle;

storing, by the memory, the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle;

receiving a calling request from the terminal device by means of the network interface, the calling request being from a user of the terminal device, the user trying to use the vehicle;

reading, by the biological information reader, the biological information of the user, wherein biological information is at least one of face image recognition, voice recognition, fingerprint authentication, vein authentication, and iris authentication;

storing, by the memory, the biological information of the user;

carrying out a first authentication by comparing the biological information of the user and the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle, the first authentication being successful when the biological information of the user and the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle match;

when the first authentication is not successful, carrying out a second authentication for the user, the second authentication including connecting with the authentication permitter by means of the network interface using the communication information of the authentication permitter, transmitting to the authentication permitter a request for a confirmation of the user, the second authentication being successful when receiving the confirmation from the authentication permitter;

determining that the user is allowed to use the vehicle when the first authentication or the second authentication is successful;

controlling the vehicle to avow the user to use the vehicle when the first authentication or the second authentication is successful;

and locking the vehicle in a traveling impossible state when the first authentication and the second authentication are not successful.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the user is a person other than an owner of the vehicle.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the authentication permitter is one of an owner, a driver, and a passenger of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

setting the first authentication, the second authentication, or both of the first and second authentication to an ON or OFF state.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the biological information of the user is transmitted from an administrator who manages the vehicle.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the authentication permitter is an administrator who manages the vehicle.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle carries out automatic driving by autonomous traveling.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7, further comprising:

receiving instruction information from the terminal device through the network interface, and detecting a meeting location specified by the instruction information;

detecting a current location of the vehicle;

obtaining map information and navigation information;

moving the vehicle by autonomous traveling to the meeting location using the obtained map information, the obtained navigation information, and the detected current location of the vehicle; and

waiting at the detected meeting location by using the obtained map information, the obtained navigation information, and the detected current location information.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the vehicle moves to the detected meeting location autonomously by using the obtained map information, the obtained navigation information, and the detected current location information.

10. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the user of the terminal device is the authentication permitter.

11. A vehicle comprising:

a network interface configured to carry out communication with a terminal device;

a control circuit;

at least one communication information reader;

a memory including a set of executable instructions that, when executed by the control circuit causes the control circuit to perform operations including;

storing, by the memory, communication information of an authentication permitter;

reading, by the at least one communication information reader, communication information of a last person to exit the vehicle, wherein communication information is at least one of face image recognition, voice recognition, fingerprint authentication, vein authentication, and iris authentication, the reading of the communication information of the last person to exit the vehicle performed at a time the last person to exit the vehicle exits the vehicle;

storing, by the memory, the communication information of the last person to exit the vehicle;

receiving a calling request from the terminal device by means of the network interface, the calling request being from a user of the terminal device, the user trying to use the vehicle, the calling request including communication information of the user;

storing, by the memory, the communication information of the user;

carrying out a first authentication for the user by comparing the communication information of the user and the communication information of the last person to exit the vehicle, the first authentication being successful when the communication information of the user and the communication information of the last person to exit the vehicle match;

when the first authentication is not successful, carrying out a second authentication for the user, the second authentication including connecting with the authentication permitter by means of the network interface using the communication information of the authentication permitter, transmitting to the authentication permitter a request for a confirmation of the user, the second authentication being successful when receiving the confirmation from the authentication permitter;

determining to move the vehicle by autonomous traveling when the first authentication or the second authentication is successful;

and moving the vehicle by autonomous traveling when the first authentication or the second authentication is successful.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the operations further include:

detecting a current location of the vehicle;

obtaining map information and navigation information; and

moving the vehicle by autonomous traveling to a meeting location using the obtained map information, the obtained navigation information, and the detected current location information;

wherein information on the meeting location is contained in information received in the calling request from the terminal device.

13. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the operations further include:

calculating a predictive time required to move from the current location to the meeting location,

wherein, when responding to the user, the vehicle is moved to the meeting location and notifies the terminal device of the predictive time.

14. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the last person to exit the vehicle is a passenger of the vehicle.

15. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the authentication permitter is an owner or a passenger of the vehicle.

16. The vehicle according to claim 12, further comprising:

storing, by the memory, communication information of at least one person authorized to use the vehicle; and

comparing, in the first authentication, the communication information of the user and the communication information of the at least one person authorized to use the vehicle, the first authentication being successful when the communication information of the user and the communication information of the at least one person authorized to use the vehicle match.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a network interface, a memory, at least one biological information reader, and a computer, the network interface configured to carry out communication with a terminal device, the program causing the computer to perform operations comprising:

storing, by the memory, communication information of an authentication permitter;

reading, by the at least one biological information reader, biological information of a last person to exit the vehicle, wherein biological information is at least one of face image recognition, voice recognition, fingerprint authentication, vein authentication, and iris authentication, the reading of the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle performed at a time the last person to exit the vehicle exits the vehicle;

storing, by the memory, the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle;

receiving a calling request from the terminal device by means of the network interface, the calling request being from a user of the terminal device, the user trying to use the vehicle;

reading, by the at least one biological information reader, biological information of the user;

storing, by the memory, the biological information of the user;

carrying out a first authentication by comparing the biological information of the user and the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle, the first authentication being successful when the biological information of the user and the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle match;

when the first authentication is not successful, carrying out a second authentication for the user, the second authentication including connecting with the authentication permitter by means of the network interface using the communication information of the authentication permitter, transmitting to the authentication permitter a request for a confirmation of the user, the second authentication being successful when receiving the confirmation from the authentication permitter;

determining that the user is avowed to use the vehicle when the first authentication or the second authentication is successful;

controlling the vehicle to allow the user to use the vehicle when the first authentication or the second authentication is successful;

and locking the vehicle in a traveling impossible state when the first authentication and the second authentication are not successful.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a network interface, a memory, at least one biological information reader, and a computer, the network interface configured to carry out communication with a terminal device, the program causing the computer to perform operations comprising:

storing, by the memory, communication information of an authentication permitter;

reading, by the at least one biological information reader, biological information of a last person to exit the vehicle, wherein biological information is at least one of face image recognition, voice recognition, fingerprint authentication, vein authentication, and iris authentication, the reading of the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle performed at a time the last person to exit the vehicle exits the vehicle;

storing, by the memory, the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle;

receiving a calling request from the terminal device by means of the network interface, the calling request being from a user of the terminal device, the user trying to use the vehicle, the calling request including biological information of the user;

storing, by the memory, the biological information of the user;

carrying out a first authentication for the user by comparing the biological information of the user and the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle, the first authentication being successful when the biological information of the user and the biological information of the last person to exit the vehicle match;

when the first authentication is not successful, carrying out a second authentication for the user, the second authentication including connecting with the authentication permitter by means of the network interface using the communication information of the authentication permitter, transmitting to the authentication permitter a request for a confirmation of the user, the second authentication being successful when the confirmation is received from the authentication permitter;

determining to move the vehicle by autonomous traveling when the first authentication or the second authentication is successful; and

moving the vehicle by autonomous traveling when the first authentication or the second authentication is successful.