IP Library Granted Patent US 10,399,544
Granted Patent B2
US 10,399,544 · App. 15/460,553 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

Vehicle control system

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Patent No.
US 10,399,544
App. No.
15/460,553
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control system for controlling a vehicle based on information from a mobile communication terminal includes an operation restricting portion that restricts operation to the mobile communication terminal, a determination portion that determines a restriction state of the operation to the mobile communication terminal imposed by the operation restricting portion, and a vehicle control portion that controls the vehicle in accordance with the determination of the determination portion.

Claims (27)

1. A vehicle control system for controlling a vehicle based on information from a mobile communication terminal, the system comprising:

an operation restricting portion that restricts operation to the mobile communication terminal;

a determination portion that determines a restriction state of the operation, among a plurality of restriction states, to the mobile communication terminal imposed by the operation restricting portion; and

a power train vehicle control portion that controls the vehicle based on the determined restriction state of the operation of the mobile communication terminal.

2. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the determination portion determines one of a plurality of degrees of restriction on an operation of the vehicle based on an operation restriction state of the mobile communication terminal; and

the vehicle is controlled based on the determined degree.

3. The vehicle control system according to claim 2 , wherein the vehicle has a display portion which notifies information about the vehicle; and

the display portion outputs warning when the operation restriction state is changed to from one degree of restriction to another degree of restriction during running of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle control system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a handsfree communication portion which provides handsfree calling using the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the handsfree calling is usable with the mobile communication terminal regardless of the restriction state.

5. The vehicle control system according to claim 3 , where the determination portion sets a current state of the vehicle at one of a first state, a second state and a third state based on the determined degree, the first state being a state in which a start-up of the vehicle is prohibited, the second state being a state in which the start-up is permitted while a running of the vehicle is restricted, the third state being a state in which the running of the vehicle can be performed.

6. The vehicle control system according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a handsfree communication portion which provides handsfree calling using the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the handsfree calling is usable with the mobile communication terminal regardless of the restriction state.

7. The vehicle control system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a handsfree communication portion which provides handsfree calling using the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the handsfree calling is usable with the mobile communication terminal regardless of the restriction state.

8. The vehicle control system according to claim 2 , where the determination portion sets a current state of the vehicle at one of a first state, a second state and a third state based on the determined degree, the first state being a state in which a start-up of the vehicle is prohibited, the second state being a state in which the start-up is permitted while a running of the vehicle is restricted, the third state being a state in which the running of the vehicle can be performed.

9. The vehicle control system according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a handsfree communication portion which provides handsfree calling using the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the handsfree calling is usable with the mobile communication terminal regardless of the restriction state.

10. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a handsfree communication portion which provides handsfree calling using the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the handsfree calling is usable with the mobile communication terminal regardless of the restriction state.

11. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the power train vehicle control portion controls the vehicle to prohibit a shift operation of the vehicle based on the determined restriction state.

12. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the power train vehicle control portion controls the vehicle to restricts a start-up of the vehicle based on the determined restriction state.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 1, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 055472/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2017
From: NONAKA, TAKASHI
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 041609/0628 →