IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,293,788
Granted Patent B2
US 10,293,788 · App. 16/041,105 · Granted May 21, 2019

Control system for vehicle

Inventor: Hiroki Okada (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R25/245B60R25/31G01S11/14H04W4/40H04W12/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,293,788
App. No.
16/041,105
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control system for a vehicle includes a portable authentication terminal configured to authenticate a user who carries the portable authentication terminal, and a vehicle configured to communicate with the portable authentication terminal. The vehicle includes a sound generation unit configured to generate a predetermined sound within a vehicle cabin, an information reception unit configured to receive information transmitted from the portable authentication terminal, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the cabin based on the received information. The portable authentication terminal includes a sound collection unit configured to collect a sound, and an information transmission unit configured to transmit information based on the collected sound to the vehicle. The determination unit is configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the cabin based on whether the received information is information based on the sound generated by the sound generation unit.

Claims (48)

1. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising:

a portable authentication terminal configured to be able to authenticate a user who carries the portable authentication terminal; and

a vehicle configured to communicate with the portable authentication terminal, wherein:

the vehicle includes

a sound generation unit configured to generate a predetermined sound within a vehicle cabin,

an information reception unit configured to receive information transmitted from the portable authentication terminal, and

a determination unit configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin based on the information received by the information reception unit;

the portable authentication terminal includes

a sound collection unit configured to collect a sound, and

an information transmission unit configured to transmit information based on the sound collected by the sound collection unit to the vehicle; and

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin based on whether the information received by the information reception unit is information based on the sound generated by the sound generation unit.

2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the sound generation unit is configured to generate a sound of a predetermined pattern within the vehicle cabin; and

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the information received by the information reception unit corresponds to the predetermined pattern to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin.

3. The control system according to claim 2 , wherein the determination unit is configured to

in a case where the information received by the information reception unit corresponds to the predetermined pattern, determine that the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin, and

in a case where the information received by the information reception unit does not correspond to the predetermined pattern, determine that the portable authentication terminal is outside the vehicle cabin.

4. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the sound generation unit is configured to generate a plurality of sounds having different characteristics; and

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the information received by the information reception unit corresponds to the sounds to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin.

5. The control system according to claim 4 , wherein the sounds are different in one of sound intensity and frequency.

6. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the portable authentication terminal is a wearable device that is mounted in an earhole of the user.

7. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the portable authentication terminal is a wearable device that is mounted on a wrist of the user.

8. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the sound generation unit, the information reception unit, and the determination unit is constituted by an electronic control unit.

9. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising:

a portable authentication terminal configured to be able to authenticate a user who carries the portable authentication terminal; and

a vehicle configured to communicate with the portable authentication terminal, wherein:

the vehicle includes

a magnetic field generation unit configured to generate a predetermined magnetic field within a vehicle cabin,

an information reception unit configured to receive information transmitted from the portable authentication terminal, and

a determination unit configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin based on the information received by the information reception unit;

the portable authentication terminal includes

a magnetic field detection unit configured to detect a magnetic field, and

an information transmission unit configured to transmit information based on the magnetic field detected by the magnetic field detection unit to the vehicle; and

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin based on whether the information received by the information reception unit is information based on the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generation unit.

10. The control system according to claim 9 , wherein:

the magnetic field generation unit is configured to generate a magnetic field of a predetermined pattern; and

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the information received by the information reception unit corresponds to the predetermined pattern to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin.

11. The control system according to claim 10 , wherein the determination unit is configured to

in a case where the information received by the information reception unit corresponds to the predetermined pattern, determine that the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin, and

in a case where the information received by the information reception unit does not correspond to the predetermined pattern, determine that the portable authentication terminal is outside the vehicle cabin.

12. The control system according to claim 9 , wherein:

the determination unit has a magnetic field map within the vehicle cabin, the magnetic field map relating to the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generation unit; and

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the vehicle cabin based on the information received by the information reception unit and the magnetic field map.

13. The control system according to claim 9 , wherein the magnetic field generation unit is mounted on a pillar part of the vehicle.

14. The control system according to claim 9 , wherein the portable authentication terminal is a wearable device that is mounted in an earhole of the user.

15. The control system according to claim 9 , wherein the portable authentication terminal is a wearable device that is mounted on a wrist of the user.

16. The control system according to claim 9 , wherein at least a part of the magnetic field generation unit, the information reception unit, and the determination unit is constituted by an electronic control unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2018
From: OKADA, HIROKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 046599/0208 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-157110 · Aug 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190054898A1 · Feb 21, 2019