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US 11,648,912 · App. 16/982,162 · Granted May 16, 2023

Vehicle starting control system, vehicle-mounted device, vehicle, server, vehicle starting method, vehicle starting program and storage medium

Inventors: Tokushi Nakashima (Tokyo, JP); Keita Danjyo (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Takahashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC.
B60R25/04B60R25/2018B60R25/246G06Q20/341G07F17/0057
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Patent No.
US 11,648,912
App. No.
16/982,162
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle starting control system includes a server for managing a starting state of a vehicle and a vehicle-mounted device for controlling the starting state of the vehicle based on a control command for controlling the starting state of the vehicle provided from the server. The server is accessibly connected to a financial system and can monitor a status of payment of a predetermined charge for the vehicle via the financial system. When the payment of the predetermined charge for the vehicle is detected, the server can control the starting state of the vehicle by providing the vehicle-mounted device with the control command for controlling the starting state of the vehicle via at least one of a communication means, a mobile terminal, and an IC card.

Claims (23)

1. A vehicle starting control system comprising:

a server, a user terminal, a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle and a door lock actuator control circuit, wherein

the server is accessibly connected to a financial system and can monitor a status of payment of a predetermined charge for the vehicle via the financial system,

the user terminal and the vehicle-mounted device are each equipped with a transmission/reception device of a short-range wireless communication,

when the payment of the predetermined charge is detected, the server transmits, to the user terminal, a control command for switching a starting state of the vehicle from a starting-disable state to a starting-enable state via a wireless network,

the transmission/reception device of the user terminal transmits the control command to the transmission/reception device of the vehicle-mounted device by the short-range wireless communication,

the vehicle-mounted device switches the starting state of the vehicle from the starting-disable state to the starting-enable state based on the control command, and

the door lock actuator control circuit includes a circuit that can lock and unlock a door lock by controlling an external relay, external of the vehicle-mounted device, and a door lock actuator by an operation of an internal relay, internal to the vehicle-mounted device.

2. The vehicle starting control system according to claim 1 , wherein the server is connected to the financial system via a predetermined interface included in the financial system.

3. The vehicle starting control system according to claim 1 , wherein the control command includes authentication information used for the vehicle-mounted device.

4. The vehicle starting control system according to claim 1 , wherein the starting state of the vehicle includes at least one of a door lock state of the vehicle, an engine starting state of the vehicle, a state of an immobilizer of the vehicle, and a state of a push button for starting the vehicle.

5. The vehicle starting control system according to claim 1 , wherein the door lock actuator control circuit is configured to lock and unlock the door lock using a plurality of external relays, where each of the plurality of external relays is outside of the vehicle-mounted device, and a plurality of internal relays, where each of the plurality of internal relays is inside of the vehicle-mounted device.

6. A vehicle starting control system comprising:

a server, an IC card, a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle and a card reader connected to the vehicle-mounted device, wherein

the server is accessibly connected to a financial system and can monitor a status of payment of a predetermined charge for the vehicle via the financial system,

when the payment of the predetermined charge is detected, the server writes, to the IC card, a control command for switching a starting state of the vehicle from a starting-disable state to a starting-enable state via a wireless network,

the IC card transmits the control command to the card reader by a short-range wireless communication,

the vehicle-mounted device switches the starting state of the vehicle from the starting-disable state to the starting-enable state based on the control command acquired via the card reader, and

the door lock actuator control circuit includes a circuit that can lock and unlock a door lock by controlling an external relay, external of the vehicle-mounted device, and a door lock actuator by an operation of an internal relay, internal to the vehicle-mounted device.

7. The vehicle starting control system according to claim 6 , wherein the server is connected to the financial system via a predetermined interface included in the financial system.

8. The vehicle starting control system according to claim 6 , wherein the control command includes authentication information used for the vehicle-mounted device.

9. The vehicle starting control system according to claim 6 , wherein the starting state of the vehicle includes at least one of a door lock state of the vehicle, an engine starting state of the vehicle, a state of an immobilizer of the vehicle, and a state of a push button for starting the vehicle.

10. The vehicle starting control system according to claim 6 , wherein the door lock actuator control circuit is configured to lock and unlock the door lock using a plurality of external relays, where each of the plurality of external relays is outside of the vehicle-mounted device, and a plurality of internal relays, where each of the plurality of internal relays is inside of the vehicle-mounted device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2020
From: NAKASHIMA, TOKUSHI; DANJYO, KEITA; TAKAHASHI, SATOSHI
To: GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC.
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Continuity (1)
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