Door control system, control device, and mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10525935-B2
Application number	US-201715727999-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2017
Priority date	Oct 12, 2016
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

In a door control system, a reservation signal is transmitted when a user operates a mobile device and reserves opening a door, a control device transmits a reservation acceptance signal and starts transmitting a response request signal upon receipt of the reservation signal. When the mobile device receives the reservation acceptance signal, a mobile device memory stores information indicating that the reservation is accepted and authorized and a notification unit notifies the user of authorization. When the mobile device receives the response request signal, the mobile device transmits a response signal including the stored information indicating authorization. When the control device receives the response signal including the information indicating authorization in response to the response request signal, a controller performs at least one of unlocking or opening the door.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A door control system comprising:
a control device provided at a vehicle and configured to transmit a response request signal for request of a response; and
a mobile device configured to return a response signal to the response request signal; the door control system configured to control at least one of unlocking or opening a door of the vehicle in accordance with the response signal;
the mobile device configured to transmit a reservation signal for reservation of at least one of unlocking or opening the door to the control device in accordance with operation by a user, and the control device configured to transmit, to the mobile device, a reservation acceptance signal indicating acceptance of the reservation signal,
wherein the mobile device includes
an operation unit configured to accept operation of the user making reservation of at least one of unlocking or opening the door,
a mobile device transmitter configured to transmit the response signal, and the reservation signal when the operation unit is operated,
a mobile device first receiver configured to receive the reservation acceptance signal from the control device,
a mobile device second receiver configured to receive the response request signal from the control device,
a mobile device memory that stores information received by the mobile device first receiver, and
a notification unit configured to notify the user,
wherein the control device includes
a control device receiver configured to receive the reservation signal and the response signal from the mobile device,
a control device first transmitter configured to transmit the reservation acceptance signal,
a control device second transmitter configured to transmit the response request signal, and
a controller configured to control at least one of unlocking or opening the door,
wherein, when the control device receiver receives the reservation signal, the control device first transmitter transmits the reservation acceptance signal and the control device second transmitter starts transmitting the response request signal,
wherein, when the mobile device first receiver receives the reservation acceptance signal, the mobile device memory stores information indicating that the reservation is accepted and authorized, and the notification unit notifies the user of the authorization,
wherein, when the mobile device second receiver receives the response request signal after the control device second transmitter starts transmitting the response request signal, the mobile device transmitter transmits the response signal including the information indicating authorization, and
wherein, when the control device receiver receives the response signal including the information indicating authorization in response to the response request signal, the controller performs at least one of unlocking or opening the door.

2. The door control system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device second transmitter stops transmitting the response request signal when a predetermined period elapses after starting transmission of the response request signal.

3. The door control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control device further includes a control device memory that stores an identification number of the mobile device,
wherein the mobile device transmitter transmits the reservation signal and the response signal each including the identification number of the mobile device,
wherein, when the control device receiver receives the reservation signal including the identification number, the control device memory stores the identification number, and
wherein, when the control device receiver receives the response signal including the information indicating authorization in response to the response request signal, the controller collates the identification number included in the response signal with the identification number stored in the control device memory, and performs at least one of unlocking or opening the door only when the identification numbers match each other.

4. The door control system according to claim 3 ,
wherein, when the control device first transmitter transmits the reservation acceptance signal, the control device memory stores information indicating that the reservation is accepted and authorized,
wherein, when the control device receiver receives the response signal including the information indicating authorization in response to the response request signal, the controller inspects whether or not the control device memory stores the information indicating authorization, and performs at least one of unlocking or opening the door only when the information indicating authorization is stored, and
wherein, when at least one of unlocking or opening the door is performed, the control device memory deletes the information indicating authorization.

5. A mobile device configured to return a response signal to a response request signal for request of a response, transmitted from a control device provided at a vehicle, regarding control of at least one of unlocking or opening a door of the vehicle,
the mobile device configured to transmit in accordance with operation by a user, to the control device, a reservation signal for reservation of at least one of unlocking or opening the door, and receive, from the control device, a reservation acceptance signal indicating acceptance of the reservation signal,
the mobile device comprising:
an operation unit configured to accept operation of the user making reservation of at least one of unlocking or opening the door;
a mobile device transmitter configured to transmit the response signal, and the reservation signal when the operation unit is operated;
a mobile device first receiver configured to receive the reservation acceptance signal from the control device;
the mobile device second receiver configured to receive the response request signal from the control device;
the mobile device memory that stores information received by the mobile device first receiver; and
a notification unit configured to notify the user;
wherein, when the mobile device first receiver receives the reservation acceptance signal transmitted from the control device in response to the reservation signal, the mobile device memory stores information indicating that the reservation is accepted and authorized and the notification unit notifies the user of the authorization, and
wherein, when the mobile device second receiver receives the response request signal started transmitted by the control device in response to the reservation signal, the mobile device transmitter transmits the response signal including the information indicating authorization to cause the control device to control at least one of unlocking or opening the door.

6. A control device provided at a vehicle and configured to transmit a response request signal for request of a response regarding at least one of unlocking or opening a door of the vehicle, receive a response signal returned from a mobile device in response to the response request signal, and control at least one of unlocking or opening the door,
the control device configured to transmit, to the mobile device having transmitted a reservation signal for reservation of at least one of unlocking or opening the door in accordance with operation of a user, a reservation acceptance signal indicating acceptance of the reservation signal,
the control device comprising:
a control device receiver configured to receive the reservation signal and the response signal from the mobile device;
a control device first transmitter configured to transmit the reservation acceptance signal to the mobile device when the control device receiver receives the reservation signal from the mobile device;
a con

Assignees

• Tomita Yosuke
• Kajima Yosuke
• Ohata Hirofumi
• Eguchi Koichi
• Tokuyama Yuki
• Omron Automotive Electronics

Inventors

• Tomita Yosuke
• Kajima Yosuke
• Ohata Hirofumi
• Eguchi Koichi
• Tokuyama Yuki

Classifications

• H04W4/48

  for in-vehicle communication · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04W4/33

  for indoor environments, e.g. buildings · CPC title

• E05Y2400/45

  Control modes · CPC title

• E05Y2900/531

  Doors · CPC title