CN-122002414-A - Control device, communication system, operation method, program product, and storage medium

Abstract

The invention realizes a good communication environment in the vehicle. A control device mounted on a vehicle is characterized by comprising communication means for performing a first communication using a first communication scheme or a second communication using a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme, detection means for detecting a communication condition of the first communication, acquisition means for acquiring device information of communication devices existing in or around the vehicle, and determination means for determining whether or not to switch from the first communication to the second communication via the communication device based on the device information when the detection means detects that the first communication is the first communication condition during execution of the first communication.

Inventors

• NAKAGAWA MASAHIKO

Assignees

• 本田技研工业株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20251017

Priority Date

20241107

Claims (20)

1. 1. A control device mounted on a vehicle, characterized in that, The control device is provided with: A communication means for performing a first communication using a first communication scheme or a second communication using a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme; A detection means for detecting a communication status of the first communication; An acquisition means for acquiring device information of a communication device existing in or around the vehicle, and And a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to switch from the first communication to the second communication via the communication device based on the device information, when the detection unit detects that the first communication is a first communication state during execution of the first communication.
2. 2. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition means acquires the device information in a case where the first communication is detected as a first communication condition in the execution of the first communication by the detection means.
3. 3. The control device according to claim 1, wherein, The device information includes information indicating a communication condition of the communication device, The determination means determines to switch from the first communication to the second communication when the communication device is in a second communication state.
4. 4. The control device according to claim 1, wherein, The device information includes information indicating a kind of an access point that the communication device is communicating through the first communication means, The determination means determines to switch from the first communication to the second communication when the type is different from the type of the access point that the control device is communicating with by the first communication.
5. 5. The control device according to claim 4, wherein, The control device further comprises: a position information acquisition mechanism that acquires position information of the vehicle, and A storage means for storing, as communication intensity information, a correspondence between the communication intensity of each access point and the area, The determination means determines to switch from the first communication to the second communication when the type is different from the type of the access point in which the control device is communicating by the first communication method and when the communication intensity of the access point in which the communication device is communicating by the first communication method in the area in which the vehicle is located is equal to or higher than a predetermined intensity.
6. 6. The control device according to claim 5, further comprising updating means for updating the communication intensity information stored in the storage means based on a detection result of the detecting means.
7. 7. The control device according to claim 5, wherein, The control device further comprises: an intensity information acquisition means for acquiring the communication intensity information from a server device that manages the communication intensity information, and And updating means for updating the communication intensity information stored in the storage means based on the result of the acquisition by the intensity information acquisition means.
8. 8. The control device according to claim 1, wherein, The control device further includes notification means for notifying a switch from the first communication to the second communication, The device information includes owner information of the communication device, The notification mechanism performs the notification if the owner of the communication device is different from the owner of the vehicle.
9. 9. The control device according to claim 8, wherein the notification mechanism performs the notification to the communication device.
10. 10. The control device according to claim 8, wherein, The vehicle is provided with a display mechanism, The notification means performs the notification using the display means.
11. 11. The control device according to claim 8, wherein, The vehicle includes a plurality of display mechanisms each corresponding to each seat, The notification means performs the notification using a display means corresponding to a seat on which the owner of the communication device is sitting.
12. 12. The control device according to claim 8, wherein, The notification means performs the notification by transmitting notification information for inquiring whether or not to permit the second communication using the second communication scheme to the communication device, The control device further includes a switching control means for performing switching from the first communication to the second communication when receiving the information indicating permission from the communication device.
13. 13. The control device according to claim 8, wherein, The device information includes communication fee information of the communication device, The notification means performs the notification when it is recognized that an additional charge is generated when the second communication is performed based on the communication charge information.
14. 14. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the deciding means decides whether or not to switch from the first communication to the second communication via one of the plurality of communication devices based on the device information of the plurality of communication devices when the device information of the plurality of communication devices is acquired by the acquiring means.
15. 15. The control device of claim 14, wherein the control device comprises a controller, The device information includes owner information of the communication device, The one of the plurality of communication devices is a communication device whose owner coincides with the owner of the vehicle.
16. 16. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the determination means determines whether or not to switch from the first communication to the second communication of the communication device not conforming to the owner of the vehicle via the owner, if it determines not to switch to the second communication of the communication device conforming to the owner of the vehicle via the owner.
17. 17. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising a switching control means for performing switching when switching from the first communication to the second communication is determined by the determination means.
18. 18. The control device according to claim 1, wherein, The first communication means is a cellular communication means, The second communication mode is a binding communication mode.
19. 19. A communication device for communicating with a vehicle, characterized in that, The communication device is provided with: A device information transmission means for transmitting device information of the communication device to the vehicle in response to a request transmitted from the vehicle when the vehicle detects that a first communication using a first communication scheme utilized by the vehicle is a predetermined communication condition; a reception means for receiving a notification from the vehicle indicating a switch from the first communication to the second communication when the vehicle decides to switch from the first communication to the second communication using a second communication scheme via the communication device based on the device information; A receiving means for receiving input of information indicating permission or non-permission of switching based on the notification, and And a permission/non-permission information transmission means for transmitting information indicating whether the vehicle is permitted or not, which is received by the reception means, to the vehicle.
20. 20. A communication system comprising a vehicle and a communication device for communicating with the vehicle, characterized in that, The vehicle is provided with: A request means for transmitting a request for acquiring device information of the communication device when it is detected that a first communication using a first communication scheme utilized by the vehicle is a predetermined communication condition; A deciding means for deciding, based on the device information, whether or not to switch from the first communication to a second communication using a second communication scheme via the communication device, and A notifying means for notifying a switch from the first communication to the second communication when the switching is determined by the determining means, The communication device is provided with: a device information transmitting means that transmits the device information to the vehicle in accordance with the request; A receiving means for receiving input of information indicating permission or non-permission of switching based on the notification, and And a permission/non-permission information transmission means for transmitting information indicating whether the vehicle is permitted or not, which is received by the reception means, to the vehicle.

Description

Control device, communication system, operation method, program product, and storage medium Technical Field The invention relates to a control device, a communication system, an operation method, a program product, and a storage medium. Background Patent document 1 discloses determining a communication priority corresponding to communication used by a vehicle. Prior art literature Patent literature Patent document 1 Japanese patent application laid-open No. 2021-132301 Disclosure of Invention Problems to be solved by the invention However, in the technology described in patent document 1, a vehicle is subscribed to a communication carrier and can perform mobile communication, but there are locations with good communication quality and locations with poor communication quality according to the communication carrier. Therefore, there is a problem in that the communication quality varies during running of the vehicle and the vehicle communication environment becomes unstable. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique for realizing a good vehicle communication environment. Means for solving the problems A control device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a control device mounted on a vehicle, characterized in that, The control device is provided with: A communication means for performing a first communication using a first communication scheme or a second communication using a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme; A detection means for detecting a communication status of the first communication; An acquisition means for acquiring device information of a communication device existing in or around the vehicle, and And a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to switch from the first communication to the second communication via the communication device based on the device information, when the detection unit detects that the first communication is a first communication state during execution of the first communication. A communication device according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a communication device for communicating with a vehicle, A device information transmission means for transmitting device information of the communication device to the vehicle in response to a request transmitted from the vehicle when the vehicle detects that a first communication using a first communication scheme utilized by the vehicle is a predetermined communication condition; a reception means for receiving a notification from the vehicle indicating a switch from the first communication to the second communication when the vehicle decides to switch from the first communication to the second communication using a second communication scheme via the communication device based on the device information; A receiving means for receiving input of information indicating permission or non-permission of switching based on the notification, and And a permission/non-permission information transmission means for transmitting information indicating whether the vehicle is permitted or not to be received by the reception means. A communication system according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a communication system including a vehicle and a communication device for communicating with the vehicle, The vehicle is provided with: A request means for transmitting a request for acquiring device information of the communication device when it is detected that a first communication using a first communication scheme utilized by the vehicle is a predetermined communication condition; A deciding means for deciding, based on the device information, whether or not to switch from the first communication to a second communication using a second communication scheme via the communication device, and A notifying means for notifying a switch from the first communication to the second communication when the switching is determined by the determining means, The communication device is provided with: a device information transmitting means that transmits the device information to the vehicle in accordance with the request; A receiving means for receiving input of information indicating permission or non-permission of switching based on the notification, and And a permission/non-permission information transmission means for transmitting information indicating whether the vehicle is permitted or not, which is received by the reception means, to the vehicle. Further, an operation method of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is an operation method of a control device, characterized in that, The operation method of the control device comprises the following steps: A communication step of performing a first communication using a first commun