JP2007048302A - Monitoring system for vehicle, data recorder and monitoring device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To report detailed information regarding a vehicle and an occupant. <P>SOLUTION: This monitoring system for a vehicle 10 is constituted by providing a monitoring device for the vehicle 11 and a data server 12 which records vehicle-side data transmitted from the monitoring device for the vehicle, the data server 12 has a communication control part 51 which is independently provided outside the vehicle and receives the vehicle-side data transmitted from the monitoring device for vehicle, an information storage part 52 which stores the vehicle-side data for a predetermined time tracking back to the past and an information processing part 53 which determines whether or not the awakening state of a driver among the occupants of the vehicle falls off, or whether or not health states of the occupants are normal and whether or not consciousness states of the driver and vehicle passengers are good based on a reference value of physical state data and the vehicle side data for the predetermined time stored in the information storage part and transmits an emergency signal generated by determination results to the monitoring device for the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular monitoring system, a data recording device, and a vehicular monitoring device that automatically notify a contact information registered in advance when an abnormality occurs, for example, when a vehicle accident occurs.

Conventionally, the occurrence of an accident is determined by detecting the impact received by the vehicle at the time of an accident, for example, as in the case of an emergency call device for a vehicle disclosed in Patent Document 1, and the position information of the vehicle at this time is registered in advance as an emergency An emergency call device for a vehicle that automatically reports to a contact (fire department, police station, etc.) is known.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-57198

  By the way, in the vehicle emergency call device according to the above-described prior art, only the vehicle location information is notified to the emergency contact information at the time of the accident occurrence, and whether the vehicle state or the driver and the passenger are injured. No, and because the degree of injury of the injured person is not reported, the emergency contact (such as fire department or police department) that received the report cannot grasp the state of the accident and promptly take appropriate first aid measures. There is a problem that can not be. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. For example, when an abnormality such as a vehicle accident occurs, a vehicle monitoring system, a data recording device, and a vehicle monitoring device capable of reporting detailed information about the vehicle and the passenger The purpose is to provide.

  The vehicle monitoring system according to the first aspect of the present invention records a vehicle monitoring device (for example, a vehicle monitoring device 11 in an embodiment described later) and vehicle-side data transmitted from the vehicle monitoring device. A vehicle monitoring system (for example, a vehicle monitoring system 10 in an embodiment to be described later) including a data recording means (for example, a data server 12 in an embodiment to be described later). Is provided in the vehicle and detects position information relating to the current position of the vehicle (for example, the navigation device 23 in the embodiment described later) and either one of the inside and the outside of the vehicle, or State detecting means for detecting both states (for example, the image detecting unit 25 and the sound detecting unit 26 in the embodiments described later) and the vehicle Body state detection means for detecting the physical state of the passenger (for example, a body state detection unit 27 in the embodiment described later) and abnormal state detection means for detecting the abnormal state of the vehicle (for example, in the embodiment described later) Accident detection unit 41), the position information obtained by the position information detection means, and the state data obtained by the state detection means at predetermined time intervals or according to the detection result by the abnormal state detection means Vehicle-side control means (for example, ECU 21 in an embodiment described later) for generating a command to transmit vehicle-side data consisting of the body condition data obtained by the body condition detection means to the data recording means, Vehicle-side communication means (for example, a vehicle-side communication unit 22 in an embodiment described later) that is controlled by the vehicle-side control means and communicates with the data recording means. The data recording means is provided independently outside the vehicle, and is communication control means for receiving the vehicle-side data transmitted from the vehicle monitoring device (for example, a communication control unit in an embodiment described later) 51), information storage means (for example, an information storage section 52 in an embodiment to be described later) for storing the vehicle-side data for a predetermined time that goes back in the past, and a reference for body condition data stored in the information storage means Based on the value and the vehicle-side data for the predetermined time, whether or not the driver's arousal state is reduced among the passengers of the vehicle, and whether the passenger's health state is normal, Further, information processing means (for example, described later) that determines whether or not the driver and passengers are in a good consciousness state and transmits an emergency signal generated according to the determination result to the vehicle monitoring device. Implementation of And an information processing unit 53) in the form.

  A data recording apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention (for example, the data server 12 in an embodiment to be described later) is provided in a vehicle, and position information detecting means (for example, a position information detecting unit for detecting position information regarding the current position of the vehicle) A navigation device 23 in an embodiment to be described later) and state detection means for detecting the state of one or both of the inside and the outside of the vehicle (for example, the image detection unit 25 and the sound detection in the embodiment to be described later) Unit 26), body state detection means (for example, a body state detection unit 27 in an embodiment to be described later) for detecting the body state of a passenger of the vehicle, and abnormal state detection means (for detecting an abnormal state of the vehicle). For example, the position information is detected according to an accident detection unit 41) in an embodiment to be described later and every predetermined time or according to a detection result by the abnormal state detection means. Vehicle-side data composed of the position information obtained by the detection means, the state data obtained by the state detection means, and the body state data obtained by the body state detection means is sent to the data recording means. Vehicle-side control means (for example, ECU 21 in an embodiment described later) that generates a command to be transmitted and vehicle-side communication means (for example, described later) that are controlled by the vehicle-side control means and communicate with the data recording means. Communication control means (for example, receiving vehicle-side data transmitted from a vehicle monitoring device (for example, vehicle monitoring device 11 in an embodiment described later)) including the vehicle-side communication unit 22 in the embodiment. Communication control unit 51 in an embodiment described later) and information storage means (for example, an embodiment described later) for storing the vehicle-side data for a predetermined time retroactive to the past Information storage unit 52), the reference value of the body state data stored in the information storage means, and the vehicle-side data for the predetermined time, the driver's arousal state among the passengers of the vehicle is reduced. And whether the occupant's health condition is normal, and whether the driver and passengers are in good consciousness, and generated according to the determination result And an information processing means (for example, an information processing section 53 in an embodiment described later) for transmitting the emergency signal transmitted to the vehicle monitoring device, and provided independently outside the vehicle. It is said.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle monitoring apparatus (for example, a vehicle monitoring apparatus 11 in an embodiment to be described later), which is provided in a vehicle and detects position information relating to the current position of the vehicle. (For example, the navigation device 23 in the embodiment described later) and state detection means for detecting the state of either or both of the inside and outside of the vehicle (for example, the image detection unit 25 in the embodiment described later). And a voice detection unit 26), a body state detection unit (for example, a body state detection unit 27 in an embodiment to be described later) for detecting a body state of a passenger of the vehicle, and an abnormal state for detecting an abnormal state of the vehicle According to the detection means (for example, the accident detection unit 41 in the embodiment described later) and the detection result at every predetermined time or the abnormal state detection means, the position information Vehicle-side data composed of the position information obtained by the detection means, the state data obtained by the state detection means, and the body state data obtained by the body state detection means, The communication control means (for example, the communication control unit 51 in the embodiment described later) that is provided independently and receives the transmitted vehicle-side data and the vehicle-side data for a predetermined time that goes back in the past are stored. Based on information storage means (for example, information storage section 52 in an embodiment described later), a reference value of body condition data stored in the information storage means and the vehicle-side data for the predetermined time, Whether the driver's wakefulness is reduced among the passengers, whether the passenger's health is normal, and whether the driver's and passengers' consciousness is good Judgment To data storage means (for example, data server 12 in the embodiment described later) provided with information processing means (for example, the information processing section 53 in the embodiment described later) for transmitting the emergency signal generated according to the determination result Vehicle-side control means (for example, ECU 21 in an embodiment described later) that generates a command to be transmitted and vehicle-side communication means (for example, described later) that are controlled by the vehicle-side control means and communicate with the data recording means. Vehicle side communication unit 22) in the embodiment.

  According to the present invention, when an abnormality such as a vehicle accident occurs, an emergency organization such as a fire department or a police station can perform appropriate rescue work and emergency activities quickly and smoothly. Furthermore, it is possible to analyze an abnormal situation that has occurred, and to contribute to the suppression of the recurrence of the abnormal situation.

  Hereinafter, a vehicle monitoring system, a data recording device, and a vehicle monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a vehicle monitoring system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle monitoring system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a vehicle monitoring device 11 provided in a vehicle, a data server 12 provided independently outside the vehicle, and an emergency call center 13. Yes. The vehicle monitoring device 11 according to the present embodiment includes an ECU 21 having a microcomputer (not shown) such as a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., a vehicle side communication unit 22 that controls communication with the data server 12, a navigation device 23, An emergency call device 24, an image detection unit 25, a voice detection unit 26, and a body state detection unit 27 are provided.

  The navigation device 23 is connected to the ECU 21, and vehicle position information obtained by the navigation device 23 is sent to the ECU 21. The navigation device 23 uses, for example, a GPS (Global Position System) signal for measuring the position of the vehicle using an artificial satellite, or a D (Differential) GPS signal for correcting a GPS signal error to improve positioning accuracy. A positioning signal receiving unit 31 that receives a positioning signal such as, a road traffic information receiving unit 32 that receives road traffic information such as VICS (Vehicle Information & Communication System) information, and an appropriate gyro sensor and an accelerometer, for example. An autonomous navigation unit 33, a map information storage unit 34 formed of a computer-readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, and a navigation calculation unit 35.

  Here, the positioning signal receiving unit 31 determines the current position of the vehicle at a predetermined time interval (for example, every second) based on, for example, a GPS signal received from an artificial satellite or a DGPS signal received from an appropriate base station, for example. calculate. The road traffic information receiving unit 32 is arranged at predetermined time intervals based on road traffic information such as VICS information received by optical signals and radio signals from beacon devices (not shown) arranged on, for example, FM multiplex broadcasting or on the road. The current position of the vehicle is calculated (for example, every second). The autonomous navigation unit 33 detects, for example, the amount of change in the inclination angle with respect to the direction of the vehicle in the horizontal plane and the vertical direction using a gyro sensor, and detects the acceleration of the vehicle using, for example, an accelerometer (not shown). The current position of the vehicle is calculated at every time interval (for example, every second).

  The navigation calculation unit 35 uses the position information of the vehicle obtained from the positioning signal receiving unit 31, the road traffic information receiving unit 32, and the autonomous navigation unit 33 with respect to the map information obtained from the map information storage unit 34. Based on the map matching and the like, the current position of the vehicle, the route information to the destination, the traffic information, etc. are displayed on the map drawn on the image display unit (not shown), for example, and the voice output unit (not shown) ), For example, various guidance voices such as route guidance to the destination are output.

  The emergency notification device 24 is connected to the ECU 21 and commands an automatic notification of an emergency signal (Mayday call) including, for example, vehicle position information and an accident notification signal when an accident occurs. For this reason, the emergency call device 24 includes, for example, an accident detection unit 41 including an impact sensor for detecting a collision accident and deploying an airbag, and a vehicle driver or a passenger directly ON / OFF. An emergency switch 42 for operating and generating a command, and a Mayday call unit 43 for commanding an emergency signal based on signals from the accident detection unit 41 and the emergency switch 42 are provided.

  The image detection unit 25 sends to the ECU 21 image data composed of a still image or a moving image that captures the situation inside and outside the vehicle. Note that the image detection unit 25 includes, for example, an in-vehicle camera, an out-of-vehicle camera, and the like, and the in-vehicle camera is disposed in the vicinity of, for example, a room mirror inside the vehicle and various instruments. The voice detection unit 26 sends voice data including voices inside and outside the vehicle to the ECU 21. The body state detection unit 27 includes various sensors that detect the body state of the driver or passenger of the vehicle. For example, the body state detection unit 27 can detect the line of sight, blink, body temperature, heart rate, pulse rate, consciousness level, blood pressure, bleeding state, and the like. The physical condition data can be measured and sent to the ECU 21. In addition, the position where various sensors are attached is not particularly limited. For example, it is provided on a seat or a seat belt, directly attached to a driver or a passenger's body, or attached to a driver or a passenger's body. It may be provided in an appropriate portable device such as a watch or a mobile phone.

  The ECU 21 receives vehicle position information indicating the current position of the vehicle from the navigation device 23, receives image data from the image detection unit 25, receives voice data from the voice detection unit 26, and receives from the body state detection unit 27. The body condition data is received, and the data is transmitted to the data server 12 via the vehicle-side communication unit 22 including, for example, a detachable mobile radio device (for example, a mobile phone). Here, for example, when the vehicle travels or stops other than at the time of the vehicle accident, each data is transmitted at predetermined time intervals (for example, every minute). Each data is transmitted when an emergency signal notification command is received from the Mayday call unit 43 of the device 24. Further, the vehicle side communication unit 22 transmits each data to the data server 12 and receives an alarm signal from the data server 12, for example, an image display unit (not shown) or a voice output unit (not shown) of the navigation device 23. The details of the warning are notified to the driver and passengers via (omitted).

  The data server 12 includes a communication control unit 51 that controls communication with the vehicle monitoring device 11 and the emergency call center 13, vehicle position information, image data, audio data, body condition data, and the like received from the vehicle monitoring device 11. An information storage unit 52 for storing each data and an information processing unit 53 are provided. The information storage unit 52 updates the data such as the vehicle position information, the image data, the voice data, and the body condition data received from the vehicle monitoring device 11 with the latest data sequentially for a predetermined time (for example, for 15 minutes). In addition to storing, predetermined reference values relating to physical condition data obtained from past physical condition data, diagnostic charts and the like for the driver and passengers are stored.

  For example, when the emergency signal is not received from the emergency notification device 24 of the vehicle monitoring device 11, that is, when no vehicle accident has occurred, the information processing unit 53 receives the driving received from the vehicle monitoring device 11. The physical condition data of the driver or passenger and the predetermined reference value stored in the information storage unit 52 or the physical condition data obtained in the past are compared, for example, the number of blinks of the driver, blood pressure or heart rate Based on the number, etc., whether the driver's arousal state has fallen due to falling asleep, etc., whether the driver's or passenger's health is normal, and whether the driver's or passenger's consciousness is normal Is determined to be good, and an alarm signal is transmitted to the vehicle-side communication unit 22 of the vehicle monitoring device 11 as necessary.

  Further, when the information processing unit 53 receives an emergency signal notifying the occurrence of a vehicle accident from, for example, the emergency notification device 24 of the vehicle monitoring device 11, the vehicle position information, image data, and sound stored in the information storage unit 52 are received. Each data such as data and physical condition data, and each data received after the occurrence of the accident are transmitted to the emergency call center 13 via, for example, a public network, wireless communication, the Internet, or the like.

  The vehicle monitoring system 10 and the vehicle monitoring apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment have the above-described configuration. Next, the operation of the vehicle monitoring system 10 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vehicle monitoring device 11, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vehicle monitoring device 11 when a vehicle accident occurs, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the data server 12. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the emergency call center 13.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 2 is a process of acquiring each data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data and transmitting the data to the data server 12, for example. This process is repeatedly performed every predetermined time, for example. Is done. First, in step S <b> 01 shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle monitoring device 11 acquires the distance data traveled by the vehicle from the navigation device 23. Next, in step S02, it is determined whether or not the acquired distance data exceeds a predetermined threshold value. If this determination is “NO”, the flow proceeds to step S 10 and the series of processing is ended. On the other hand, if the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S03.

  In step S03, for example, in order to grasp the current position of the vehicle by a gyro sensor or the like of the autonomous navigation unit 33, the angle change amount θ of the inclination angle with respect to the vehicle direction and the vertical direction in the horizontal plane is detected. Next, in step S04, the current position of the vehicle is calculated based on the detected amount of change in angle, for example, by the gyro sensor of the autonomous navigation unit 33, and the positioning signal receiving unit 31 receives, for example, the DGPS signal. To calculate the current position of the vehicle. Next, in step S05, the vehicle position information calculated by the navigation device 23 is transmitted to the ECU 21. In step S06, the vehicle distance data is reset.

  Next, in step S07, image data consisting of still images or moving images inside and outside the vehicle is acquired by the image detection unit 25, and audio data inside and outside the vehicle is acquired by the sound detection unit 26, and each data Is transmitted to the ECU 21. Next, in step S08, the body state data of the driver and passengers is detected by the body state detection unit 27 and transmitted to the ECU 21. Next, in step S09, each data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data is transmitted to the data server 12, and the process proceeds to step S21 described later. And it progresses to step S10 and complete | finishes a series of processes.

  Below, operation | movement of the monitoring apparatus 11 for vehicles at the time of a vehicle accident occurrence is demonstrated. First, in step S11 of FIG. 3, for example, the accident detection unit 41 of the emergency call device 24 detects the occurrence of a collision accident, or the emergency switch 42 is turned on directly by the driver or passenger, It is determined that a vehicle accident has occurred. Next, in step S12, for example, the Mayday call unit 43 instructs the ECU 21 to automatically notify the data server 12 of an emergency signal including, for example, vehicle position information and a vehicle accident occurrence notification signal. The process proceeds to step S22. And it progresses to step S13 and complete | finishes a series of processes.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the data server 12 will be described. First, in step S21 shown in FIG. 4, each data such as vehicle current position information, image data, audio data, and body condition data is received from the vehicle monitoring device 11. Next, in step S22, an emergency signal is received from the vehicle monitoring device 11 when a vehicle accident occurs.

  Next, in step S23, whether each data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data stored in the information storage unit 52 is automatically updated to the latest data at predetermined regular intervals. Determine whether. If this determination is “NO”, the processing in step S27 and later will be performed. On the other hand, if the determination is “YES”, the flow proceeds to step S24. In step S24, it is determined whether or not an emergency signal notifying that a vehicle accident has occurred in step S22 described above.

  If the determination result in step S24 is “YES”, the processing in step S27 and later is performed. On the other hand, if the determination is “NO”, the flow proceeds to step S25. In step S25, data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data is recorded in the information storage unit 52 as a drive record. And it progresses to step S26 and complete | finishes a series of processes.

  On the other hand, in step S <b> 27, the information processing section 53 extracts each data such as the latest vehicle position information, image data, voice data, and body condition data from the drive record in the information storage section 52. Next, in step S28, the information processing unit 53 stores each data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and body condition data for a predetermined time (for example, 15 minutes) stored in the information storage unit 52. get. Next, in step S29, the information processing unit 53 sends each of the acquired vehicle position information, image data, voice data, body condition data, and the like through the communication control unit 51 to the emergency call center. (MDC) 13, and the process proceeds to step S31 described later. And it progresses to step S30 and complete | finishes a series of processes.

  Next, the operation of the emergency call center 13 will be described. First, in step S31 shown in FIG. 5, the emergency call center 13 receives data such as vehicle position information, image data, voice data, and physical condition data from the data server 12. Next, in step S32, the received vehicle position information, image data, voice data, physical condition data, and other data itself, and information such as the accident situation and the injured person's condition determined based on these data are displayed. For example, report to an emergency organization such as a fire department or a police station. Then, the emergency call center 13 or an emergency organization such as a fire department or a police station is determined based on the received vehicle position information, image data, voice data, body condition data, and other data itself, or these data. Information such as accident status and injured person's condition is stored as accident information data. And it progresses to step S34 and complete | finishes a series of processes.

  As described above, according to the vehicle monitoring system 10 according to the present embodiment, for example, when the vehicle is traveling, image data and audio data inside the vehicle are externally added to the physical state data of the driver and passengers. To monitor whether the driver's arousal state has decreased, whether the driver's or passenger's health is normal, and whether the driver's or passenger's consciousness is good. It is possible to accurately determine whether or not there is, and based on the determination result, for example, an appropriate measure such as transmitting an alarm signal to the vehicle-side communication unit 22 can be performed as necessary.

  Further, when an abnormality occurs, for example, when a vehicle accident occurs, for example, in addition to the vehicle position information and the notification signal of the accident occurrence, image data and sound data inside and outside the vehicle, and physical condition data of the driver and passengers are externally transmitted. For example, emergency departments such as fire departments and police departments can accurately grasp abnormal situations that occurred before dispatch to the accident site, etc., and perform appropriate rescue operations and emergency activities quickly and smoothly. Preparations can be made and delays in emergency operations can be prevented. Moreover, since these data are once transmitted to the data server 12 outside the vehicle and notified to the emergency organization from the data server 12 via the emergency call center 13, for example, the communication state to the emergency call center 13 Even when the data is not good, each data can be reliably transmitted to the emergency call center 13 by repeatedly making a report from the data server 12. Further, since the data server 12 holds data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and body condition data for a predetermined time before the occurrence of an abnormality such as a vehicle accident, for example, at the time of the accident Communication of this mobile phone is possible when the vehicle side communication unit 22 is broken due to an impact and cannot transmit a notification signal of the occurrence of an accident, or when, for example, a mobile phone is used as the vehicle side communication unit 22 Even when an abnormal state such as a vehicle accident occurs outside the area, it is possible to estimate the occurrence of an abnormal state such as an accident based on data immediately before the accident recorded in the data server 12, for example. Further, from the data before the occurrence of the accident, it is possible to search the background and cause of the occurrence of the accident, which can contribute to the suppression of the occurrence of an abnormality such as a vehicle accident.

  In addition, even when the vehicle position information, image data, voice data, and physical condition data stored in the information storage unit 52 are not automatically updated to the latest data periodically by step S23, Since it is determined that an abnormal state has occurred, for example, when a mobile phone is used as the vehicle-side communication unit 22, when an abnormal state such as a vehicle accident occurs outside the service area of the mobile phone, The occurrence of an abnormal condition can be notified to the emergency call center 13 based on each data held in the data server 12.

  In the present embodiment, the vehicle monitoring device 11 detects the vehicle position information and the image data at every predetermined time interval (for example, every minute) even when an abnormality such as a vehicle accident occurs. In addition, each data such as voice data and body condition data is transmitted to the data server 12, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a vehicle accident such as the vehicle monitoring system 60 according to the modification of the present embodiment shown in FIG. Each data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data may be transmitted to the data server 12 only when an abnormality occurs such as the occurrence of an error.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle monitoring device 61 updates each data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data with the latest data sequentially (for example, 15 minutes). A data storage unit 62 for storing only minutes) is provided. When the ECU 21 receives an emergency signal notification command from the Mayday call unit 43 of the emergency notification device 24 due to, for example, the occurrence of a vehicle accident, the ECU 21 stores the past data and the latest data stored in the data storage unit 62 for a predetermined time. Are sent to the data server 12.

  The operation of the vehicle monitoring system 61 will be described below with reference to the attached drawings. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vehicle monitoring device 61, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vehicle monitoring device 61 when a vehicle accident occurs, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the data server 12. .

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is a process of acquiring each data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data and storing it in the data storage unit 62. This process is repeated every predetermined time, for example. To be implemented. First, in step S <b> 41 shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle monitoring device 61 acquires distance data traveled by the vehicle from the navigation device 23. Next, in step S42, for example, the current position of the vehicle is calculated based on the DGPS signal received by the positioning signal receiver 31. Next, in step S43, vehicle position information indicating the current position of the vehicle is generated by the navigation device 23.

  Next, in step S44, image data including still images or moving images inside and outside the vehicle is acquired by the image detection unit 25, and audio data inside and outside the vehicle is acquired by the sound detection unit 26. Next, in step S45, the physical condition data of the driver and passengers is detected by the physical condition detection unit 27. Next, in step S <b> 46, each data such as the acquired vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data is stored in the data storage unit 62. And it progresses to step S47 and complete | finishes a series of processes.

  The operation of the vehicle monitoring device 61 when a vehicle accident occurs will be described below. First, in step S51 of FIG. 8, for example, the accident detection unit 41 of the emergency call device 24 detects the occurrence of a collision accident, or the emergency switch 42 is turned on directly by the driver or passenger, It is determined that a vehicle accident has occurred. Next, in step S52, for example, the Mayday call unit 43 instructs the ECU 21 to automatically notify the data server 12 of an emergency signal including, for example, vehicle position information and a vehicle accident occurrence notification signal. Next, in step S53, each data such as the predetermined time stored in the data storage unit 62 and the latest vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and physical condition data are automatically transmitted to the data server 12, It progresses to step S61 mentioned later. And it progresses to step S54 and complete | finishes a series of processes.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the data server 12 will be described. First, in step S <b> 61 shown in FIG. 9, the data server 12 receives data such as vehicle position information, image data, audio data, and body condition data from the vehicle monitoring device 11. Next, in step S62, the information processing unit 53 sends the acquired vehicle position information, image data, voice data, and physical condition data, etc. for the latest and predetermined time via the communication control unit 51 to the emergency call center. 13 and proceeds to step S31 shown in FIG. Next, in step S63, for example, received image data is recorded in the information storage unit 52 as an accident information record. And it progresses to step S64 and complete | finishes a series of processes.

  Furthermore, in the vehicle monitoring system 60 according to the modification of the embodiment described above, the data server 12 may be omitted. In this case, for example, when an abnormality occurs, for example, when a vehicle accident occurs, the vehicle monitoring device 61 uses the predetermined time and the latest vehicle position information stored in the data storage unit 62 in step S53 shown in FIG. Each data such as image data, voice data, and physical condition data is automatically transmitted to the emergency call center 13, and then the process proceeds to step S31 shown in FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the image detection unit 25, the sound detection unit 26, and the body state detection unit 27 are connected to the ECU 21, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the detection units 25, 26, 27 Any or all of them may be provided in the vehicle-side communication unit 22 including, for example, a mobile phone.

  In the above-described embodiment, for example, when an abnormality such as a vehicle accident occurs, the time period during which each data is transmitted from the vehicle monitoring device 11 to the data server 12 is made shorter than, for example, a setting before the occurrence of the abnormality. It may be changed by.

  In the present embodiment, the data server 12 or the vehicle monitoring device 61 urgently transmits each data such as the past predetermined time and the latest vehicle position information, image data, voice data, and body condition data after the occurrence of the accident. Although it was transmitted to the reporting center 13, this is not limited, and based on these image data, audio data, physical condition data, etc., for example, the degree of accident that occurred, the situation of the accident, the degree of injury of the injured person, An injured state or the like may be determined, and the determination result may be transmitted to the emergency call center 13.

It is a lineblock diagram of the surveillance system for vehicles concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the monitoring apparatus for vehicles shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the monitoring apparatus for vehicles shown in FIG. 1 at the time of a vehicle accident occurrence. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the data server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the emergency call center shown in FIG. It is a block diagram of the monitoring system for vehicles which concerns on the modification of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the monitoring apparatus for vehicles shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the monitoring apparatus for vehicles shown in FIG. 6 at the time of a vehicle accident occurrence. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the data server shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,60 Vehicle monitoring system 11,61 Vehicle monitoring apparatus 12 Data server (data recording means)
13 Emergency Call Center (Emergency call receiving means)
21 ECU (vehicle side control means)
22 Vehicle side communication part (vehicle side communication means)
23 Navigation device (position information detection means)
25 Image detection unit (state detection means)
26 Voice detection unit (state detection means)
27 Physical state detection unit (physical state detection means)
41 Accident detection unit (abnormal state detection means)
51 Communication control unit (communication control means)
52 Information storage unit (information storage means)
53 Information processing section (information processing means)
62 Data storage unit (data storage means)

Claims (3)

A vehicle monitoring device;
A vehicle monitoring system comprising data recording means for recording vehicle-side data transmitted from the vehicle monitoring device,
The vehicle monitoring device is provided in a vehicle,
Position information detecting means for detecting position information relating to the current position of the vehicle;
State detecting means for detecting the state of either one or both of the inside and outside of the vehicle;
Body condition detecting means for detecting a body condition of a passenger of the vehicle;
An abnormal state detecting means for detecting an abnormal state of the vehicle;
The position information obtained by the position information detecting means, the state data obtained by the state detecting means, and the body condition detecting means at every predetermined time or according to the detection result by the abnormal state detecting means. Vehicle-side control means for generating a command to transmit vehicle-side data consisting of the physical condition data obtained in step 1 to the data recording means;
Vehicle-side communication means controlled by the vehicle-side control means to communicate with the data recording means,
The data recording means is independently provided outside the vehicle,
Communication control means for receiving the vehicle-side data transmitted from the vehicle monitoring device;
Information storage means for storing the vehicle-side data for a predetermined time that goes back in the past;
Whether or not the driver's arousal state among the passengers of the vehicle is reduced based on the reference value of the body state data stored in the information storage means and the vehicle-side data for the predetermined time, It is determined whether or not the health condition of the passenger is normal, and further whether or not the driver and the passenger are in a good consciousness state, and an emergency signal generated according to the determination result is transmitted to the vehicle A vehicle monitoring system comprising: information processing means for transmitting to the vehicle monitoring device. Position information detection means for detecting position information related to the current position of the vehicle, state detection means for detecting one or both of the inside and outside of the vehicle, and boarding of the vehicle Body position detecting means for detecting a person's physical condition, abnormal state detecting means for detecting an abnormal state of the vehicle, and the position information detecting means at predetermined time intervals or according to a detection result by the abnormal state detecting means. A command to transmit vehicle-side data consisting of the position information obtained in the above, the state data obtained by the state detection unit, and the body state data obtained by the body state detection unit to the data recording unit Vehicle-side control means, and vehicle-side data transmitted from a vehicle monitoring device, which is controlled by the vehicle-side control means and includes vehicle-side communication means for communicating with the data recording means. The data and communication control means for receiving,
Information storage means for storing the vehicle-side data for a predetermined time that goes back in the past;
Whether or not the driver's arousal state among the passengers of the vehicle is reduced based on the reference value of the body state data stored in the information storage means and the vehicle-side data for the predetermined time, It is determined whether or not the health condition of the passenger is normal, and further whether or not the driver and the passenger are in a good consciousness state, and an emergency signal generated according to the determination result is transmitted to the vehicle And an information processing means for transmitting to the monitoring device,
A data recording apparatus provided independently outside the vehicle. Equipped in the vehicle,
Position information detecting means for detecting position information relating to the current position of the vehicle;
State detecting means for detecting the state of either one or both of the inside and outside of the vehicle;
Body condition detecting means for detecting a body condition of a passenger of the vehicle;
An abnormal state detecting means for detecting an abnormal state of the vehicle;
The position information obtained by the position information detecting means, the state data obtained by the state detecting means, and the body condition detecting means at every predetermined time or according to the detection result by the abnormal state detecting means. Vehicle-side data consisting of the body condition data obtained in step (i), provided independently outside the vehicle, and communication control means for receiving the transmitted vehicle-side data; Information storage means for storing vehicle-side data, and awakening of a driver among passengers of the vehicle based on a reference value of physical condition data stored in the information storage means and the vehicle-side data for the predetermined time It is determined whether or not the condition has deteriorated, whether or not the passenger's health condition is normal, and whether or not the driver and passengers are in a good consciousness state, and the determination result In response to the emergency signal generated And vehicle control means for generating a command to be transmitted to the data storage means and a processing means for signals,
A vehicle monitoring apparatus comprising: a vehicle side communication unit that is controlled by the vehicle side control unit and communicates with the data recording unit.

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