JP2019021326A - System, program, imaging apparatus, and software - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a system capable of easily specifying an actual alarm object to which a vehicle is about to approach by performing an alarm by using a live-action animation corresponding to a front landscape of a moving vehicle and legibly instructing the alarm object in the live-action animation.SOLUTION: A radar detector is provided with control means (18) for displaying a live-action animation obtained by imaging a landscape in a process that a vehicle approaches at least an alarm object on display means (5) when it is discriminated that the vehicle becomes in a predetermined approaching state to the alarm object based on position information of the vehicle at present and position information of a predetermined alarm object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a system such as a radar detector or a car navigation system that gives predetermined information to a driver of a vehicle, for example.

Conventionally, systems such as radar detectors and car navigation systems have been widely used. This system has a function of notifying the user of the approach to an alarm target such as a speed measuring device, a control area, or an inspection area.
For example, the present applicant displays the CG (Computer Graphics) of the alarm object on the liquid crystal when the vehicle enters a predetermined approach state with the alarm object or when a microwave emitted from the speed measurement device is detected. A radar detector for displaying on display means such as a display device has been proposed (see FIG. 19 of Patent Document 1). The presence / absence of the alarm object can be notified by an alarm sound. However, according to such display, the position of the alarm object can be recognized.

In addition, there is an apparatus that displays a photograph including an alarm object such as an actual speed measuring device, a control area, an inspection area, and the like, and issues a real shooting alarm.
For example, when the vehicle approaches 1 km before the alarm object, the radar detector displays a small live-action alarm, and when the vehicle approaches 500 m before the alarm object, the radar detector displays a large real-action alarm. ing.
Also, by viewing on the display device a video data file that has been captured in advance when visibility is good, it is possible to accurately grasp the crossing position even when it is difficult to confirm the crossing position at night or when there is snow. A snowplow driving warning system that can be used is disclosed (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2009-9546 A JP 2006-44367 A

  In the radar detector of Patent Document 1 described above, a common CG corresponding to the type and contents of the speed measuring device, the control area, the inspection area, and the like is displayed and a warning is given. Therefore, the CG displayed on the screen is displayed. And the actual alert object that the vehicle is approaching. On the other hand, in the radar detector, a photograph (actual shooting alarm) including an actual alarm object approaching by the vehicle is displayed.

  However, because the conventional live-action alarm was a still image, the location of the photo including the speed measurement device does not always match the actual forward landscape that changes as the vehicle travels, and the vehicle measurement is anywhere in the forward landscape. It was difficult to identify whether there was a device.

  That is, the still image of the conventional live-action alarm is an image captured immediately before the alarm object in order to include the alarm object in the image. For example, even when the still image captured immediately before is displayed 1 km or 500 m before the alarm target, the still image does not match the front landscape. When the vehicle approaches just before the alarm object, the image of the still image matches the front landscape for the first time.

  In addition, since the live-action alarm for informing the control area, the inspection area, etc. was a photograph taken in a part of the area (for example, the center of the area), just looking at this photograph shows where the area is from. I couldn't determine the range.

  The snowplow driving warning system of Patent Document 2 is for confirming the level crossing position that is difficult to check in practice with the image of the level crossing taken when the visibility is good. It is assumed that the front landscape does not match.

Also, the crossing has a noticeable black and yellow appearance, and if it is an image of a frontal landscape taken from a snowplow moving on a track at low speed, it is easy to identify where the crossing is in this image it can.
However, the scenery in front of the vehicle includes roads, other vehicles, buildings, structures such as signs and street lamps, and the vehicle moves at a higher speed than the snowplow. For this reason, it is difficult to specify a speed measuring device that is not particularly conspicuous from the scenery in front of a moving vehicle.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and issues a warning by using a live-action moving image corresponding to a front landscape of a moving vehicle, and indicates the alarm object in the real-vehicle moving image in an easy-to-understand manner. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system, a program, an imaging device, and software that can easily identify an actual alarm object that is approaching.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the system according to the present invention is configured so that a vehicle is assigned a predetermined alarm object based on current vehicle position information and predetermined alarm object position information. When it is determined that the approaching state has been reached, there is provided a control means for causing the display means to display at least a live-action moving image that captures a landscape in the process of approaching the alarm target.

According to the above configuration, by displaying a live-action moving image in the process of approaching an actual alarm object and performing an alarm, the image of the live-action moving image is matched with the actual front landscape that changes as the vehicle travels. be able to. For example, when the alarm target is a speed measuring device, the user can easily specify the actual speed measuring device in the forward scenery by instructing the alarm target in the live-action video in an easy-to-understand manner. .
In addition, for example, when the alarm target is an area such as a control or an inspection, the user can display an actual area in the forward landscape by displaying a live-action video including a range from the start point to the end point of the area. It becomes possible to specify easily. According to such an in-vehicle electronic device of the present invention, it is easy for the user to specify an alarm target object, and it is possible to prompt the user to drive safely.

Here, the system of the present invention may be implemented in the form of an in-vehicle electronic device such as a radar detector or a car navigation system.
Furthermore, the system of the present invention mainly includes position information acquisition means, video data of a live-action video that captures a scene in the process of approaching an alarm object, display means of the real-time video, and control means that executes the control processing described above. Etc. can be realized.
Therefore, you may implement the system of this invention using hardware, such as a general purpose personal computer, a mobile telephone, a smart phone, and a portable game machine. In this case, software for operating these general-purpose portable terminals as the system of the present invention and video data of live-action moving pictures may be stored in a server and provided to the portable terminals via the Internet.

  In addition, the description of “actual moving image” in the present specification means a moving image obtained by capturing an actual landscape and a viewable image displayed on the display unit. In particular, even if it is not described as “video of a live-action video”, the “live-action video” means a video displayed on the display means. When referring to data instead of video, it is described as “video data of live-action video”.

(2) Preferably, positional information at the time of imaging is associated with the video data of the live-action video, and the control unit is configured to use the real-time video based on the position information of the vehicle and the position information of the video data. It is preferable to have a configuration for determining the timing for displaying the.
(3) More preferably, the control means may be configured to display the live-action moving image on the display means at a timing when the position information of the vehicle and the position information of the video data match.
(4) More preferably, the control means may be configured to display a live-action moving picture at a timing several to several tens of seconds before the current position information of the vehicle and the position information of the video data match.

  According to the above configuration, the optimal display timing of the live-action video can be determined based on the current vehicle position information and the position information when the live-action video is captured. It is possible to have an arbitrary correspondence with the landscape. In the above (1), whether or not the vehicle has approached the alarm object up to a predetermined distance is determined by, for example, the position information of the alarm object stored alone or the video data of (2) above. It is good also as a structure performed based on which of the associated positional information.

  For example, by displaying the live-action video at a timing when the current vehicle position information matches the position information at the time of shooting the live-action video, the video of the live-action video is displayed at the actual front landscape Can be matched. Thereafter, by synchronizing the playback speed of the live-action moving image with the vehicle speed, the user can easily identify the actual alarm target object by comparing the live-action moving image and the front landscape.

  In addition, for example, by displaying a live-action video at a timing several to several tens of seconds before the current vehicle position information matches the position information of the live-action video, a live-action video of a forward scene several seconds ahead of the current time Will be displayed. As a result, the user confirms the alarm object in the live-action video in advance, and then easily identifies the actual alarm object from the front landscape when the vehicle reaches the imaging point of the live-action video. Can do.

  Here, the video data of the live-action moving image in the present invention can be acquired using, for example, a dedicated imaging device in which a drive recorder is linked to a radar detector. That is, the radar detector stores the position information of the alarm target nationwide, and when the current vehicle position is in a predetermined approach relation to any one of the alarm target objects, an approach alarm is issued. The output is started and the output of the approach warning is stopped when the warning object is passed.

  On the other hand, the drive recorder is provided with buttons for starting and ending continuous recording. Therefore, a signal similar to pressing the start button is given to the drive recorder at the timing when the radar detector starts to output the approach alarm, and the drive recorder at the timing when the radar detector stops outputting the approach alarm. An imaging device is provided that gives the same signal as when the end button is pressed. By using the imaging device having such a configuration, if a warning object across the country is passed, it is possible to take a live-action moving image that extends from before the warning object passes through.

  In addition, the image captured by the drive recorder is recorded in association with vehicle position information, speed information, imaging time, and the like at the time of imaging. Using the dedicated imaging device having the above-described configuration, for example, an image and position information of 20 seconds before the arrival of the alarm target object and 10 seconds after the passage are automatically recorded, or passed from 1 km before the arrival of the alarm target object. It is possible to automatically record a video of 500 m later and position information, and acquire video data of live-action moving images respectively corresponding to alarm target objects nationwide.

(5) Preferably, the control means may be configured to synchronize the reproduction speed of the live-action moving image with the current vehicle speed based on vehicle speed information.

  According to the above configuration, by synchronizing the playback speed of the live-action video with the speed of the vehicle, it is possible to maintain a certain correspondence between the actual forward scenery and the live-action video according to the speed of the vehicle at the time of alarm It becomes. As a result, it is possible to display a live-action moving image at a playback speed corresponding to the speed of the vehicle at the time of alarm and a change in the speed of the vehicle, and it is possible to always provide an appropriate alarm.

(6) Preferably, the live-action moving image may include a landscape image that does not include the alarm object captured at a point before the alarm object passes.

  According to the above-described configuration, even when an approaching state in which the alarm object is not yet visible, for example, when a live-action video is displayed 1 km before and 500 m before the alarm target, Therefore, it is possible to easily understand the situation in which the vehicle is actually approaching the alarm object by watching a live-action moving image that does not include the alarm object.

(7) Preferably, the live-action moving image may be a series of images obtained by capturing a landscape from before the alarm object passes through to after the alarm object passes.

  According to the above configuration, the user can be notified of a series of live-action moving pictures from the start to the cancellation of the alarm. Here, since all of the alarms in the conventional radar detector described above are still images, only the still image before the passage of the alarm object is displayed, and the still image after the passage of the alarm object is displayed. There was no. For this reason, the alarm release timing was unclear. On the other hand, in the system of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the release of the alarm can be intuitively notified to the user by continuously displaying the video until after the alarm object passes.

(8) Preferably, the control unit displays a map on the display unit, and displays the live-action moving image on the map when the vehicle approaches the alarm target object up to a predetermined distance. It is good to make it.

  According to the above configuration, in a system such as a radar detector or a car navigation system, the position of the alarm target or the position of the vehicle is displayed on a map on the screen, and a live-action video alarm is displayed over the map. Is possible. Thereby, it is possible to objectively grasp the approach state between the vehicle and the alarm target object with the icon on the map while confirming the actual alarm target object with the live-action moving image.

(9) Preferably, the control unit may be configured to change a display area of the live-action moving image displayed on the map according to a distance from a vehicle to the alarm target.

According to the said structure, the approach state of a vehicle and an alarm target object can be alert | reported to a user with the display area of the live-action moving image displayed on a map. For example, when the vehicle and the alarm object are close to a predetermined distance, the live-action moving image is displayed with the smallest display area, and then the display area of the live-action moving image is increased as the vehicle and the alarm object are approached.
As a result, the approaching state between the vehicle and the alarm target can be relatively notified by the size of the live-action video, and the display area of the live-action video increases as the vehicle approaches the alarm target. It is easy to identify the alarm target inside. In addition, the display area of the live-action moving image increases as the vehicle approaches the alarm target, and a lot of information can be added to the live-action moving image.

(10) Preferably, an instruction display for visually specifying the alarm object included in the live-action moving image is added to the live-action moving image.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to easily identify an alarm object included in the front scene of the live-action moving image by the instruction display. The front scene of the live-action video includes structures such as roads, other vehicles, buildings, signs, street lamps, etc., and it is difficult to specify an alarm object such as a speed measuring device from such a front scene. The faster the vehicle speed, the more difficult it is to identify the alarm object in the live-action video. Therefore, by adding an instruction display in the live-action moving image, the user can identify the alarm object in the live-action moving image at a glance.

Here, the above-mentioned “indication display” includes a wide range of indications indicating an alarm target object in a live-action video, for example, an arrow indicating the alarm target object in the live-action video, a balloon including information on the alarm target object, It includes a wide range of displays such as coloring on the entire alarm object and lines tracing the outline of the alarm object.
Such an instruction display may be configured to be embedded in a video of a live-action video, for example, but may be configured to be drawn in front of the video. For example, information such as the coordinate position in the screen of the alarm target in the live-action video, the size of the indication display, and the direction of the indication display are recorded for each predetermined frame, and the video of the live-action video is based on these information An instruction display may be displayed on the front of the screen.

(11) Preferably, the configuration may be such that at least one of the position and the size of the indication display is changed following the alarm target included in the live-action moving image.

  According to the above configuration, the alarm object in the live-action video whose position and size change as the vehicle approaches the alarm object can be accurately pointed by the dynamic instruction display. It is possible to more easily identify the alarm object in the video. For example, at the start of an alarm when the distance from the vehicle to the alarm object is long, the alarm object that is projected small in the live-action video is indicated by a small arrow, and the alarm object is indicated by a large arrow as the vehicle approaches the alarm object. To point.

  In addition, since such dynamic instruction display performs an artificial operation according to the program in the live-action video, it is particularly noticeable even in the live-action video that naturally changes as the vehicle travels, and the user's attention is instantly displayed. Can be attracted.

(12) Preferably, when the alarm object included in the live-action moving picture includes a plurality of components, the instruction display may be added to each component of the alarm object.

According to the above configuration, when the alarm target is a speed measurement device, it is possible to indicate an important component contributing to speed measurement with an instruction display, and it is possible to call a user's attention and promote safe driving. Become.
For example, when the speed measuring device is a radar type, loop coil type, H system, or LH system, the position of the camera of these speed measuring devices is indicated by an arrow. When the speed measuring device is a loop coil type, LH system, the loop coil embedded in the pavement is traced with a line. This makes it possible for the user to intuitively understand the purpose and function of the speed measurement device, and to provide a more effective alarm, and also to call the user's attention after seeing the alarm by the live-action moving image to promote safe driving.

(13) Preferably, the same alarm object is associated with video data of a plurality of the live-action moving images captured at different times, and the control unit is configured to detect any of the images captured at different times based on current time information. The video data may be selected, and the live-action moving image may be displayed on the display means.
(14) More preferably, the same alarm object is associated with at least two types of live-action moving images captured during the daytime and at night, and the control means is configured to perform daytime or nighttime based on current time information. The video data may be selected to display the live-action moving image on the display means.

  According to the above-described configuration, the timing for alarming with a live-action video is associated with the shooting time of the real-action video displayed on the display unit, for example, the environmental conditions of the video of the live-action video and the actual forward scenery are matched. Or it can be approximated. Here, as the “different time” in the present invention, when the vehicle travels in the range displayed in the live-action moving image, the user feels that the forward scenery at the time of actual driving and the displayed actual vehicle moving image are different. Select “Time”.

  For example, a live-action video may be provided for each period having a certain range with little change in scenery, such as spring, summer, autumn, winter, month, day, hour, morning, noon, evening, and evening. According to such a speed measuring device of the present invention, for example, during the day when the vehicle is in a predetermined approaching state with the alarm target, the day is a live-action video, the evening is a real-time video, the night Then, it becomes possible to display a live-action moving image at night. However, the present invention is not limited to the case where the environmental conditions of the video of the live-action video and the actual front landscape are matched, for example, even when the live-action video of daytime with good visibility is displayed at night when the visibility is poor Alternatively, from the same viewpoint, a summer live-action video may be displayed in the snowy winter.

(15) Preferably, the video data of the photographed image captured at night is captured at night using night vision.

If the area around the alarm object is a dark place with few street lamps, the image of the alarm object itself and its surroundings cannot be captured in a live-action movie even if a normal camera is used to capture a night image. Therefore, as in the above configuration, if a night video is captured using night vision, the alarm object itself and the surrounding situation can be included in a live-action video so as to be visible.
As a result, while matching the environmental conditions between the live-action video and the actual front landscape, the night vision video of the live-action video can be viewed even in the dark place at night, even if the actual alarm object in the front landscape is difficult to see. It is possible to specify the actual position and range of the alarm object with reference.

(16) In order to achieve the above object, the program of the present invention is configured to cause a portable terminal to function as any of the above-described systems of the present invention.

  According to the program of the present invention, for example, it is downloaded to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a mobile game machine, and a computer mounted on the mobile terminal executes the control process of the control means described above, and the vehicle warns. When a predetermined approach state with the object is reached, a live-action moving image can be displayed on the display means of the portable terminal to function as the above-described system of the present invention. The image data of the live-action moving image may be stored in, for example, a storage unit built in the mobile terminal, or stored in a server on the Internet.

(17) In order to achieve the above object, an imaging apparatus of the present invention is an imaging apparatus for acquiring video data of a live-action moving image used in any one of the systems (1) to (15) described above. Storage means for storing the position information of the alarm object already installed, position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information of the vehicle, and imaging means capable of capturing a moving image of the scenery in front of the traveling vehicle , Based on the position information of the vehicle and the position information of the alarm object, when it is determined that the vehicle has reached a predetermined approach state to the alarm object, the imaging means starts moving image capturing, An image pickup control unit that causes the image pickup unit to finish moving image shooting when it is determined that the vehicle has passed the alarm target is provided.

(18) Preferably, a radar detector including the position information acquisition unit and the storage unit is combined with a drive recorder including the imaging unit, and the imaging control unit performs imaging start timing and imaging end timing of the drive recorder. It is good to have a configuration for controlling

(19) In order to achieve the above object, the software of the present invention displays the video data of the live-action moving image acquired by the above-described imaging device of (17) or (18) and the live-action moving image on the display means. And a program for causing a computer to realize the function to be performed.

(20) In order to achieve the above object, an imaging method of the present invention is an imaging method for acquiring video data of a live-action moving image used in any one of the systems (1) to (15) described above. The position information of the alarm object already installed is stored in the storage means, the position information acquisition means acquires the position information of the vehicle, and the imaging control means detects the position information of the vehicle and the position of the alarm object. Based on the information, the imaging means capable of capturing a moving image of the scenery in front of the traveling vehicle is controlled, and the imaging control means determines that the vehicle is in a predetermined approach state to the alarm object. In some cases, the imaging means starts moving image imaging, and when it is determined that the vehicle has passed the alarm target, the imaging means ends the moving image imaging.

(21) Preferably, a radar detector including the position information acquisition unit and the storage unit and a drive recorder including the imaging unit are combined, and the imaging start unit and the imaging end timing of the drive recorder are combined by the imaging control unit. It is good to control.

(22) In order to achieve the above object, the software of the present invention displays the video data of the live-action moving image acquired by the imaging device of (20) or (21) described above and the live-action moving image on the display means. And a program for causing a computer to realize the function to be performed.

The basic principle of the image capturing apparatus or image capturing method for acquiring video data of a live-action moving image has already been described by taking a combination of a radar detector and a drive recorder as an example.
According to the imaging apparatus or the imaging method of the present invention, it is possible to easily capture a live-action moving image from before the alarm object passes through to after the alarm object simply by passing through the already installed alarm object. As a result, it is possible to very easily acquire live-action moving images of a large number of alarm objects installed throughout the country, and it is possible to realize a system including abundant live-action video data.

  According to the system, program, imaging device, and software of the present invention, an alarm is performed using a live-action moving image corresponding to a forward scenery of a moving vehicle, and an alarm target in the actual vehicle moving image is indicated in an easy-to-understand manner. It is possible to easily identify the actual alarm object that the vehicle is approaching.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the radar detector which is suitable 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view of a radar detector, (b) is a side view of a radar detector. It is a block diagram of the radar detector of FIG. 1 shows an example of a display mode of the display unit of the radar detector of FIG. 1, (a) is a diagram showing a standby screen, (b) is a diagram showing a radar scope, and (c) is a display example of a GPS alarm. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the alarm screen in the radar wave alarm function of the radar detector of FIG. FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams schematically illustrating an example of a display image of a live-action moving image, in which FIG. 5A is an image before approaching an alarm target object, FIG. 5 (c) is an image after passing through the alarm object. FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams schematically illustrating another example of a display image of a live-action moving image, in which FIG. 6A is an image before approaching the alarm target object, and FIG. is there. FIG. 7A is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a display image according to the second embodiment, in which FIG. 7A is an image immediately after it is determined that an alarm object is approached, and FIG. An image before approaching the object, FIG. 7C is an image when approaching the alarm object.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited thereby.

[First Embodiment of System]
1 and 2 show the configuration of a radar detector according to the first embodiment suitable as a system of the present invention. The radar detector is usually mounted on the dashboard. This radar detector is usually fixed by sticking the bottom surface of the plate 33b of the pedestal 33 on the dashboard. A ball joint receiving portion 33a is provided on the upper portion of the pedestal 33, and the ball portion provided at the lower end portion of the column portion 31 extending downward from the bottom surface of the case body 1 is inserted into the ball joint receiving portion 33a, and the ball portion is inserted. It can be held at an arbitrary angle and posture within the movable range.

  The pedestal 33 is provided with a spherical concave portion at a predetermined position on the upper surface thereof, and the pedestal 33 is made of a material that can be elastically deformed such as rubber and has an appropriate friction coefficient. The outer diameter of the ball portion and the inner diameter of the recess are set to be approximately equal. As a result, in a state where the ball portion has entered the recess, the outer shape of the ball portion and the inner shape of the recess substantially coincide, and the ball portion can rotate and move in any direction along the spherical surface. And while making both diameters substantially correspond and giving an appropriate friction coefficient to the inner shape of the recess, the ball part can be held at an arbitrary angle and posture.

  Furthermore, since the pedestal 33 can be elastically deformed, if the case body 1 is urged upward in the state shown in FIG. 1B while holding the pedestal 33, the diameter of the opening of the concave portion increases and the ball The part can be detached from the recess. On the other hand, when the pedestal 33 and the ball part are separated, if the ball part is pressed against the opening of the recess and urged to be pushed toward the pedestal 33 in that state, the opening is caused by the elastic deformation of the recess. The part once expands and the ball part is accommodated in the recess.

  Thereafter, the shape of the recess is restored to the original by the elastic restoring force of the pedestal 33, and the ball portion is prevented from being easily detached from the recess. Further, one surface of an adhesive member such as an adhesive sheet, a double-sided adhesive tape, or a hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the bottom surface of the pedestal 33, and the other surface of the adhesive member is attached to a predetermined position in the vehicle interior such as a dashboard. Thereby, the base 33 is fixed to the predetermined position in the vehicle interior.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the radar detector has a solar panel 2 and a switch unit 3 disposed on the upper surface of the case body 1 and is disposed on the front side of the case body 1 (frontward of the vehicle). The microwave receiver 4 for detecting the microwave in the frequency band emitted from the speed measuring device is disposed inside the side (the windshield side). On the other hand, a display unit 5, an alarm lamp 6, an infrared communication device 7, and a remote control receiver 16 are arranged on the rear side of the case body 1 (the side arranged on the rear side of the vehicle (user side (driver side)).

  A GPS receiver 8 is disposed inside the upper surface of the case body 1. Further, the adapter jack 9 is disposed on one side surface of the case body 1, and the power switch 10 and the DC jack 21 are disposed on the other side surface. A battery (not shown) is provided inside the bottom surface of the case body, and the battery is charged with power supplied from the solar panel 2 and the DC jack 21 to supply power to each part. A speaker 20 is also built in the case body 1.

  In the present embodiment, the display unit 5 is a 2.4 inch small color dot matrix liquid crystal display having a backlight, and the rear side of the case body 1 (the side disposed on the rear side of the vehicle (user side (driver side)) The height H on the rear side of the case body 1 on which the display unit 5 is mounted is larger than the height H0 of the other parts.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the infrared communication device 7 transmits and receives data to and from a communication device incorporating an infrared communication device such as a mobile phone 12. The adapter jack 9 is a terminal for connecting the memory card reader 13. By connecting the memory card reader 13 to the adapter jack 9, the data stored in the memory card 14 attached to the memory card reader 13 can be taken into the interior, or the scenery of the process of approaching the position information and the alarm target can be viewed. The contents of the memory 19 of the database 19 or the control unit 18 storing the video data of the captured live-action moving image can be written to the memory card 14.

  Specifically, when the data stored in the memory card 14 includes update information such as information on a new alarm target (position information including longitude and latitude, type information, etc.), the update information is sent to the control unit 18. Is stored (downloaded) in the database 19 built in the radar detector, and the data in the database 19 is updated. The function of the memory card reader 13 may be configured to be built in the main body case 1.

  The database 19 is a nonvolatile memory (for example, EEPROM) in the microcomputer of the control unit 18 or externally attached to the microcomputer. Information relating to a certain alarm object is registered in the database 19 at the time of shipment, and data and the like regarding the alarm object added thereafter can be updated as described above. Data update can also be performed via the infrared communication device 7. The DC jack 21 is for connecting a cigar plug cord (not shown), and is connected to a cigar socket of the vehicle via the cigar plug cord so that power can be supplied.

  The wireless receiver 15 receives incoming radio waves having a predetermined frequency. The remote controller receiver 16 performs data communication with a remote controller (portable device: slave device) 17 by infrared rays and performs various settings for the apparatus. The switch unit 3 is also connected to the control unit 18 (not shown) so that the same setting as the remote controller 17 can be performed. The remote controller 17 includes a standby switch button, a setting button, a selection button, a cancel button, a determination button, a reset button, and up / down / left / right cross buttons.

  In addition, the radar detector of the present embodiment has an OBD-II (II is the Roman numeral “2” mounted on the vehicle as shown in FIG. 2, and “OBD-II” is hereinafter referred to as “OBD2”. ) A connection cable 22 to be connected to the connector is provided, and a connector terminal 23 that can be detachably attached to the OBD2 connector of the vehicle is attached to the tip of the connection cable 22. The OBD2 connector is also referred to as a failure diagnosis connector, and is connected to the ECU of the vehicle to output various vehicle information.

  Furthermore, the other end of the connection cable 22 is provided with a connector terminal 25 for connection to a socket port 24 provided on the side surface of the case body 1 of the radar detector. The connection cable 22 is also connected to the radar detector. It is designed to be removable. Of course, the connection cable 22 may be directly connected to the radar detector.

  Therefore, by connecting the connector terminal 23 attached to the connection cable 22 and the OBD2 connector on the vehicle main body side, the control unit 18 acquires various types of vehicle information every second. This vehicle information includes vehicle speed, engine speed, engine load factor, throttle opening, fuel flow rate, instantaneous fuel consumption, intake air amount (MAF), injection opening time, remaining fuel amount, accelerator opening, turn signal information (left and right) There are blinker operation (ON / OFF), steering wheel rotation steering angle information, and the like. The radar detector of the present embodiment includes a vehicle information display function that displays vehicle information acquired from the vehicle via the OBD2 connector as described above as a vehicle information display screen. The vehicle information display screen is a screen that mainly displays the engine load factor. For example, in the vehicle information, in addition to the current value of the engine load factor, the current value of the throttle opening, the fuel flow rate, the instantaneous fuel consumption, and the present radar detection are displayed. The average fuel consumption, which is the average value of instantaneous fuel consumption acquired every second from the time when the machine is mounted on the vehicle to the present, is displayed, and the display mode is changed according to the engine load factor.

  The control unit 18 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a nonvolatile memory, an I / O, and the like. The control unit 18 executes predetermined processing based on information input from the various input devices, and A predetermined alarm / message or information is output using the output device.

  The functions of the radar detector according to the present embodiment are realized by being stored in the EEPROM of the control unit 18 as a program executed by the computer included in the control unit 18 and executed by the computer included in the control unit 18.

  Functions realized by the computer by the program of the control unit 18 include a GPS log function, a standby screen display function, a radar scope display function, a GPS alarm function, a radar wave alarm function, a wireless alarm function, the vehicle information display function described above, and There is a live-action moving image display function which is the most prominent feature of the radar detector of this embodiment.

  The GPS log function is a function in which the control unit 18 stores the current position detected by the GPS receiver 8 every second in association with the detected time and speed (vehicle speed) in the nonvolatile memory database 19 as a position history. is there. This position history is recorded in the NMEA format, for example.

The standby screen display function is a function for displaying the speed, latitude, longitude, and altitude of the vehicle detected by the GPS receiver 8 on the display unit 5 as shown in FIG.
In the radar scope display function, as shown in FIG. 3B, alarm objects within a predetermined range (for example, within a range of about 1 km) from the current position detected by the GPS receiver 8 are stored in the database 19. This is a function of searching based on the position information and displaying the relative positional relationship between the vehicle position and the position of the alarm object on the display unit 5. In FIG. 3B, “W” on the left side indicates the west, “E” on the right side indicates the east, and “N” on the upper side indicates the north direction, and the horizontal line connecting “W” and “E” and “N” The icon at the intersection with the vertical line extending downward from "" indicates the vehicle position. Further, icons having characters such as “L”, “RD”, “P”, and “N” indicate the type and position of the alarm object.

  When pressing of a standby switching button provided on the remote controller 17 is detected during execution of the standby screen display function as shown in FIG. 3A, the radar scope display function is switched to as shown in FIG. Further, when pressing of the standby switch button provided on the remote controller 17 is detected during execution of the radar scope display function, processing for switching to the vehicle information display function is performed. Further, when pressing of the standby switch button provided on the remote controller 17 is detected during execution of the vehicle information display function, processing for switching to the standby screen display function is performed.

  The control unit 18 performs a GPS alarm function according to an event that occurs during execution of a standby screen display function, a radar scope display function, and a vehicle information display function (hereinafter, these functions are collectively referred to as a standby function). Then, a process for realizing each function such as a radar wave alarm function and a radio alarm function is executed, and when the process of the function is completed, the process returns to the process of the original standby function. From the highest priority of each function, the radar wave warning function, radio alarm function, and GPS alarm function are set in this order. When the GPS video alarm function is realized, the live-action moving image display function executes processing that is realized as a part of or in connection with the GPS alarm function. When the process ends, the process returns to the GPS alarm function process or the original standby function process.

  The GPS alarm function is a process executed at predetermined time intervals (1 second intervals) by an event from a timer included in the control unit 18, and is detected by the latitude and longitude of the alarm object stored in the database 19 and the GPS receiver 8. The distance between the current position is obtained from the latitude and longitude of the current position, and when the obtained distance reaches a predetermined approach distance (for example, within 500 m), a GPS alarm display as shown in FIG. This is a process of outputting an approach warning sound indicating that from the speaker 20.

The alarm object is a snooze driving accident point, radar, H system, LH system, speed limit switching point, control area, inspection area, parking monitoring area, N system, traffic monitoring system, intersection monitoring point, signal ignore suppression system, Police station, police box, accident-prone area, frequent on-vehicle area, sudden / continuous curve (highway), branch / junction point (highway), ETC lane advance guidance (highway), service area (highway), parking Area (highway), highway oasis (highway), smart interchange (highway), PA / SA petrol station (highway), tunnel (highway), highway radio reception area (highway), prefectural border notice, road There are station and viewpoint parking. The database 19 stores the type information of the alarm target object and the latitude / longitude information indicating the position thereof, the schematic diagram displayed on the display unit 5, the video data of the live-action moving image, and the audio data in association with each other.

  The radar wave warning function is used when the microwave receiver 4 detects a signal corresponding to a microwave in a frequency band emitted from a velocity measuring device (mobile radar or the like (hereinafter simply referred to as “radar”)). This is an alarm function for displaying an alarm screen on the display unit 5 and outputting an alarm sound from the speaker 20. For example, when microwaves in the microwave frequency band emitted by the radar are detected by the microwave receiver 4, as shown in FIG. 4, a schematic diagram or a photograph of the radar stored in the database 19 is displayed on the display unit 5. While being displayed as an alarm screen, the voice data stored in the database 19 is read out and a voice “Radar. Speed attention” is output from the speaker 20. During sound output, the alarm lamp 6 is turned on.

  The wireless alarm function is a function for issuing an alarm so that the wireless receiver 15 does not interfere with traveling or the like when a radio wave emitted by an emergency vehicle or the like is received. In the radio alarm function, the control radio, car radio, digital radio, special radio, police radio, police phone, police activity radio, wrecker radio, heli tele radio, fire helicopter radio, fire fight radio, emergency radio, expressway radio , Scan the frequency of the security radio, etc., and when the radio is received at the scanned frequency, a schematic diagram showing that the radio corresponding to the frequency stored in the database 19 for each radio type is received as an alarm screen While displaying on the display part 5, the audio | voice data memorize | stored for every radio | wireless classification in the database 19 are read, and the alarm sound which shows the radio | wireless classification from the speaker 20 is output. For example, when a control radio is received, a voice is output like “control radio. Speed attention”. During sound output, the alarm lamp 6 is turned on.

  The live-action moving image display function calculates the distance between the latitude and longitude of the alarm target stored in the database 19 and the latitude and longitude of the current position detected by the GPS receiver 8 by the GPS alarm function. This is a function for causing the display unit 5 to display a live-action moving image that captures a landscape in the process of approaching the alarm object when the distance (for example, within 500 m) is reached. In this case, as in the prior art, a GPS warning display as shown in FIG. 3C is displayed on the display unit 5 and an approach warning sound indicating the fact is output from the speaker 20, and then the display of the live-action moving image is started. Alternatively, the display of the live-action moving image may be started without displaying the screen of FIG. This selection may be set in advance by the switch unit 3 or the remote controller 17. The start determination of the display of the live-action moving image is performed by the same process as that of the conventional determination of the GPS alarm display, and the control unit 18 sequentially determines the video data from the database 19 when the alarm object is determined to be a predetermined proximity distance. Is transmitted to the display unit 5.

  The video data stored in the database 19 is acquired by an imaging apparatus according to the present invention described later. Further, the position information at the time of imaging is associated with the video data of the live-action moving image, and the control unit 18 determines the timing for displaying the live-action moving image based on the position information of the vehicle and the position information of the video data. Specifically, a live-action moving image is displayed on the display unit 5 at a timing when the position information of the vehicle and the position information of the video data match. For example, the control unit 18 may be configured to synchronize the reproduction speed of the live-action moving image with the current vehicle speed based on the vehicle speed information.

  By synchronizing the playback speed of the live-action video with the speed of the vehicle, it is possible to maintain a certain correspondence between the actual forward scenery and the live-action video according to the speed of the vehicle at the time of alarm. As a result, it is possible to display a live-action moving image at a playback speed corresponding to the speed of the vehicle at the time of alarm and a change in the speed of the vehicle, and it is possible to always provide an appropriate alarm.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a display image of a live-action moving image, in which FIG. 5A is an image before approaching the alarm target object, and FIG. FIG. 5C shows an image after passing through the alarm object. When an approaching distance (for example, within 500 m) is reached to the H system 40 that is an alarm object, the display of the live-action moving image is started as shown in FIG. 5A, and as shown in FIG. A series of images until passing is displayed as shown in 5 (c). The user can recognize the actual alarm object more clearly by visually recognizing the same image as the actual landscape on the display unit 5 from before passing through the alarm object. The upper right of the display screen indicates the current time.

  Since the display of the live-action video is started, the user can recognize that the alarm object is approaching, but in this embodiment, for visually identifying the alarm object included in the live-action video An example in which an instruction display is added and the instruction display is an arrow 41 is shown. The arrow 41 is configured to follow and change the size of the alarm object included in the live-action video, and when the alarm is started when the distance from the vehicle to the alarm target is far, the alarm that is projected small in the live-action video The object is indicated by a small arrow, and the alarm object is indicated by a large arrow as the vehicle approaches the alarm object. This makes it possible to more easily identify the alarm object in the live-action moving image whose position and size change.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing another embodiment of a display image of a live-action moving image, where FIG. 6 (a) is an image before approaching the alarm object, and FIG. 6 (b) is proximity to the alarm object. It is an image of time. In FIG. 6, instruction display is performed in an enclosure 42, and a notation unit 43 that displays the contents of the alarm target is added. The size of the enclosure 42 is changed following the alarm target. In addition, a comment indicating that the alarm object has passed may be displayed on the display image of the live-action moving image when passing through the alarm object.

  According to the above configuration, when the alarm target is a speed measuring device as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, it is possible to indicate an important component contributing to the speed measurement with the instruction display, and to pay attention to the user. It can be urged to encourage safe driving. In addition, since such dynamic instruction display performs an artificial operation according to the program in the live-action video, it is particularly noticeable even in the live-action video that naturally changes as the vehicle travels, and the user's attention is instantly displayed. Can be attracted.

[Second Embodiment of System]
Next, a second embodiment of the system according to the present invention will be described. The system of the present embodiment is a radar detector having a basic configuration similar to that of the first embodiment, and among the functions realized by the computer by the program of the control unit 18, only the live-action moving image display function is the first. It is different from the embodiment.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the display image in the present embodiment. FIG. 7A is an image immediately after it is determined that the alarm object is approached, and FIG. An image before approaching the alarm object, FIG. 7C is an image when approaching the alarm object. As shown in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, the control unit 18 displays a map 50 on the display unit 5, and the vehicle approaches a predetermined distance (for example, 1 km) to the H system 40 that is an alarm target. In some cases, a live-action moving image 51 is displayed on the map 50 in an overlapping manner. Furthermore, the display area of the live-action moving image 51 displayed on the map 50 is changed according to the distance from the vehicle to the H system 40 that is an alarm target. Similarly to FIG. 5, in the live-action moving image 51, the arrow 41 is used as an instruction display, and the size is changed following the alarm target included in the live-action moving image 51. Specifically, when the vehicle and the alarm object are close to a predetermined distance, the live-action moving image 51 is displayed with the smallest display area as shown in FIG. The display area of the live-action moving image 51 is increased as approaching. The upper right of the map screen indicates the current time.

  Further, in FIG. 7, the position 52 of the H system 40 and the position 53 of the vehicle, which are the objects to be alarmed, can be displayed on the map 50, and the alarm by the live-action moving image 51 can be displayed on the map 50. It becomes. As a result, it is possible to objectively grasp the approaching state between the vehicle and the alarm object with the icon indicating the position on the map 50 while confirming the H system 40 that is the actual alarm object with the live-action moving image 51. .

  As a result, the approaching state between the vehicle and the alarm target can be relatively notified by the size of the live-action video 51, and the display area of the live-action video 51 increases as the vehicle approaches the alarm target. It is easy to specify the alarm target in the live-action video 51. In addition, the display area of the live-action moving image 51 increases as the vehicle approaches the alarm target, and a lot of information can be added to the live-action moving image. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the contents of the alarm object can be displayed, and the distance between the vehicle and the alarm object can be displayed. These pieces of information may be displayed in the map 50 outside the live-action moving image 51 together with other travel information such as speed. 7 (a), (b), and (c), the screen of the map 50 is fixed, but the map is changed so that the current position is always a constant position on the display screen. Also good. Moreover, in the system of this embodiment, a map screen may be displayed as a standby screen display function, and a vehicle position, speed, etc. may be displayed there.

[Embodiment of Imaging Device]
Next, an embodiment of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention will be described. The video data of the live-action moving image used in the system of the above embodiment can be acquired by the imaging apparatus of the present embodiment. The imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a storage unit that stores position information of an alarm object that has already been installed, a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle, and a moving image capturing of a landscape in front of the traveling vehicle. When it is determined that the vehicle has reached a predetermined approaching state to the alarm object based on the image pickup means capable of detecting the position of the vehicle and the position information of the alarm object, the image pickup means starts moving image imaging, An imaging control unit is provided that causes the imaging unit to end moving image imaging when it is determined that the vehicle has passed the alarm target.

  Specifically, a radar detector including a position information acquisition unit and a storage unit is combined with a drive recorder including an imaging camera as an imaging unit, and the imaging start timing and the imaging end timing of the drive recorder are controlled by the imaging control unit. The configuration is as follows. For example, the imaging control unit causes the imaging camera to start moving image capturing when it is determined that the vehicle is in a predetermined approach state to the alarm object, and when it is determined that the vehicle has passed the alarm object, the imaging unit To finish moving image capturing.

  The drive recorder is provided with buttons for starting and ending continuous recording. Therefore, a signal similar to pressing the start button is given to the drive recorder at the timing when the radar detector starts to output the approach alarm, and the drive recorder at the timing when the radar detector stops outputting the approach alarm. An image pickup control means is realized by giving a signal similar to that for pressing the end button. By using such an imaging apparatus of the present embodiment and passing an alarm target nationwide, it is possible to easily capture a live-action moving picture that extends from before the alarm object passes through after the alarm object passes.

  The video captured by the drive recorder is recorded in association with vehicle position information, speed information, imaging time, and the like at the time of imaging. Using the imaging apparatus of the present embodiment, for example, an image and position information of 20 seconds before passing the alarm target object and 10 seconds after passing are automatically recorded, or 1 km before reaching the alarm target object and 500 m after passing. Video and position information are automatically recorded, and abundant live-action video data corresponding to each alarm target in the country can be acquired.

[Modification of System Embodiment]
The present invention is not limited to the description of the embodiment of the present invention described above, and various modifications are possible. For example, the system of the present invention may be implemented as follows.

(1) The control unit 18 may be configured to display the live-action moving image at a timing several to several tens of seconds before the current vehicle position information and the position information of the video data of the live-action moving image match. In this case, the optimal display timing of the live-action video can be determined based on the current vehicle position information and the position information at the time of shooting the live-action video. It is possible to have an arbitrary correspondence between them.

(2) When an instruction display for visually identifying an alarm object included in a live-action video is added, it is indicated by a balloon including information on the alarm object, coloring of the entire alarm object, the alarm object If the speed measuring device is a loop coil type or LH system, it is possible to trace the loop coil embedded in the pavement with a line.

(3) The same alarm object may be stored in association with video data of a plurality of live-action moving images captured at different times. In this case, the control unit 18 selects one video data from a plurality of video data captured at different times, and displays a live-action moving image based on the selected video data on the display unit 5.

  For example, the above different time periods are set to two types, daytime and nighttime, and the two types of live-action moving images are associated with the same alarm object, and the control unit 18 performs daytime based on the current time information. Alternatively, any video data at night may be selected, and the live-action moving image may be displayed on the display unit 5.

  In addition, as the above different periods, each live-action photo is taken corresponding to each period with a little change in scenery such as spring, summer, autumn, winter, month, day, hour, morning, noon, evening, and evening. You may have a video. For example, a live-action video of the same season or month as the season or month-day, a live-action video during the day during the day, or an evening photo during the evening. A moving image and a night-time moving image are displayed at night. However, it is not always necessary to match the environmental conditions of the live-action video image with the actual forward scenery.To recognize the alarm object more clearly, the real-time video with good visibility at night with poor visibility It is also possible to display, and to display a live-action video of summer in the snowy winter.

  Video data of a real image captured at night is obtained by imaging at night using night vision in an imaging device. As a result, even if the area around the alarm object is a dark place with few street lamps, it is possible to acquire video data of a live-action moving image in which the alarm object itself and the surrounding situation can be visually recognized. Therefore, while matching the environmental conditions of the live-action video and the actual front scenery, even if it is difficult to see the actual alarm object in the front scenery in the dark at night, refer to the night vision video of the live-action video. Thus, the position and range of the actual alarm object can be specified.

  Although the system according to the present embodiment has been described as an example of a radar detector, it can be implemented as a function of various electronic devices. For example, you may incorporate as a function of a navigation apparatus, a drive recorder, and a car audio. Further, the control unit 18 may be provided with a function for setting the priority order of each function or alarm based on an instruction from the remote controller 17 or the like, and each process of the control unit 18 may be performed based on the set priority order. .

  The program stored on the EEPROM of the control unit 18 is downloaded to a portable terminal such as a general-purpose personal computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a portable game machine, and the control process of the control unit 18 is performed on the computer mounted on the portable terminal. When the vehicle is in a predetermined approach state with the alarm object, a live-action moving image may be displayed on the display means of the portable terminal. In this case, the image data of the live-action moving image may be stored in a storage unit built in the mobile terminal. Further, it may be stored in a server on the Internet.

  In the system according to the present embodiment, only the program for realizing the computer of the control unit 18 is provided. However, the program may be distributed and processed in a plurality of computers.

  The system of the present invention can be used as a vehicle information system that gives predetermined information to a driver of a vehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 2 Solar panel 3 Switch part 4 Microwave receiver 5 Display part 6 Alarm lamp 7 Infrared communication device 8 GPS receiver 9 Adapter jack 10 Power switch 11 Imaging device 12 Mobile phone 13 Memory card reader 14 Memory card 15 Wireless reception Device 16 remote control receiver 17 remote control 18 control unit 19 database 20 speaker 21 DC jack 22 connection cable 23 connector terminal 40 H system 41 arrow 42 enclosure 43 notation unit 50 map 51 live-action video 52, 53 position

Claims (5)

  Display the map on the display means,
  Based on the current vehicle position information and predetermined position information of a predetermined alarm object, when it is determined that the vehicle has reached a predetermined approach state to the alarm object, at least the alarm object A control means for reproducing and displaying a live-action moving image obtained by capturing the approaching landscape on the map;
  The control means changes a display area of a live-action moving image being reproduced and displayed on the map according to a distance from a vehicle to the alarm target object.
  A system characterized by   The system according to claim 1, wherein the live-action moving image is a series of images obtained by capturing a landscape from before the alarm object passes through to after the alarm object passes.   An instruction display for visually identifying the alarm target included in the live-action video is added to the live-action video,
  The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of a position or a size of the instruction display is changed following the alarm target included in the live-action moving image.   The system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the video data of the photographed image is captured at night using night vision.   A program for causing a computer to function as the system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.