KR101484457B1 - Portable blackbox apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, including a peripheral situation information collecting unit for collecting peripheral condition information of a person to be protected, a communication module for providing a communication interface through a communication network and peripheral status information collected by the peripheral situation information collecting unit, And a main control unit for transmitting the control signal to one or more of the plurality of control units.

Description

PORTABLE BLACKBOX APPARATUS [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable black box device, and more particularly, to a portable black box device that collects information on the surroundings of a person to be protected and provides the collected information to at least one of an institutional server and a guardian terminal in real time.

Recently, protection technologies for children, the disabled, women and the elderly are becoming important research fields due to the increase of violent crime and violent crime such as kidnapping, murder, sexual harassment. Also, researches on various security devices for crime prevention are actively conducted.

In recent years, technology has been explored to prevent crime risks from being exposed through location tracking technology for protected persons, and to provide a preconditioning effect for criminals.

As a background art related to the present invention, there is a 'system for notifying an emergency through a cellular phone' of Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0050265 (2012.05.18).

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable black box device that collects information on the surroundings of a person to be protected and provides the information to at least one of an institutional server and a guardian terminal in real time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a crime prevention effect to a perpetrator, such as a police officer, by recognizing that the current situation is being recorded.

It is another object of the present invention to provide environment information to an institution server and a guardian terminal in real time so that a guardian can recognize a situation occurring to a protected person in real time.

It is another object of the present invention to enable the elderly who are living alone to understand the situation of the elderly or the like in need of protection in real time, thereby making it easier to protect the elderly living alone.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable black box device comprising: a peripheral situation information collecting unit for collecting peripheral condition information of a protection target; A communication module for providing a communication interface through a communication network; And a main control unit for transmitting the peripheral situation information collected by the peripheral situation information collecting unit to at least one of an institution server and a guardian terminal through the communication module.

The peripheral situation information collecting unit of the present invention includes a photographing unit for photographing the periphery of the person to be protected; A voice input unit for inputting a surrounding voice of a person to be protected; And a position information collecting unit for collecting position information of the object to be protected.

The present invention is further characterized by a peripheral status information storage unit for storing the peripheral status information.

The main control unit of the present invention is characterized in that the protection target information about the protection target is transmitted to at least one of the institution server and the guardian terminal.

The protected person information of the present invention is characterized in that it includes at least one of a name, an address of the person to be protected, and a photograph of the person to be protected.

The present invention further includes a shock sensor for detecting an impact, wherein, if the amount of impact detected by the impact sensor is equal to or greater than a reference value, the main control unit transmits, via the communication module, To the mobile station.

The present invention further includes an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration when the acceleration sensed by the acceleration sensor is equal to or greater than an acceleration reference value, And transmits the information.

The present invention is characterized by further comprising a voice output unit for outputting a voice informing an immediate person of an emergency.

The present invention relates to a battery pack comprising: a main battery for supplying a main power; An auxiliary battery for supplying auxiliary power; And a power control unit for supplying auxiliary power of the auxiliary battery when the main battery is detached.

The main control unit of the present invention transmits rescue request information to at least one of the institution server and the guardian terminal through the communication module using the auxiliary power when the main battery is detached.

The present invention collects information on the surroundings of the protected object and provides it to the institution server or the protector terminal in real time.

In addition, since the present invention is carried directly by a person to be protected, various crimes such as school crime, school violence, sexual assault, kidnapping, etc., which may occur in a dead zone without closed circuit television (CCTV) are prevented.

In addition, the present invention allows the other party to be aware of the fact that the current situation is being recorded so that the crime prevention effect can be obtained.

In addition, the present invention provides real-time context information to at least one of an institution server and a guardian terminal so that a guardian can recognize a situation occurring to a protected person in real time.

In addition, the present invention makes it possible to grasp the situation of an elderly man who is in need of protection, such as an elderly living alone, in real time to facilitate protection and observation of the elderly living alone.

1 is a service flowchart of a portable black box apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a portable black box device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary operation of a portable black box device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a portable black box device operation process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of detaching a main battery of a portable black box device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a portable black box device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and these may vary depending on the intention or custom of the person to be protected, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a service flowchart of a portable black box apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable black box device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is detachably attached to clothes or bags of a person to be protected, and may be manufactured in various forms.

To this end, a detachable device (not shown), which is installed in a housing (not shown) of the portable black box device 10 and detachably attached to a clothes or a bag, may be separately provided. By using the detachable device, The portable black box device 10 can be easily installed.

The portable black box device 10 collects moving picture, voice, and position information on the surrounding situation so as to recognize the surrounding situation and the current location of the protected person, and transmits the surrounding state information to the institution server 30 And transmits it to any one or more of the guardian terminals 40 in real time.

Particularly, as described above, the portable black box device 10 can carry various kinds of crimes such as school violence, sexual violence, kidnapping, etc., which may occur in a blind spot without closed circuit television (CCTV) .

The caregiver terminal 40 may employ various portable terminals such as a smart phone. In particular, an application for installing and operating various functions of the portable black box device 10 is mounted on the smart phone. Therefore, the person to be protected can execute the application, set various functions of the portable black box device 10, and download and store the peripheral information acquired by the portable black box device 10. [

Here, the functions set through the application may include video recording, voice recording, location information provision, terminal information of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40, and the like. In this case, a plurality of terminal information stored through the institution server 30 and the caregiver terminal 40 may be set. Accordingly, the portable black box device 10 can transmit the peripheral situation information to the plurality of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40. [

The institution server 30 corresponds to a device provided in a social welfare institution that protects and manages a police agency, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), an elderly person living alone, And stores and outputs the peripheral situation information transmitted from the box device (10).

In addition, when the rescue request information is received from the portable black box device 10, the institution server 30 transmits the protection target information and the surrounding situation information to the corresponding management institution or a terminal of the person in charge of the service, To be provided.

For example, the police server may send a dispatch request message (not shown) to a patrol terminal, such as a police patroling a zone where the current position of the protected person is located, or a worker who manages field safety, Can be transmitted.

In addition, the information on the person to be protected includes at least one of the name, the address of the person to be protected, and the photograph of the person to be protected, and the police or the worker who has come to the site through the information of the person to be protected can immediately recognize the person have.

The guardian terminal 40 is a portable terminal of a guardian of a person to be protected, and may include various multimedia terminals for reproducing voice calls, moving pictures, etc., and various portable terminals capable of visually providing location information. The guardian terminal 40 may include various portable terminals such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) as well as a general smart phone.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a portable black box device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a person to be protected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a portable black box device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a power key 11, an impact sensor 12, a surrounding situation information collection unit 14, a surrounding situation information storage unit 15 A communication module 16, a main control unit 17, an audio output unit 18, a main battery 191, an auxiliary battery 192, and a power control unit 193.

The power key 11 allows the main power of the main battery 191 to be supplied to the portable black box device 10 so that the portable black box device 10 can operate.

The impact sensor 12 senses the amount of impact directly applied to the portable black box device 10. The impact sensor 12 enables the attacker to determine whether the person to be protected is physically or physically impacted.

The acceleration sensor 13 senses the movement of the subject to be protected, such as when the subject falls or falls. The acceleration sensor 13 can detect the falling or falling of the elderly person or a person who is uncomfortable to the body such as the elderly living alone or the person who is uncomfortable to the body.

The peripheral situation information collecting unit 14 collects various peripheral situation information related to the person to be protected and is provided with a photographing unit 141 for photographing the periphery of the person to be protected, a voice input unit 142 for receiving the surrounding voice, And a location information collecting unit 143 for collecting the current location of the terminal.

The photographing section 141 photographs the surroundings of the person to be protected such as forward, backward, or lateral direction of the person to be protected. The photographing unit 141 is installed in the portable black box apparatus 10 so as to be detachable and attachable to the portable black box apparatus 10. The photographing unit 141 is mounted on the portable black box apparatus 10, So that the photographing direction can be adjusted.

The voice input unit 142 converts the voice around the person to be protected into an electrical signal.

The position information collecting unit 143 collects position information of the person to be protected, and may be a Global Positioning System (GPS) module. The GPS module receives position information from a plurality of satellites. Here, the position information includes coordinate information and velocity information expressed by latitude and longitude.

The surrounding situation information storage unit 15 stores the surrounding situation information collected by the surrounding situation information collection unit 14. [ The surrounding situation information storage unit 15 stores the surrounding situation information by a first-in first-out method in which the stored surrounding condition information is first deleted from the stored surrounding condition information when the storage capacity is exceeded, and then the collected surrounding condition information is stored.

The communication module 16 provides a communication interface with the institution server 30 and the portable terminal, for example, the protection target terminal 20 or the guardian terminal 40 via the communication network. The communication module 16 wirelessly communicates with the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40 through the mobile communication network and performs near field wireless communication with the guardian terminal 20. In this case, Bluetooth, Infrared Data Association (IrDA), or the like may be employed as a short-range wireless communication technology.

The voice output unit 18 outputs voice to inform other persons nearby that the emergency situation is occurring. Whether or not the emergency situation is detected is determined by the magnitude of the impact amount detected by the impact sensor 12, the magnitude of the acceleration sensed by the acceleration sensor 13, whether or not the main battery 191 is detached, and the like. This will be described later with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG.

The main control unit 17 generally controls the portable black box device 10. When the power is inputted from the main battery 191 through the power key 11, the peripheral control unit 17 controls the peripheral situation information collecting unit 14 Collect the surrounding situation information. In this case, the photographing section 141 photographs the vicinity of the protected object, the voice input section 142 receives the voice, and the position information collecting section 143 collects the position information of the object to be protected.

The main control unit 17 receives the surrounding situation information from the surrounding situation information collecting unit 14 and transmits the surrounding situation information to at least one of the institution server 30 and the caregiver terminal 40 via the communication module 16 Streaming and transmitting. In addition, the main control unit 17 transmits the previously registered protected person information to the institution server 30 or the guardian terminal 40. [ Accordingly, the institution server 30 or the guardian terminal 40 that has received the peripheral situation information outputs the peripheral situation information transmitted from the portable black box device 10, displays the current position of the protected object, ) Can recognize the surroundings and the current position of the person to be protected in real time.

In addition, the peripheral status information collected by the peripheral status information collection unit 14 is stored in the peripheral status information storage unit 15.

When the amount of impact detected by the impact sensor 12 is equal to or greater than the impact amount reference value or the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 13 is equal to or greater than the acceleration reference value or the main battery 191 is detached, And outputs a voice through the voice output unit 18 so that other persons nearby can recognize that the situation is an emergency and can ask for help.

The portable black box device 10 operates as a power source supplied from either the main battery 191 or the auxiliary battery 192. [

The main battery 191 supplies the main power, and the auxiliary battery 192 supplies the auxiliary power. In particular, the auxiliary battery 192 is mounted inside the case of the portable black box device 10 and is installed so as not to be detached unlike the main battery 191.

When the main battery 191 is detached, the power supply control unit 193 supplies the auxiliary power of the auxiliary battery 192 to the portable black box apparatus 10. [

Therefore, even if the assailant forcibly removes the main battery 191, the power source control unit 193 supplies the auxiliary power source of the auxiliary battery 192 to the portable black box apparatus 10, whereby the portable black box apparatus 10 The surrounding situation information can be continuously collected and transmitted.

Hereinafter, the operation of the portable black box device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary operation of a portable black box device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When the power key 11 is input (S110), the power supply unit 19 supplies the main power of the main battery 191.

When the power is supplied in this way, the main control unit 17 extracts the protection target information stored in the inside (S120).

Thereafter, the main control unit 17 controls the peripheral situation information collecting unit 14 to collect surrounding information on the surroundings of the protected object (S130). In this case, the photographing section 141 photographs the vicinity of the protected object, the voice input section 142 receives the voice, and the position information collecting section 143 collects the position information of the object to be protected.

In this case, the main control unit 17 streams the protected object information and the surrounding situation information input from the surrounding situation information collecting unit 14 to at least one of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40 and transmits the streaming in real time (S140).

At this time, the institution server 30 or the guardian terminal 40 outputs and stores the circumstance information transmitted from the portable black box device 10. [ That is, the institution server 30 or the guardian terminal 40 outputs moving picture and voice photographed around the protected person, and outputs and stores the position information of the protected person.

Meanwhile, when the portable black box device 10 generates a specific event in the process of transmitting the peripheral status information to at least one of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40, To the server (30) and the parent terminal (40). This will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a portable black box device operation process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, in step S210, the main control unit 17 transmits the protection target information and the surrounding information to at least one of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40, 12), it is determined whether the impact amount is equal to or greater than a reference value (S220).

If it is determined that the amount of impact is equal to or greater than the reference value, the main control unit 17 transmits the amount of impact and the structure request information detected by the impact sensor 12 to either the institution server 30 or the guardian terminal 40 (S230).

Accordingly, as the rescue request information is transmitted from the person to be protected 20 to the institution server 30 or the guardian terminal 40, the police server, the rescue team, or the social worker of the relevant area are informed that the person to be protected is in an emergency Notify.

In addition, in the process of transmitting the information about the object to be protected and the surrounding information to at least one of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40, the main controller 17 determines whether the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 13 And transmits the acceleration and structure request information to at least one of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40 via the communication module 16 if the acceleration reference value is not less than the acceleration reference value.

When the main battery 191 is detached in the process of transferring the peripheral status information to one or more of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40 as described above, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 192 < / RTI > This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of removing the main battery 191 of the portable black box device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the power key 11 is input, the power control unit 193 supplies power using the main battery 191 (S310). Accordingly, the main control unit 17 collects the surrounding situation information through the surrounding situation information collecting unit 14, and then streams it to at least one of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40 through the communication module 16 It transmits in real time.

At this time, the power control unit 193 determines whether the main battery 191 is detached (S320). When the main battery 191 is detached, the auxiliary power charged in the auxiliary battery 192 is supplied to the portable black box apparatus 10 (S330).

Accordingly, the main control unit 17 transmits the protection target information and the structure request information to at least one of the institution server 30 and the guardian terminal 40 using the auxiliary power source (S340).

The institution server 30 or the guardian terminal 40 outputs the structure request information transmitted from the protection target terminal 20 so that the person in charge or the guardian of the institution server 30 can recognize that an emergency has occurred in the current protection target .

The main control unit 17 continuously collects the peripheral situation information through the peripheral situation information collecting unit 14 using the auxiliary power source and transmits the peripheral status information through the communication module 16 to either the institution server 30 or the caregiver terminal 40 Streams more than one and transmits in real time.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the surrounding situation information of the protection target is collected and provided to the institution server or the caregiver terminal in real time. Since the present invention is carried by the protection target person directly, in a blind spot without closed circuit television Prevent various kinds of crimes, school violence, sexual violence, kidnapping, etc.

In addition, the present invention recognizes that the current situation is being recorded to the other party, such as the victim, so that the crime prevention effect can be obtained and the guardian can recognize the situation occurring to the protected person in real time.

In addition, the present invention enables the elderly people living alone to understand the situation of the elderly person in need of protection in real time, and to facilitate protection and observation of the elderly living alone.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, I will understand. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

10: Portable black box device 11: Power key
12: Impact sensor 13: Acceleration sensor
14: peripheral situation information collecting unit 141:
142: voice input unit 143: position information collecting unit
15: surrounding situation information storage unit 16: communication module
17: main control unit 18: audio output unit
191: main battery 192: auxiliary battery
193: Power control unit 20: Protection target terminal
30: Institution server 40: Guardian terminal

Claims (10)

A peripheral situation information collection unit for collecting peripheral situation information of the protection target person;
A communication module for providing a communication interface through a communication network; And
And a main control unit for transmitting the peripheral situation information collected by the peripheral situation information collecting unit to at least one of an institution server and a guardian terminal through the communication module,
The main control unit transmits the surrounding situation information collected by the surrounding situation information collecting unit to any one of the institution server and the caregiver terminal in real time,
Wherein the main control unit is operable to transmit the surrounding information collected through the surrounding information collecting unit to one of the institution server and the guardian terminal in real time, And transmits the rescue request information to at least one of the institution server and the caregiver terminal through the communication module if the detected amount of impact is equal to or greater than a reference value,
The main control unit may further include an acceleration sensor for detecting the acceleration, wherein the main control unit transmits, in real time, the peripheral situation information collected through the peripheral situation information collecting unit to one of the institution server and the guardian terminal, And transmits the rescue request information to at least one of the institution server and the caregiver terminal through the communication module if the acceleration detected by the rescue server is greater than or equal to the acceleration reference value,
Further comprising: a main battery for supplying main power, an auxiliary battery for supplying auxiliary power, and a power controller for supplying auxiliary power of the auxiliary battery when the main battery is detached, When the main battery is detached from the main body of the main body, transmitting the surrounding information collected via the communication module to one of the engine server and the parent terminal in real time, And the guardian terminal,
Wherein the main control unit transmits at least one of protection target person information about the protection target person to at least one of the institution server and the guardian terminal, the protection target information includes at least one of a name, an address of the protection target person, Wherein the black box device is a portable black box device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
A photographing unit for photographing the periphery of the person to be protected;
A voice input unit for inputting a surrounding voice of a person to be protected; And
And a position information collecting unit for collecting position information of the person to be protected. The portable black box device according to claim 1, further comprising: a peripheral situation information storage unit for storing the peripheral condition information. delete delete delete delete The portable black box device according to claim 1, further comprising: a voice output unit for outputting a voice informing an immediate person of an emergency situation.
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