KR20110131161A - Vehicle black box apparatus using smart phone with camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A vehicle black box apparatus using a smart phone with a camera is provided to reduce an installation costs for a black box and wire distribution costs by using a smart phone carried in a driver. CONSTITUTION: In a vehicle black box apparatus using a smart phone with a camera, a camera(2-1, 2-2) takes a picture of a front side and a back side. A microphone records a sound in a vehicle. An acceleration sensor(4) detects acceleration. A GPS receives position and time from a GPS satellite. A processor(10) receives an image, a sound, acceleration, direction, position, and time and calculates a traveling speed. A flash memory stores traveling information periodically.

Description

Vehicle black box device using a smartphone equipped with a camera {Vehicle Black Box Apparatus using SMART Phone with Camera}

The present invention relates to configuring a vehicle black box device using a smartphone equipped with a camera, and more particularly, a smartphone that enables a smartphone to be used as a car black box by executing an appropriate application on the smartphone. It relates to a car driving recorder (black box) based.

Automobiles are a widely used means of transportation in modern life, and they are increasingly common, and are now common means of transportation for almost every generation.

By the way, the car can have a large and small accident during the operation, and when the accident occurs, the arguments between the parties involved in the accident are often fertilized.

Thus, a car black box is used to clearly identify the cause of such a vehicle accident. In the related art, a black box for a vehicle is provided with an expensive dedicated black box device on the front of the vehicle and is installed on the front of the vehicle, like a normal navigation device. In order to apply power, the adapter is plugged into the car's lighter jack and wired to the black box by wire, or the wiring work must be done inside the vehicle panel to make the wiring invisible. It will be cumbersome or costly due to over wiring.

Meanwhile, since the prior art black box collects driving information such as related video information at regular time intervals, it is difficult to obtain detailed driving information at the time of a sudden deceleration or crash immediately before an accident occurs. It is often difficult to determine the cause of an accident because of the difficulty of obtaining information.

The present invention provides a vehicle black box using a smartphone equipped with a camera in view of the problems of the above-described conventional black box device.

Smartphone for a vehicle black box of the present invention for achieving the above object,

Cameras 2-1 and 2-2 for capturing images of front and rear; A microphone 3 for recording sound in the vehicle; An acceleration sensor 4 for sensing acceleration; A compass 5 for sensing a direction; A GPS device 6 for receiving a location and time from a GPS satellite; A processing device (10) for receiving the image, sound, acceleration, direction, position, and time information, calculating driving speeds from the position and time information, and forming driving information to play back when necessary; A flash memory 12 periodically storing the driving information; A remote communication module for transmitting driving information to the remote server 14 through a Wi-Fi network or a mobile communication network; It is characterized in that it comprises a short-range communication module for transmitting the driving information to the information terminal 15 in the vehicle.

In addition, the method of using a smartphone as a vehicle black box in the present invention,

Downloading the vehicle black box application from the app store and storing it in a smartphone; Installing the smartphone on a cradle of a front panel or a room mirror of the vehicle; Executing this application on a smartphone, photographing images of front and rear of the vehicle using a camera of the smartphone; Recording sound in the vehicle through a microphone of the smartphone; Detecting an acceleration of the smartphone through an acceleration sensor of the smartphone; Sensing the direction of the smartphone through the compass of the smartphone; Obtaining location and time information of the vehicle through a GPS device of the smartphone; The processing apparatus includes processing the driving information of the periodically received image, audio, speed, acceleration, direction, position, and time information and storing the processing information in a flash memory via a storage device.

By using the present invention as described above, it is possible to configure a vehicle black box using a smartphone possessed by most drivers, thereby reducing the cost of installing a dedicated black box or a power wiring cost.

In addition, since most of the functions of the present invention are performed using an unused smart phone generated while upgrading the smart phone terminal, the smart phone can be recycled without having to discard the unused smart phone.

In the vehicle black box using the smart phone of the present invention, since the driving information is transmitted to the remote server 14 through the WIFI and the mobile communication network connection, even if the smartphone is damaged due to a fire or the like during an accident, the driving information stored in the remote server 14 is reproduced. It is convenient to check the cause of the accident.

In addition, the vehicle black box using the smart phone of the present invention receives and stores time and location information through the GPS device built in the smart phone, and calculates and stores the driving speed based on the time and location information, causing the accident later. For identification, it is possible to know the location, time and driving speed at the time of playing the relevant moving video and audio, so that it is easy to identify the cause of the accident.

In addition, in the vehicle black box using the smart phone of the present invention, it is possible to store the driving information before and after the accident in detail, which makes it easy to identify the cause of the accident.

In particular, the speed section can be displayed on the map through the map information of the smart phone or the information terminal in the vehicle, so that the cause of use can be identified quickly and conveniently.

Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of the present invention.
2 is a process diagram for carrying out the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, generally, the smartphone 1 includes camera modules 2-1 and 2-2 capable of capturing images of the front and rear (a smartphone capable of capturing only one of the front and rear images is of course present. ), A microphone (3) for recording voice, an acceleration sensor (4) capable of detecting acceleration as a speed change of the smartphone (1), a compass (5) for measuring the direction of the smartphone (1), The GPS device 6 which receives the current position and time from the GPS satellites is built in, and the map information 7 exists when necessary.

So, through the cradle installed on the front panel inside the vehicle or the cradle installed around the vehicle interior room mirror, when installing the smart phone for smartphone (1) of the present invention to drive the relevant application, the front and rear images of the smartphone The camera modules 2-1 and 2-2 of (1) are photographed and sent to the processing apparatus 10, and the sound inside the vehicle is also received by the microphone 3 and sent to the processing apparatus 10.

Then, the position and time information received from the GPS device 6 is transmitted to the processing device 10 to calculate the traveling speed.

In addition, the acceleration information received from the acceleration sensor 4 and the direction information of the smartphone 1 received from the compass 5 are also transmitted to the processing apparatus 10.

At this time, the image information, audio information, speed information, location information, acceleration information, and direction information (hereinafter, also referred to as driving information) transmitted to the processing device 10 are synchronized at predetermined time intervals so that the processing device 10 Is delivered).

In addition, immediately before the moment of the accident, a sudden brake is pressed down so that a sudden deceleration and a sudden deceleration at the moment of collision, the processing device 10 is detected when the vehicle suddenly decelerated from the received acceleration information, the operation information receiving time interval is sharply By reducing it, detailed driving information before and after the accident is obtained.

Now, the processing device 10 periodically stores the thus received driving information in the flash memory 12 via the storage module 11.

In addition, when the stored driving information is to be reproduced (for example, when the cause of the accident is investigated after the occurrence of the accident), the video and audio stored by the playback module 13 are reproduced, and the speed information and the position information are displayed on the screen.

On the other hand, as described above, the driving information stored in the flash memory 12 uses the Internet when the smartphone 1 enters the Wi-Fi zone, otherwise uses the mobile communication network, and the remote server 14 It can be delivered to and stored in an operator server (and possibly a user's PC) and played back when needed.

At this time, whenever entering the Wi-Fi zone (free or low-cost) transmits the driving information stored in the flash memory 12 to the remote server 14 and deletes the transmitted driving information from the flash memory 12 to expand the memory space In principle, as the vehicle continues to operate, the entry time in the Wi-Fi zone decreases so that all the driving information stored in the flash memory 12 cannot be transmitted to the remote server 14 or the entry into the Wi-Fi zone continues. If the free space is almost exhausted, the travel information is inevitably transmitted to the remote server 14 using a mobile communication network (high price).

If desired, the user operates the information terminal 15 (for example, a navigation guidance device such as navigation, DMB, or CarPC) in the vehicle by using a short-range communication method (for example, Bluetooth) function built in the smart phone 1. By transmitting and storing the information, the driving information can be reproduced in the information terminal 15 when the user desires it.

Therefore, when using the vehicle black box using the smart phone of the present invention as described above, the driving information after the operation information is obtained and processed through the existing smartphone (1) smartphone (1), the remote server (14) Or it is stored in the information terminal 15, the driving information can be reproduced in the smart phone 1, the remote server 14 or the information terminal 15 when desired, it is possible to facilitate the identification of the cause of the accident in the event of an accident. .

In addition, in the vehicle black box using the smart phone of the present invention, it is possible to store the driving information before and after the accident in detail, which makes it easy to identify the cause of the accident.

In particular, since the driving information is stored in the remote server 14, even if the smartphone 1 or the information terminal 15 is damaged due to a fire or the like during a vehicle accident, the driving information can be reproduced using the remote server 14. do.

When the map 7 is mounted on the smart phone 1, the speed information using the GPS device 6 and the map information are linked to each other to determine whether there is a speeding by road and to store the speeding by road during an accident. It is easy to determine whether or not.

After all, the present invention is simply using the existing smartphone as it is, by mounting the smartphone using the cradle of the vehicle front panel or room mirror and running the related application, the expensive cost of the dedicated black box as in the prior art Or wired wiring for dedicated black boxes.

Of course, when the vehicle is not running, the user separates the smartphone from the cradle and uses it as a personal mobile phone.

In addition, in general, even the unused smart phone, except for the mobile communication function, all the remaining functions can be executed, using the spare phone unused as a smart phone for the present invention is always installed in the vehicle without having to remove from the cradle It can be left in a convenient state.

In addition, the smart phone for the present invention may or may not exist if the USIM chip (USIM), which is a personal identification chip.

Now, a procedure for using the vehicle black box using the smart phone according to the present invention as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the user of the smartphone 1 downloads and installs a related application (vehicle black box application) from the app store (S1).

Next, the user installs the smartphone 1 on the cradle of the front panel or the room mirror of the vehicle (S2).

Now, the user executes this application, photographs the image of the front of the vehicle with the front camera 2-1 of the smartphone 1, and the image of the vehicle with the rear camera 2-2 of the smartphone 1. The photographing is transmitted to the processing apparatus 10 (S3). At this time, in the case of a smartphone that supports only one rear camera 1, the rear camera is installed facing forward.

In addition, the sound (voice) in the vehicle is recorded through the microphone 3 of the smart phone 1 and transmitted to the processing apparatus 10 (S4).

Then, the acceleration of the smart phone 1 is detected through the acceleration sensor 4 (S6).

In addition, when necessary, by detecting the direction (vehicle direction) of the smartphone 1 through the compass 5 of the smartphone 1 (S6), and transmits this direction information to the processing device 10, the smartphone (1). ), It is stored in the information terminal 15 or the remote server 14 to help determine exactly the direction of the vehicle in the event of an accident to help in identifying the cause of the accident.

In addition, the position and time information of the vehicle is obtained through the GPS device 6 of the smartphone 1 (S7).

Now, the processing device 10 processes periodically received driving information (video, audio, speed, acceleration, direction, position and time information) and continuously stores the flashing information in the flash memory 12 via the storage device 11. (S8). At this time, if it is detected that the acceleration sensor 4 is rapidly decelerated, the processing device 10 receives a detailed driving information by significantly shortening the interval of receiving the driving information for a predetermined time (for example, for several tens of seconds), the time of accident occurrence Detailed operation information before and after makes it easy to identify the cause of the accident.

When the smartphone 1 enters the Wi-Fi zone WIFI, the driving information stored up to that time is transmitted to the remote server 14 through the Internet network, and the driving information is not entered into the Wi-Fi zone WIFI, and the driving information is flash memory. When almost filled in (12), the operation information is transmitted to the remote server 14 through the mobile communication network (mobile phone network) (S9).

In addition, when the user selects to transmit the driving information to the information terminal 15 (for example, navigation) in the vehicle through the near field communication method (Bluetooth), the relevant driving information is periodically transmitted to the information terminal 15. When the user desires, the driving information is reproduced in the information terminal 15 (S10).

On the other hand, if the user wants to play the driving information stored in the smartphone 1, the user selects the smartphone playback in the application to play the driving information (S11).

And if you want to know the speed of each road, if you select this mode in the application, using the stored map information (7) to display the speed section on the map to help identify the cause of the accident.

Claims (15)

In a smartphone for a vehicle black box,
Cameras 2-1 and 2-2 for capturing images of front and rear;
A microphone 3 for recording sound in the vehicle;
An acceleration sensor 4 for sensing acceleration;
A compass 5 for sensing a direction;
A GPS device 6 for receiving a location and time from a GPS satellite;
A processing device (10) for receiving the image, sound, acceleration, direction, position, and time information, calculating driving speeds from the position and time information, and forming driving information to play back when necessary;
A flash memory 12 periodically storing the driving information;
A remote communication module for transmitting driving information to the remote server 14 through a Wi-Fi network or a mobile communication network;
Smartphone for a vehicle black box, characterized in that it comprises a short-range communication module for transmitting the driving information to the information terminal 15 in the vehicle. The method of claim 1,
The smart phone for a vehicle black box, characterized in that the map information is stored in the smart phone to determine whether there is speeding by road by interlocking the speed information and the map information. The method of claim 1,
The information terminal 15 is a vehicle black box smart phone, characterized in that any one of navigation, DMB or CarPC. The method of claim 1,
The short-range communication module is a smart phone for a vehicle black box, characterized in that using the Bluetooth method. The method of claim 1,
One or two cameras of the smartphone are mounted, and the vehicle black box smartphone, characterized in that the front or rear to shoot and store. The method of claim 1,
The smartphone is a vehicle black box smart phone, characterized in that any one of the terminal having a personal identification chip (USIM) or a terminal without a personal identification chip. The method of claim 1,
The smartphone is a vehicle black box smart phone, characterized in that installed in the cradle around the room mirror in the vehicle. The method of claim 1,
The processing device 10 detects the sudden deceleration of the vehicle through the acceleration information received from the acceleration sensor (4), the vehicle black box smart phone, characterized in that to reduce the time interval of receiving the driving information during the sudden deceleration. In a smartphone for a vehicle black box,
Cameras 2-1 and 2-2 for capturing images of front and rear;
A microphone 3 for recording sound in the vehicle;
An acceleration sensor 4 for sensing acceleration;
A compass 5 for sensing a direction;
A GPS device 6 for receiving a location and time from a GPS satellite;
A processing device (10) for receiving the image, sound, acceleration, direction, position, and time information, calculating driving speeds from the position and time information, and forming driving information to play back when necessary;
Smart phone for a vehicle black box, characterized in that it comprises a flash memory 12 for periodically storing the driving information. In a smartphone for a vehicle black box,
Cameras 2-1 and 2-2 for capturing images of front and rear;
A microphone 3 for recording sound in the vehicle;
An acceleration sensor 4 for sensing acceleration;
A compass 5 for sensing a direction;
A GPS device 6 for receiving a location and time from a GPS satellite;
A processing device (10) for receiving the image, sound, acceleration, direction, position, and time information, calculating driving speeds from the position and time information, and forming driving information to play back when necessary;
A flash memory 12 periodically storing the driving information;
Smartphone for a vehicle black box, comprising a remote communication module for transmitting the driving information to the remote server 14 via a Wi-Fi network or a mobile communication network. In a smartphone for a vehicle black box,
Cameras 2-1 and 2-2 for capturing images of front and rear;
A microphone 3 for recording sound in the vehicle;
An acceleration sensor 4 for sensing acceleration;
A GPS device 6 for receiving a location and time from a GPS satellite;
A processing apparatus (10) for receiving the image, sound, acceleration, direction, and time information, calculating driving speeds from the position and time information, forming driving information, and reproducing it when necessary;
A flash memory 12 periodically storing the driving information;
A remote communication module for transmitting driving information to the remote server 14 through a Wi-Fi network or a mobile communication network;
Smartphone for a vehicle black box, characterized in that it comprises a short-range communication module for transmitting the driving information to the information terminal 15 in the vehicle. In the method of using a smartphone as a vehicle black box,
Downloading the vehicle black box application from the app store and storing it in a smartphone;
Installing the smartphone on a cradle of a front panel or a room mirror of the vehicle;
Executing this application on a smartphone, photographing images of front and rear of the vehicle using a camera of the smartphone;
Recording sound in the vehicle through a microphone of the smartphone;
Detecting an acceleration of the smartphone through an acceleration sensor of the smartphone;
Sensing the direction of the smartphone through the compass of the smartphone;
Obtaining location and time information of the vehicle through a GPS device of the smartphone;
The processing device periodically processes the driving information of the received image, audio, speed, acceleration, direction, location, and time information and stores the smart phone in a flash memory via a storage device. How to use. The method of claim 12,
Method of using a smart phone as a vehicle black box, characterized in that for detecting the sudden deceleration of the vehicle through the acceleration information received from the acceleration sensor to reduce the time interval of receiving the driving information during the sudden deceleration. In the method of using a smartphone as a vehicle black box,
Downloading the vehicle black box application from the app store and storing it in a smartphone;
Installing the smartphone on a cradle of a front panel or a room mirror of the vehicle;
Executing this application on a smartphone, photographing images of front and rear of the vehicle using a camera of the smartphone;
Recording sound in the vehicle through a microphone of the smartphone;
Detecting an acceleration of the smartphone through an acceleration sensor of the smartphone;
Sensing the direction of the smartphone through the compass of the smartphone;
Obtaining location and time information of the vehicle through a GPS device of the smartphone;
The processing apparatus periodically processes driving information of the received image, audio, speed, acceleration, direction, position, and time information and stores the information in a flash memory via a storage device;
Transmitting driving information stored in the flash memory to a remote server through a Wi-Fi network or a mobile communication network;
A method of using a smartphone as a vehicle black box, comprising the step of transmitting the driving information to the information terminal in the vehicle through a short-range communication method. The method of claim 14,
Method of using a smart phone as a vehicle black box, characterized in that for detecting the sudden deceleration of the vehicle through the acceleration information received from the acceleration sensor to reduce the time interval of receiving the driving information during the sudden deceleration.

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