TW201410029A - Driving recording device and recording method - Google Patents

Abstract

A driving recording device includes a camera module, a storing module, a trigger, a processing circuit and a wireless transmission module; wherein, the camera module is used for capturing image and converting it to a first image file; the storing module is used for storing the first image file; the trigger is used for generating a trigger signal; the processing circuit is used for receiving the trigger signal, and the image stored in first image files, the image which on receipt of the trigger signal in a predetermined period of time, further store to a second image file in the storage module. The wireless transmission module is used for automatically transmitting the second image file to at least one remote storage device for storage in wireless signal transmission way after the second image file is stored in the storage device by the processing circuit.

Description

Driving record device and recording method thereof

The present invention relates to driving safety, and more particularly to a driving recording system and a recording method thereof.

With the development of the automobile industry, more and more cars are driving on the road, but at the same time, more and more traffic accidents have occurred. In order to ensure the safety of driving and to clarify the responsibility of traffic accidents, more and more vehicles are equipped with driving recorders to record the images while driving.

The conventional driving recorder converts the captured image into a digital file and stores it in a memory card. Therefore, when the traffic recording device records a traffic accident, the memory card must be taken out separately before it can be taken. The files stored inside are handed over to the police. However, for busy users, if a traffic accident occurs, the file cannot be handed over immediately, and after a period of time, the user may gradually forget and lose the original driving record.

In addition, most of the files stored in the conventional driving recorder have recorded more than 30 minutes of images, but in fact, there may be only a few minutes or seconds to record a traffic accident. In this way, even if the user handed the file to the police, the police must look for the key minutes or seconds in the long-recorded image, thereby reducing the speed and efficiency of the police.

Therefore, it can be known from the above description that the design of the conventional driving recording device is still not perfect, and there is still room for improvement.

In view of this, the main object of the present invention is to provide a driving recording device and a recording method thereof, which can save an image of an important segment into a file, and can immediately output the file in a wireless transmission manner for instant notification.

In order to achieve the above objective, the driving recording device provided by the present invention comprises a photographic module, a storage module, a trigger, a processing circuit and a wireless transmission module; wherein the photographic module is configured to continuously capture images And converting the image into a first image file; the storage module is electrically connected to the camera module for storing the first image file; the trigger is configured to generate a trigger signal; the processing circuit and the trigger and the storage module The electrical connection is configured to receive the trigger signal, and save the image of the first image file in the image for a predetermined time when the trigger signal is received, and save the image as a second image file in the storage module. The wireless transmission module is electrically connected to the processing circuit and the storage module, and is configured to automatically transmit the second image file to the wireless signal after the processing circuit saves the second image file to the storage device. The method is transmitted to at least one remote storage device for storage.

According to the above concept, the trigger has a start button electrically connected to the processing circuit, and when the start button is pressed, the trigger sends the trigger signal to the processing circuit.

According to the above concept, the trigger has a gravity sensor (G-sensor) electrically connected to the processing circuit, and when the gravity sensor measures the instantaneous gravity value is greater than one When the gravity value is predetermined, the trigger sends the trigger signal to the processing circuit.

According to the above concept, when the trigger sends the trigger signal to the processing circuit, the processing circuit further controls the wireless transmission module to simultaneously send an alarm message to inform the remote storage device that the vehicle loaded with the driving record device is subjected to Collision or chasing.

According to the above concept, the trigger has a touch screen electrically connected to the processing circuit, and the touch screen displays a pattern of a predetermined shape. When the icon on the touch screen is touched, the trigger is triggered. The device sends the trigger signal to the processing circuit.

According to the above concept, the wireless transmission module transmits the second image file by using a technology conforming to the wireless transmission protocol such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, LTE or WiMAX.

According to the above concept, the driving record device further includes a timer electrically connected to the processing circuit for generating a current time information and transmitting to the remote storage device simultaneously with the second image file.

According to the above concept, the driving record device further includes a global positioning (GPS) module electrically connected to the processing circuit for generating location information of a location of the driving recording device, and transmitting the same to the second image file to the second image file. The remote storage device.

According to the above concept, the processing circuit saves the image stored in the first image file to the second image file before the predetermined time until the trigger signal is received.

According to the above concept, the second image file is a read-only file.

According to the above concept, the present invention further provides a recording method of the driving recording device, which comprises the following steps: A. setting a connection information for connecting with at least one remote storage device; B. continuously capturing images, and Converting the captured image into a first image file storage; C. detecting whether a trigger condition is satisfied; if yes, storing the image in the first image file for a predetermined time when the trigger signal is satisfied And storing the second image file; D. automatically connecting to the remote storage device according to the connection information set in step A, and wirelessly transmitting the second image file to the remote storage device.

According to the above concept, in the step C, the triggering condition means that the start button is pressed.

According to the above concept, in the step C, the triggering condition means that the pattern having the predetermined shape displayed on the touch screen is touched.

According to the above concept, in the step C, the triggering condition refers to that the gravity sensor (G-sensor) measures the instantaneous gravity value greater than a predetermined gravity value.

According to the above concept, in step C, if the trigger condition is met, in step D, an alarm message is sent to the remote storage device to notify the vehicle of a collision or collision.

According to the above concept, the remote storage device refers to a mobile phone, a tablet, a personal computer, a personal mobile assistant, a server, or a cloud platform.

According to the above concept, in step A, the connection information refers to an IP address or a MAC address of the remote storage device.

According to the above concept, in step A, if the connection information is set to be connected to a plurality of remote storage devices, then in step D, the second image file is simultaneously transmitted to the remote storage devices.

According to the above concept, in step A, if the connection information is set to be connected to a plurality of remote storage devices, then in step D, the second image file is transmitted to the remote storage in a certain order. Device.

Thereby, through the above design, the image of the important segment can be saved into the second image file, and the second image file can be outputted by wireless transmission immediately, thereby achieving the purpose of instant notification.

In order that the present invention may be more clearly described, the preferred embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a driving record system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a remote storage device 10 and a row of vehicle recording devices 20. The remote storage device 10 includes a first storage module 12 and a communication module 14 electrically connected to the first storage module 12. In this embodiment, the remote storage device 10 is a server, and the first storage module 12 is a hard disk, and the communication module 14 is a network interface card.

The driving record device 20 includes a camera module 21 and a second storage module. The group 22, a flip-flop 23, a processing circuit 24, and a wireless transmission module 25.

The camera module 21 includes a lens 211 and an image processing circuit 212. The lens 211 is configured to continuously capture images to the image processing circuit 212. The image processing circuit 212 converts the image captured by the lens 211 into a first image file.

The second storage module 22 is electrically connected to the image processing circuit 212 for storing the first image file. In this embodiment, the second storage module 22 is a memory card, but not limited thereto, and may also be a flash memory or a hard disk.

The trigger 23 has a start button 231 which will generate a trigger signal when the start button 231 is pressed.

The processing circuit 24 is electrically connected to the image processing circuit 212, the flip-flop 23 and the second storage module 22 for enabling or disabling the image processing circuit 212, and after receiving the trigger signal, the first In the image stored in the image file, the image is saved as a second image file of the read-only file to the second storage module 22 before the predetermined time until the trigger signal is received. In this embodiment, the predetermined time is 5 minutes, but not limited thereto. In actual implementation, of course, other times such as 3 minutes, 1 minute, or 30 seconds are changed according to requirements.

The wireless transmission module 25 is electrically connected to the processing circuit 24 and the second storage module 22, and is configured to automatically save the second image file to the second storage module 22 after the processing circuit 24 saves the second image file. The communication module 14 of the remote storage device 10 is connected to the signal, and the second image file is transmitted to the first storage module 12 of the remote storage device 10 for wireless signal transmission. In this implementation For example, the wireless transmission module 25 performs signal connection and data transmission through 3G wireless communication technology, but is not limited thereto. In practice, it can also conform to wireless transmission communication through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE or WiMAX. The technology of the agreement is for signal connection and data transmission.

In this way, through the above design, and in conjunction with the methods described below, the purpose of instant notification can be achieved. The method includes the following steps:

A. Setting a connection information for connecting to the remote storage device 10.

In this embodiment, the connection information is an IP address of the communication module 14 of the remote storage device 10. Of course, in actual implementation, the connection information may also be the MAC address of the communication module 14 or other information that can be connected.

B. The image module 21 is used to continuously capture images, and the captured images are converted into the first image files and stored in the second storage module 22.

C. Detect whether a trigger condition is met.

If yes, in the image stored in the first image file, when the trigger signal is satisfied, the image in the predetermined time is saved as the second image file to the second storage module.

In the embodiment, the trigger condition is that the start button 231 is pressed. In this way, whether the trigger signal is received or not can be detected by the processing circuit 24 to detect whether the trigger condition is met.

D. The wireless transmission module 25 is automatically connected to the communication module 14 of the remote storage device 10 according to the connection information set in step A, and is transmitted through The second image file is transferred to the first storage module 14 of the remote storage device 10 for storage by wireless transmission.

Therefore, when the user encounters a traffic accident or an emergency, the second image file having a traffic accident or an emergency event can be immediately transmitted to the remote storage device 10 by pressing the start button 231. in. Moreover, through the above design, the first storage module 12 of the remote storage device 10 only needs to store the second image file with a smaller file, and does not burden the system due to storing too many files, and the system The second image file can be saved as a read-only file to avoid being modified after uploading. In this way, the police system can be connected to the remote storage device 10. When the remote storage device 10 receives the file, the police system can immediately know the occurrence of the accident through the stored video, thereby realizing the instant. The purpose of the notification.

In addition, referring to FIG. 2, the driving recorder 20 can be further equipped with a global positioning (GPS) module 26 and a timer 27 electrically connected to the processing circuit 24, and thus, in step D, In addition to the second image file, information about the location and time of the traffic accident or emergency may be simultaneously transmitted to the first storage module 12 of the remote storage device 10 through the wireless transmission module 25. . In this way, the police system can completely know the situation, location and time of the accident through the information of the second image file, location and time, so that the event processing and detection can be more efficient.

Furthermore, the trigger 23 is in addition to the start button 231, please refer to FIG. The trigger can also be changed to a touch panel 232, and the touch panel 232 displays a pattern P of a predetermined shape. When the icon P on the touch screen 232 is touched by the user, the trigger is sent. The trigger signal is sent to the processing circuit 24 to indicate that the trigger condition of step C is met, and the subsequent steps can be performed. In addition, in addition to being a trigger condition, the touch screen 232 can further display the current working state (such as power, memory capacity, connection, etc.) of the driving record device, so as to facilitate user management.

Moreover, in order to prevent the user from accidentally pressing the start button 231 or touching the touch screen 232 on the screen 232, please refer to FIG. 4, which is taken as an example of FIG. A gravity sensor (G-sensor) 233 is added to the trigger 23 . In this way, when the user's vehicle is bumped or chased, the gravity sensor 233 will measure the momentary gravity value greater than a predetermined gravity value, and at this time, the trigger 23 sends the trigger signal to the The processing circuit 24 is configured to instantaneously transmit the image before the collision to the remote storage device 10 at the moment of collision. In addition, in addition to transmitting the image before the collision, an alarm message may be simultaneously transmitted to notify the holder or manager of the remote storage device 10 that the user's vehicle is bumped or chased.

It is worth mentioning that the driving record device 20 is not only connected to a remote storage device 10, but only needs to set the connection information of the complex array remote storage device 10 when the trigger condition is met. The second image file can be simultaneously transmitted to the remote storage devices 10. Of course, in actual implementation, when the trigger condition is met, the second image file may also be transmitted in a certain order. To the remote storage devices 10. For example, the user can first set the remote storage device 10 of the first order, the second order, and the third order in the connection information. When the trigger condition is met, the second image file is first transmitted to the remote storage device 10 of the first order. If the remote storage device 10 of the first order does not respond, the remote end of the second order is further The storage device 10 transmits to ensure that the second image information can be preferentially transmitted to the more important remote storage device 10.

Of course, the driving record device 20 can not only record the image of a traffic accident, but when the user encounters some kind of behavior or social mischief, the image can be transferred to the second image file and uploaded to the far. End storage device 10. In this way, the remote storage device 10 can be connected to a promotion website, and the image file can be divided into a positive educational video or a negative teaching material, and the public can view the upload through the promotion website. The second image file is used by the public as a teaching material to achieve the purpose of social education.

In addition, it must be noted that the remote storage device 10 is not limited to a server, and may also have a transmission and storage function for a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, a personal mobile assistant (PDA), a cloud platform, and the like. Device.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and equivalent structural and method variations of the present invention and the scope of the claims are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Remote storage device

12‧‧‧First storage module

14‧‧‧Communication module

20‧‧‧ Driving Recording Device

21‧‧‧Photography module

211‧‧‧ lens

212‧‧‧Image Processing Circuit

22‧‧‧Second storage module

23‧‧‧ Trigger

231‧‧‧Start button

232‧‧‧Touch panel

233‧‧‧Gravity sensor

24‧‧‧Processing Circuit

25‧‧‧Wireless Transmission Module

26‧‧‧Global Positioning Module

27‧‧‧Timer

P‧‧‧Pattern

1 is a block diagram of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention; A block diagram of a fourth preferred embodiment.

10‧‧‧Remote storage device

12‧‧‧First storage module

14‧‧‧Communication module

20‧‧‧ Driving Recording Device

21‧‧‧Photography module

211‧‧‧ lens

212‧‧‧Image Processing Circuit

22‧‧‧Second storage module

23‧‧‧ Trigger

231‧‧‧Start button

24‧‧‧Processing Circuit

25‧‧‧Wireless Transmission Module

Claims (22)

A driving recording device comprising: a photographic module for continuously capturing images and converting into a first image file; a storage module electrically connected to the photographic module for storing the first image file; a trigger circuit for generating a trigger signal; a processing circuit electrically connected to the trigger and the storage module for receiving the trigger signal and storing the image in the first image file for receiving The image of the predetermined time in the triggering signal is saved as a second image file in the storage module; and a wireless transmission module is electrically connected to the processing circuit and the storage module for use in the processing circuit After the second image file is saved in the storage device, the second image file is automatically transmitted to the at least one remote storage device for storage by wireless signal transmission. The driving record device of claim 1, wherein the trigger has a start button electrically connected to the processing circuit, and when the start button is pressed, the trigger sends the trigger signal to the processing circuit. The driving recording device of claim 1, wherein the trigger has a gravity sensor (G-sensor) electrically connected to the processing circuit, and when the gravity sensor measures an instantaneous gravity value greater than a predetermined gravity value The trigger sends the trigger signal to the processing circuit. The driving record device of claim 3, wherein the trigger sends the touch When the signal is sent to the processing circuit, the processing circuit further controls the wireless transmission module to simultaneously send an alarm message to inform the remote storage device that the vehicle loaded with the driving record device is bumped or chased. The driving recording device of claim 1, wherein the trigger has a touch screen electrically connected to the processing circuit, and the touch screen displays a pattern of a predetermined shape when the touch screen is touched. When the indication is touched, the trigger sends the trigger signal to the processing circuit. The driving record device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission module transmits the second image file by a technology conforming to a wireless transmission protocol such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, LTE or WiMAX. The driving record device of claim 1, wherein the second image file is a read-only file. The driving recording device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit saves the image stored in the first image file to the second image file before the predetermined time until the trigger signal is received. The driving record device of claim 1, further comprising a global positioning (GPS) module electrically connected to the processing circuit for generating location information of a location of the driving recording device and simultaneously with the second image file Transfer to the remote storage device. The driving record device of claim 1, further comprising a timer electrically connected to the processing circuit for generating a current time information and transmitting the same to the remote storage device simultaneously with the second image file. A recording method for a driving record device, comprising the following steps: A. setting a connection information for connecting with at least one remote storage device; B. continuously capturing the image and converting the captured image into a first image file storage; C. detecting whether a trigger is satisfied a condition; if yes, storing the image of the first image file in the image for a predetermined time when the trigger signal is satisfied, and storing the image as a second image file; D. automatically according to the connection information set in step A Connecting to the remote storage device and wirelessly transmitting the second image file to the remote storage device. The recording method of claim 10, wherein in the step C, the triggering condition means that one of the activation buttons on the driving recording device is pressed. The recording method of claim 10, wherein in the step C, the triggering condition is that a pattern of a predetermined shape displayed on a touch screen of the driving recording device is touched. The recording method of claim 10, wherein in the step C, the triggering condition refers to a gravitational sensor (G-sensor) of the driving recording device that measures an instantaneous gravity value greater than a predetermined gravity value. . The recording method of claim 14, wherein in step C, if the trigger condition is met, in step D, an alarm message is sent to the remote storage device to notify the vehicle of a collision or collision. The recording method of claim 10, wherein in step D, the second image file is transmitted via a technology conforming to a wireless transmission protocol such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, LTE or WiMAX. The recording method of claim 10, wherein in step C, the stored second image file is a read-only file. The recording method of claim 10, wherein in step C, the image stored in the image stored in the first image file is saved to the second image file before the predetermined time until the trigger signal is received. . The recording method of claim 10, wherein in step A, the connection information refers to an IP address or a MAC address of the remote storage device. The recording method of claim 10, wherein, in step A, if the connection information is set to be connected to a plurality of remote storage devices, then in step D, the second image file is simultaneously transmitted to Such remote storage devices. The recording method of claim 10, wherein, in step A, if the connection information is set to be connected to a plurality of remote storage devices, then in step D, the second image is transmitted in a certain order. File to these remote storage devices. A driving record system comprising: at least one remote storage device, comprising: a first storage module; a communication module electrically connected to the first storage module; and a row of vehicle recording device, comprising: a photographic module for continuously capturing images and converting the captured images into a first image file; a second storage module electrically connected to the photographic module for storing the first image file ; a trigger circuit for generating a trigger signal; a processing circuit electrically connected to the trigger and the second storage module for receiving the trigger signal and storing the image in the first image file The image of the predetermined time is received as a second image file in the second storage module; a wireless transmission module is electrically connected to the processing circuit and the second storage module. After the processing circuit saves the second image file to the second storage device, the communication module signal is automatically connected to the remote storage device, and the second image file is transmitted to the remote device by wireless signal transmission. The first storage module of the end storage device is stored.