TWM607293U - Driving recorder updating system capable of wireless transmission updating and driving recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

A drive recorder update system capable of wireless transmission and update, comprising a server, a portable networked device and a drive recorder, the server provides an update file, and the portable networked device performs a network sharing Function, the driving recorder includes a wireless module and a processor, the processor is connected to the server through the portable network device through the wireless module; overall, the server, the portable The dash cam is wirelessly connected to the dash cam, and the portable network device serves as the medium for the dash cam to connect to the server, for the dash cam to download and store the update file from the server .

Description

Driving recorder updating system capable of wireless transmission and updating and driving recorder

This model relates to a driving recorder, in particular to a driving recorder update system and a driving recorder capable of wireless transmission and update.

With the development of technology, the functions of the driving recorder are also diversified. The function of the driving recorder is not limited to recording driving videos. For example, the driving recorder may have a wireless transmission function and a global satellite positioning (GPS). Function and a speed camera reminder function, and the driving recorder can store a speed camera information file. Among them, the global satellite positioning function provides the GPS coordinates of the current location of the vehicle, and the speed camera information file contains multiple speed camera location coordinates on the road. Therefore, in the speed camera reminder function, when the driving recorder determines the vehicle's position When the GPS coordinates are about to arrive at any speed camera location coordinates, a prompt sound or prompt screen can be displayed.

The speed measurement location of the actual road changes with the time and space environment. For example, a speed camera is added to a certain road section at a certain time, and a speed camera is removed at a certain road section at a certain time. Therefore, the speed camera information file stored by the dash cam is the same as the speed measurement on the actual road. There may be a gap in the location. In order to improve the aforementioned problems and enhance the user experience, the industry can provide an update service of the speed camera information file. An update file containing the updated speed camera location information is stored on a server. Generally speaking, users can use the following methods To update, but also accompanied by shortcomings, respectively, as follows.

1. After the user connects to the server with a smart phone, download and save the update file to the memory of the smart phone. After getting in the car, the user activates the Wi-Fi wireless base station function of the driving recorder, and turns on the Wi-Fi connection function of the smart phone, which can connect the smart phone to the driving recorder. The mobile phone can transfer the update file stored in the memory to the driving recorder.

However, when the smart phone turns on the Wi-Fi connection function to connect to the driving recorder, the smart phone cannot perform the mobile Internet function at the same time, which makes the smart phone temporarily unable to receive external information or send information through the mobile network. Cause inconvenience in use. On the other hand, when the driving recorder and the smart phone are connected to each other via Bluetooth, the Bluetooth transmission speed is slower and is susceptible to interference. If data is lost during the update file transmission process, it may cause the driving record The device crashes.

2. Directly use the driving recorder with mobile Internet function, that is, the built-in mobile network card (such as 4G network card) in the driving recorder, so the driving recorder can be directly connected to the server to download the update file directly. However, the user has to pay a fee to the telecom operator to enable the dash cam to implement the mobile Internet function, which is an overhead burden for the user.

In view of this, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a driving recorder update system and a driving recorder capable of wireless transmission and update, in order to overcome the inconvenience of downloading the update file through a smart phone and transferring it to the driving recorder in the prior art. , And the overhead burden of the built-in mobile network card in the driving recorder.

The new driving recorder update system capable of wireless transmission and update includes: One server provides one update file; A portable networked device that performs a network sharing function; and A line recorder, including: A wireless module; and A processor electrically connected to the wireless module; The processor connects to the server through the portable network device through the wireless module, and downloads and stores the update file from the server.

The new type of driving recorder capable of wirelessly transmitting and updating is for connecting to a portable networked device that performs network sharing function. The driving recorder includes: A wireless module; and A processor electrically connected to the wireless module; The processor downloads and stores an update file from a server via the portable network device via the wireless module.

According to the update system of the present invention, a portable connected device such as a smart phone or a tablet computer can simultaneously implement the mobile Internet function and the network sharing function. Therefore, when the driving recorder is connected to the network through the network sharing function When the portable networked device is connected to the portable network device, the portable networked device continues to go online without interruption. The dash cam can be connected to the server via the portable networked device, and then download and download from the server. When storing the update file, the portable networked device only serves as a medium for the dash cam to connect to the server, and the portable networked device does not directly store the update file.

Compared with the prior art, this new model has the following effects:

1. The portable network device of the present invention can simultaneously implement the mobile Internet function and the network sharing function, and overcome the shortcomings of the smart phone described in the prior art that the Wi-Fi connection function and the mobile Internet cannot be activated at the same time. On the other hand, the present invention does not use the prior art to transfer the updated files downloaded and stored in the smart phone to the conventional driving recorder, which naturally avoids the disadvantages of slower wireless transmission speed and susceptibility to interference.

2. The portable networked device of the present invention has the mobile Internet function and shares the wireless network to the driving recorder. Therefore, this new model uses the portable networked device as the driving recorder to connect to the server The driving recorder of the present invention does not need a built-in mobile network card, and the user naturally does not need to pay the mobile Internet access fee of the driving recorder to the telecommunication operator, thereby reducing the user's overhead burden.

Please refer to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the new driving recorder update system capable of wirelessly transmitting updates includes a server 10, a portable networked device 20 and a row recorder 30 capable of wirelessly transmitting updates. Wherein, the driving recorder 30 and the portable networked device 20 are separately arranged, that is, they are separate devices. The portable networked device 20 is not built-in or combined with the traffic recorder 30.

The server 10 provides an update file. Wherein, the server 10 can be, for example, a web server or a cloud server. The server 10 is connected to the Internet, so it has a server Internet address (server IP address), and the server 10 A storage medium is provided to store the update file, and the update file can be a system update file of the driving recorder or a speed camera information update file, but is not limited to this.

The portable networked device 20 may have a mobile Internet function to connect to the Internet through mobile communication technology. The portable networked device 20 may be a smart phone or a tablet computer, but not limit. The portable networked device 20 performs a network sharing function, which can be a wireless base station function performed by the smart phone or the tablet computer. Further, the wireless base station function provides a network The authentication mechanism of the road name (SSID) and password.

The driving recorder 30 includes a wireless module 31 and a processor 32, and the processor 32 is electrically connected to the wireless module 31. The wireless module 31 is for connecting to the portable networking device 20 that performs the network sharing function. For example, the wireless module 31 may be a Wi-Fi module based on the IEEE 802.11 communication protocol. The network sharing function executed by the portable network device 20 may be a Wi-Fi wireless base station function, and the wireless module 31 directly connects to the portable network device 20 via Wi-Fi. Therefore, the driving recorder 30 of the present invention activates the Wi-Fi connection function, and the processor 32 can connect to the Internet through the portable network device 20 through the wireless module 31. What needs to be explained Yes, the processor 32 reads a default Internet address, and the default Internet address corresponds to the server Internet address of the server 10, so the processor 32 can be based on the The default Internet address is connected to the server 10. After the processor 32 establishes a connection with the server 10, the processor 32 can perform an update function to download and store the update file from the server 10, or can further install the update file. For the driving recorder 30, the portable networked device 20 only serves as a medium for the driving recorder 30 to connect to the server 10. The portable networked device 20 does not directly store the update file .

In addition, generally speaking, the driving recorder 30 may also include a temporary storage unit 33, a storage unit 34, a photographing module 35, an input module 36, a positioning module 37, which are electrically connected to the processor 32, A display 38 and/or a speaker 39. The driving recorder 30 may also have a global satellite positioning (GPS) function and a speed camera reminder function.

The temporary storage unit 33 and the storage unit 34 can be a memory or a memory card for storing data. When the processor 32 downloads the update file, the update file can be downloaded after the temporary storage unit 33 completes the download. Stored in the storage unit 34. In addition, the storage unit 34 can also store the preset Internet address for the processor 32 to read; the camera module 35 can be used to shoot driving videos and store driving video files In the storage unit 34; the input module 36 may include a button set, joystick and/or touch panel for the user to operate; regarding the global satellite positioning (GPS) function, the positioning module 37 may be, for example, a global satellite The positioning (GPS) module is used to generate a GPS coordinate. The processor 32 can receive the GPS coordinate. For example, because the driving recorder 30 is installed on the vehicle, the GPS generated by the positioning module 37 The coordinates can represent the vehicle position coordinates; the display 38 can be used to display driving videos and system operation images; the processor 32 can be electrically connected to the speaker 39 through a digital/analog converter 390, and the speaker 39 can play sound effects.

Regarding the speed camera reminder function, the storage unit 34 of the driving recorder 30 can store a speed camera information file, which contains a plurality of speed camera location coordinates on the road. Therefore, in the speed camera reminder function The processor 32 receives the GPS coordinates from the positioning module 37, and when the processor 32 determines that the GPS coordinates are about to arrive at any speed camera location coordinates, it can emit a prompt sound or display a prompt screen. After the processor 32 executes the update function, in the storage unit 34, the newly downloaded and stored speed camera information update file can replace the original speed camera information file and be the same as the original speed camera information file. Compared with the speed camera information update file containing the multiple speed camera location coordinates that have been updated on the road, the speed camera location coordinates contained in the speed camera information update file are more in line with the actual speed location on the road, and then use the new speed measurement location. The camera information update file implements the speed camera reminder function.

In summary, please refer to FIG. 2. The driving recorder 30 of the present invention can be installed in the vehicle 40. The portable networked device 20 such as a smart phone or a tablet computer is an electronic device carried by the user and has mobile Internet function. After the user gets in the car, the portable networked device 20 and the driving recorder 30 are both located in the vehicle 40. When the portable networked device 20 performs the network sharing function, it is equivalent to a mobile wireless base station , So that the dash cam 30 can be connected to the portable networked device 20, so the portable networked device 20 is used as the connection medium between the dash cam 30 and the server 10, when the After the driving recorder 30 establishes a connection with the server 10 through the portable network device 20, the driving recorder 30 can perform an update function to download and store the update file from the server 10.

On the other hand, with the authentication mechanism of the network name (SSID) and password provided by the portable network device 20 when executing the wireless base station function, the user must input through the input module 36 of the driving recorder 30 After the correct network name and password are verified by the portable network device 20, the dash cam 30 can establish a connection with the portable network device 20; otherwise, if the entered network name or If the password is wrong, the verification cannot be passed, and thus the connection with the portable network device 20 cannot be established. Therefore, the verification mechanism effectively improves the information security during the implementation of the present invention, and prevents unknown persons from arbitrarily connecting to the portable networked device 20.

10: Server 20: Portable connected devices 30: Driving recorder 31: wireless module 32: processor 33: Temporary storage unit 34: storage unit 35: Photography module 36: Input module 37: positioning module 38: display 39: Horn 390: digital/analog converter 40: Vehicle

Figure 1: A block diagram of an embodiment of the new driving recorder updating system. Figure 2: Reference diagram of the usage state of the embodiment of the new type of driving recorder updating system.

10: Server

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390: digital/analog converter

Claims (10)

A driving recorder update system capable of wireless transmission and update, including: One server provides one update file; A portable networked device that performs a network sharing function; and A line recorder, including: A wireless module; and A processor electrically connected to the wireless module; The processor connects to the server through the portable network device through the wireless module, and downloads and stores the update file from the server. The driving recorder updating system capable of wireless transmission and updating as described in claim 1, wherein the driving recorder has a speed camera reminder function; The update file is a speed camera information update file, and the speed camera information update file is used to implement the speed camera reminder function. The driving recorder update system capable of wireless transmission and update according to claim 1, wherein the update file is a system update file, and the processor of the driving recorder installs the update file. The driving recorder updating system capable of wireless transmission and updating according to claim 1, wherein the wireless module of the driving recorder is a Wi-Fi module, and the network sharing performed by the portable networked device The function is a Wi-Fi wireless base station function, the wireless module directly connects to the portable networked device through Wi-Fi. The driving recorder updating system capable of wireless transmission and updating according to claim 1, wherein the server has a server internet address, and the processor of the driving recorder corresponds to the server internet A default Internet address of the address is connected to the server. The driving recorder update system capable of wireless transmission and update according to claim 1, wherein the network sharing function of the portable network device is a wireless base station function, and the wireless base station function provides a network name and Password authentication mechanism. A driving recorder capable of wirelessly transmitting and updating, for connecting to a portable networked device that performs the network sharing function, the driving recorder including: A wireless module; and A processor electrically connected to the wireless module; The processor downloads and stores an update file from a server via the portable network device via the wireless module. The driving recorder capable of wireless transmission and updating as described in claim 7, wherein the driving recorder has a speed camera reminder function; The update file is a speed camera information update file, and the speed camera information update file is used to implement the speed camera reminder function. The driving recorder capable of wirelessly transmitting updates according to claim 7, wherein the update file is a system update file, and the processor installs the update file. For the driving recorder capable of wireless transmission and update described in claim 7, the processor connects to the server according to a preset Internet address.

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