Vehicle recorder to capture continuous images in the vicinity of an accident scene before and after the accident happens

• US 20070032928A1
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yasuo Kuwahara
• Original Assignee: Yasuo Kuwahara
• Inventors: Kuwahara, Yasuo
• Application Number:
  US11/198,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20070032928A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0891 Video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

A vehicle recorder includes a first accident symptom detector for detecting an accident symptom and generating a first direction signal corresponding to a position relation between the first accident symptom detector and the accident symptom, a steering device coupled to the first accident symptom detector for performing a steering operation according to the first direction signal, an image capturing device installed on the steering device and coupled to the first accident symptom detector for capturing images continuously for a predetermined period of time according to the first direction signal and a memory for storing the continuous images captured by the image capturing device during the predetermined period of time.

Claims

1. A vehicle recorder to capture continuous images in the vicinity of an accident before and after the accident happens, comprising:

a first accident symptom detector, being used for detecting an accident symptom and generating a first position signal, which provides a positional relation between the first accident symptom detector and the accident symptom;

a steering device, being coupled to the first accident symptom detector for implementing a movement of steering in accordance with the first position signal;

an image capturing device, being mounted to the steering device and coupled to the first accident symptom detector for capturing images continuously in a predetermined time duration; and

a memory, being coupled to the image capturing device for storing the continuous images captured by the image capturing device in the predetermined time duration.

2. The vehicle recorder as defined in claim 1, wherein the first accident symptom detector is a sound detector of tire friction against the ground and the accident symptom is a sound volume of tire friction against the ground greater than a predetermined sound volume.

3. The vehicle recorder as defined in claim 1, wherein the first accident symptom detector is a sound detector of lasting warn of horn and the accident symptom is a time duration of the lasting warn greater than a predetermined time duration allowable for the lasting warn.

4. The vehicle recorder as defined in claim 1, wherein the first accident symptom detector is a distance detecting device and the accident symptom is an object with a distance to first accident symptom detector less than a predetermined distance.

5. The vehicle recorder as defined in claim 1 further comprises:

a second accident symptom detector, being used for detecting an accident symptom and generating a second position signal, which provides a positional relation between the second accident symptom detector and the accident symptom;

wherein, the image capturing device is capable of zooming in and out the images in accordance with the first position signal and the second position signal.

6. A vehicle recorder for a transportation tool to capture continuous images in the vicinity of an accident before and after the accident happens, comprising:

an accident symptom detector, being used for detecting an accident symptom and generating an accident symptom signal;

a position detector, being used for detecting an object nearest the transportation according to the accident symptom signal and generating a position signal, which provides a position relation between the object and the transportation tool;

a steering device, being coupled to the position detector for implementing a movement of steering in accordance with the position signal;

an image capturing device, being mounted to the steering device and coupled to the position detector for capturing images continuously in a predetermined time duration according to the position signal; and

a memory, being coupled to the image capturing device for storing the continuous images captured by the image capturing device in the predetermined time duration.

7. The vehicle recorder as defined in claim 6, wherein the accident symptom detector is a detector for detecting rotational speed of tire of the transportation tool and the accident symptom is a change rate of the rotational speed greater than a predetermined change rate of the rotational speed.

8. The vehicle recorder as defined in claim 6, wherein the accident symptom detector is a temperature sensing device for detecting temperature of brake of the transportation tool and the accident symptom is the temperature greater than a predetermined temperature of brake.