IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- an image processing unit that processes image data detected by one or more cameras installed in a vehicle;
a sensing unit that includes one or more sensors for detecting surroundings of the vehicle;
a power source unit that receives power from the vehicle and supplies the power to other components of the vehicle;
a virtual memory unit that temporarily stores the image data;
a storing unit that stores the image data;
a detachable memory unit that backs up the image data at emergency; and
a controller that stores the image data from the image processing unit in the storing unit in stop or normal driving of the vehicle based on detection information from the sensing unit, and stores the image data of the virtual memory unit in the detachable memory unit at the emergency,wherein the controller interrupts supply of power to various components at the emergency, except the virtual memory unit, the detachable memory unit and the controller itself, based on the detection information from the sensing unit.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an image processing apparatus and method which is capable of safely processing and storing image data detected by a camera in a car accident. The image processing apparatus has an advantage of more safely preserving the image data, which are detected in occurrence of external impact, even when the black box device is broken due to an external impact, by promptly storing the image data in the nonvolatile and highly impact-resistant detachable memory card. In addition, the image processing apparatus of the present invention has an advantage of effectively preserving emergency-related data even with less power, by supplying power to only devices required to preserve the image data at an emergency. Furthermore, the image processing apparatus of the present invention has an advantage of preventing wasteful power consumption, by setting the apparatus to be operable corresponding to surroundings of the vehicle and extracting only image data for unusual situations.
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11 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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an image processing unit that processes image data detected by one or more cameras installed in a vehicle; a sensing unit that includes one or more sensors for detecting surroundings of the vehicle; a power source unit that receives power from the vehicle and supplies the power to other components of the vehicle; a virtual memory unit that temporarily stores the image data; a storing unit that stores the image data; a detachable memory unit that backs up the image data at emergency; and a controller that stores the image data from the image processing unit in the storing unit in stop or normal driving of the vehicle based on detection information from the sensing unit, and stores the image data of the virtual memory unit in the detachable memory unit at the emergency, wherein the controller interrupts supply of power to various components at the emergency, except the virtual memory unit, the detachable memory unit and the controller itself, based on the detection information from the sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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