DRIVE RECORDER, DRIVE RECORDER SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVE RECORDER, AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A drive recorder, comprising:
- an image capture unit that captures an image of at least a front view of a vehicle in a traveling state;
a movie image data generation unit that generates movie image data from a video signal captured by the image capture unit;
a storage section that stores at least the movie image data;
a record unit that records at least the movie image data into the storage section;
an event occurrence detection unit that detects an occurrence of a predetermined event;
a still image data generation unit that generates still image data including a plurality of still images at predetermined intervals from the video signal or the movie image data;
a first transmission unit that transmits the still image data generated by the still image data generation unit to an external device via a wireless network when the event occurrence detection unit detects the occurrence of a predetermined event; and
a second transmission unit that transmits the movie image data stored in the storage section after completion of the transmission by the first transmission unit.
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Abstract
A drive recorder is provided that can reduce a risk of losing evidence data in the event of occurrence of an accident. The drive recorder includes an image capture unit that captures a front view of a vehicle in a traveling state, a movie image data generation unit that generates movie image data from a captured video signal, a storage section that stores movie image data, a recording unit that records movie image data into the storage section, an event occurrence detection unit that detects the occurrence of an accident, a still image data generation unit that generates still image data including a plurality of still images at predetermined intervals from the video signal, a first transmission unit that transmits still image data to an external device via a wireless network when the event occurrence detection unit detects the occurrence of an accident, and a second transmission unit that transmits the movie image data after the completion of the transmission by the first transmission unit.
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11 Claims
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1. A drive recorder, comprising:
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an image capture unit that captures an image of at least a front view of a vehicle in a traveling state; a movie image data generation unit that generates movie image data from a video signal captured by the image capture unit; a storage section that stores at least the movie image data; a record unit that records at least the movie image data into the storage section; an event occurrence detection unit that detects an occurrence of a predetermined event; a still image data generation unit that generates still image data including a plurality of still images at predetermined intervals from the video signal or the movie image data; a first transmission unit that transmits the still image data generated by the still image data generation unit to an external device via a wireless network when the event occurrence detection unit detects the occurrence of a predetermined event; and a second transmission unit that transmits the movie image data stored in the storage section after completion of the transmission by the first transmission unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a drive recorder to be used by being installed in a vehicle including steps executed by the drive recorder, the method comprising:
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capturing an image of at least a front view of the vehicle in a traveling state; generating movie image data from a captured video signal and recording the movie image data to a storage section; detecting an occurrence of a predetermined event; generating still image data including a plurality of still images at predetermined intervals from the video signal or the movie image data; and transmitting the movie image data and the still image data to an external device via a wireless network when an event occurrence detection unit detects the occurrence of a predetermined event, wherein the movie image data is transmitted after completion of the transmission of the still image data. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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