Storage device of car event data recorder

• US 20100259373A1
• Filed: 10/26/2007
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Appro Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Appro Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Chang, Ching-Shan
• Application Number:
  US11/976,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20100259373A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0891 Video recorder in combination with video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A storage device of car event data recorders is revealed. The storage device of car event data recorders includes at least two sets of memory or at least one memory set with at least two memory areas. The first memory module (or area) is used to record real time audio/video data with continuous attributes while the second memory module (or area) is for retrieving and recording audio/video data at the time of the accident and/or pre-alarm audio/video data before the accident and/or post-alarm audio/video data after the accident. The interval before or after the accident may be a few decades of seconds. Thereby the storage device of car event data recorders can perform long-term safety control operations and completely record real time audio/video data during, before and after each event. Therefore, certain audio/video data is stored for long-term preservation and checked. Thus the efficiency of the storage device of car event data recorders is improved.

Claims

1. A storage device of car event data recorders applied to car safety systems with a plurality of audio/video sensors comprising:

at least a first memory module and a second memory module;

the first memory module is used to record real time audio/video data while the second memory module is for recording audio/video data at the time an event occurred;

the second memory module is connected with the first memory module and a storage mechanism is generated by the connection between the first memory module and the second memory module so that during or after an event, the second module starts the recording automatically, and retrieves and records the audio/video data at the time the accident occurred;

thereby the storage device of car event data recorders performs long-term safety monitoring by the first memory module and completely records audio/video data at the time each event occurs by aid of the second memory module.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the second memory module retrieves and records the audio/video data at the time of an accident occurs, the second memory module further retrieves pre-alarm audio/video data before the accident and/or post-alarm audio/video data after the accident.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the time interval of the pre-alarm or the post-alarm audio/video data is able to be set or adjusted into a preset value in advance.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the time interval of the pre-alarm or the post-alarm audio/video data is respectively set as a few decades of seconds before or after the accident.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the car safety systems are further connected with car displays, remote controllers, GPS (global positioning system) receivers, or speakers.

6. A storage device of car event data recorders applied to car safety systems with a plurality of audio/video sensors comprising:

at least one memory module that is divided into at least two memory areas, a first memory area and a second memory area;

the first memory area is used to record real time audio/video data while the second memory area is for recording audio/video data at the time an event occurs;

the second memory area is connected with the first memory area and a storage mechanism is generated by the connection between the first memory area and the second memory area so that during or after an event, the second module starts the recording automatically, retrieves and records the audio/video data at the time the accident occurred;

thereby the storage device of car event data recorders performs long-term safety monitoring by the first memory area and completely records audio/video data at the time of each event by the aid of the second memory area.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the second memory area retrieves and records the audio/video data at the time an accident occurred, the second memory area further retrieves pre-alarm audio/video data before the accident and/or post-alarm audio/video data after the accident.

8. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the time interval of the pre-alarm or the post-alarm audio/video data is able to be set or adjusted into a preset value in advance.

9. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the time interval of the pre-alarm or the post-alarm audio/video data is respectively set as a few decades of seconds before or after the accident.

10. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the car safety systems are further connected with car displays, remote controllers, GPS (global positioning system) receivers, or speakers.