DRIVING RECORDER

• US 20120277987A1
• Filed: 07/11/2012
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Marumoto, Kyoji
• Application Number:
  US13/546,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20120277987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/123
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

A driving recorder of the present invention is provided with: a data collecting portion that collects driving condition data of a vehicle; a storage portion that stores the driving condition data in a non-volatile manner; a communications portion that performs mutual communications with a mobile telephone terminal, using a cable or wirelessly; and a control portion that comprehensively controls these portions each provided as a functional part, wherein the control portion controls the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion to transmit and receive the driving condition data to and from the mobile telephone terminal.

Claims

1. A driving recorder comprising:

a data collecting portion arranged to continuously collect driving condition data of a vehicle;

a storage portion arranged to store the driving condition data in a non-volatile memory;

a communications portion arranged to perform mutual communications with a mobile telephone terminal, using a cable or wirelessly;

an operation portion arranged to receive user operation information; and

a control portion arranged to comprehensively controls the data collecting portion, the storage portion, the communications portion, and the operation portion,

wherein the control portion is arranged to control the storage portion to thereby permit the storage portion to store parameters of the driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, and to control the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion, in response to receiving predetermined user operation information, to transmit a content of the storage portion to the mobile telephone terminal.

2. The driving recorder according to claim 1 wherein the control portion is arranged to control the storage portion to thereby permit the storage portion to store the driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, when an engine of the vehicle starts and stops, and when a driving action leading to unnecessary fuel consumption is performed.

3. A mobile telephone terminal comprising:

a transfer function portion arranged such that, in response to receiving from a driving recorder driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, the transfer function portion transfers the driving condition data to a predetermined server via a mobile telephone line;

wherein the driving recorder comprises;

a data collecting portion arranged to continuously collect the driving condition data of a vehicle;

a storage portion arranged to continuously store the driving condition data in a non-volatile memory;

a communications portion arranged to perform mutual communications with the mobile telephone terminal, using a cable or wirelessly;

an operation portion arranged to receive user operation information; and

a control portion arranged to comprehensively control the data collecting portion, the storage portion, the communications portion, and the operation portion,

wherein the control portion is arranged to control the storage portion to thereby permit the storage portion to store parameters of the driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, and to control the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion, in response to receiving predetermined user operation, to transmit a content of the storage portion to the mobile telephone terminal.

4. The mobile telephone terminal according to claim 3 further comprising:

an evaluation result notification portion arranged such that, in response to receiving from the server a result of evaluating the fuel efficient driving performance, the evaluation result notification portion reports the result.

5. An apparatus comprising a mobile telephone terminal comprising an arithmetic processing portion for executing a program for the mobile telephone terminal;

wherein execution of the program enables the arithmetic processing portion to function as a transfer functional part that, in response to receiving, from a driving recorder, driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, transfers the driving condition data to a predetermined server via a mobile telephone line,

wherein the driving recorder comprises;

a data collecting portion arranged to continuously collect the driving condition data of a vehicle;

a storage portion arranged to store the driving condition data in a non-volatile memory;

a communications portion arranged to perform mutual communications with the mobile telephone terminal, using a cable or wirelessly;

an operation portion arranged to receive user operation information; and

a control portion arranged to comprehensively control the data collecting portion, the storage portion, the communications portion, and the operation portion,

wherein the control portion is arranged to control the storage portion to thereby permit the storage portion to store parameters, of the driving condition data, necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, and to control the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion, when receiving predetermined user operation, to transmit a content of the storage portion to the mobile telephone terminal.

6. A server comprising:

a communications functional part arranged to communicate with a mobile telephone terminal via a mobile telephone line,

wherein the mobile telephone terminal comprises;

a transfer functional part arranged such that, in response to receiving, from a driving recorder, driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, the transfer functional part transfers the driving condition data to the server via a mobile telephone line,

wherein the driving recorder comprises;

a data collecting portion arranged to continuously collect driving condition data of a vehicle;

a storage portion arranged to store the driving condition data in a non-volatile memory;

a communications portion arranged to perform mutual communications with the mobile telephone terminal, using a cable or wirelessly;

an operation portion arranged to receive user operation information; and

a control portion arranged to comprehensively control the data collecting portion, the storage portion, the communications portion, and the operation portion,

wherein the control portion is arranged to control the storage portion to thereby permit the storage portion to store parameters of the driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, and to control the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion, in response to receiving predetermined user operation information, to transmit contents of the storage portion to the mobile telephone terminal.

7. The server according to claim 6, wherein the server is arranged such that, in response to receiving, from the mobile telephone terminal, the driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, the server analyzes the driving condition data, evaluates the fuel-efficient driving performance, and then sends back a result of the evaluation to the mobile telephone terminal.

8. A traffic information system comprising:

a driving recorder;

a mobile telephone terminal; and

a server,

wherein the driving recorder comprises;

a data collecting portion arranged to continuously collect driving condition data of a vehicle;

a storage portion arranged to store the driving condition data in a non-volatile memory;

a communications portion arranged to perform mutual communications with the mobile telephone terminal, using a cable or wirelessly;

an operation portion arranged to receive user operation; and

a control portion arranged to comprehensively control the data collecting portion, the storage portion, the communications portion, and the operation portion,

wherein the control portion is arranged to control the storage portion to thereby permit the storage portion to store parameters of the driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, and to control the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion, in response to receiving predetermined user operation, to transmit a content of the storage portion to the mobile telephone terminal,

wherein the mobile telephone terminal comprises;

a transfer functional part arranged such that, in response to receiving, from the driving recorder, the driving condition data necessary for evaluating fuel-efficient driving performance, the transfer functional part transfers the driving condition data via a mobile telephone line,

wherein the server comprises;

a communications functional part arranged to communicate with the mobile telephone terminal via the mobile telephone line.