COOPERATIVE EVENT DATA RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20130285803A1
• Filed: 09/27/2012
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: KANG, Po-Chun, SU, Tzu-Hsiang, HO, Ping-Fan
• Granted Patent: US 8,896,432 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/436
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

A cooperative event data record system includes an in-car system working cooperatively with a communication system. The in-car system has a communication module, a cooperative event record processing unit and an impact determination module. The cooperative event record processing unit connects to the communication module, the impact determination module and an event data record unit. The impact determination module transmits a signal to the cooperative event record processing unit. The communication module transmits a request from the cooperative event record processing unit to a communication module element of the communication system, and receives a response from the communication module element. According to the response, the cooperative event record processing unit stores at least a video data to the event data record unit, or retrieves video data from the event data record unit.

Claims

1. A cooperative event data record system comprising an in-car system working cooperatively with a communication system having a communication module element, said in-car system comprising:

a communication module, a cooperative event record processing unit, and an impact determination module, and said cooperative event record processing unit being connected respectively to said communication module, said impact determination module, and an event data record unit;

wherein said impact determination module transmits an alarm to said cooperative event record processing unit, said communication module transmits a request from said cooperative event record processing unit to said communication module element, and receives a response from said communication module element, and said cooperative event record processing unit, according to said response transmitted from said communication module, stores at least a video data to an event data record unit or retrieves video data from said event data record unit.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication system is configured as a second in-car system, said second in-car system further comprises a second communication module, a second cooperative event record processing unit and a second impact determination module, and said second cooperative event record processing unit is connected respectively to said second communication module, said second impact determination module, and a second event data record unit.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication system is configured as a backend system, and said backend system further comprises an video record database, said video record database connects to said communication module element.

4. The systems as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication system is configured as a road side equipment, said road side equipment further comprises a camera device, and said camera device is connected to said communication module element.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said event data record unit uses at least a camera, or at least a global positioning system to record said video data.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said video data is information of a combination of a video, a media containing sound, and a location of car.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said event data record unit is one of an external record device, an embedded record device, or a wireless record device.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said impact determination module, according to at least a signal transmitted from at least one sensor, determines whether to transmit a signal to said cooperative even record processing unit.

9. A cooperative event data record method, applicable to an in-car system having a communication module, a cooperative event record processing unit, and an impact determination module, said method comprising:

transmitting by said impact determination module a signal to said cooperative event record processing unit;

transmitting by said communication module a request from said cooperative event record processing unit to a communication module element;

transmitting by said communication module element a response back to said communication module; and

according to at least a response transmitted from said communication module, said cooperative event record processing unit retrieving video data from or storing video data to an event data record unit.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein when an accident occurs, said method further comprises:

selecting, by said accident car, at least a critical neighboring car; and

requesting said at least a critical neighboring car to transmit video data.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said step of selecting said at least a critical neighboring car is determined by a corresponding distance or a corresponding direction with respect to at least an accident location for each of a plurality of neighboring cars.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein when one of said plurality of neighboring cars receives a request, said method further comprises:

said neighboring car determining if it has critical video data; and

if having critical video data being determined, then said neighboring car responding a message of having critical video to an accident car;

otherwise, not responding any message to said accident car.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said step of said neighboring car determining if it has critical video data further comprises:

selecting a period since said accident occurs;

sampling at least an event data record of said plurality of neighboring cars in said period; and

determining if at least a driving view angle recorded in said event data record unit of said neighboring car covering an accident location.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein when said at least a critical neighboring car is requested to transmit video data to said accident car, said method further comprises:

transmitting critical video data by said at least a critical neighboring car to said accident car;

confirming if the transmission being successful;

when said critical video data having not been successfully transmitted to said accident car, then transmitting said critical video data to a backend; and

when said at least a neighboring car does not receiving said request of transmitting video data within a predefined time, then transmitting said video data to said backend.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said method further utilizes a view angle algorithm to determine if video data in said event data record unit contains critical video data of said accident car.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein said view angle algorithm reaches said determination according to at least a driving direction of said critical neighboring car, at least a global positioning system'"'"'s coordinate of said critical neighboring car, at least a view angle of video camera, and at least a global positioning system'"'"'s coordinate of said accident car.

17. A cooperative event data record system, comprising an in-car system, an event data record system, and a communication system;

Wherein said in-car system transmits a request to said communication system, receives a response from said communication system, and stores at least a video data to said event data record unit, or retrieves video data from said event data record unit according to said response.

18. The system as claimed in claim 18, wherein said in-car system further includes a communication module, a cooperative event record processing unit, and an impact determination module;

wherein said cooperative event record processing unit is connected to said communication module, said impact determination module, and said event data record unit.

19. The system as claimed in claim 18, wherein said communication system further includes a communication module element, and said communication module element is connected to said communication module of said in-car system.