Apparatus and Method For Safeguarding Vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for safeguarding a vehicle having a first image capturing device for capturing a first image and a second image capturing device for capturing a second image, comprising:
- determining the occurrence of a first alerting event and using a first sensor to trigger the first image capturing device to capture the first image and transmit the first image and positional information of the vehicle to a pre-selected destination when the first alerting event occurs;
determining the occurrence of a second alerting event using a second sensor or a third alerting event using a third sensor, when the second alerting event occurs capturing the first image and transmitting the first image to the pre-selected destination, and when the third alerting event occurs capturing the second image and transmitting the second image and the positional information of the vehicle to the pre-selected destination;
determining the occurrence of a fourth alerting event using a fourth sensor and based on whether the vehicle stops travelling for more than a first predetermined period of time, and capturing the second image and transmitting the second image and the positional information to the pre-selected destination;
alternatively proactively initiating a first communication request with the pre-selected destination disregarding the occurrence of the first alerting event, the second alerting event, the third alerting event, or the fourth alerting event; and
alternatively receiving a second communication request asking for the first image, the second image, and the positional information disregarding the occurrence of the first alerting event, the second alerting event, the third alerting event, or the fourth alerting event.
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Abstract
A method for safeguarding a vehicle having a first image capturing device for capturing a first image, a second image capturing device for capturing a second image, and a position detector is disclosed. Based on the occurrence of alerting events along with positional information provided by the position detector, the disclosed method includes enabling the first image capturing device to capture the first image and the second image capturing device to capture the second image. The method further includes transmitting the captured first image, the captured second image, and the positional information to a pre-selected destination. The method also includes receiving a communication request asking for the first image, the second image, and the positional information and/or proactively initiating another communication request disregarding the occurrence of the alerting events.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for safeguarding a vehicle having a first image capturing device for capturing a first image and a second image capturing device for capturing a second image, comprising:
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determining the occurrence of a first alerting event and using a first sensor to trigger the first image capturing device to capture the first image and transmit the first image and positional information of the vehicle to a pre-selected destination when the first alerting event occurs; determining the occurrence of a second alerting event using a second sensor or a third alerting event using a third sensor, when the second alerting event occurs capturing the first image and transmitting the first image to the pre-selected destination, and when the third alerting event occurs capturing the second image and transmitting the second image and the positional information of the vehicle to the pre-selected destination; determining the occurrence of a fourth alerting event using a fourth sensor and based on whether the vehicle stops travelling for more than a first predetermined period of time, and capturing the second image and transmitting the second image and the positional information to the pre-selected destination; alternatively proactively initiating a first communication request with the pre-selected destination disregarding the occurrence of the first alerting event, the second alerting event, the third alerting event, or the fourth alerting event; and alternatively receiving a second communication request asking for the first image, the second image, and the positional information disregarding the occurrence of the first alerting event, the second alerting event, the third alerting event, or the fourth alerting event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for safeguarding a vehicle, comprising:
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a first image capturing device; a second image capturing device, wherein when a first alerting event occurs the first image capturing device is triggered by a first sensor to capture a first image, upon the occurrence of a second alerting event, which is detected by a second sensor, the first image capturing device captures the first image, when a third alerting event occurs, which is detected by a third sensor, the second image capturing device captures a second image and upon the occurrence of a fourth alerting event, which is detected by a fourth sensor, the second image capturing device captures the second image; and a processing unit for when determining the occurrence of the third alerting event causing positional information of the vehicle, detected by a position detector, along with the second image to be transmitted to a pre-selected destination; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine the occurrence of the fourth alerting event and when the vehicle stops travelling for more than a first predetermined period of time, before causing the positional information of the vehicle and the second image to be transmitted to the pre-selected destination, and the processing unit is configured to proactively initiate a first communication request with a pre-selected destination disregarding the occurrence of the first alerting event, the second alerting event, the third alerting event, and/or the fourth alerting event before causing the first image, the second image, and/or the positional information of the vehicle to be transmitted to the pre-selected destination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of computer instructions when executed by a processing unit for safeguarding a vehicle causing the processing unit to:
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(a) determine the occurrence of a first alerting event and use a first sensor to trigger the first image capturing device to capture the first image when the first alerting event occurs and cause the first image and positional information of the vehicle to be transmitted to a pre-selected destination; (b) determine the occurrence of a second alerting event using a second sensor or a third alerting event using a third sensor, when the second alerting event occurs capture the first image and transmit the first image to the pre-selected destination, and when the third alerting event occurs capture the second image and transmit the second image and the positional information of the vehicle to the pre-selected destination; (c) determine the occurrence of a fourth alerting event using a fourth sensor and based on whether the vehicle stops travelling for more than a first predetermined period of time, and capture the second image and transmit the second image and the positional information to the pre-selected destination when the fourth alerting event occurs; (d) alternatively proactively initiate a first communication request with the pre-selected destination disregarding the occurrence of the first alerting event, the second alerting event, the third alerting event, and/or the fourth alerting event, before causing the first image, the second image, and/or the positional information of the vehicle to be transmitted to the pre-selected destination; and (e) alternatively receive a communication request asking for the first image, the second image, and the positional information disregarding the occurrence of the first alerting event, the second alerting event, the third alerting event, or the fourth alerting event, before causing the first image, the second image, and/or the positional information of the vehicle to be transmitted to the pre-selected destination. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for safeguarding a vehicle having a first image capturing device for capturing a first image and a second image capturing device for capturing a second image, comprising:
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determining the occurrence of a first alerting event and using a first sensor to trigger the first image capturing device to capture the first image and transmit the first image and positional information of the vehicle to a pre-selected destination when the first alerting event occurs; and determining the occurrence of a second alerting event using a second sensor, and when the second alerting event occurs capturing the first image and transmitting the first image to the pre-selected destination. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for safeguarding a vehicle having an image capturing device for capturing an image outside the vehicle, comprising:
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determining the occurrence of the vehicle is involved in a car accident using a gravity sensor before capturing the image outside the vehicle and transmitting the captured image to a pre-selected destination; and alternatively proactively initiating a first communication request with the pre-selected destination disregarding the occurrence of the vehicle being involved in the car accident.
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