EVENT DATA RECORDER WITH COMMUNICATION MODULE AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160155476A1
• Filed: 03/23/2015
• Published: 06/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Papago Inc.
• Original Assignee: Papago Inc.
• Inventors: FANG, Chih-Chieh
• Application Number:
  US14/665,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20160155476A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0891 Video recorder in combination with video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

An event data recorder with a communication module and a method thereof are applicable to a vehicle. The event data recorder comprises: a communication module, electrically connected to a receiving and transmitting antenna unit, for receiving and transmitting a communication signal and establishing a network connection for the communication signal; a lens, for acquiring an image record when the vehicle travels; a micro-control unit, for storing the image record into a memory unit and uploading the image record into a storage server through the network connection; and a global satellite positioning module, for acquiring position information of the vehicle, storing the position information into the memory unit, and uploading the position information into the storage server through the network connection.

Claims

1. An event data recorder with a communication module, applicable to a vehicle, the event data recorder characterized in that it comprises:

a communication module, electrically connected to a receiving and transmitting antenna unit, for receiving and transmitting a communication signal and establishing a network connection for the communication signal;

a lens, for acquiring an image record when said vehicle travels;

a micro-control unit, for storing said image record into a memory unit and uploading said image record into a storage server through the network connection established by said communication module; and

a global satellite positioning module, for acquiring position information of said vehicle, storing said position information into said memory unit, and uploading said position information into said storage server through the network connection established by said communication module.

2. The event data recorder with a communication module according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a display unit, for presenting the image record.

3. The event data recorder with a communication module according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a touch control unit, for inputting a control instruction, so as to provide and execute functions of the event data recorder.

4. The event data recorder with a communication module according to claim 1, characterized in that said communication module can be implemented by any one of the following wireless network communication manners:

Bluetooth, 2.4G communications, 3G communications, 4G communications, 5G communications, a Wireless Local Area Network, Radio Frequency communications, and ZigBee.

5. The event data recorder with a communication module according to claim 1, characterized in that a network connection with an electronic device having a corresponding software program is made through a network signal so that the position information and the image record are presented.

6. The event data recorder with a communication module according to claim 1, characterized in that when the micro-control unit determines that the memory unit cannot store the image record, the image record is uploaded into the storage server through the network connection established by the communication module.

7. The event data recorder with a communication module according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage server further comprises a monitoring device, the monitoring device being connected to the storage server through a network, for acquiring the position information and the image record of the event data recorder.

8. The event data recorder with a communication module according to claim 7, characterized in that the monitoring device sends a request message to the storage server and the request message is transferred to the micro-control unit through the network, after receiving the request message, the micro-control unit sends back an acknowledgement message to the storage server and the acknowledgement message is transferred to the monitoring device after being acknowledged by the storage server, and the monitoring device sends back a feedback message to the micro-control unit according to the acknowledgement message, so as to acquire the position information and the image record of the event data recorder.

9. An event data recording method with a communication module, applicable to a vehicle, the method characterized in that it comprises:

establishing, by a communication module, a network connection for a communication signal;

acquiring, by a lens, at least one image record when the vehicle travels;

storing, by a micro-control unit, the image record into a memory unit and uploading the image record into a storage server through the network connection; and

acquiring, by a global satellite positioning module, position information of the vehicle, storing the position information into the memory unit, and uploading the position information into the storage server through the network connection.

10. The event data recording method with a communication module according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises a display unit, for presenting the image record.

11. The event data recording method with a communication module according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises a touch control unit, for inputting a control instruction, so as to provide and execute functions of the event data recorder.

12. The event data recording method with a communication module according to claim 9, characterized in that the communication module can be implemented by any one of the following wireless network communication manners:

Bluetooth, 2.4G communications, 3G communications, 4G communications, 5G communications, a Wireless Local Area Network, Radio Frequency communications, and ZigBee.

13. The event data recording method with a communication module according to claim 9, characterized in that a network connection with an electronic device having a corresponding software program is made through a network signal so that the position information and the image record are presented.

14. The event data recording method with a communication module according to claim 9, characterized in that when the micro-control unit determines that the memory unit cannot store the image record, the image record is uploaded into the storage server through the network connection established by the communication module.

15. The event data recording method with a communication module according to claim 9, characterized in that the storage server further comprises a monitoring device, the monitoring device being connected to the storage server through a network, for acquiring the position information and the image record of the event data recorder.

16. The event data recording method with a communication module according to claim 15, characterized in that the monitoring device sends a request message to the storage server and the request message is transferred to the micro-control unit through the network, after receiving the request message, the micro-control unit sends back an acknowledgement message to the storage server and the acknowledgement message is transferred to the monitoring device after being acknowledged by the storage server, and the monitoring device sends back a feedback message to the micro-control unit according to the acknowledgement message, so as to acquire the position information and the image record of the event data recorder.