VEHICLE IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A vehicle image data transmission device that transmits image data obtained when driving the vehicle by capturing an image of a vehicle exterior to a management center that manages travel information of a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle image data transmission device comprising:
- an on-vehicle communication device configured to communicate with the management center through a vehicle external network for mobile communication;
an image obtaining unit that obtains the image data of the vehicle exterior;
a record device that records image data obtained from the image obtaining unit; and
a communication controller configured to transmit image data recorded in the record device to the on-vehicle communication device through a vehicle internal network mounted in the vehicle under a condition in which the vehicle internal network has a communication load that is less than a first predetermined value, whereinthe on-vehicle communication device includes a memory that stores image data received from the communication controller, andthe on-vehicle communication device is configured to transmit image data stored in the memory to the management center under a condition in which the vehicle external network has a communication load that is less than a second predetermined value.
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Abstract
A vehicle image data transmission device that transmits image data obtained by capturing an image of a vehicle exterior to a management center managing travel information of vehicles includes an on-vehicle communication device and a communication controller. The communication controller is configured to transmit image data of the vehicle exterior recorded in a record device to the on-vehicle communication device through the internal network when a communication load of the internal network is less than a first predetermined value. The on-vehicle communication device includes a memory storing image data received from the communication controller and is configured to transmit image data stored in the memory to the management center through a vehicle external network when a communication load of the external network is less than a second predetermined value.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle image data transmission device that transmits image data obtained when driving the vehicle by capturing an image of a vehicle exterior to a management center that manages travel information of a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle image data transmission device comprising:
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an on-vehicle communication device configured to communicate with the management center through a vehicle external network for mobile communication; an image obtaining unit that obtains the image data of the vehicle exterior; a record device that records image data obtained from the image obtaining unit; and a communication controller configured to transmit image data recorded in the record device to the on-vehicle communication device through a vehicle internal network mounted in the vehicle under a condition in which the vehicle internal network has a communication load that is less than a first predetermined value, wherein the on-vehicle communication device includes a memory that stores image data received from the communication controller, and the on-vehicle communication device is configured to transmit image data stored in the memory to the management center under a condition in which the vehicle external network has a communication load that is less than a second predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle image data transmission device that transmits image data obtained when driving the vehicle by capturing an image of a vehicle exterior to a management center that manages travel information of a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle image data transmission device comprising:
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an on-vehicle communication device configured to communicate with the management center through a vehicle external network for mobile communication; an on-vehicle camera that obtains the image data of the vehicle exterior; an on-vehicle database that records the image data obtained from the on-vehicle camera; and a processing circuit configured to transmit image data recorded in the on-vehicle database to the on-vehicle communication device through a vehicle internal network mounted in the vehicle under a condition in which the vehicle internal network has a communication load that is less than a first predetermined value, wherein the on-vehicle communication device includes a memory that stores image data received from the processing circuit, and the on-vehicle communication device is configured to transmit image data stored in the memory to the management center under a condition in which the vehicle external network has a communication load that is less than a second predetermined value.
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12. A method for transmitting image data for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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obtaining image data when driving the vehicle by capturing an image of a vehicle exterior with an on-vehicle camera; recording the obtained image data in an on-vehicle database; transmitting image data recorded in the on-vehicle database to an on-vehicle communication device through a vehicle internal network mounted in the vehicle under a condition in which the vehicle internal network has a communication load that is less than a first predetermined value; storing image data transmitted through the vehicle internal network in a memory included in the on-vehicle communication device; and transmitting image data stored in the memory to a management center through a vehicle external network for mobile communication under a condition in which the vehicle external network has a communication load that is less than a second predetermined value.
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