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Vehicle, driving assistance system and driving assistance device

  • US 9,671,827 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2014
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driving assistance device detachably coupled to a portable smart device, wherein the portable smart device executes recordings of images in front of a vehicle and recordings of sounds within the vehicle, the driving assistance device comprising:

  • a housing;

    a controller received in the housing, the controller comprising;

    a microprocessor, a supply line, a signal line, and a storage module electrically coupled to the microprocessor;

    a plug connector electrically coupled to the microprocessor by the supply line and the signal line, wherein the plug connector is configured to be detached from the portable smart device, and electrically coupled to the portable smart device, whereby the plug connector charges the portable smart device; and

    a power line electrically coupled to the supply line, wherein the microprocessor is configured to;

    exchange signal data and the recordings with the portable smart device by the signal line and the plug connector,transfer the signal data and the recordings to the storage module to be saved; and

    receive electrical power from the power line;

    wherein the housing contains a receiving chamber at an end of the housing, a first surface and a second surface at opposite sides of the first surface facing a windshield of the vehicle, the housing further contains an opening at the second surface, the opening is coupled to the receiving chamber, the receiving chamber is configured for receiving the portable smart device, the opening is configured for exposing part of the portable smart device, the plug connector is disposed in the receiving chamber, wherein a touch screen is assembled to the first surface for displaying images the same as the portable smart device, and a camera of the portable smart device is aligned with the opening on the second surface facing the windshield of the vehicle for recording the images in front of the vehicle.

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