Recording device and recording method

• US 10,825,271 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2016
• Issued: 11/03/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Arashima, Kenji, Okada, Hiroshi, Kobayashi, Yukihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Curtis J
• Application Number:
  US15/554,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20180268626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,712 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0858 wherein the data carrier is removable
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0129 for creating historical data or processing based on historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

To provide a recording device capable of acquiring information on behavior of a moving body with high accuracy by using a simple configuration. Provided is the recording device including: a sensing unit configured to output data obtained through sensing; a reception unit configured to receive a wireless signal from a signal transmission device provided in a moving body; a recording control unit configured to control start and stop of recording of the data output from the sensing unit, in response to the wireless signal received by the reception unit from the signal transmission device; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the data recorded under the control of the recoding control unit, to an external device.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a storage unit configured to store identification information associated with a moving body;

a reception unit configured to receive a wireless signal from a signal transmission device, wherein the signal transmission device is in the moving body;

a sensing unit configured to;

detect first data;

output the first data; and

detect one of a specific sound associated with the moving body or a direction of travel of the moving body;

a determination unit configured to;

determine a first state of the device in the moving body, based on the first data, wherein the first state indicates that the device is in a still state in the moving body;

determine a change in the direction of travel of the moving body from a first direction to a second direction;

a recording control unit configured to start and stop a recording process of the first data based on at least one of;

the detection of the specific sound associated with the moving body, or

the determined change in the direction of travel of the moving body from the first direction to the second direction;

a transmission unit configured to transmit the first data to an external device;

an event detection unit configured to detect an event associated with the moving body based on the first data; and

a display control unit configured to;

generate, based on the detected event, a user interface of a plurality of user interfaces based on a type of the event, wherein each of the plurality of user interfaces comprises different information; and

control a display screen to display the generated user interface corresponding to the event.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein:

the sensing unit includes at least an acceleration sensor,

the device is in the moving body, and

the sensing unit is further configured to output the first data that corresponds to a behavior of the moving body.

3. The device according to claim 1,

wherein the recording control unit is further configured to:

determine the stored identification information is identical to identification information in the received wireless signal; and

record the first data based on the determination that the stored identification information is identical to identification information in the received wireless signal.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein:

the sensing unit is configured to detect a plurality of conditions, and

the recording control unit is further configured to record the first data based on the detected plurality of conditions.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein:

a first condition of the plurality of conditions indicates the still state of the device based on the first data, and

the recording control unit is further configured to record the first data based on satisfaction of the first condition.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein:

a second condition of the plurality of conditions indicates a user operation on the device, and

the recording control unit is configured to stop the recording process of the first data based on satisfaction of the second condition.

7. The device according to claim 4, wherein:

a third condition of the plurality of conditions indicates a particular change in a barometric pressure within the moving body based on one of opening and closing of a door of the moving body, or an air conditioner of the moving body, and

the recording control unit is further configured to record the first data based on satisfaction of the third condition.

8. The device according to claim 4, wherein:

a fourth condition of the plurality of conditions indicates a movement of the moving body from a particular position based on the first data, and

the recording control unit is further configured to record the first data based on satisfaction of the fourth condition.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit is further configured to:

determine a second state of the device in the moving body, based on a difference between second data and the first data,

wherein;

the second data is obtained based on a sensing operation of the device, and

the second state indicates that the device is not in the still state.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein:

the determination unit is further configured to determine at least one of the first state of the device or a second state of the device based on the received wireless signal, and

the recording control unit is further configured to one of start or stop the recording process of the first data based on one of the first state of the device or the second state of the device, and further based on the first data.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the event detection unit is further configured to detect the event based on a collision of the moving body,

the collision of the moving body is detected based on one of reduction in a speed of the moving body or occurrence of a shock in the moving body,

the event indicates that the moving body has collided with an object, and

the generated user interface corresponding to the event comprises a screen to contact a specific insurance provider.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the display control unit is further configured to display information that corresponds to a travel distance of the moving body on the display screen, and

the information on the travel distance of the moving body is associated with an input at a particular timing.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein

the display control unit is further configured to display information that corresponds to traveling of the moving body, based on the first data, and

the first data is associated with a particular time period.

14. The device according to claim 12, wherein:

the display control unit is further configured to display information that corresponds to a driving state of the moving body,

the external device generates the information that corresponds to the driving state of the moving body based on the transmitted first data, and

the external device transmits the information that corresponds to the driving state to the reception unit of the device.

15. The device according to claim 12, wherein the display control unit is further configured to display information that corresponds to a facility around the device and a coupon redeemable in the facility, based on the first data.

16. A recording method, comprising:

in a device;

detecting data corresponding to a moving body, wherein the data indicates a behavior of the moving body;

detecting one of a specific sound associated with the moving body or a direction of travel of the moving body;

determining a change in the direction of travel of the moving body from a first direction to a second direction;

recording the detected data based on at least one of;

the detection of the specific sound associated with the moving body, or

the determined change in the direction of travel of the moving body from the first direction to the second direction;

transmitting the recorded data to an external device;

detecting an event associated with the moving body based on the detected data;

generating, based on the detected event, a user interface of a plurality of user interfaces based on a type of the event, wherein each of the plurality of user interfaces comprises different information; and

controlling a display screen to display the generated user interface corresponding to the event.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a device, cause the device to execute operations, the operations comprising:

detecting data corresponding to a moving body, wherein the data indicates a behavior of the moving body;

detecting one of a specific sound associated with the moving body or a direction of travel of the moving body;

determining a change in the direction of travel of the moving body from a first direction to a second direction;

recording the detected data based on one of;

the detection of the specific sound associated with the moving body, or

the determined change in the direction of travel of the moving body from the first direction to the second direction;

transmitting the recorded data to an external device;

detecting an event associated with the moving body based on the detected data;

generating, based on the detected event, a user interface of a plurality of user interfaces based on a type of the event, wherein each of the plurality of user interfaces comprises different information; and

controlling a display screen to display the generated user interface corresponding to the event.