Emergency information notifying system, and apparatus, method and moving object utilizing the emergency information notifying system
First Claim
1. An emergency information notifying apparatus of a moving object, comprising:
- at least one image pick-up device for picking up images where a part of said moving object comes in sight a range of a view field of said image pick-up device;
a first recording apparatus for recording video signals from said image pick-up device, said first recording apparatus having a function of iterative recording, a first transmitter for transmitting said video signals recorded in said first recording apparatus to a predetermined base station;
a first control unit for controlling an operation of said first recording apparatus and said first transmitter; and
a signal generator for generating a command signal on the basis of a shock to said moving object, wherein said first control unit stops the recording operation of said first recording apparatus after a lapse of a predetermined time from the timing when the shock is applied to said moving object on the basis of the signal from said signal generator.
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Abstract
An emergency notifying apparatus of a moving object, having: image pick-up devices for picking up a part of the moving object and surroundings thereof, a video recording apparatus for recording signals related to the images taken by the image pick-up devices according to an output from at least one of shock sensors for detecting a shock applied to the moving object, a thermal sensor for detecting a heat or a temperature in a given portion of the moving object, and a manual switch, and a control unit for generating a signal for transmitting the image signals recorded in the recording apparatus to a given station via a radio communication device.
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26 Claims
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1. An emergency information notifying apparatus of a moving object, comprising:
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at least one image pick-up device for picking up images where a part of said moving object comes in sight a range of a view field of said image pick-up device;
a first recording apparatus for recording video signals from said image pick-up device, said first recording apparatus having a function of iterative recording, a first transmitter for transmitting said video signals recorded in said first recording apparatus to a predetermined base station;
a first control unit for controlling an operation of said first recording apparatus and said first transmitter; and
a signal generator for generating a command signal on the basis of a shock to said moving object, wherein said first control unit stops the recording operation of said first recording apparatus after a lapse of a predetermined time from the timing when the shock is applied to said moving object on the basis of the signal from said signal generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An emergency information notifying system between an emergency information notifying apparatus of a moving object and a base station installed at an emergency notification center, wherein
said emergency information notifying apparatus, comprising: -
at least one image pick-up device for picking up images where a part of said moving object comes in sight a range of a view field of said image pick-up device;
a first recording apparatus for recording video signals from said image pick-up device, said first recording apparatus having a function of iterative recording, a first transmitter for transmitting said video signals recorded in said first recording apparatus to a predetermined base station;
a first control unit for controlling an operation of said first recording apparatus and said first transmitter; and
a signal generator for generating a command signal on the basis of a shock to said moving object;
wherein said first control unit stops the recording operation of said first recording apparatus after a lapse of a predetermined time from the timing when the shock is applied to said moving object on the basis of the signal from said signal generator; and
said base station, comprising;
a second receiver for receiving said video signal from said first transmitter;
a second transmitter for transmitting a command signal from said base station;
a third storage device for recording at least said video signal among signals transmitted from said first transmitter;
a display unit for monitoring said video signals; and
a second control unit for controlling said second receiver, said second transmitter, and said display unit; and
wherein, said second control unit notifies information relating to an accident which has occurred at moving object to at least one of a police station, a fire station, a security company, a mobile phone company, a casualty insurance company, and a road service company, when said second receiver receives a command signal generated based on the shock to said moving object. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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17. A method of notifying emergency information between a moving object and a base station, comprising the steps of:
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picking-up images where a part of said moving object comes in a range of a view field of an image pick-up device;
iteratively recording video signals of said taken images to a recording apparatus for a predetermined period of time;
generating a command signal on the basis of a shock to said moving object;
stopping the iterative recording of said video signals after a lapse of a predetermined time from the timing when the shock is applied to said moving object on the basis of said command signal; and
transmitting said video signals recorded for said predetermined period of time before and after the timing when the shock is applied to said moving object to said base station.
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22. A method of notifying emergency information between an emergency information notifying apparatus of a moving object and a base station installed at an emergency notification center, comprising the steps of:
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in said emergency information notifying apparatus, picking-up images where a part of said moving object comes in a range of a view field of an image pick-up device;
iteratively recording video signals of said taken images to a recording apparatus for a predetermined period of time;
generating a first command signal on the basis of a shock to said moving object;
stopping the iterative recording of said video signals after a lapse of a predetermined time from the timing when the shock is applied to said moving object on the basis of said first command signal; and
transmitting said video signals recorded in said recording apparatus to said base station;
in said base station, receiving said video signals from said emergency information notifying apparatus;
recording said received video signals and displaying them on a display unit; and
notifying at least one of a police station, a fire station, a security company, a mobile phone company, a casualty insurance company, and a road service company information relating to an accident occurrence at said moving object. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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