Vehicle information recording system
First Claim
1. A vehicle information recording system comprising an information acquisition device placed in a vehicle that acquires predetermined information and an information management device placed outside of the vehicle that stores and manages the information acquired by the information acquisition device, wherein the information acquisition device includes:
- a picture acquiring unit operable to take a picture of surroundings and generate picture data showing the picture;
an other vehicle data generating unit operable to generate other vehicle data which specifies an other vehicle shown in the picture data; and
a sending unit operable to send sending data including the picture data and the other vehicle data, and the information management device includes;
a receiving unit operable to receive the sending data sent by the sending unit;
an adding unit operable to add the other vehicle data as related data to the picture data included in the sending data received by the receiving unit;
a recording unit operable to record the picture data to which the related data is added on a recording medium; and
a searching unit operable to search the data recorded in the recording medium for picture data which shows the other vehicle based on the other vehicle data.
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Abstract
A vehicle information recording system 100 includes a picture acquiring unit 101a placed in a vehicle that takes a picture of surroundings and generates picture data showing the picture, a vehicle data receiving unit 107 placed in the vehicle that receives other vehicle data concerning another vehicle shown in the picture acquired by the picture acquiring unit 101a, an acquired information sending unit 103 placed in the vehicle that sends data including the picture data and the other vehicle data outside of the vehicle, a receiving unit 104 placed outside of the vehicle that receives the data sent by the acquired information sending unit 103, an encoding unit 105 placed outside of the vehicle that encodes the other vehicle data among the data received by the receiving unit 104 and adds the encoded data to the picture data as related data, and a recording unit 106 placed outside of the vehicle that records the picture data to which the other vehicle data is added by the encoding unit 105.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle information recording system comprising an information acquisition device placed in a vehicle that acquires predetermined information and an information management device placed outside of the vehicle that stores and manages the information acquired by the information acquisition device,
wherein the information acquisition device includes: -
a picture acquiring unit operable to take a picture of surroundings and generate picture data showing the picture;
an other vehicle data generating unit operable to generate other vehicle data which specifies an other vehicle shown in the picture data; and
a sending unit operable to send sending data including the picture data and the other vehicle data, and the information management device includes;
a receiving unit operable to receive the sending data sent by the sending unit;
an adding unit operable to add the other vehicle data as related data to the picture data included in the sending data received by the receiving unit;
a recording unit operable to record the picture data to which the related data is added on a recording medium; and
a searching unit operable to search the data recorded in the recording medium for picture data which shows the other vehicle based on the other vehicle data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle information recording method for a vehicle information recording system comprising an information acquisition device placed in a vehicle that acquires predetermined information and an information management device placed outside of the vehicle that stores and manages the information acquired by the information acquisition device, the vehicle information recording method including:
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step A performed in the information acquisition device including;
a picture acquiring step for taking a picture of surroundings and generating picture data showing the picture;
an other vehicle data generating step for generating other vehicle data which specifies an other vehicle shown in the picture data; and
a sending step for sending sending data including the picture data and the other vehicle data, and step B performed in the information management device including;
a receiving step for receiving the sending data sent in the sending step;
an adding step for adding the other vehicle data as related data to the picture data included in the sending data received in the receiving step;
a recording step for recording the picture data to which the related data is added in a recording medium; and
a searching step for searching the data recorded in the recording medium for picture data which shows the other vehicle based on the other vehicle data.
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21. A program for a vehicle information recording method performed by an information acquisition device in a vehicle information recording system comprising the information acquisition device placed in a vehicle that acquires predetermined information and an information management device placed outside of the vehicle that stores and manages the information acquired by the information acquisition device, the program causing a computer to execute:
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a picture acquiring step for taking a picture of surroundings and generating picture data showing the picture;
an other vehicle data generating step for generating other vehicle data which specifies an other vehicle shown in the picture data; and
a sending step for sending sending data including the picture data and the other vehicle data.
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22. A program for a vehicle information recording method performed by an information management device in a vehicle information recording system comprising an information acquisition device placed in a vehicle that acquires predetermined information and the information management device placed outside of the vehicle that stores and manages the information acquired by the information acquisition device, the program causing a computer to execute:
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a receiving step for receiving sending data acquired and sent by the information acquisition device;
an adding step for adding other vehicle data as related data to picture data included in the sending data received in the receiving step;
a recording step for recording the picture data to which the related data is added in a recording medium; and
a searching step for searching the data recorded in the recording medium for picture data which shows the other vehicle based on the other vehicle data.
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