PLUGGABLE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE FOR CAR USE

• US 20070080826A1
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Appro Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Appro Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Chang, Ching-Shan
• Application Number:
  US11/309,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20070080826A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/937
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0217 for loud-speakers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0258 for navigation systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0047 using hidden fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0096 Theft prevention of articles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/027 for Din-sized apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0294 Apparatus with multi-functionalities, e.g. radio and telephone
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/302 using recording means, e.g. black box
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/305 using a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0967 Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968

Abstract

A pluggable digital video recording device for car use is provided, including a casing, a control panel, a locker and a main unit. The casing is accommodated in an external box, and the control panel is disposed on the casing and aligned with the front edge of the external box. In addition, the locker is disposed on the control panel for locking the casing onto the external box. Moreover, the main unit has a plurality of data storage media in the casing. If the video recording device needs to be removed from the car for use, it is only necessary to unlock the locker and connect the device to the computer host by a data transmission line, and then power is supplied to the video recording device to directly play the video and audio information.

Claims

1. A pluggable digital video recording device for car use suitable for a security monitoring system, the safety monitoring system comprising a plurality of image sensors, a satellite positioning receiver, a loudspeaker and a display used in a car, the pluggable digital video recording device for car use comprising:

a casing, accommodated in an external box in the car;

a control panel, disposed on the casing and aligned with a front edge of the external box;

a locker, disposed on the control panel for locking the casing onto the external box; and

a main unit, having a plurality of data storage media in the casing, the main unit recording dynamic images and voices digitally, and storing the data detected by the safety monitoring system into the data storage media through real-time recording.

2. The pluggable digital video recording device for car use as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main unit further comprises a transmission interface connecting the pluggable digital video recording device for car use to a computer host when the pluggable digital video recording device for car use is unlocked from the external box and removed.

3. The pluggable digital video recording device for car use as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmission interface is a universal serial bus (USB) transmission interface or an IEEE1394 transmission interface.

4. The pluggable digital video recording device for car use as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of control keys for performing record, pause, play, and stop functions.

5. The pluggable digital video recording device for car use as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data storage media comprise hard disks.