GPS DEVICE WITH VIDEO SECURITY FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100049438A1
• Filed: 04/29/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HSIEH, KUAN-HONG, LI, XIAO-GUANG, HU, HSIN-NAN, MA, CHAO-FENG
• Application Number:
  US12/432,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20100049438A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0891 Video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

This present disclosure provides a GPS device with a video security function and method for the same. The GPS device includes a communications unit to transmit communication data between the GPS device and at least one external video device, at least one motion sensing unit, the method includes steps of: detecting current motion state of a vehicle and obtaining sensing information; generating a first control signal to an external video device when a defined particular motion state is detected; transmitting the first control signal to turn on the video device through the communications unit; receiving the live feed provided by the video device; generating a second control signal to the video device, when the particular motion state is ended; and transmitting the second control signal to turn off the video device through the communication unit.

Claims

1. A global position system (GPS) device with a video security function comprising:

a GPS wireless communications unit configured to receive GPS satellite navigation signals in real time;

a GPS processing module configured to determine navigation information according to the navigation signals from the GPS wireless communications unit;

a communications unit configured to transmit communication data between the GPS device and at least one external video device;

at least one motion sensing unit configured to obtain appropriate sensing signals at a current motion state;

a motion signal obtaining module configured to obtain the sensing signals which are detected from the motion sensing unit, and obtain sensing information from the sensing signals;

a motion state judging module configured to compare the sensing information with predetermined sensing parameters, and determine a particular motion state when the sensing information satisfies a subset of the predetermined sensing parameters;

a control signal generating module configured to generate and send control signals to an appropriate video device through the communications unit according to the particular motion state.

2. The GPS device as described in claim 1, further comprising a recording module, wherein the recording module configured to connect with a storage unit and save a particular state record to the storage unit, the storage unit being configured to connect with the motion state judging module and the control signal generating module, and the particular state record includes a current position obtain from the GPS processing module, a start time or an end time of the particular motion state and the particular motion state when the vehicle is in a particular motion state.

3. The GPS device as described in claim 2, further comprising a signal receiving module, wherein the signal receiving module configured to receive live feed which is transmitted through the communications unit, the particular state record further comprises the live feed.

4. The GPS device as described in claim 1, further comprising a display control module, wherein the display control module configured to switch the display unit to display the live feed when the live feed is received and switch back when the live feed ends.

5. A video security method used in a GPS device, the GPS device comprising a communications unit configured to transmit communication data between the GPS device and at least one external video device and at least one motion sensing unit, the method comprising:

detecting current motion state of a vehicle and obtaining sensing information;

generating a first control signal to an external video device when a defined particular motion state is detected;

transmitting the first control signal to turn on the video device through the communications unit;

receiving the live feed provided by the video device;

generating a second control signal to the video device, when the particular motion state is ended; and

transmitting the second control signal to turn off the video device through the communication unit.

6. The method as described in claim 5, further comprising:

saving a particular state record which includes a current position obtained from the GPS processing module, a start time of the particular motion state and the particular motion state, when determining the current motion state is in the particular motion state.

7. The method as described in claim 5, further comprising:

saving another particular state record which includes a current position obtained from the GPS processing module, an end time of the particular motion state and the particular motion state, when the particular motion state is ended.

8. The method as described in claim 5, further comprising:

switching to display live feed when the live feed is received and switching back when the live feed ends.