DRIVING RECORDER

• US 20100318258A1
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Horiba Limited, Japan Automobile Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Horiba Limited, Japan Automobile Research Institute
• Inventors: Katayama, Tsuyoshi, Hashimoto, Akihiro, Ishikura, Masatomo, Kohsaka, Hiroji
• Granted Patent: US 8,452,502 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/33
• 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: G07C 5/0891 Video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

This invention intends to provide a vehicle-mounted driving recorder that can facilitate an after-the-fact analysis on not only situation data at a time of an accident but also situation data at a time of a hiyari-hatto and that can contribute accident prevention. The vehicle-mounted driving recorder comprises a data receiving section that receives situation data indicating behavior, a surrounding situation, and an operating situation of a vehicle and a data administration section that classifies the situation data into one of predetermined multiple categories based on contents of the received situation data and stores the classified situation data in a situation data storage section specified in a predetermined area of a memory.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted driving recorder comprising a data receiving section that receives situation data indicating behavior, a surrounding situation, and an operating situation of a vehicle and

a data administration section that classifies the situation data into one of predetermined multiple categories based on contents of the received situation data and stores the classified situation data in a situation data storage section specified in a predetermined area of a memory.

2. The vehicle-mounted driving recorder described in claim 1, wherein

the categories are specified in the order of importance of record.

3. The vehicle-mounted driving recorder described in claim 1, and further comprising

a communication device that radio-transmits the situation data in the situation data storage section to a center computer arranged at a place different from the place where the vehicle locates at a time when the vehicle locates in a specified place where radio-communication to the center computer is capable.

4. The vehicle-mounted driving recorder described in claim 1, wherein

the situation data includes at least acceleration data indicating acceleration applied to the vehicle, position data indicating a position of the vehicle and moving image data indicating an outside picture of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle-mounted driving recorder described in claim 4, wherein

the situation data further includes at least one or all of speed data indicating a speed of the vehicle, brake data indicating whether a brake is applied to the vehicle or not, door open/close data indicating whether a door is open or closed and main electric power supply state data indicating whether or not electric power is supplied from an electric power supply at a side of the vehicle.

6. A driving recorder comprising

a detection device that detects a situation of a vehicle, a data administration section that determines whether or not there is a selection signal that is generated due to an operation of the vehicle by a driver after an occurrence of an accident, and

a situation data storage section that stores situation data of the vehicle, wherein

the situation data storage section is so arranged to select and to store the situation data of the vehicle before and after the selection signal is generated in case that the data administration section determines that the selection signal is generated.

7. The driving recorder described in claim 6, wherein the selection signal is generated by opening or closing a door.

8. The driving recorder described in claim 6, wherein the selection signal is generated by yanking an emergency brake.

9. The driving recorder described in claim 6, wherein the selection signal is generated by turning off an ignition switch.

10. The driving recorder described in claim 6, and comprising a manual switch that generates a release signal by operating the manual switch in case of canceling to store the situation data of the vehicle in the situation data storage section.

11. A driving recorder comprising

a detection device that detects a situation of a vehicle, a manual switch that outputs an indication signal to store situation data of the vehicle,

a data administration section that determines whether the manual switch is turned on or turned off, and

a situation data storage section that stores situation data of the vehicle, wherein

the situation data storage section is so arranged to store the situation data of the vehicle before and after the manual switch is turned on in case that the data administration section determines that the manual switch is turned on.