JP2011128782A - Information terminal device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information terminal device for a vehicle which is equipped with a crime prevention monitoring system for the vehicle for preventing crimes while preventing data transfer to the center caused by a malfunction. <P>SOLUTION: The information terminal device for the vehicle which is equipped with the vehicle crime prevention monitoring system for photographing at least the inside of a vehicle and communicating with a base station is provided with an image input means capable of constantly photographing an image of the inside of the vehicle and a voice input means for recording a voice etc. in the vehicle, and also provided with two storage means composed of a first storage means for sequentially and cyclically writing in-vehicle data such as an image and a voice, and a second storage means for temporarily writing most recent data such as an image and a voice so as to sequentially write, in the first storage means, image data through the image input means and voice data through the voice input means. When an abnormal signal is received by a failure detection means, the information terminal device controls a communication means to transmit the in-vehicle data stored in the second storage means to the base station. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle information terminal device, and more particularly to a vehicle information terminal device in which a vehicle crime prevention monitoring system for preventing crime is mounted on an information terminal device in advertisement information in a taxi.

  Various proposals have been made for surveillance cameras in vehicles, and in particular, they contribute to services such as taxi and other crew security, crew manner improvement, and customer lost items. As for the security of crew members in particular, as crime prevention systems became known, the techniques of crimes became more sophisticated and there were problems with safety.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-224433 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-230820 JP 2002-29387 A

  Among these types of techniques, an example of a technique for taking an image in a taxi car is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 04-224433 (hereinafter referred to as Document 1) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-230820 (hereinafter referred to as Document 2). ing.

  The technique described in Document 1 is to take an image in a taxi vehicle in conjunction with a wage meter and store the photographed image in a recording device in the vehicle. The technique described in Document 2 is a camera that monitors the surroundings of a vehicle for the purpose of preventing theft of the vehicle, and is linked to a shock sensor mounted in the vehicle. And forward to the police.

  However, in the invention described in Document 1, since the photographed image is only stored in the vehicle, the suspect who noticed the existence of the device may perform the destruction of the device, so the safety of the photographed image is not sufficient. There is a disadvantage of not.

  Further, the invention described in Document 2 has a drawback in that when the other party's phone is temporarily disconnected or busy, a transfer error may occur in the image data that cannot be transferred or transmitted.

  Furthermore, in the inventions described in Documents 1 and 2, there is a drawback in that, in the case of image acquisition, identification may be difficult due to image blur due to passenger movement and image quality degradation due to surrounding light and darkness.

  Therefore, the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-29387 (hereinafter referred to as Document 3) discloses a vehicle crime prevention monitoring system and its monitoring method for reliably transmitting in-vehicle information to a base station.

  The configuration in Document 3 includes a boarding detection unit that detects that a passenger has boarded the vehicle, and a base station that compresses in-vehicle information that indicates a situation inside the vehicle when the boarding detection unit detects a passenger boarding. Vehicle information transmission means for transmitting to the vehicle, and the base station has vehicle information reception means for receiving the vehicle information transmitted by the vehicle information transmission means, specifically, It has a voice recognition function that captures and transmits images when a passenger speaks a criminal language.

  However, in reality, recognizing a highly criminal language is an extremely difficult control, and it is assumed that it will operate just by joking or when a customer utters rough words on a mobile phone etc. The

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle information terminal device equipped with a vehicle crime prevention monitoring system for preventing crimes and preventing data transfer to the center due to malfunctions in order to solve these problems. To do.

  To achieve the above object, the vehicle information terminal device of the invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle information terminal device equipped with a vehicle security monitoring system for photographing at least the inside of the vehicle and transmitting and receiving with a base station, Video input means capable of always capturing images in the vehicle, audio input means for recording sound in the vehicle, etc., first storage means for sequentially writing in-vehicle data such as images and sounds, video images, audio, etc. And second storage means for temporarily writing the latest in-vehicle data, wherein the video input means and the voice input means are configured separately from the main body of the apparatus, and the video input means and the voice input means. An abnormality detection means for detecting the abnormal signal and communication means for transmitting in-vehicle data to the base station, and the video data by the video input means and the audio data by the audio input means are When the abnormality signal is received by the abnormality detection means, the in-vehicle data such as the latest video image and sound written in the first storage means is temporarily written when the abnormality signal is received by the abnormality detection means, and the second storage means Control means for controlling transmission of the in-vehicle data stored in the base station to the base station by the communication means.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the abnormality detection means is an impact sensor, and an abnormality signal is generated when an impact is applied to the video input means or the audio input means. It is.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality detection means is configured such that the video input means or the audio input means is configured separately from the apparatus main body, and information transmission / reception is connected by a data line. An abnormality signal is also generated when it is detected that the data line is disconnected.

Explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the vehicle interior which installs the vehicle information terminal device of this invention from back. Explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the vehicle interior which installs the vehicle information terminal device of this invention from the side. Explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the vehicle interior which installs the vehicle information terminal device of this invention from the upper surface. Explanatory drawing which shows the rear display in the information terminal device for vehicles of this invention. Block explanatory drawing which shows the control state of the information terminal device for vehicles of the present invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the vehicle-mounted alert message display system mounted in this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the control flow of the information terminal device for vehicles of this invention.

  FIG. 1 shows the state of a taxi in which the vehicle information terminal device of the present invention is installed, as seen from the back row seat. Moreover, FIG. 2 is explanatory drawing of the state which looked at the inside of the taxi vehicle which installed the information terminal device for vehicles of this invention from the side. Furthermore, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a state where the inside of a taxi vehicle in which the vehicle information terminal device of the present invention is installed is viewed from above.

  First, the vehicle information terminal device of the present invention is a vehicle information terminal device equipped with a vehicle crime prevention monitoring system for photographing at least the inside of the vehicle and transmitting and receiving with a base station, and will be described below with reference to the drawings. The configuration includes a video input unit including a camera 2 and an image compression processing unit 54 capable of always capturing a video in a vehicle, a voice input unit such as a microphone 10 and a voice processing unit 56 for recording a voice in the vehicle, a video, First storage means provided with an external memory 60 for sequentially writing in-vehicle data such as voice in a cyclic manner, and second storage means comprising an internal memory for temporarily writing the latest in-vehicle data such as video images and voices The video input unit and the audio input unit are provided separately from the apparatus main body, and further include a camera destruction sensor 52 and a display sensor 53 for detecting an abnormal signal of the video input unit and the audio input unit. An abnormality detecting means, and a communication means comprising a communication processing unit 65 for transmitting in-vehicle data to the base station, a wireless communication interface 66, etc. The image data and the sound data from the sound input means are sequentially written in the first storage means, and when an abnormality signal is received by the abnormality detection means, the latest data written in the first storage means of the external memory 60 Control means for temporarily writing in-vehicle data, such as video images, voices, etc., to the second storage means comprising an internal memory, and controlling transmission of the in-vehicle data stored in the second storage means to the base station by the communication means 51.

  In this embodiment, the abnormality detection means such as the camera destruction sensor 52 and the display sensor 53 is an impact sensor, and when an impact is applied to the video input means or the audio input means, an abnormality signal is generated to generate a main processing unit ( Control means) 51 performs emergency processing.

  In still another embodiment, the anomaly detection means is configured such that the video input means or the audio input means is configured as a separate body from the apparatus main body and is connected with data transmission / reception via a data line, and the data line is disconnected. Even when it is detected, an abnormal signal may be issued. Based on this data line missing line, it is determined that emergency processing will be performed.

  The taxi equipped with the vehicle information terminal device of the present invention informs passengers of wearing of a seat belt and the like, and its message display system is provided in each seat in which the seat belt 15 is attached in the taxi 1. (The seat belt of the driver's seat is omitted for the sake of convenience.) As the display means that the user can visually recognize when seated in a predetermined seat, the seat belts 15a and 15b are worn on the displays 4a and 4b. There is provided a system for displaying at least one notification message of a first notification message that prompts for a predetermined time and a second notification message that warns that the seat belt is not worn for a predetermined time.

  In the present invention, it is determined whether the taxi is running or stopped, and the display and message of the wearing of the seat belt are notified in two stages.

  In FIG. 2, a camera for photographing the inside of the vehicle is installed in the vicinity of the rearview mirror, and as shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the vehicle can be almost photographed (range A in the figure). The displays 4a and 4b provided on the backs of the driver's seat and the passenger seat are provided with a microphone 10 for recording a user's voice and a speaker 13 for outputting a necessary voice along with the video.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a navigation system known in the vehicle. Reference numeral 3 denotes an indispensable rent meter in a taxi. As a second embodiment to be described later in the present invention, the stop determination means is achieved by the rent determination means.

  Reference numerals 15a and 15b denote seat belts, and the seat belts are attached in such a manner that a wearing signal can be obtained depending on whether or not a known hook is closed. Reference numeral 10 denotes an antenna that transmits in-vehicle data to a taxi management center.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the control circuit block 50 (including message display control means) of the in-vehicle notification message display system of the present invention will be described. Various devices are connected to the main processing unit 51. First, the camera 2 are connected via an image processing unit 54, and the displays 4 a and 4 b are connected via an image processing unit 55. Further, the microphone 10 and the speaker 13 are connected to each other via an audio processing unit 56. The displays 4a and 4b are touch panels, and the operation buttons 11 and the LEDs 11 indicating various states are connected to the side portions of the displays 4a and 4b via the input / output control unit 57, respectively. The seat belt 15 is connected via a seat belt sensor 58 so that the wearing state of each seat belt can be detected.

  On the other hand, when the user (passenger) is seated on the seat, the seat is discriminated by receiving data from a weight sensor (not shown) and determining the seating state when the rear seat has a predetermined weight load. 72 is connected to the main processing unit 51. In the first embodiment, a stop / stop discriminating means 71 is connected for receiving a running state signal from a door opening / closing discriminating means (not shown) and discriminating whether the vehicle is running or stopped.

  Further, the main processing unit 51 exchanges video and audio data in the vehicle with the taxi management center, the taxi display means (displays 4a and 4b) as the taxi management center, and a desired base station. A text processing unit 64, a communication processing unit 65, and a wireless communication interface 66 are provided as communication means for transmitting and receiving advertisement information and commercial transaction information distributed from the Internet. Data is performed via the antenna 14.

  Data storage and management is normally stored in the external memory 60 and connected to the main processing unit 51 via the external memory interface 61. The internal memory 62 is provided for data processing and temporary storage of data, and is connected to the main processing unit 51.

  In the in-vehicle notification message display system configured as described above, the stop / stop determining means determines whether the vehicle is running or stopped, and the seating determining means is the predetermined seat. Whether the user is seated or not, and the seat belt wearing detection means detects the wearing state of the seat belt attached to each seat, and the message display control means Processing is performed to control the display of each notification message. The state will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of the message display system of FIG.

  First, as the processing 1, when the stop / stop determining means (step 101) determines stop, the determination is made when the seating determining means (step 102) determines the user's seating (Yes) in a predetermined seat. The first notification message is displayed on the display means corresponding to the seat (step 104) until the seatbelt wearing detection means detects the wearing state of the seat (step 103). The displayed content is “Please fasten your seat belt for your safety” (see Fig. 4 (a)). Further, the display time is returned to step 101 in the flowchart, and a loop is formed and displayed until the seat belt wearing detection means detects the wearing state (Yes) (step 103).

  On the other hand, as processing 2, the stop / stop determining means determines traveling in step 101, and the seating determining means in step 106 again determines the seating of the user (step 106), and the display corresponding to the seat. In the means, when the seat belt wearing detection means is not wearing the seat belt, the second notification message is displayed (step 108). The display content at this time is displayed as “the seat belt is not attached” (see FIG. 4B). This display is returned to step 106 in the flowchart, and a loop is formed and displayed until the seat belt wearing detection means detects the wearing state (Yes) (step 107). When it is time and several seconds to several minutes), the display is stopped and the processing is stopped.

  The display of the first notification message and the second notification message does not necessarily have to be displayed, but may be at least one, and each message is desirably set for a predetermined time. For example, within a period of several seconds to several minutes (step 109), even if the seat belt is not worn, the display is stopped for a predetermined time limit. Further, in the flowchart, control is performed so that the display and announcement are performed until the seat belt wearing detection means detects the wearing state (Yes) (step 103) and (step 107). These indications and announcements are safety announcements to ensure customer safety, depending on the volume of announcements such as voices, but the volume will be lowered slightly to the extent that users do not feel annoyed. There is also a method.

  In this way, the driver can be surely announced to the user without prompting the user who is a passenger to wear the seat belt, and the seat belt wearing rate can be increased, so that the driver can concentrate on driving and be safe. Can increase the sex.

  As an embodiment, in the taxi 1, a camera 2 for photographing the inside of the vehicle is installed, and a user who is a passenger can be displayed on the display means. The display means corresponding to the seat by the message display control means The first or second message is displayed together with video for each user.

By displaying the first or second message while displaying the user corresponding to the display means corresponding to the seat among the images photographed by the camera 2, the displayed user can wear his / her seat belt. It is strongly recognized that this is a problem, and the seat belt mounting rate is increased.
Furthermore, if there is a malicious user who is involved in robbery, theft, etc. in a taxi, taking a picture of himself / herself has another effect of potentially deterring crime.

  In the above embodiment, the stop / stop determining means is constituted by a door open / close determining means, and when the door opening / closing determining means opens an arbitrary door in the vehicle, the stop / stop determining means determines whether the vehicle has stopped. However, when the door is closed, the stop / stop discriminating means discriminates the traveling of the vehicle for convenience.

  Furthermore, as another embodiment, the stop determination means is constituted by a rent determination means, and in conjunction with a rent switch mechanism provided in the taxi by the rent determination means, When the on / off state is determined and the wage switch determines the off state, the stop / stop determining means determines the stop of the vehicle, and when the wage switch is on / off, the stop / stop determining means determines whether the vehicle is running. However, in this case, the wage switch is always used when the seating discriminating means not used by the user does not detect the seating of the user, that is, when the user is not on board. Since the cut state is determined, the stop is determined for convenience. Only after the taxi is actually stopped and the passengers are seated, the process proceeds from step 102 in the flow of FIG. 6 to step 103. Please fasten your seat belt. ”Is displayed. If it is determined that the wage switch is turned on, the flow passes from step 101 to step 106, and the process proceeds to step 107. If the seat belt is still worn, NO is displayed. Is done.

  Thereafter, the display and announcement are continued until the seat belt is worn or until a predetermined time elapses. In the present embodiment, the stop / stop determining means is constituted by a door opening / closing determining means or a rental determining means, but it can also be obtained from a travel meter or a navigation system of the vehicle body, By receiving a signal from a rental meter or the like, information processing can be reduced and the system can be made inexpensive.

  In the vehicle information terminal device of the present invention, a criminal who notices that there is a notification system such as an in-vehicle camera and voice tries to destroy the microphone 10 attached to the in-vehicle camera and the displays 4a and 4b. There is a case where an impact is given or a violence such as tearing off the camera 2, the microphone 10, the displays 4 a and 4 b installed in the vehicle is reached.

  With respect to these emergency situations, the in-vehicle data processing flow of the vehicle information terminal device will be described with reference to FIG. First, when a driver such as a taxi gets into a car and starts operation, initial setting (step 201) is performed, image / sound data in the car is captured, and writing of data to the first storage means is started. (Step 202).

  In this state, data is always taken in until the operation ends (YES in step 203). An impact is applied to the displays 4a and 4b in which the camera 2 microphone 10 is built in the vehicle, or a data line connecting the device body 50 between the camera 2 and the displays 4a and 4b in which the microphone 10 is built is disconnected. Is issued as an abnormal signal from the camera destruction sensor 52 or the display sensor 53, it becomes YES in step 204, and the most recent (several minutes in this embodiment) image data or audio data stored in the first storage means (external memory 60). Is transferred to the second storage means (internal memory 62) (step 205), and the data stored in the second storage means (internal memory 62) is transmitted to the center via the communication processing unit 65 (step 206).

  Thereafter, the mode changes so that the center and the taxi can communicate in real time (step 207), and the center and the driver can communicate with each other. Therefore, it is determined whether the abnormal situation is just abnormal or due to a mere impact. If the abnormality is due to a mere impact, the driver presses the reset button (not shown), confirms safety, and steps YES. Returning to 202, the normal state is restored.

  If the safety cannot be confirmed in step 208, in the case of an accident, the center and the driver can handle the accident while communicating with each other. In the case of an abnormal situation in which a crime or the like has occurred, the center locks the abnormal situation, continues the communication state, communicates with the driver, communicates with the criminal, and performs emergency processing (step 209).

  In the above embodiment, the first storage means is the external memory 60 and the second storage means is the internal memory 62. However, in terms of circuit design, the first storage means is the internal memory 62 and the second storage means is the external memory 60. Thus, the memory for constantly writing data may be reversed. By doing so, accidental or criminal data can be temporarily saved and quickly transmitted to the center.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the driver can concentrate on driving, and even if an emergency such as theft or robbery occurs, the data is reliably transferred to the center, and the safety of the driver can be improved industrially. Useful management.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Taxi 2 ... Camera 3 ... Rent meter 4a, 4b ... Display 5 ... Navigation system 10 ... Microphone 13 ... Speaker 14 ... Antenna 15a, 15b ... Seat belt 52 ... Camera destruction sensor 53 ... Display sensor 60 ... External memory 62 ... Internal memory 71 ... Stop / stop discriminating means 72 ... Seating discriminating means

Claims (3)

An information terminal device for a vehicle equipped with a vehicle security monitoring system for photographing at least the inside of the vehicle and transmitting and receiving with a base station,
Drive detection means for monitoring a boarding situation in the vehicle and generating a drive signal for driving the device;
Video input means that can always capture images in the car,
Voice input means for recording in-car audio, etc.
First storage means for sequentially writing in-vehicle data such as video and audio in a cyclic manner;
Second storage means for temporarily writing the latest in-vehicle data such as video and audio;
The video input unit and the audio input unit are configured separately from the apparatus main body, and an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormal signal of the video input unit and the audio input unit,
Communication means for transmitting in-vehicle data to the base station,
The apparatus is driven in response to the drive signal from the drive detection means, and the video data from the video input means and the audio data from the audio input means are sequentially written into the first storage means, and an abnormality signal is output from the abnormality detection means. The vehicle information terminal device comprising control means for receiving and receiving the in-vehicle data stored in the second storage means to the base station by the communication means.   3. The vehicle information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality detection means is an impact sensor, and generates an abnormality signal when an impact is applied to the video input means or the audio input means. .   The abnormality detection means is configured such that the video input means or the audio input means is configured separately from the apparatus main body and is connected to information transmission / reception via a data line, and detects that the data line is disconnected and outputs an abnormality signal. 3. The vehicle information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information terminal device is emitted.

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