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Mobile object information recording apparatus

US6324450A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2000
Grant dateNov 27, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/77
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile object information recording apparatus includes first and second cameras and various vehicle condition sensors for detecting mobile object information representing the status of a vehicle. An abnormal level detector detects an abnormal level of the vehicle on the basis of the acceleration detected by a 3-dimensional sensor. A data amount setting unit sets the amount of data to be stored in a file area to a value corresponding to the detected abnormal level, and memory controller stores, into the file area, mobile object information with a length of time corresponding to the determined amount of data, including periods immediately before and after the moment at which the abnormal level is detected, such as when a collision occurs, whereby the mobile object information is stored in a highly efficient fashion.

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