Drive recorder, recording method of drive recorder, and computer-readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017140166-A1
Application number	US-201615294363-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2016
Priority date	Nov 16, 2015
Publication date	May 18, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A drive recorder according to an embodiment includes a capture unit and an access controller. The capture unit captures an outside of a vehicle. The access controller sets access limitation, which limits an access from a person other than an occupant of the vehicle, for traveling images of the vehicle. The traveling images are captured by the capture unit and stored in a storage medium. When an event arising from the vehicle meets a predetermined condition that indicates at least level of urgency, the access controller removes the access limitation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A drive recorder comprising:
a capture unit that captures an outside of a vehicle, and an access controller that sets access limitation, which limits an access from a person other than an occupant of the vehicle, for traveling images of the vehicle, the traveling images being captured by the capture unit and stored in a storage medium, wherein when an event arising from the vehicle meets a predetermined condition that indicates at least level of urgency, the access controller removes the access limitation.

2 . The drive recorder according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an authentication unit that executes personal authentication of the occupant based on identification information by which the occupant is identified, wherein the access controller sets, for the traveling images, the access limitation that limits an access from a person other than an authentication person that is authenticated by the authentication unit.

3 . The drive recorder according to claim 1 , wherein the access controller removes the access limitation when an acceleration sensor provided in the vehicle detects an acceleration of a predetermined threshold or more.

4 . The drive recorder according to claim 2 , wherein the access controller removes the access limitation when an acceleration sensor provided in the vehicle detects an acceleration of a predetermined threshold or more.

5 . The drive recorder according to claim 1 , wherein the access controller removes the access limitation when a distance between the vehicle and a target object that approaches the vehicle is a predetermined threshold or less.

6 . The drive recorder according to claim 2 , wherein the access controller removes the access limitation when a distance between the vehicle and a target object that approaches the vehicle is a predetermined threshold or less.

7 . The drive recorder according to claim 3 , wherein the access controller removes the access limitation when a distance between the vehicle and a target object that approaches the vehicle is a predetermined threshold or less.

8 . The drive recorder according to claim 4 , wherein the access controller removes the access limitation when a distance between the vehicle and a target object that approaches the vehicle is a predetermined threshold or less.

9 . The drive recorder according to claim 2 , wherein
the identification information includes information on an administrator that has administrator authority by which the administrator can perform a privileged function on the traveling images, and the access controller gives the authentication person an access right corresponding to the administrator authority over all of the traveling images when the authentication person is the administrator.

10 . The drive recorder according to claim 1 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

11 . The drive recorder according to claim 2 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

12 . The drive recorder according to claim 3 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

13 . The drive recorder according to claim 4 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

14 . The drive recorder according to claim 5 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

15 . The drive recorder according to claim 6 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

16 . The drive recorder according to claim 7 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

17 . The drive recorder according to claim 8 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

18 . The drive recorder according to claim 9 , wherein the access controller accepts an operation from the occupant, by which one of setting or removal of the access limitation is selected, and switches between the setting and the removal of the access limitation in accordance with the operation when the event arising from the vehicle is a particular event.

19 . A recording method of a drive recorder, the method comprising:
capturing an outside of a vehicle; setting access limitation, which limits an access from a person other than an occupant of the vehicle, for traveling images of the vehicle, the traveling images being captured and stored in a storage medium; and removing the access limitation when an event arising from the vehicle meets a predetermined condition that indicates at least level of urgency.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein a recording program, the program causing a computer to execute a process comprising:
capturing an outside of a vehicle; setting access limitation, which limits an access from a person other than an occupant of the vehicle, for traveling images of the vehicle, the traveling images being captured and stored in the storage medium; and removing the access limitation when an event arising from the vehicle meets a predetermined condition that indicates at least level of urgency.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ten Ltd

Inventors

• Koseki Tomohisa

Classifications

• B60R21/00

  Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks (safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles B60R22/00; seats constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats, B60N2/42; energy-absorbing arrangements for hand wheels for steering vehicles B62D1/11; energy-absorbing arrangements for vehicle steering columns B62D1/19) · CPC title

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• G06F21/6218 Primary

  to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database · CPC title

• B60R2021/0027

  Post collision measures, e.g. notifying emergency services · CPC title

• G06F21/6245

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title