Patent ID: 9428151
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B60R,G08B

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle monitoring system comprising: an acquisition unit provided in a vehicle, said acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one of images or sounds; and an error detection unit provided in the vehicle, said error detection unit configured to detect errors in the vehicle, when the error detection unit has detected an error, acquisition results output from the acquisition unit are sent outside the vehicle via a mobile information terminal provided in the vehicle, the mobile information terminal comprises a rechargeable battery unit, and the acquisition unit, of an on-board device, is powered by the rechargeable battery unit of the mobile information terminal, the mobile information terminal is configured to change an error detection mode of the error detection unit in accordance with a state of the rechargeable battery unit in the mobile information terminal, a power source unit of the on-board device is configured to recharge the rechargeable battery unit by using power from an on-board battery, and the power source unit of the on-board device is also powered by the on-board battery in accordance with a state of the on-board battery.