Patent ID: 8174577
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
1. An automatic in-car video recording apparatus for installing in a car to record and save images of driving conditions inside and outside the car when the car is started, the automatic in-car video recording apparatus comprising: a first image acquiring unit for acquiring images of road conditions in front of the car; a second image acquiring unit synchronized with the first image acquiring unit for acquiring images of conditions inside the car; an image display unit; an image processing unit integrating the images synchronously acquired by the first and the second image acquiring unit, so that images showing conditions inside and outside the car are simultaneously presented as a single image, wherein the image processing unit is electrically connected to the image display unit; an image access unit for saving the synchronized images inside and outside the car that have been processed by the image processing unit, and further including an externally connected memory unit; a control unit for periodically storing part of the image data saved in the image access unit on the memory unit at preset time intervals; a detecting unit for detecting abnormal driving conditions, and driving the control unit to copy the image data saved in the image access unit to the memory unit when any abnormal condition is detected by the detecting unit, wherein all images acquired by said first and second image acquiring units are continuously copied to the memory unit by the control unit after an unusual driving condition is detected; and a power supply unit for supplying power needed by all other units to operate normally.