Patent ID: 8244309
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. A driving recorder comprising: a data collecting portion arranged to continuously collect driving condition data of a vehicle; a storage portion arranged to store the driving condition data in a non-volatile manner; a communications portion arranged to perform mutual communications with a mobile telephone terminal, using a cable or wirelessly; a control portion arranged to comprehensively control the data collecting portion, the storage portion, and the communications portion; and an acceleration sensor arranged to detect acceleration of the vehicle, wherein the control portion is arranged to control the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion to transmit the driving condition data to the mobile telephone terminal and transmit and receive operation setting data to and from the mobile telephone terminal, wherein the control portion is arranged such that, in response to determining that a predetermined trigger condition is satisfied, the control portion controls the storage portion to thereby permit the storage portion to store the driving condition data, and simultaneously controls the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion to transmit the driving condition data to the mobile telephone terminal, and wherein the control portion is arranged to determine that the trigger condition is satisfied when the acceleration generated by the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold value.