KR101210996B1 - An car alarm system and the operating methode of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle alarm terminal capable of real-time transmission of a video to one or more destinations and a method of operation thereof, comprising: imaging means for photographing an internal situation of a vehicle when an emergency occurs in a vehicle; And a communication module for transmitting to at least one destination through a communication network. When an emergency occurs in a vehicle, the image may be taken as a notification system for automatically reporting to the police as well as a preset mobile communication terminal. Simultaneous transmission of video in real time allows the vehicle to be proactively determined through accurate situation determination in remote places, such as vehicle theft or damage, and can be reported to the police promptly as needed.

Automotive, Alarm, Mobile Terminal, 1x EV-DV, Declaration System

Description

 Vehicle alarm terminal and its operation method {An car alarm system and the operating methode of the same}

1 is a view showing a vehicle warning system according to the prior art,

2 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a vehicle alarm system using a vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a configuration diagram showing a detailed configuration of a vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of monitoring a vehicle using the vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

100: vehicle alarm terminal 110: communication module

130: imaging means 140: signal generator

200: mobile communication terminal 300: reporting system

The present invention relates to a vehicle alarm terminal and a method of operating the same, in particular, when an emergency occurs in a vehicle, a situation in which the vehicle is photographed and transmitted to a preset destination in real time as well as automatically reporting to the police as necessary Simultaneous transmission of the image or video to the reporting system in real time allows the vehicle to be proactively determined through accurate situation determination from a remote location in case of theft or damage of the vehicle. The present invention relates to a vehicle alarm terminal capable of transmission and an operation method thereof.

Recently, as vehicle supply has increased, vehicle alarm systems have been widely used to prevent damage or theft of vehicles. Detects the vehicle's condition such as impact applied to the vehicle from outside the general vehicle alarm system, door lock / unlock, window opening, headlight on / off, etc. It is a device that informs the status occurrence.

If the vehicle owner system is located at a short distance, the vehicle alarm system may hear an alarm sound from the vehicle and may indicate that an emergency occurs in the vehicle. However, when the vehicle owner is at a distance, the vehicle alarm may not be heard to damage the vehicle. In an emergency such as theft, it is not possible to immediately grasp the state of the vehicle and there is a problem that the noise pollution is severe due to the alarm sound.

In order to solve this problem, as illustrated in FIG. 1, a plurality of sensors (not shown) installed in various parts of a vehicle body, an impact is applied to the vehicle by the sensor, the vehicle door is locked / opened, the window is opened, the headlights are turned on. The vehicle including a vehicle alarm device 10 for generating an alarm sound and a warning signal when the / off, etc. is detected, and a remote controller 20 for receiving the warning signal generated from the vehicle alarm device and flashing the LED 21. You can configure the alarm system.

The vehicle alarm system as described above has a light emitting diode 21 provided in the remote controller 20 carried by the vehicle owner when the vehicle is shocked or the vehicle door is locked / opened, the window is opened, the headlight on / off is detected. By blinking, an emergency has occurred in the vehicle, allowing the vehicle owner to know that the vehicle has experienced an emergency at a remote location.

However, such a vehicle alarm system is inconvenient that the vehicle owner must always carry a remote controller 20 that is separately provided, and that the vehicle owner cannot know whether an emergency has occurred in the vehicle when the vehicle owner does not recognize the flashing of the LED of the remote controller. .

To solve this problem, if the vehicle alarm device 10 is configured to transmit a warning message to the vehicle owner's mobile communication terminal 30 when an emergency occurs, the sensor of the vehicle alarm device may be externally impacted or vehicle door locked / When an abnormality of the vehicle such as opening, opening / closing a window, headlight on / off occurs, a warning message is transmitted to the vehicle owner's mobile communication terminal in the form of a text message.

Such a vehicle alarm system can easily notify a remote vehicle owner of a vehicle emergency, and the vehicle owner can later detect that an emergency has occurred in the vehicle by checking the text message. Since the owner of the vehicle cannot go to the place where the vehicle is located to grasp the state of the vehicle, there is a disadvantage in that the vehicle alarm device 10 may not be promptly handled.

In addition, when the vehicle owner receives the text message and reports the police without checking the vehicle status for quick response, there is a problem that the police should be dispatched to the minor problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and when an emergency occurs in the vehicle, the situation inside the vehicle is photographed and transmitted to a preset destination in real time, and automatically to the destination as well as the police if necessary Vehicle alarm terminal that can promptly report to the police through accurate situation determination in case of emergency, such as vehicle theft or damage, as the image or video is transmitted by real time simultaneous transmission to the reporting system to report And a method of operation thereof.

The vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention for solving the above problems is an image pickup means for photographing the situation inside the vehicle when an emergency occurs in the vehicle, and transmitting the photographed image or video to at least one or more destinations through a wireless communication network. Characterized in that it comprises a communication module.

In addition, the method of operating the vehicle alarm terminal of the present invention according to the present invention includes a first step of photographing the situation inside the vehicle when an emergency occurs in the vehicle, and a second step of transmitting the captured image or video through a wireless communication network. Characterized in that made.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred configuration of the present invention.

2 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a vehicle alarm system using a vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a configuration diagram showing a detailed configuration of a vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle alarm system using the vehicle alarm terminal 100 of the present invention is basically installed in a vehicle, and when an emergency such as a vehicle damage or theft occurs, the vehicle interior / exterior situation is photographed. It comprises a vehicle alarm terminal 100 for real-time transmission of the captured image or video to one or more destinations through a wireless communication network, and one or more destinations (200 to 300) for receiving the image or video captured from the vehicle alarm terminal do.

The destination may be, for example, a mobile communication terminal 201, a PDA 202, a PC 203 or a notification system 300 for reporting the theft or damage of a vehicle to the police. In the present specification, the destination is described as being limited to the vehicle owner's mobile communication terminal 200 and the notification system 300, but this is not limited to this specification.

The vehicle alarm terminal 100 of the present invention is an image taken by shooting an internal situation of the vehicle when an external shock is applied to the vehicle or when an emergency such as vehicle door locking / opening, window opening / closing, headlight on / off or vehicle theft occurs, The video is transmitted to the preset destination 200.

If the vehicle is stolen or severely damaged and a police report is required, the image or video taken by the vehicle alarm terminal 100 is transmitted to the reporting system 300 in real time and automatically reported to the police.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle alarm terminal 100 includes an image capturing means 130 for capturing an internal situation of a vehicle when an emergency occurs in a vehicle, and at least one or more captured images or videos through a wireless communication network. Basically includes a communication module 110 for transmitting to the destination.

The imaging means 130 is basically installed in the front seat of the vehicle, and is provided with a plurality of imaging means throughout the vehicle to take pictures of the situation inside and outside the vehicle to monitor the situation inside and outside the vehicle. The captured image or video may be acquired.

In this case, when the vehicle alarm terminal 100 further includes a memory unit 170 in which the captured image or video is stored, the image or video in which the situation inside the vehicle is photographed as the imaging unit 130 is driven. This is stored in the memory section.

In addition, the vehicle alarm terminal 100 generates a warning message by generating a warning message from the signal generation unit 140 and the signal generation unit 140 to generate a warning signal when an emergency occurs in the vehicle (Short Message Service) It can be configured to further include a message generating unit 150 to transmit to.

The signal generation unit 140 detects the shock when the impact is applied to the vehicle from the outside, detects the locking / opening of the vehicle door and whether the window is opened or closed, the flashing state of the lighting device of the vehicle, and the like to generate a warning signal. The image capturing unit 130 is driven to photograph the interior of the vehicle.

In addition, when a warning signal is generated in the signal generation unit 140, the message generation unit 150 receives this to generate a warning message indicating that an emergency has occurred in the vehicle to perform an SMS transmission to a predetermined destination.

For example, when the door of the vehicle is open, the message generator 150 generates an SMS message by sending a warning message that 'the vehicle door is opened', and the window is opened even when the window is closed or the vehicle interior light is turned on. ',' Indoor light is on 'will generate and send a warning message.

The vehicle alarm terminal 100 receives a control command from a destination of an image or a video such as a preset mobile communication terminal 200 and controls the operation of the vehicle alarm terminal to two or more destinations at the same time. When the captured image or video is transmitted, it includes a data scheduling unit 160 for adjusting the order in which the data packet of the transmitted image or video is transmitted.

As described above, the vehicle alarm terminal 100 of the present invention, when an emergency occurs in the vehicle, photographs the vehicle internal situation and transmits the captured image or video to a predetermined destination.

The destination is generally set to a mobile communication terminal 200 owned by the vehicle owner, and the vehicle owner can confirm the vehicle status by checking an image or video file sent to the mobile communication terminal, and if the vehicle is stolen or seriously damaged. When this occurs and the police report is required, the control signal is transmitted to the vehicle alarm terminal 100 to report the theft and damage of the vehicle to the police automatically.

Therefore, when the vehicle alarm terminal 100 receives a control signal from the same destination as the mobile communication terminal 200, the controller 120 simultaneously transmits an image or a video captured by the mobile communication terminal 200 in real time. In order to report the theft or damage of the vehicle to the police attempts to connect to a separate destination reporting system 300.

When the connection to the report system 300 is made, the controller 120 reports a vehicle theft or damage to the report system 300, and simultaneously photographs the mobile communication terminal 200 and the report system 300. The image or video will be transmitted in real time.

That is, the vehicle alarm terminal 100 transmits an image or a video file photographed to two destinations at the same time unlike the existing image or video transmission.

As described above, in order to simultaneously transmit data to two destinations in real time, the data scheduling unit 160 adjusts the order in which data packets of images or videos transmitted to the plurality of destinations are transmitted through the communication module 110.

If the vehicle alarm terminal 100 further includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving module 180 for receiving accurate position information of the vehicle from the satellite, if vehicle theft occurs, As the location information is received and the location information of the vehicle is transmitted to the notification system 300, the location of the vehicle may be determined to determine the location of the stolen vehicle.

In addition, it is easy to check the impression of the criminal through the image or video transmitted to the notification system 300, through which the identity of the criminal can be quickly checked.

The mobile communication terminal 200 which is a destination of the vehicle alarm terminal 100 includes a communication module 210 for receiving an image or a video from the vehicle alarm terminal 100 and an output unit for outputting the received image or video. 230, and a control unit 220 for generating a control command for controlling the operation of the vehicle alarm terminal.

The output unit 230 includes a display window for outputting a received image or video and a speaker for outputting audio data. At this time, the received image or video is automatically stored in a memory unit (not shown) basically provided in the mobile communication terminal 200 at the same time all images or video are received, or can be selectively stored by the vehicle owner.

The vehicle owner checks the received image or video, and operates the input unit (not shown) basically provided in the mobile communication terminal 200 in an emergency situation in which the vehicle is stolen or seriously damaged. As such, the vehicle alarm terminal 100 may be remotely controlled so that vehicle theft or damage is automatically reported.

That is, when the input unit (not shown) of the mobile communication terminal 200 is operated, the control unit 220 reports that the vehicle alarm terminal 100 automatically receives an image or video file received by the mobile communication terminal to the police. The control command is generated and transmitted to the system 300.

The vehicle alarm terminal 100 receiving the control command from the mobile communication terminal 200 transmits the image or video of the situation inside the vehicle to the mobile communication terminal in real time and simultaneously reports the image or video to the notification system 300. Simultaneously transmit the vehicle in real time to report theft or damage, and the transmitted image or video is submitted as evidence.

Data transmission / reception between the vehicle alarm terminal 100, the mobile communication terminal 200 as a destination, and the notification system 300 is based on a 1x EV-DV communication network that transmits multimedia data and voice data at high speed.

The 1x EV-DV communication network has a maximum data rate of 1.2 to 1.6 Mbbs when uploading data, which is higher than the data rate between the terminal and the base station (307.2kbbs) in the existing CDMA2000 communication network. Video can be sent without interruption.

In particular, when the 1x EV-DV communication network is used, the base station controlling data transmission / reception between the vehicle alarm terminal 100 and the receiver 200 to 300 is compatible with the base station used in the conventional CDMA2000 communication network. There is an advantage that there is no additional cost due to the replacement of the wireless communication network.

Therefore, the communication module 110 of the vehicle alarm terminal 100 and the communication module 210 of the mobile communication terminal 100 are both implemented as a 1x EV-DV communication module.

The reporting system 300 and the vehicle alarm terminal 100 are wirelessly connected to the 1x EV-DV communication network or wired or wirelessly through a relay (not shown) for relaying data transmission and reception between the reporting system and the vehicle alarm terminal. Can be connected.

In addition, the vehicle owner may perform vehicle monitoring using the mobile communication terminal 200.

That is, when the mobile communication terminal 200 receives a user input, the controller 220 generates a control command for monitoring the vehicle and transmits the control command to the vehicle alarm terminal 100.

When the control unit 120 of the vehicle alarm terminal 100 receives the control command for monitoring the vehicle, the control unit 120 drives the imaging unit 130 to capture an internal situation of the vehicle and to transmit an image or a video to the mobile communication terminal 200. send.

Accordingly, the vehicle owner may perform vehicle monitoring by receiving and confirming an image or a video of the situation inside the vehicle remotely.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing vehicle monitoring using the vehicle alarm terminal according to the present invention.

First, when an emergency occurs in the vehicle in the first step, the inside of the vehicle is photographed. When an external shock occurs in the vehicle, the vehicle door is locked / opened, whether the window is opened or closed, an abnormal state of flickering the lighting device of the vehicle is detected, or an emergency occurs in the vehicle such as serious damage or theft of the vehicle (S1), The situation inside the vehicle is taken (S2).

In this case, the first step further includes the step (S3) of storing the image or video photographed the situation inside the vehicle.

In addition, the first step may further include a step (S4) of generating a warning message indicating the vehicle status. For example, if a window is open, a warning message is generated that says "The window is open." Even if the vehicle door is forcibly opened, a warning message is generated that says "The door is open." .

In the second step, an image or a moving picture of the situation inside the vehicle is wirelessly transmitted.

The image or video recording the situation inside the vehicle in an emergency is wirelessly transmitted to a predetermined destination (S5), wherein the preset destination may be a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, a PC, etc., which is capable of wireless communication. May be set as a mobile communication terminal of the vehicle owner.

In this case, the image or video may use a 1x EV-DV communication network capable of simultaneously transmitting multimedia data and voice data at high speed. Since the 1x EV-DV communication network has high data transmission efficiency, data can be transmitted without interruption at high speed, which is advantageous for transmitting a large amount of video.

If the vehicle owner's mobile communication terminal is set as a destination, the vehicle owner may receive the real-time image or video recording the situation inside the vehicle to check the situation inside the vehicle.

In this case, in the operation method of the vehicle alarm terminal of the present invention, after the second step, when a control command is transmitted from the external device to the vehicle alarm terminal (S6), an image or a video is transmitted to another destination according to the control command (S7). It may be made further comprising the step.

Here, the external device is a device capable of transmitting a control command to the vehicle alarm terminal of the present invention, including a mobile communication terminal of the vehicle owner, which is a destination of the vehicle alarm terminal, and a PDA and a PC that can be connected to the vehicle alarm terminal through a wireless communication network. Etc. can be used.

If, as a result of confirming the image or video transmitted wirelessly in the second step, it is necessary to report to the police due to theft or serious damage of the vehicle, the vehicle owner through the mobile communication terminal to report the vehicle theft or damage to the police Send a control command to do so.

When the vehicle alarm terminal receives the control command, the vehicle alarming device transmits an image or video recording the situation inside the vehicle to the police in addition to the mobile communication terminal of the vehicle owner, which is a preset destination, to report the theft or damage to the police. Or you can report damages automatically.

In this case, the vehicle alarm terminal may simultaneously transmit an image or a video of the inside of the vehicle to the vehicle owner's mobile communication terminal and the notification system at the same time.

In the related art, only one-to-one data transmission and reception between one transmission device and one receiver period is possible, but the vehicle alarm terminal of the present invention is capable of one-to-one data transmission and reception between one transmission device and a plurality of receiver periods.

Therefore, the vehicle owner can check the internal situation of the vehicle transmitted to the mobile communication terminal when a vehicle emergency occurs at a remote location, and send a control command to the vehicle alarm terminal to automatically report to the police, so that a more rapid and proactive response is possible. It is possible.

In particular, the image or video sent to the reporting system can be used as evidence, and if the vehicle is stolen, it is easy to identify the culprit through the transmitted image or video as well as the location of the vehicle together with the image or video. By transmitting the information, the location of the vehicle can be quickly determined.

In addition, the vehicle can be monitored remotely.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the vehicle alarm terminal transmits a control command for monitoring the vehicle to the vehicle alarm terminal through an external device such as a mobile owner's mobile communication terminal, a PDA, or a PC for monitoring the vehicle, the vehicle alarm terminal transmits the vehicle. The vehicle may be monitored by capturing an internal situation (S13) and wirelessly transmitting the captured image or video to the external device (S15).

At this time, by performing the user authentication process (S12) to limit the remote controller to enhance the security, the image or video may be stored in the vehicle alarm terminal before transmission (S14).

The user authentication process performs user authentication when the authentication number received from the external device and the preset user authentication number match. The authentication number is set as a password, a phone number, and an IP. If the authentication number set in the vehicle alarm terminal and the authentication number transmitted from the external device match, the user authentication is performed. Operation control is performed.

 Accordingly, the vehicle owner may access the vehicle alarm terminal from a remote location and receive the image or video captured by the vehicle internal situation and check the vehicle image.

Although the vehicle alarm terminal and its operation method according to the present invention have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein, and the technical spirit of the present invention is protected. The application is possible by those skilled in the art within the scope.

The vehicle alarm terminal and its operation method according to the present invention configured as described above detects an emergency of a vehicle, photographs an internal situation of a vehicle, transmits it to a predetermined destination, and an emergency situation such as vehicle theft or damage occurs. By performing simultaneous real-time transmission of the image or video to a report system that automatically reports to the police as well as the destination, active countermeasure is possible through accurate situation determination even at a remote location.

Furthermore, since the vehicle alarm terminal can record and transmit a video, it is possible to easily monitor the vehicle remotely, thereby increasing user convenience.

Claims (16)

A signal generator for generating a warning signal when an emergency occurs in the vehicle; A message generator for receiving the warning signal from the signal generator and generating a warning message and transmitting the generated warning message to a short message service (SMS); Imaging means for photographing a situation inside the vehicle when an emergency occurs in the vehicle; And And a communication module for receiving the image or video photographed through the imaging means and setting a reporting system for automatically reporting to the police as a destination, and transmitting the image or video through a wireless communication network. And when the control command is received from an external device, transmits the image or video to another destination according to the control command. delete The method of claim 1, The communication module is a vehicle alarm terminal, characterized in that for receiving and transmitting the image or video in real time to the mobile communication terminal to another destination setting. The method of claim 3, wherein The mobile communication terminal includes a communication module for receiving an image or a video from the vehicle alarm terminal, an output unit for outputting the received image or video, and a controller for generating a control command for controlling the operation of the vehicle alarm terminal. Vehicle alarm terminal, characterized in that configured by. delete The method of claim 1, And a control unit which receives a control command from the destination to control an operation of the vehicle alarm terminal. delete The method of claim 1, The vehicle alarm terminal further comprises a memory unit for storing the captured image or video. The method of claim 1, The vehicle alarm terminal may further include a data scheduling unit configured to adjust an order in which data packets of the transmitted image or video are transmitted when images or videos captured by two or more destinations are transmitted at the same time. terminal. The method of claim 1, The vehicle alarm terminal further comprises a GPS receiving module for receiving accurate position information of the vehicle from the satellite. A first step of generating a warning signal when an emergency occurs in the vehicle and photographing a situation inside the vehicle; Generating a warning message according to the warning signal and transmitting the generated warning message to a short message service (SMS); A third step of transmitting the photographed image or video through a wireless communication network to a reporting system which automatically receives the image or video and reports it to the police; And And if the control command is received from an external device, transmitting the image or video to another destination according to the control command. delete The method of claim 11, The first step further comprises the step of storing the captured image or video. delete delete The method of claim 11, And a user authentication of the external device which has transmitted the control command.

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