US 12,174,060 B2
Method and apparatus for sensing impact on vehicle based on acoustic sensor and acceleration sensor
Dae Won Kim, Gyeonggi-Do (KR)
Assigned to THINKWARE CORPORATION, (KR)
Filed by THINKWARE CORPORATION, Gyeonggi-Do (KR)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/002,889.
Application 17/002,889 is a continuation of application No. 15/720,344, filed on Sep. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,775,231.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0127097 (KR), filed on Sep. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0386612 A1, Dec. 10, 2020
Int. Cl. B60R 21/0132 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); G01H 11/06 (2006.01); G01N 19/08 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/11 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); B60R 21/013 (2006.01)
CPC G01H 11/06 (2013.01) [B60R 21/0132 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); G01N 19/08 (2013.01); G01N 29/045 (2013.01); G01N 29/11 (2013.01); G01N 29/4436 (2013.01); G01N 29/4445 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01302 (2013.01); G01N 2291/015 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
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1. A method for providing a notification of an impact generated on a vehicle of user, performed by an apparatus for sensing the impact on the vehicle, the apparatus including a camera installed in or on the vehicle, comprising:
detecting the impact generated on the vehicle of the user, wherein the detecting comprises detecting a first type of impact and a second type of impact, and the first type of impact is relatively stronger than the second type of impact, separately;
generating an impact image captured in response to the detected impact, wherein the generating comprises generating a first impact image in response to the detection of the first type of impact and generating a second impact image in response to the detection of the second type of impact;
storing the first impact image and the second impact image in an internal storage of the apparatus, the first impact image being stored in a first portion of the internal storage and the second impact image being stored in a second portion of the internal storage; and
transmitting the generated and stored second impact image to a server operating in conjunction with the apparatus,
wherein the first impact image is a video which the camera installed in or on the vehicle captures outside of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle for a predetermined time period before and after a point of time at which the first type of impact is generated on the vehicle, and the second impact image is a video which the camera installed in or on the vehicle captures outside of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle for the predetermined time period before and after a point of time at which the second type of impact is generated on the vehicle,
wherein the step of generating the second impact image comprises
compressing the second impact image among videos captured by the camera with a first predetermined compression ratio for transmitting to the server,
wherein the step of generating the first impact image comprises
compressing the first impact image with a second predetermined compression ratio corresponding to a higher quality than that of the first predetermined compression ratio,
wherein the apparatus is associated with and connected to the server such that the notification of the second type of impact and the compressed second impact image are provided to a remotely located user terminal of the user via the server,
wherein the step of transmitting comprises
only transmitting the compressed second impact image among the videos captured by the apparatus to the server for providing the second impact image to the user terminal, and
wherein, via the server, the notification for the generation of the second type of impact is notified to the user terminal such that the user terminal displays a message including information including texts indicative of the generation of the second type of impact as a first portion of the message and a user interface for downloading the second impact image as a second portion of the message, and the second impact image is downloaded into the user terminal in response to the user interface included in the text message being selected by the user.