Wearable camera, in-vehicle communication device, charging device, and communication system

A communication method performed between a wearable camera capable of being worn or possessed by a user and an in-vehicle communication device mounted in a vehicle, the communication method comprising:

• detecting, by the wearable camera, an operation of a communication setting button;
• in response to detecting the operation of the communication setting button, starting a first timer and starting operating in a registration mode in which the wearable camera can perform pairing with the in-vehicle communication device,
• detecting, by the wearable camera, that the wearable camera is being charged by a charging device that is coupled to the in-vehicle communication device while the wearable camera is operating in the registration mode in which the wearable camera can perform pairing with the in-vehicle communication device,
• in response to the detecting the operation of the communication setting button and the detecting that the wearable camera is being charged by the charging device coupled to the in-vehicle communication device while the wearable camera is operating in the registration mode in which the wearable camera can perform pairing with the in-vehicle communication device, transmitting first pairing information from the wearable camera to the in-vehicle communication device through the charging device in a wired communication manner;
• and
• in response to detecting that a first amount of time has elapsed from starting the first timer, stopping operating in the registration mode in which the wearable camera can perform pairing with the in-vehicle communication device and stopping performing the first communication setting process
• detecting, by the in-vehicle communication device, that the wearable camera is set on the charging stand that is coupled to the in-vehicle communication device;
• in response to the detecting that the wearable camera is set on the charging stand that is coupled to the in-vehicle communication device, starting, by the in-vehicle communication device, a second timer, and starting, by the in-vehicle communication device, operating in a registration mode in which the in-vehicle communication device can perform pairing with the wearable camera,
• receiving, by the in-vehicle communication device, the first pairing information transmitted by the wearable camera while the in-vehicle communication device is operating in the registration mode in which the in-vehicle communication device can perform pairing with the wearable camera;
• in response to the detecting that the wearable camera is set on the charging stand that is coupled to the in-vehicle communication device and the receiving the first pairing information from the wearable camera while the in-vehicle communication device is operating in the registration mode in which the in-vehicle communication device can perform pairing with the wearable camera, transmitting second pairing information from the in-vehicle communication device to the wearable camera in a wired communication manner;
• and
• in response to detecting that a second amount of time has elapsed from starting the second timer, the first amount of time being greater than the second amount of time, stopping, by the in-vehicle communication device, operating in the registration mode in which the in-vehicle communication device can perform pairing with the wearable camera, and stopping, by the in-vehicle communication device, performing the second communication process.

An in-vehicle communication device which is mounted in a vehicle on which a user rides, and can communicate with a wearable camera capable of being worn or possessed by the user, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores in-vehicle communication device pairing information used for communication with the wearable camera, and one or more programs which, when executed by the processor, cause the in-vehicle communication device to:
• detect that the wearable camera is set on a charging stand that is coupled to the in-vehicle communication device,
• receive wearable camera pairing information from the wearable camera, and
• upon detection of the wearable camera being set on the charging stand that is coupled to the in-vehicle communication device,
• start a timer,
• start operating in a registration mode in which the in-vehicle communication device can perform pairing with the wearable camera,
• start performing a communication setting process in which the in-vehicle communication device waits to receive a registration request from the wearable camera in a wired communication manner,
• in response to receiving the registration request from the wearable camera in the wired manner while the in-vehicle communication device is operating in the registration mode in which the in-vehicle communication device can perform pairing with the wearable camera, transmit the in-vehicle communication device pairing information to the wearable camera after the wearable camera pairing information is received from the wearable camera, and
• in response to detecting that a predetermined amount of time has elapsed from starting the timer, stop operating in the registration mode in which the in-vehicle communication device can perform pairing with the wearable camera, and stop performing the communication process.