# US 11,908,254 B2 · Recording control apparatus, recording apparatus, recording control method, and program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,908,254 B2 - Document ID: US11908254B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/833,359 - Filed: 2022-06-06 - Published: 2022-09-22 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-31 - Assignees: JVCKENWOOD Corporation - Applicants: JVCKENWOOD Corporation - Inventors: Hirofumi Taniyama; Yasutoshi Sakai; Keita Hayashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11908254B2 ## CPC - G06V 20/56: exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle - G07C 5/0866: {the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera} - G06V 20/44: {Event detection} - G07C 5/0858: {wherein the data carrier is removable} - H04N 5/765: Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus - H04N 7/18: Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast - H04N 23/60: Control of cameras or camera modules - H04N 23/65: Control of camera operation in relation to power supply - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A recording control unit stores photographing data for a predetermined time period previously set based on detection of an event in a recording unit as event record data. A location information acquisition unit acquires location information of a recording apparatus. A communication control unit performs transmits transmission target information to an external apparatus, which is another apparatus, when it is detected that a location of the recording apparatus is separated from a location where the event is detected by a predetermined distance or more within a predetermined time period after the event is detected. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A recording control apparatus comprising: a processor coupled to a memory storing instructions to permit the processor to function as: a photographing data acquisition unit configured to acquire photographing data photographed by a photographing unit; an event detection unit configured to detect an event of a mobile object; a recording control unit configured to store the photographing data for a predetermined time period corresponding to the event detected by the event detection unit as event record data in a recording unit; a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire location information of a recording apparatus including at least the recording control unit; a removal detection unit configured to detect removal of the recording apparatus from a moving body in response to reception of a signal indicating the removal of the recording apparatus from the moving body; and a communication control unit configured to perform control for transmitting, to another apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit when the removal detection unit detects that the recording apparatus is removed from the moving body and a location of the recording apparatus is separated from a location where the event is detected by a predetermined distance or more within a predetermined time period after the event is detected. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for transmitting, to the another apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit when the location of the recording apparatus is separated from the location where the event is detected by the predetermined distance or more at a predetermined speed or more within a predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects an event. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, further the instructions permitting the processor to function as: a posture information acquisition unit configured to acquire posture information of the recording apparatus, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for transmitting, to the another apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit when it is detected that the recording apparatus is separated from the location where the event is detected by the predetermined distance or more in a posture different from that at the time of event detection within the predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects the event. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, further the instructions permitting the processor to function as: a posture information acquisition unit configured to acquire posture information of the recording apparatus, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for transmitting, to the another apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit to the other apparatus when it is detected that the location of the recording apparatus is separated from the location where the event is detected by the predetermined distance or more while the posture of the recording apparatus is being varied within the predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects the event. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, further the instructions permitting the processor to function as: a power amount acquisition unit configured to acquire a power amount of an internal power supply of the recording apparatus, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for selectively transmitting, to the other apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus or the event record data stored in the recording unit to the another apparatus based on the power amount of the internal power supply. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A recording apparatus comprising: the recording control apparatus according to claim 1; the photographing unit; a display unit configured to display the photographing data photographed by the photographing unit; the recording unit; a GNSS reception unit configured to output a GNSS reception signal to the location information acquisition unit; and an internal power supply configured to supply power to the recording apparatus. ### Claim 7 A recording control apparatus controlling a recording apparatus, the recording control apparatus comprising: a processor coupled to a memory storing instructions to permit the processor to function as: a photographing data acquisition unit configured to acquire photographing data photographed by a photographing unit; an event detection unit configured to detect an event of a mobile object; a recording control unit configured to store the photographing data for a predetermined time period corresponding to the event detected by the event detection unit as event record data in a recording unit; a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire location information of a recording apparatus including at least the recording control unit; a communication control unit configured to perform control for transmitting, to an other apparatus being set in advance for an owner of the recording apparatus or the mobile object, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit when a location of the recording apparatus is separated from a location where the event is detected by a predetermined distance or more within a predetermined time period after the mobile object has stopped due to an occurrence of the event; and a removal detection unit configured to detect removal of the recording apparatus from a moving body in response to reception of a signal indicating the removal of the recording apparatus from the moving body, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for transmitting, to the other apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit to the other apparatus when the removal detection unit detects that the recording apparatus is removed from the moving body and it is detected that the location of the recording apparatus is separated from the location where the event is detected by the predetermined distance or more within the predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects the event. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The recording control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for transmitting, to the other apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit when the location of the recording apparatus is separated from the location where the event is detected by the predetermined distance or more at a predetermined speed or more within a predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects an event. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The recording control apparatus according to claim 7, further the instructions permitting the processor to function as: a posture information acquisition unit configured to acquire posture information of the recording apparatus, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for transmitting, to the other apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit when it is detected that the recording apparatus is separated from the location where the event is detected by the predetermined distance or more in a posture different from that at the time of event detection within the predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects the event. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The recording control apparatus according to claim 7, further the instructions permitting the processor to function as: a posture information acquisition unit configured to acquire posture information of the recording apparatus, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for transmitting, to the other apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired by the location information acquisition unit or the event record data stored in the recording unit to the other apparatus when it is detected that the location of the recording apparatus is separated from the location where the event is detected by the predetermined distance or more while the posture of the recording apparatus is being varied within the predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects the event. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The recording control apparatus according to claim 7, further the instructions permitting the processor to function as: a power amount acquisition unit configured to acquire a power amount of an internal power supply of the recording apparatus, wherein the communication control unit is configured to perform control for selectively transmitting, to the other apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus or the event record data stored in the recording unit to the other apparatus based on the power amount of the internal power supply. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) A recording apparatus comprising: the recording control apparatus according to claim 10; the photographing unit; a displayer configured to display the photographing data photographed by the photographing unit; the recording unit; a GNSS receiver configured to output a GNSS reception signal to the location information acquisition unit; and an internal power supply configured to supply power to the recording apparatus. ### Claim 13 A recording control method performed by a recording control apparatus controlling a recording apparatus, the recording control method comprising: acquiring photographing data photographed by a photographing unit; detecting an event of a mobile object; storing the photographing data for a predetermined time period corresponding to the event detected by the event detection unit as event record data in a recording unit; acquiring location information of a recording apparatus for storing at least the event record data in the recording unit; performing control for transmitting, to another apparatus being set in advance for an owner of the recording apparatus or the mobile object, the location information of the recording apparatus or the event record data stored in the recording unit when a location of the recording apparatus is separated from a location where the event is detected by a predetermined distance or more within a predetermined time period after the mobile object has stopped due to an occurrence of the event; detecting removal of the recording apparatus from a moving body in response to reception of a signal indicating the removal of the recording apparatus from the moving body; and performing control for transmitting, to the another apparatus, the location information of the recording apparatus acquired in the acquiring location information or the event record data stored in the recording unit to the another apparatus when it is detected that the recording apparatus is removed from the moving body and it is detected that the location of the recording apparatus is separated from the location where the event is detected by the predetermined distance or more within the predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects the event.