# US 2013/0278772 A1 · Running information recording device for heavy construction equipment

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- Number: US 2013/0278772 A1
- Document ID: US20130278772A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/979,081
- Filed: 2012-01-18
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Earliest claimed: 2011-01-24
- Assignees: Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Gi Jung Yun
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130278772A1

## CPC

- H04N 7/18: Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
- B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
- B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10)
- B60K 35/81: for controlling displays
- B60R 1/27: providing all-round vision, e.g. using omnidirectional cameras
- G07C 5/0866: {the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera}
- B60K 2360/176: Camera images
- B60R 2300/607: from a bird's eye viewpoint
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- 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

## Abstract

A running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of cameras installed on the side surfaces of a unit of heavy construction equipment to gather image data about the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment; an image processor generating the image data about the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment; and a memory storing the image data, and the image data includes a synthetic moving image in which an image of the unit of heavy construction equipment is positioned in the middle, and the image data acquired from the plurality of cameras is synthesized into a single image to be displayed such that the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment is shown in bird's eye view.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A running information recording device for heavy construction equipment, comprising:
a plurality of cameras installed on the side surfaces of a unit of heavy construction equipment to gather image data about the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment;
an image processor generating the image data about the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment; and
a memory configured to store the image data,
wherein the image data includes a synthetic moving image in which an image of the unit of heavy construction equipment is positioned in the middle, and the image data acquired from the plurality of cameras is synthesized into a single image to be displayed such that the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment is shown in bird's eye view.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of claim 1, further comprising:
an operating apparatus outputting user input data corresponding to a user's operation for driving the unit of heavy construction equipment,
wherein the image processor is configured to acquire the user input data input from the operating apparatus by a user, convert the operating apparatus outputting the user input data into a visual-type operating apparatus image, and synthesize the operating apparatus image with the synthetic moving image while changing the operating apparatus image to correspond to a change in an operational amount of the operating apparatus by the user's operation.

### Claim 3

A running information recording device for heavy construction equipment, comprising:
a plurality of cameras installed in a unit of heavy construction equipment to gather image data about the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment;
an operating apparatus configured to output user input data corresponding to a user's operation for driving the unit of heavy construction equipment;
an image processor configured to generate a synthetic moving image in which the image data about the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment and operation information of the operating apparatus are synthesized with each other; and
a memory configured to store the synthetic moving image,
wherein the image processor is configured to acquire the user input data input from the operating apparatus by a user, convert the operating apparatus outputting the user input data into a visual-type image, and synthesize the image with the image data about the area around the unit of heavy construction equipment while changing the image to correspond to a change in an operational amount of the operating apparatus by the user's operation to generate the synthetic moving image.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of claim 3, further comprising:
a vehicle control apparatus,
wherein the vehicle control apparatus is configured to acquire an operation status of the heavy construction equipment vehicle, process the acquired data as a data type, which is possible to visually recognize, in order to display the acquired data which is included in the image data, and process posture information of the unit of heavy construction equipment and an operating apparatus of the unit of heavy construction equipment as a visual screen based on digital data, analog data, and various sensor input values of the unit of heavy construction equipment.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of claim 4, wherein:
the posture information of the unit of heavy construction equipment and the operating apparatus of the unit of heavy construction equipment further includes the heights, distances, and angle information of the operating apparatuses of the unit of heavy construction equipment.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of claim 3, wherein:
the memory includes two areas of an area for storing a synthetic moving image displayed in real time and an area for permanent data storage, and
when an event is generated in the unit of heavy construction equipment, image data of the synthetic moving image is stored in the permanent storage data area of the memory.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of claim 3, wherein:
on a moving image screen which is synthesized into one by the image processor, a heavy construction equipment image is positioned in the middle and the data acquired from the plurality of cameras displayed around the heavy construction equipment image.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of claim 4, wherein:
the synthetic moving image, which is synthesized in the image processor, includes GPS data, and posture information of the unit of heavy construction equipment acquired from the vehicle control apparatus.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of claim 3, wherein:
the operating apparatus includes a working system operating apparatus for operating the operating apparatus of the unit of heavy construction equipment, a travel system operating apparatus for controlling travelling of the unit of heavy construction equipment, and an RPM setting operation apparatus for controlling an engine RPM of the unit of heavy construction equipment, and
an image corresponding to a change in an operational amount of at least one of the working system operating apparatus, the travel system operating apparatus, and the RPM setting operation apparatus is synthesized with the synthetic moving image.

### Claim 10 (depends on 3)

The running information recording device for heavy construction equipment of claim 3, further comprising:
a monitor installed in a driving room to display the synthetic moving image.