Information processor

Abstract

To reduce the power consumption of a vehicle battery during monitoring of a parked vehicle.SOLUTION: An information processor controls transmission of image data captured by an on-board camera 11 mounted on a vehicle 10 from the vehicle 10 to a predetermined device. The information processor has a control unit 110 that performs determining the timing of stopping the transmission of the captured image data to the predetermined device according to the amount of remaining power in a drive battery 14 installed in the vehicle 10 when the transmission of the captured image data is being performed while the vehicle 10 is parked.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates to vehicle surveillance. [Background technology]

[0002] Many vehicle monitoring technologies are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a unit that allows a user to select a monitoring function for normal recording when the vehicle is parked, a function for starting monitoring when an impact is detected, or a stop of the monitoring function. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-16138 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present disclosure aims to reduce consumption of vehicle battery power when monitoring a parked vehicle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] One aspect of the present disclosure is to An information processing device that controls transmission of image data captured by an on-board camera mounted on a vehicle to a predetermined device, the information processing device having a control unit that executes, when the image data is being transmitted while the vehicle is parked, determining a timing to stop transmission of the image data to the predetermined device in accordance with a remaining power amount of a driving battery mounted on the vehicle. It is an information processing device.

[0006] Further, other aspects include a method executed by the above-mentioned device, a program for causing a computer to execute the method, or a computer-readable storage medium non-transitoryly storing the program. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present disclosure, consumption of vehicle battery power can be reduced when monitoring a parked vehicle. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an overview of a process executed by a server device according to the embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating components of a system including a server device according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] 5 is a flowchart of a process executed by a control unit of the server device according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram of a process executed by the system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] 6 is a flowchart of a process for stopping data transmission executed by a control unit of the server device according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] 11 is a flowchart showing a process for increasing a first time length or a first data amount, which is executed by a control unit of the server device according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Systems for monitoring vehicles are known.

[0010] For example, consider a system that transmits video from an on-board camera monitoring a vehicle to a user terminal. First, the system accepts a request to view the video from the on-board camera from the user terminal. The system then transmits the video from the on-board camera to the user terminal, etc. At this time, the communication device and control device that transmit the video from the on-board camera operate using power from the driving battery installed in the vehicle.

[0011] However, the remaining power of the vehicle's drive battery is not always sufficient, and if the video from the vehicle-mounted camera is provided to the user terminal indefinitely, a large amount of power from the drive battery will be consumed, which may affect the vehicle's subsequent driving. To address these issues, it is preferable for the system to transmit video from the on-board camera to the user terminal using power from the drive battery within a range that does not affect the running of the vehicle. The information processing device in this embodiment solves this problem.

[0012] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: An information processing device that controls the transmission of image data captured by an on-board camera mounted on a vehicle from the vehicle to a specified device, and has a control unit that, when the image data is being transmitted while the vehicle is parked, determines the timing to stop transmitting the image data to the specified device depending on the remaining power level of a driving battery mounted on the vehicle.

[0013] An in-vehicle camera is typically a camera that captures video to be recorded in a drive recorder mounted on a vehicle. A plurality of in-vehicle cameras may be mounted on a vehicle.

[0014] A drive battery is a storage battery that supplies the power required for the vehicle to run. The drive battery may be a battery installed in an EV (Electric Vehicle) or the like that has a capacity sufficient to cover all vehicle travel, or a battery installed in a conventional vehicle or the like that has a capacity sufficient to cover the power used for some of the controls required for the vehicle to run.

[0015] The control unit determines the timing to stop the transmission of the image data to the predetermined device according to the remaining power of the driving battery, and can therefore cut off the transmission of the image data to the predetermined device so that the power consumption falls within the range of the available power.

[0016] As a result, the information processing device according to the present disclosure can avoid a situation where a user monitors a vehicle using an on-board camera, resulting in a large consumption of power from the drive battery and affecting the driving of the vehicle.

[0017] In addition, the control unit may further instruct the vehicle to transmit the imaging data of the in-vehicle camera to the specified device in response to a viewing request for the imaging data sent from a user terminal, and when the duration of transmission of the imaging data for the viewing request or the amount of transmitted data reaches a first length of time or a first data amount determined based on the remaining power amount of the driving battery, stop the transmission of the imaging data to the specified device and notify the user terminal of the end of viewing.

[0018] As a result, the information processing device according to the present disclosure can stop transmission according to the actual transmission duration or the amount of transmitted data, thereby cutting off transmission of image data to a specified device so as to ensure that power consumption is within the range of available power.

[0019] The control unit is configured to determine whether the remaining power of the driving battery is used to transmit the captured image data. The first length of time or the first amount of data may be determined based on an amount of power allocated to a signal.

[0020] This allows the information processing device according to the present disclosure to appropriately determine the first time length or the first data amount.

[0021] In addition, the control unit may increase the first time length or the first data amount by a predetermined amount when a specified event is detected, compared to when the specified event is not detected.

[0022] The predetermined event is, for example, an event that occurs when the vehicle detects an impact, a suspicious person, etc. In such a case, it is preferable to increase the first time length or the first data amount in order to relax the restriction on the viewing time, etc. As a result, the information processing device according to the present disclosure can appropriately provide images to a user in a situation where viewing of image data captured by an in-vehicle camera is required.

[0023] In addition, the control unit may notify the user terminal that viewing is nearing the end when the transmission duration or the transmission data amount in transmitting the imaging data to the specified device reaches a second time length shorter than the first time length, or a second data amount smaller than the first data amount.

[0024] This allows the information processing device according to the present disclosure to notify the user in advance of the end of viewing.

[0025] Specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Unless otherwise specified, the hardware configuration, module configuration, functional configuration, and the like described in each embodiment are not intended to limit the technical scope of the disclosure to only those.

[0026] (Embodiment) An overview of the processing performed by the server device according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the processing performed by the server device 100 according to the embodiment. Here, the server device 100 is an example of an information processing device according to the present disclosure. The server device 100 is a device that causes the communication unit 12 of the vehicle 10 to transmit imaging data captured by the vehicle-mounted camera 11 to an information terminal 200 associated with a user. The server device 100 is configured to be able to communicate with the vehicle 10.

[0027] First, the user transmits a viewing request from the information terminal 200 to the server device 100. Then, upon receiving the viewing request from the information terminal 200, the server device 100 transmits a transmission instruction to the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10.

[0028] When the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10 receives the transmission instruction, it transmits the imaging data captured by the in-vehicle camera 11 to the information terminal 200. Note that the vehicle 10 may transmit the imaging data directly to the information terminal 200, or may transmit the imaging data via the server device 100.

[0029] Furthermore, after transmitting the transmission instruction to the vehicle 10, the server device 100 acquires the remaining power of the drive battery 14 mounted on the vehicle 10. Then, the server device 100 transmits a stop instruction to the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10 at a timing determined based on the acquired remaining power. Upon receiving the stop instruction, the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10 stops transmitting the imaging data captured by the in-vehicle camera 11 to the information terminal 200.

[0030] In this way, the server device 100 causes the vehicle 10 to stop transmitting image data captured by the on-board camera 11 to the information terminal 200 according to the remaining power level of the driving battery 14. This allows the server device 100 to avoid a large amount of power consumption of the driving battery 14, which would affect the running of the vehicle, when the vehicle is monitored using the on-board camera 11.

[0031] With this configuration, the server device 100 can reduce consumption of battery power in the vehicle when monitoring the parked vehicle.

[0032] Next, each element constituting the system will be described in detail. Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating the components of the system according to the embodiment. The system includes a server device 100, an information terminal 200, and a vehicle 10.

[0033] The server device 100 according to this embodiment includes a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a communication unit .

[0034] The control unit 110 is realized by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and a memory. The control unit 110 includes, as functional modules, an acquisition unit 111, a determination unit 112, and a notification unit 113. These functional modules may be realized by the control unit 110 executing a program.

[0035] The acquisition unit 111 acquires a viewing request transmitted from the information terminal 200. The viewing request is information transmitted from the information terminal 200 in order to request the server device 100 to view the image data captured by the vehicle-mounted camera 11 by the user.

[0036] The decision unit 112 transmits a transmission instruction to the vehicle-mounted camera 11 and the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10 to instruct them to transmit the video of the vehicle-mounted camera 11 to the information terminal 200 .

[0037] Furthermore, the determination unit 112 determines the timing to stop the transmission of the imaging data to the predetermined device according to the remaining power of the driving battery 14 mounted on the vehicle 10. Specifically, the determination unit 112 may determine to stop the transmission of the imaging data to the predetermined device when the transmission duration or the transmission data amount reaches a first time length or a first data amount determined based on the remaining power of the driving battery 14. The determination unit 112 may determine the value of the first time length or the first data amount based on the remaining power of the driving battery 14.

[0038] When the decision unit 112 decides to stop transmitting the image data to a specified device, the decision unit 112 sends a stop instruction to the vehicle 10's on-board camera 11 and control unit 13 to instruct them to stop transmitting the image from the on-board camera 11 to the information terminal 200.

[0039] When a predetermined event is detected, the determining unit 112 may increase the first time length or the first data amount by a predetermined amount compared to when the predetermined event is not detected.

[0040] The notification unit 113 notifies the information terminal 200 of the end of viewing at the timing when the determination unit 112 determines to stop the transmission of the imaging data to the predetermined device. Furthermore, when the transmission duration or the transmission data amount in the transmission of the imaging data to the predetermined device reaches the second time length or the second data amount, the notification unit 113 notifies the information terminal 200 that the end of viewing is near. Here, the second time length is a time length shorter than the first time length, and the second data amount is a data amount smaller than the first data amount.

[0041] The storage unit 120 is a main storage device such as a RAM or a ROM, an EPROM, a hard disk drive, and an auxiliary storage device such as a removable medium. An operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, and the like are stored in the auxiliary storage device, and by executing the programs stored therein, each function that matches the predetermined purpose of each part of the control unit 110 can be realized. However, some or all of the functions may be realized by a hardware circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.

[0042] The storage unit 120 stores data and the like used or generated in the processing performed by the control unit 110. Furthermore, the storage unit 120 may temporarily store a viewing request received from the information terminal 200.

[0043] The communication unit 130 is configured with a communication circuit that performs wireless communication. The communication unit 130 may be, for example, a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using 4G (4th Generation) or a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using 5G (5th Generation). The communication unit 130 may also be a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using LTE (Long Term Evolution) or a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using LPWA (Low Power Wide Area). The communication unit 130 may be a communication circuit that performs communication using a standard wireless communication area (Wi-Fi).

[0044] Next, devices other than the server device 100 will be described. The information terminal 200 is a terminal used by a user to transmit a viewing request and receive and view the video of the vehicle-mounted camera 11. The information terminal 200 is a specific example of a user terminal. The information terminal 200 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. The information terminal 200 includes a control unit 210, a storage unit 220, a communication unit 230, and a display unit 240.

[0045] The control unit 210 controls the video request processing and video reception processing performed by the information terminal 200. The control unit 210 has a viewing request unit 211 and a reception unit 212 as software modules. The viewing request unit 211 transmits a viewing request to the server device 100. Here, the viewing request is information requesting to view the video of the vehicle-mounted camera 11. The viewing request unit 211 communicates with the server device 100 via the communication unit 230 and transmits the viewing request to the server device 100.

[0046] The receiving unit 212 receives from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 of the vehicle 10 an image captured by the vehicle-mounted camera 11. The receiving unit 212 communicates with the vehicle-mounted camera 11 of the vehicle 10 via the communication unit 230 and receives the image.

[0047] The storage unit 220 is a main storage device such as a RAM or a ROM, an EPROM, a hard disk drive, and an auxiliary storage device such as a removable medium. An operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, and the like are stored in the auxiliary storage device, and by executing the programs stored therein, each function that matches the predetermined purpose of each part of the control unit 110 can be realized. However, some or all of the functions may be realized by a hardware circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.

[0048] The storage unit 220 stores data and the like used or generated in the processing performed by the control unit 210. The storage unit 220 may also temporarily store the video received from the vehicle-mounted camera 11.

[0049] The communication unit 230 is configured with a communication circuit for performing wireless communication. The communication unit 230 may be a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using LTE, or may be a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using 5G. The communication unit 230 may be a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using LTE, or may be a communication circuit that performs communication by LPWA. The communication unit 230 may be a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using Wi-Fi (registered trademark).

[0050] The display unit 240 is a display that displays the video received by the receiving unit 212. The display unit 240 may be, for example, a touch panel display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-luminescence) display, or the like. The vehicle 10 is, for example, a passenger car, etc. The vehicle 10 may be a conventional vehicle, an EV (Electric Vehicle), or a hybrid vehicle.

[0051] The vehicle 10 is configured to include an on-board camera 11, a communication unit 12, a control unit 13, a driving battery 14, an ECU 15, and a driving unit 16.

[0052] The vehicle-mounted camera 11 is a camera mounted on the vehicle 10 and captures still or moving images. A plurality of vehicle-mounted cameras 11 may be mounted on the vehicle 10. The vehicle-mounted camera 11 may be, for example, a camera mounted on a drive recorder.

[0053] The communication unit 12 is configured with a communication circuit that performs wireless communication. The communication unit 12 may be, for example, a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using 4G, or a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using 5G. The communication unit 12 may also be a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using LTE, or a communication circuit that performs communication by LPWA. The communication unit 12 may also be a communication circuit that performs wireless communication using Wi-Fi (registered trademark).

[0054] The control unit 13 is an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) mounted on the vehicle 10. The control unit 13 controls the on-board camera 11, the communication unit 12, the driving battery 14, the ECU 15, and the driving unit 16. The control unit 13 is realized by a processor such as a CPU or a GPU, and a memory. The control unit 13 may control the on-board camera 11, the communication unit 12, the driving battery 14, the ECU 15, and the driving unit 16 by executing a program. When the control unit 13 receives a transmission instruction, it transmits imaging data captured by the on-board camera 11 to the information terminal 200. Furthermore, when the control unit 13 receives a stop instruction, it stops transmitting the imaging data captured by the on-board camera 11 to the information terminal 200.

[0055] The driving battery 14 is a storage battery mounted on the vehicle 10. The driving battery 14 may be a lithium ion battery, a lead storage battery, a nickel metal hydride battery, or an all-solid-state battery. The driving battery 14 may provide all of the power required when the vehicle 10 is run solely on electricity, or may provide the power used for some of the controls required for running the vehicle 10 running on fuel such as gasoline.

[0056] The ECU 15 is an electronic control unit that is a computer for implementing various functions required for driving the vehicle 10. A plurality of ECUs 15 may be installed. For example, the ECU 15 may obtain the remaining power amount of the driving battery 14 and transmit it to the server device 100. The ECU 15 may also obtain information detected by a sensor installed in the vehicle 10 and transmit it to the server device 100.

[0057] The drive unit 16 is a means for propelling the vehicle 10. The drive unit 16 may include, for example, a motor and an inverter for driving the wheels, a brake, and a steering mechanism. The drive unit 16 may be operated by power supplied from the drive battery 14. The vehicle-mounted terminal 17 is a terminal that displays the image of the vehicle-mounted camera 11 on the display unit of the vehicle-mounted terminal 17 and transmits the image of the vehicle-mounted camera 11 to the outside. In response to an operation, the vehicle-mounted terminal 17 may display an image from the vehicle-mounted camera 11, a road map, route guidance, etc. The vehicle-mounted terminal 17 may be, for example, a car navigation system.

[0058] Next, a specific description will be given of the processing performed by the server device 100. Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the processing executed by the control unit 110 of the server device 100 according to the embodiment.

[0059] For example, the server device 100 may start the process shown in FIG. 3 when the ignition switch of the vehicle 10 is turned off.

[0060] First, in step S10, acquisition unit 111 acquires a viewing request from viewing request unit 211 of information terminal 200. Acquisition unit 111 communicates with communication unit 230 of information terminal 200 via communication unit 130, and acquires the viewing request transmitted by viewing request unit 211.

[0061] Next, in step S11, the determination unit 112 transmits a transmission instruction to the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10. Here, the transmission instruction is information that instructs the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10 and the in-vehicle camera 11 to transmit the video of the in-vehicle camera 11 to the information terminal 200 in response to the viewing request.

[0062] Next, in step S12, the determination unit 112 determines the timing to stop transmission of the video from the in-vehicle camera 11 to the information terminal 200 according to the remaining power of the driving battery 14. The determination unit 112 may receive information on the remaining power of the driving battery 14 from the ECU 15 and determine the timing to stop transmission.

[0063] Specifically, the determination unit 112 may determine a first time length or a first data amount, which is the duration of transmission or the amount of transmission data of the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11, according to an amount of remaining power in the driving battery 14 allocated to the transmission of the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11. Then, when the duration of transmission or the amount of transmission data of the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 reaches the first time length or the first data amount, the determination unit 112 may determine to stop the transmission of the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11.

[0064] Next, in step S13, the determination unit 112 transmits a stop instruction to the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10 and the on-board camera 11 according to the timing determined in step S12. Here, the stop instruction is information instructing the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10 and the on-board camera 11 to stop transmitting the video of the on-board camera 11 to the information terminal 200 at a predetermined timing.

[0065] This allows the server device 100 to determine the timing at which the vehicle 10 stops transmitting image data captured by the on-board camera 11 to the information terminal 200, depending on the remaining power of the driving battery 14. In other words, the server device 100 can transmit image data captured by the on-board camera 11 to the information terminal 200 using only power within an allowable range of the capacity of the driving battery 14. Thus, when monitoring the vehicle 10 using the on-board camera 11, the server device 100 can avoid a situation in which a large amount of power from the driving battery 14 is consumed, which would affect the running of the vehicle 10.

[0066] Next, a description will be given of processing executed by a system including the server device 100. Fig. 4 is a sequence diagram of processing executed by the system according to the embodiment.

[0067] First, the information terminal 200 and the ECU 15 are in a power-off state. For example, the main power supply of the in-vehicle terminal 17 and the ECU 15 is cut off. Here, the in-vehicle terminal 17 is a terminal mounted on the vehicle 10 that displays and transmits images from the in-vehicle camera 11. Here, the ECU 15 is a computer that electronically controls the running of the vehicle 10. It is an electronic control unit.

[0068] Next, in step S21, information terminal 200 accepts an operation for starting browsing performed by the user. For example, information terminal 200 detects that an icon for starting browsing, displayed on display unit 240 included in information terminal 200, has been pressed.

[0069] Next, in step S22, the information terminal 200 transmits a viewing request to the server device 100. Here, the viewing request is a signal that causes the server device 100 to transmit a trigger for starting processing performed by the server device 100 to the control unit 13 mounted on the vehicle 10. Here, the vehicle 10 may receive the viewing request via the communication unit 12, which is typically a DCM. The information terminal 200 may communicate with the server device 100 via a wide area network such as the Internet.

[0070] Next, in step S23, the information terminal 200 displays a screen indicating that the in-vehicle terminal 17 is starting up on the display unit 240. The screen indicating that the in-vehicle terminal 17 is starting up includes a screen indicating that the in-vehicle terminal 17 is waiting to start up.

[0071] Next, in step S24, the server device 100 transmits a signal for starting up the in-vehicle terminal 17 (and the in-vehicle camera 11) to the control unit 13. The signal may be transmitted via a push notification using a predetermined API (Application Programming Interface).

[0072] Next, in step S25, the control unit 13 transmits to the ECU 15 a CAN (Controller The wakeup signal may be sent by a Network Management (NM) module.

[0073] Next, in step S26, the ECU 15 transmits a start-up request to the in-vehicle terminal 17. Here, the start-up request is a signal for causing the in-vehicle terminal 17 to start up its own device. At the same time, the ECU 15 starts up the DC-DC converter of the vehicle 10, and starts supplying power to the in-vehicle terminal 17 and the in-vehicle camera 11.

[0074] Upon receiving the start-up request, the in-vehicle terminal 17 starts up in step S27, whereby the in-vehicle terminal 17 is in a power-on state.

[0075] Next, in step S28, the in-vehicle terminal 17 receives a service request from the ECU 15. Here, the service request is an instruction to the in-vehicle terminal 17 to acquire imaging data captured by the in-vehicle camera 11 and transmit the acquired imaging data to the server device 100.

[0076] Next, in step S29, the in-vehicle terminal 17 judges whether or not to start the service provided by the in-vehicle terminal 17. Here, the service provided by the in-vehicle terminal 17 includes obtaining the imaging data captured by the in-vehicle camera 11 and transmitting the imaging data captured by the in-vehicle camera 11 to the server device 100.

[0077] Next, in step S30, the in-vehicle terminal 17 transmits real-time video captured by the in-vehicle camera 11 (hereinafter referred to as real-time video) to the server device 100, and the server device 100 provides this to the information terminal 200. Specifically, the in-vehicle terminal 17 transmits the real-time video to the ECU 15 on the CAN network, and the ECU 15 transmits the real-time video to the server device 100 via the communication unit 12 and an external wide area network, etc. good.

[0078] Upon receiving the real-time video, the information terminal 200 displays a service provision screen in step S31. Specifically, the information terminal 200 outputs an interface that displays the real-time video acquired from the server device 100.

[0079] When an operation to end acquisition of real-time video is performed on the information terminal 200, the information terminal 200 transmits an instruction to the server device 100 to end transmission of the real-time video. Based on this, the server device 100 transmits an instruction to the ECU 15 via the control unit 13 to end transmission of the real-time video. The ECU 15 that has received the instruction to end transmission of the real-time video transmits an instruction to the in-vehicle terminal 17 to stop operation. The in-vehicle terminal 17 that has received the instruction to stop operation stops operation and is turned off. Similarly, the DC-DC converter that has received an instruction to stop operation from the ECU 15 stops operation.

[0080] Next, a process in which the notification unit 113 of the control unit 110 of the server device 100 notifies the information terminal 200 of the end of viewing will be described. Fig. 5 is a flowchart of the process of stopping data transmission executed by the control unit 110 of the server device 100 according to the embodiment. The process described in Fig. 5 is a detailed description of the processes of steps S12 and S13 described in Fig. 3.

[0081] First, in step S40, the determination unit 112 determines whether or not the data transmission time or the transmission data amount of the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 to the information terminal 200 in response to the viewing request has reached a first time length or a first data amount. This step results in a positive determination if the determination unit 112 determines that the data transmission time or the transmission data amount of the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 to the information terminal 200 in response to the viewing request has reached the first time length or the first data amount.

[0082] If the determination in this step is positive, the process proceeds to step S41.

[0083] If the determination in this step is negative, the process transitions again to step S40.

[0084] When the process transitions to step S41, the decision unit 112 transmits to the control unit 13 of the vehicle 10 a stop instruction, which is information for stopping the transmission of the video to the information terminal 200.

[0085] Next, in step S42, the notification unit 113 notifies the information terminal 200 of the end of viewing. Note that the decision unit 112 may transmit a stop instruction to the control unit 13 and the vehicle-mounted camera 11 of the vehicle 10.

[0086] At this time, the information terminal 200 that has received the notification of the end of viewing may display on the display unit 240 a notification to the user that viewing of the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 has ended.

[0087] This allows the server device 100 to stop the transmission of video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 depending on the remaining power level of the driving battery 14, and to notify the user via the information terminal 200 that the video transmission has been stopped.

[0088] Next, a process in which the determination unit 112 of the control unit 110 of the server device 100 increases the first time length or the first data amount when a predetermined event occurs will be described. Fig. 6 is a flowchart of the process of increasing the first time length or the first data amount executed by the control unit 110 of the server device 100 according to the embodiment. The process described in Fig. 6 is performed by increasing the first time length or the first data amount determined in step S12 described in Fig. 3. 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams showing examples of a process for determining a size.

[0089] First, in step S50, the determination unit 112 determines whether or not a predetermined event has been detected. For example, the determination unit 112 determines whether or not various sensors or cameras equipped in the vehicle 10 have detected a predetermined event such as an impact or the approach of a suspicious person. If the determination unit 112 determines that a predetermined event has been detected, this step is determined as positive.

[0090] If the determination in this step is positive, the process proceeds to step S51.

[0091] If the determination in this step is negative, the process transitions again to step S50.

[0092] When the process transitions to step S51, the decision unit 112 increases the first time length or the first data amount by a predetermined amount compared to when the predetermined event is not detected.

[0093] This enables the server device 100 to increase the transmission time or the amount of data transmitted for the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 when more careful monitoring of the vehicle 10 is required, such as when an impact to the vehicle 10 or the approach of a suspicious person to the vehicle 10 is detected.

[0094] Next, a process will be described in which the notification unit 113 of the control unit 110 of the server device 100 notifies the information terminal 200 of the end of viewing. The process described here may be executed before step S40 described in FIG. 5.

[0095] When the transmission duration or transmission data amount of the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 to the information terminal 200 reaches a second time length or a second data amount, the notification unit 113 notifies the information terminal 200 that the viewing is about to end. Here, the second time length or the second data amount is a time length shorter than the first time length or a data amount smaller than the first data amount.

[0096] This allows the server device 100 to notify the user of the end of viewing the video from the vehicle-mounted camera 11 before the viewing of the video actually ends.

[0097] (Modification) The above-described embodiment is merely an example, and the present disclosure can be modified and implemented as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0098] For example, the processes and means described in this disclosure can be freely combined and implemented as long as no technical contradiction occurs.

[0099] Furthermore, a process described as being performed by one device may be shared and executed by multiple devices. Alternatively, a process described as being performed by different devices may be executed by one device. In a computer system, the hardware configuration (server configuration) by which each function is realized can be flexibly changed.

[0100] The present disclosure can also be realized by supplying a computer program implementing the functions described in the above embodiments to a computer, and having one or more processors of the computer read and execute the program. Such a computer program may be provided to the computer by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium connectable to the system bus of the computer, or may be provided to the computer via a network. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, any type of disk, such as a magnetic disk (floppy disk, hard disk drive (HDD), etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD disk, Blu-ray disk, etc.), a read-only medium, etc. This includes read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), electronic programmable read only memory (EPROM), electronic read only memory (EEPROM), magnetic cards, flash memory, optical cards, and any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions. [Explanation of symbols]

[0101] 10. Vehicle 11. In-vehicle camera 12, 130, 230...Communication department 13, 110, 210... Control unit 14. Drive battery 15···ECU 16 Drive unit 100 Server device 111...Acquisition part 112...Decision section 113... Notification Department 120, 220...Storage section 200 Information terminal 211... Viewing request section 212... Receiver 240...Display section

Claims

1. An information processing device that controls transmission of imaging data captured by an on-board camera mounted on a vehicle from the vehicle to a predetermined device, When the imaging data is being transmitted while the vehicle is parked, a timing for stopping the transmission of the imaging data to the predetermined device is determined according to a remaining power amount of a driving battery mounted on the vehicle. A control unit that executes Information processing device.

2. The control unit is In response to a request to view the captured image data of the vehicle-mounted camera transmitted from a user terminal, the method further executes instructing the vehicle to transmit the captured image data to the predetermined device; when a transmission duration or a transmission data amount of the imaging data in response to the viewing request reaches a first time length or a first data amount determined based on the remaining power amount of the driving battery, the transmission of the imaging data to the predetermined device is stopped, and a viewing end is notified to the user terminal. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. The control unit is determining the first time length or the first data amount based on an amount of power allocated to the transmission of the imaging data out of the remaining power amount of the driving battery; The information processing device according to claim 2 .

4. The control unit is When a predetermined event is detected, the first time length or the first data amount is increased by a predetermined amount compared to when the predetermined event is not detected. The information processing device according to claim 2 .

5. The control unit is notifying the user terminal that viewing is nearing an end when the transmission duration or the transmission data amount in the transmission of the imaging data to the predetermined device reaches a second time length shorter than the first time length or a second data amount smaller than the first data amount; The information processing device according to claim 2 .

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