Image recording device

Abstract

The captured images are recorded while considering the privacy of objects that are excluded from recording. [Solution] The image recording device 100 includes a recording determination unit 12 that determines whether or not the image recording conditions for recording the image captured by the in-vehicle camera 20 are met, a clarity determination unit 13 that determines whether or not the object to be excluded from recording is clearly captured, and a storage control unit 14 that controls the storage of the captured image in the storage unit 40 if it is determined that the image recording conditions are met. The storage control unit 14 does not store the captured image in the storage unit 40 if it is determined that the image recording conditions are met, but the clarity determination unit 13 determines that the object to be excluded from recording is clearly captured.

Claims

1. An image recording device mounted on a vehicle, which records images of the area around the vehicle captured by an on-board camera, A recording determination unit that determines whether or not the image recording conditions for recording the captured image are met based on the status of the vehicle, A clarity determination unit that determines whether or not the object to be excluded from recording included in the captured image is clearly visible, If the recording determination unit determines that the image recording conditions are met, the storage control unit controls the storage of the captured image in the storage unit. Equipped with, The memory control unit, even if the recording determination unit determines that the image recording conditions are met, will not store the captured image in the memory unit if the clarity determination unit determines that the object to be excluded from recording is clearly visible.

2. The image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the clarity determination unit determines that the object to be excluded from recording is not clearly captured when the distance between the in-vehicle camera and the object to be excluded from recording is greater than a predetermined distance threshold, and determines that the object to be excluded from recording is clearly captured when the distance between the in-vehicle camera and the object to be excluded from recording is less than or equal to a predetermined distance threshold.

3. The image recording device according to claim 2, wherein the distance threshold is determined based on the number of pixels in the vertical or horizontal direction of the object to be excluded from recording in the captured image.

4. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, while the memory control unit is in the process of controlling the storage of the captured image in the storage unit, if the clarity determination unit determines that the object to be excluded from recording is clearly captured, the control unit stops the control of storing the captured image in the storage unit.

5. The image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the object to be excluded from recording is a human face or the license plate of another vehicle.

6. The image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the image recording conditions are the operating conditions for a driving assistance function relating to the steering or speed of the vehicle.

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