Investigation assist system and investigation assist method

1. An investigation assist system, comprising:

a plurality of cameras that are installed at a plurality of intersections, respectively; and

an investigation assist device that is configured to communicate with the plurality of cameras,

wherein the investigation assist device comprises:

a storage configured to record information on a road map including the plurality of intersections and captured videos of the plurality of cameras in correspondence with a capturing time, camera information, and intersection information; and

a processor configured to:

display, on the road map, the plurality of intersections and a plurality of travel directions;

receive, by user selection from the road map, a retrieval condition designating intersection information specifying at least one intersection of the plurality of intersections and a vehicle direction of the plurality of travel directions, the vehicle direction being at least one of a direction of entry of the vehicle at the at least one intersection or a direction of exit of the vehicle at the at least one intersection;

identify, based on the retrieval condition, at least one vehicle satisfying the retrieval condition, identifying the at least one vehicle being based on a captured video of the camera specified by camera information corresponding to the designated intersection information;

output information indicating the at least one vehicle to an output unit;

receive a selection of the information indicating a vehicle;

generate an escape route using the captured videos of the plurality of intersections; and

superpose the escape route the road map and output the escape route for display.

2. The investigation assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to analyze feature information of the vehicle passing through the at least one intersection where a camera is installed, based on the captured video of the camera, and record an analysis result in the storage.

3. The investigation assist system according to claim 1 , wherein when information on a plurality of vehicles is output to the output unit in response to selection of the information on respective vehicles, the processor superimposes on the road map a traveling direction of the selected vehicle at the time of passing through an intersection corresponding to the designated intersection information on a position of the intersection and outputs the traveling direction on the road map to the output unit.

4. The investigation assist system according to claim 1 , wherein when the intersection information for specifying the plurality of intersections is specified under the retrieval condition, the processor retrieves a vehicle satisfying the retrieval condition based on the captured video of the camera specified by camera information corresponding to the designated intersection information on the plurality of intersections.

5. The investigation assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine that the vehicle is wavering when determining that the vehicle crosses a lane at the time of passing through the at least one intersection corresponding to the designated intersection information.

6. The investigation assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine that the vehicle travels in reverse at the time of passing the at least one intersection corresponding to the designated intersection information.

7. The investigation assist system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the retrieval condition includes a vehicle speed, and

the processor is configured to identify the at least one vehicle satisfying the retrieval condition based on the vehicle speed.

8. The investigation assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

cause a list of retrieval results of vehicle images to displayed, the list of retrieval results of vehicle images including the information indicating the at least one vehicle.

9. The investigation assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

display, together with the escape route, a menu including a plurality of identifiers respectively corresponding to a plurality of escape routes including the escape route;

receive user selection of an identifier of the plurality of identifiers; and

if the selected identifier corresponds to a different escape route than the escape route, cease displaying the escape route and display the different escape route.

10. The investigation assist system according to claim 8 , wherein:

causing the list of retrieval results of vehicle images to displayed includes reproducing traveling videos of vehicles in the list of retrieval results; and

the processor is configured to:

receive and store a comment on a vehicle of the vehicles in the list of retrieval results; and

receive a designation of an excluded vehicle from the list of retrieval results and cause the excluded vehicle to be removed from a subsequent retrieval result.

11. An investigation assist method implemented by an investigation assist system including a plurality of cameras that are installed at a plurality of intersections, respectively, and an investigation assist device that is connected configured to communicate with the plurality of cameras, the investigation assist method comprising:

recording information on a road map including the plurality of intersections and captured videos of the plurality of cameras in a storage in correspondence with a capturing time, camera information, and intersection information;

displaying, on the road map, the plurality of intersections and a plurality of travel directions;

receiving, by user selection from the road map, a retrieval condition designating intersection information specifying at least one intersection of the plurality of intersections and a vehicle direction of the plurality of travel directions, the vehicle direction being at least one of a direction of entry of the vehicle at the at least one intersection or a direction of exit of the vehicle at the at least one intersection;

identifying, based on the retrieval condition, at least one a vehicle satisfying the retrieval condition, identify the at least one vehicle being based on a captured video of the camera specified by camera information corresponding to the designated intersection information;

outputting information indicating the at least one vehicle to an output unit;

receiving a selection of the information indicating the vehicle;

generating an escape route using the captured videos of the plurality of intersections; and

superposing the escape route the road map and output the escape route for display.

12. The investigation assist method according to claim 11 , wherein:

the retrieval condition includes a vehicle speed, and

the method comprises identifying the at least one vehicle satisfying the retrieval condition based on the vehicle speed.

13. The investigation assist method according to claim 11 , comprising:

causing a list of retrieval results of vehicle images to displayed, the list of retrieval results of vehicle images including the information indicating the at least one vehicle.

14. The investigation assist method according to claim 11 , comprising:

displaying, together with the escape route, a menu including a plurality of identifiers respectively corresponding to a plurality of escape routes including the escape route;

receiving user selection of an identifier of the plurality of identifiers; and

if the selected identifier corresponds to a different escape route than the escape route, ceasing display of the escape route and displaying the different escape route.

15. The investigation assist method according to claim 13 , wherein:

causing the list of retrieval results of vehicle images to displayed includes reproducing traveling videos of vehicles in the list of retrieval results; and

the investigation assist method comprises:

receiving and storing a comment on a vehicle of the vehicles in the list of retrieval results; and

receiving a designation of an excluded vehicle from the list of retrieval results and cause the excluded vehicle to be removed from a subsequent retrieval result.

16. An investigation assist system, comprising:

a plurality of cameras that are installed at a plurality of intersections respectively and

an investigation assist device that is configured to communicate with the plurality of cameras,

wherein the investigation assist device comprises:

a storage configured to record information on a road map including the plurality of intersections and captured videos of the plurality of cameras in correspondence with a capturing time, camera information, and intersection information; and

a processor configured to:

display, on the road map, the plurality of intersections and a plurality of travel directions;

receive, by user selection from the road map, a retrieval condition designating intersection information specifying at least one intersection of the plurality of intersections and feature information of a vehicle including vehicle direction, the vehicle direction being at least one of a direction of entry of the vehicle at the at least one intersection or a direction of exit of the vehicle at the at least one intersection;

identify, based on the retrieval condition, at least one vehicle satisfying the feature information of the vehicle, identifying the at least one vehicle being based on a captured video of a camera specified by camera information corresponding to the intersection information;

output a list including at least one candidate vehicle to an output unit;

receive a selection of the at least one candidate vehicle from the list;

generate an escape route of the at least one candidate vehicle using the captured videos of the plurality of intersections; and

superpose the escape route the road map and output the escape route for display.

17. The investigation assist system according to claim 16 , wherein:

the feature information of the vehicle includes a vehicle speed, and

the processor is configured to identify the vehicle satisfying the feature information based on the vehicle speed.

18. The investigation assist system according to claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured to:

cause a list of retrieval results of at least one vehicle images to displayed, the list of retrieval results of vehicle images including the information indicating the at least one vehicle.

19. The investigation assist system according to claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured to:

display, together with the escape route, a menu including a plurality of identifiers respectively corresponding to a plurality of escape routes including the escape route;

receive user selection of an identifier of the plurality of identifiers; and

if the selected identifier corresponds to a different escape route than the escape route, cease displaying the escape route and display the different escape route.

20. The investigation assist system according to claim 18 , wherein:

causing the list of retrieval results of vehicle images to displayed includes reproducing traveling videos of vehicles in the list of retrieval results; and

the processor is configured to:

receive and store a comment on a vehicle of the vehicles in the list of retrieval results; and

receive a designation of an excluded vehicle from the list of retrieval results and cause the excluded vehicle to be removed from a subsequent retrieval result.