Vehicle camera peripheral
First Claim
1. A vehicle camera peripheral that is adapted to have a wireless connection with a smartphone having an operating system that restricts an ability of a background application program to run and to present video on a screen of the smartphone, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver having a configuration defining transmission of messages over an established connection and responses to received messages;
a camera to produce a stream of images;
computer readable memory configured to store a sequence of keyboard commands for causing in said smartphone a video display application program to run in the foreground for viewing images originating from said camera;
a controller;
wherein said wireless transceiver is configured to establish a wireless connection with said smartphone when said smartphone is within a predetermined range of said vehicle camera peripheral;
wherein, when powered on, said controller retrieves from said memory said sequence of keyboard commands, and transmits to said smartphone said sequence of keyboard commands; and
wherein, when powered on, said camera transmits video images over said wireless transceiver to said smartphone for said video display application program to display.
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Abstract
A vehicle camera peripheral. It has a frame having a surface for supporting a license plate, at least one compartment for containing a battery and a circuit board having a wireless transmitter and video transmission circuitry, the compartment provided in the frame and positioned behind the license plate supporting surface, a camera mounted to the frame and connected to the circuit board, and a mounting for connecting the frame to existing license plate fastening devices of a vehicle.
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11 Claims
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1. A vehicle camera peripheral that is adapted to have a wireless connection with a smartphone having an operating system that restricts an ability of a background application program to run and to present video on a screen of the smartphone, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver having a configuration defining transmission of messages over an established connection and responses to received messages; a camera to produce a stream of images; computer readable memory configured to store a sequence of keyboard commands for causing in said smartphone a video display application program to run in the foreground for viewing images originating from said camera; a controller; wherein said wireless transceiver is configured to establish a wireless connection with said smartphone when said smartphone is within a predetermined range of said vehicle camera peripheral; wherein, when powered on, said controller retrieves from said memory said sequence of keyboard commands, and transmits to said smartphone said sequence of keyboard commands; and wherein, when powered on, said camera transmits video images over said wireless transceiver to said smartphone for said video display application program to display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of configuring a rear-view camera system comprising:
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mounting a rear-view camera module to a vehicle; providing a wireless battery-powered display device for viewing video from said camera module, said display including video overlay capabilities and a configuration to overlay user-positionable grid or guidelines for parking said vehicle; and using said display device while dismounted from an interior of said vehicle to view said video while standing in a field of view of said video to adjust said grid or guidelines on said display device.
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