Video system and method for data communication
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1. A system, comprising:
- a camera configured to capture at least image data; and
at least one of a data storage device electrically coupled to the camera and configured to store the image data, or a communication device electrically coupled to the camera and configured to communicate the image data to a system receiver;
a camera supporting object coupled to the camera;
a locator device configured to detect a location of the camera supporting object; and
a control unit configured to communicate with the system receiver and the locator device, and to control the camera based at least in part on the location of the camera supporting object.
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Abstract
A camera system and method capture image data with a camera, a data storage device electrically connected to the camera and configured to store the video data and/or a communication device electrically connected to the camera and configured to communicate the image data to a system receiver located remote from the camera. The system receiver may be located onboard a vehicle such that an operator can carry the camera off board the vehicle and communicate the image data back to the vehicle, when performing, for example, work on the vehicle or inspecting the vehicle or the environs of the vehicle.
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22 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a camera configured to capture at least image data; and at least one of a data storage device electrically coupled to the camera and configured to store the image data, or a communication device electrically coupled to the camera and configured to communicate the image data to a system receiver; a camera supporting object coupled to the camera; a locator device configured to detect a location of the camera supporting object; and a control unit configured to communicate with the system receiver and the locator device, and to control the camera based at least in part on the location of the camera supporting object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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11. A method comprising:
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obtaining image data from a camera configured to capture image data, and the camera being supported by a camera supporting object; determining a location of the camera supporting object; and controlling the camera based at least in part on the location of the camera supporting object that is detected by the locator device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An imaging system comprising:
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a camera configured to generate video data associated with a vehicle; and one or more processors configured to control continuously recording of the video data according to at least one of a variable frame rate or a variable resolution that changes as operating conditions of the vehicle change, the one or more processors configured to increase the at least one of the variable frame rate or the variable resolution responsive to the operating conditions of the vehicle increasing and to decrease the at least one of the variable frame rate or the variable resolution responsive to the operating conditions of the vehicle decreasing.
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18. An imaging system comprising:
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a camera configured to image an environment in a vicinity of the vehicle, the camera transmitting imaging data indicative of images acquired; a location sensor configured to generate signals constituting location data indicative of a geographic location of the vehicle; a vehicle landmark database comprising a plurality of vehicle landmarks associated with respective geographic locations constituting landmark tags; and one or more processors configured to receive the imaging data and the location data, the one or more processors configured to communicate with the vehicle landmark database to compare the location data with the geographic locations constituting the landmark tags, such that the one or more processors are configured to incorporate the landmark tag into the imaging data when the location data matches the geographic location constituting one of the landmark tags, such that the imaging data is searchable based on the landmark tags.
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