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On-demand system and method for retrieving video from a commercial vehicle

  • US 10,204,159 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2015
  • Issued: 02/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • capturing video from a plurality of cameras provided at a commercial vehicle;

    storing, simultaneously in a circular buffer memory of a media recorder at the vehicle, a plurality of loops of the video each corresponding to one channel of video associated with one of the plurality of cameras, each of the plurality of loops of video having a predetermined duration that is limited by a storage capacity of the circular buffer memory;

    detecting, using an event detector at the vehicle, predetermined vehicle events occurring during vehicle operation and generating event data;

    storing, in a video clip memory of the media recorder, a video clip of a predetermined duration and transmitting the video clip and the event data to a remote location in response to detection of a predetermined vehicle event;

    receiving, at the vehicle, a video request command generated at the remote location specifically for the vehicle, the video request command specifying at least a calendar date and a time; and

    transmitting, from the vehicle, a portion of the loops of video to the remote location in response to the video request command if the portion of the loops of video associated with the calendar date and time of the video request command is available in the circular buffer memory, the portion of the loops of video comprising a vehicle ID that uniquely identifies the particular vehicle and a driver ID that uniquely identifies a driver of the particular vehicle.

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