Vehicle video recording and processing system
First Claim
1. A vehicle video system, comprising:
- a plurality of cameras mounted in a vehicle, each of the cameras generating a video image, the cameras including a plurality of visible light cameras and a plurality of night vision cameras;
a plurality of monitors;
a video processing unit, each of the cameras and each of the monitors being electrically coupled to the video processing unit, the video processing unit being configured to select at least two subsets of the cameras;
the video processing unit generating an output video image that incorporates at least one of the video images generated by at least one of the cameras in a first one of the subsets; and
a digital video recording processor included in the video processing unit that cyclically records a predefined time period of the output video image.
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Abstract
Disclosed are various systems and methods for processing and displaying video in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a vehicle video system is provided that comprises cameras and monitors mounted in a vehicle. Each of the cameras generates a video image, the cameras including a plurality of visible light cameras and a plurality of night vision cameras. The vehicle video system also includes a video processing unit that is configured to select at least two subsets of the cameras and to generate an output video image that incorporates at least one of the video images generated by at least one of the cameras in a first one of the subsets. The vehicle video system also includes a digital video recording processor included in the video processing unit that cyclically records a predefined time period of the output video image.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle video system, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras mounted in a vehicle, each of the cameras generating a video image, the cameras including a plurality of visible light cameras and a plurality of night vision cameras;
a plurality of monitors;
a video processing unit, each of the cameras and each of the monitors being electrically coupled to the video processing unit, the video processing unit being configured to select at least two subsets of the cameras;
the video processing unit generating an output video image that incorporates at least one of the video images generated by at least one of the cameras in a first one of the subsets; and
a digital video recording processor included in the video processing unit that cyclically records a predefined time period of the output video image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for video control and display in a vehicle, wherein a plurality of cameras and a plurality of monitors are mounted in the vehicle, the cameras including a plurality of visible light cameras and a plurality of night vision cameras, each one of the cameras generating a video image, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting at least two subsets of the cameras;
generating an output video image that incorporates at least one of the video images generated by at least one of the cameras in a first one of the subsets; and
cyclically recording a predefined time period of the output video image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle video system, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras mounted in a vehicle, each of the cameras generating a video image, the cameras including a plurality of visible light cameras and a plurality of night vision cameras;
a plurality of monitors;
a video processing means for selecting at least two subsets of the cameras and for generating an output video image that incorporates at least one of the video images generated by at least one of the cameras in a first one of the subsets, wherein each of the cameras and each of the monitors is electrically coupled to the video processing means; and
means for cyclically recording a predefined time period of the output video image.
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