Vehicle event recorder systems
First Claim
1. ) Vehicle event recorder networks comprising:
- at least one vehicle event recorder;
a communications space; and
a remote server, said at least one vehicle event recorder comprising;
a video camera arranged to convert optical signals to electronic signals;
a rewriteable memory operable for storage of digital data;
a microprocessor electrically coupled with said video camera;
a memory; and
a radio transceiver coupled with the microprocessor to enable two-way wireless data communication between the vehicle event recorder and the communications space, said communication space coupled to the Internet comprising;
a two-way radio transceiver;
a volume of space having as a periphery the maximum range of the radio transceiver; and
a parking facility at least partly contained within the volume of space whereby the radio transceiver of a vehicle event recorder unit operably maintains a communications connection with the radio transceiver of the communications space, and said remote server coupled to the Internet comprising;
a microprocessor;
a mass data storage coupled to said microprocessor; and
application-specific software running on said microprocessor.
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Abstract
Vehicle recorder systems are arranged in configured with a video camera, light-weight memory systems, and radio communications facility suitable for use in conjunction with an automobile. An automobile equipped with these video recorder systems used normally throughout the service today, provides a video record of unusual events which may occur from time-to-time. Events such as accidents, near-miss incidents, driving of use, among others, trigger a system to preserve video images collected before and after the moment of the event. Replay of these images yield information regarding cause and true nature of the event. These systems are particularly arranged about, and in support of fleet use of vehicles. That is, groups of vehicles are arranged and coupled together whereby a plurality of such vehicles may communicate with a common system providing a fleet manager advanced fleet management tools.
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17 Claims
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1. ) Vehicle event recorder networks comprising:
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at least one vehicle event recorder;
a communications space; and
a remote server, said at least one vehicle event recorder comprising;
a video camera arranged to convert optical signals to electronic signals;
a rewriteable memory operable for storage of digital data;
a microprocessor electrically coupled with said video camera;
a memory; and
a radio transceiver coupled with the microprocessor to enable two-way wireless data communication between the vehicle event recorder and the communications space, said communication space coupled to the Internet comprising;
a two-way radio transceiver;
a volume of space having as a periphery the maximum range of the radio transceiver; and
a parking facility at least partly contained within the volume of space whereby the radio transceiver of a vehicle event recorder unit operably maintains a communications connection with the radio transceiver of the communications space, and said remote server coupled to the Internet comprising;
a microprocessor;
a mass data storage coupled to said microprocessor; and
application-specific software running on said microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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