Vehicle event recorder systems and networks having integrated cellular wireless communications systems
First Claim
1. ) Vehicle event recorder systems comprising:
- a video camera;
a microprocessor;
wireless communications transceivers;
a communications network; and
a server computer, said video camera having a field-of-view coupled to environments about a vehicle and further having an electronic output coupled to said microprocessor;
said microprocessor electronically coupled to said wireless communications transceiver whereby image data captured by said video camera may be transmitted via electromagnetic radiation to said communications network; and
said communications network is coupled with said server computer.
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Abstract
Vehicle event recorder systems are arranged to be in constant communication with remote servers and administrators via mobile wireless cellular networks. Vehicle event recorders equipped with video cameras capture video and other data records of important events relating to vehicle use. These data are then transmitted over special communications networks having very high coverage space but limited bandwidth. A vehicle may be operated over very large region while maintaining continuous communications connections with a remote fixed server. As such, systems of these inventions may be characterized as including a mobile unit having: a video camera; a microprocessor; memory; an event trigger; and mobile wireless transceivers, and a fixed network portion including: mobile wireless cellular network, a protocol translation gateway, the Internet and an application-specific server.
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20 Claims
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1. ) Vehicle event recorder systems comprising:
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a video camera;
a microprocessor;
wireless communications transceivers;
a communications network; and
a server computer, said video camera having a field-of-view coupled to environments about a vehicle and further having an electronic output coupled to said microprocessor;
said microprocessor electronically coupled to said wireless communications transceiver whereby image data captured by said video camera may be transmitted via electromagnetic radiation to said communications network; and
said communications network is coupled with said server computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. ) Vehicle event recorders comprising:
- a video camera;
a microprocessor; and
a cellular wireless transceiver, said cellular wireless transceiver and video camera are coupled to said microprocessor whereby images captured by said video camera are converted to first to electronic signals and thereafter to electromagnetic signals suitable for wireless transfer to cellular wireless network receiving base stations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
- a video camera;
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