VEHICLE IMPACT CAMERA SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for recording an impact to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting an impact to the vehicle; and
in response to detecting the impact to the vehicle, recording a video feed from a vehicle-mounted camera, wherein the vehicle-mounted camera has a field of view that captures a source of the impact.
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Abstract
In order to enable an owner of an unattended parked vehicle to identify a party that struck the owner'"'"'s unattended parked vehicle, the present invention provides for a method, system and computer-readable medium for integrating operation of an on-board recorder with one or more vehicle-mounted cameras. Whenever an impact of sufficient strength is detected by an impact detector on a vehicle, feed from one or more vehicle-mounted cameras, which have a field of view that encompasses the striking vehicle, is sent to the on-board video recorder. The feed can also be sent to a remote receiver, such as a computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a video-enabled cell phone, or a law enforcement monitor.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for recording an impact to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting an impact to the vehicle; and in response to detecting the impact to the vehicle, recording a video feed from a vehicle-mounted camera, wherein the vehicle-mounted camera has a field of view that captures a source of the impact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle comprising:
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an impact detection logic that selectively detects an impact to the first vehicle, wherein the impact is determined by the impact detection mechanism to be of sufficient force to have been caused by an other vehicle traveling at a sufficient velocity to damage the first vehicle; and at least one vehicle-mounted camera, wherein the at least one vehicle-mounted camera captures an image of the other vehicle in response to the impact detection mechanism selectively detecting the impact to the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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an impact detection logic; an impact detection mechanism that selectively detects an impact to the first vehicle, wherein the impact is determined by the impact detection mechanism to be of sufficient force to have been caused by an other vehicle traveling at a sufficient velocity to damage the first vehicle; and at least one vehicle-mounted camera, wherein the at least one vehicle-mounted camera captures an image of the other vehicle in response to the impact detection mechanism selectively detecting the impact to the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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