System and Method for Naming, Filtering, and Recall of Remotely Monitored Event Data

• US 20080319604A1
• Filed: 06/22/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inthinc Technology Solutions Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Inthinc Technology Solutions Incorporated
• Inventors: McClellan, Scott, Follmer, Todd
• Granted Patent: US 8,666,590 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0891 Video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

System and method for capturing video data, comprising buffering video data captured from a video recording device in a vehicle, detecting a triggering event, saving a portion of the video data occurring within a specified period of time near the event, and naming a saved portion of video data with a label associated with the triggering event.

Claims

1. A method for capturing video data, comprising:

buffering video data captured from a video recording device in a vehicle;

detecting a triggering event;

saving a portion of the video data occurring within a specified period of time near the event; and

naming a saved portion of video data with a label associated with the triggering event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified time period includes time prior to the event and time after the event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the label comprises a description of the event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the label defines the event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the video data is video of a driver of a vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the video data is video of occupants of a vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video data is video of a view outside of the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is detected by a vehicle monitoring system mounted in the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the vehicle monitoring system is coupled to an on-board diagnostic system in the vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the triggering event is detected from data received from the on-board diagnostic system.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is detected using signals received from an on-board diagnostic system in the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is a speeding violation.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is an impact detection.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is a seatbelt warning.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is a detection of a use of a wireless device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified period of time is configurable based upon a type of triggering event.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the saved portion of video data is a still image.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the saved portion of video data further comprises audio data.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is an input from a seat sensor.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the seat sensor input is selected from the group consisting of:

a weight;

a passenger size;

an occupant'"'"'s position;

an occupant'"'"'s posture; and

a placement of an object on a seat.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing one or more saved portions of video data to a database outside of the vehicle.

22. A method of capturing vehicle video, comprising:

capturing video data associated with triggering events that occur in a vehicle, wherein the video data is a view of occupants of the vehicle;

saving the video data as a file with a name corresponding to the associated triggering event; and

providing one or more saved video data files to a database outside of the vehicle.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

reviewing the one or more video data files.

24. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

searching the video data files in the database using the video data file name.

25. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

grouping the video data files according to triggering events using the video data file name.

26. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

prioritizing video data files for review using the video data file name.

27. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

searching for video data files associated with a selected triggering event using the video data file name.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein the video data files are provided to the database via a wireless connection.

29. The method of claim 22, wherein the video data files are provided to the database via a hardwired connection.

30. The method of claim 22, wherein the video data files are provided to the database via a memory storage device.

31. A system for capturing vehicle video, comprising:

one or more video data recorders mounted in the vehicle, wherein the video data recorders provide a stream of video data;

one or more buffers for capturing, at least temporarily, the video data streams from the one or more video data recorders;

a vehicle monitoring system coupled to the one or more video data recorders and the buffers; and

a video data storage device for storing video data files comprising at least a portion of a video data stream.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the vehicle monitoring system identifies an occurrence of a preselected event and, in response, causes one or more video data files to be saved to the video storage device.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein the vehicle monitoring device is coupled to an on-board diagnostic system in the vehicle, and wherein the preselected event is the occurrence of certain parameters in the on-board diagnostic system.

34. The system of claim 31, wherein the preselected event is a potential speeding violation.

35. The system of claim 31, wherein the preselected event is a potential collision.

36. The system of claim 31, wherein the preselected event is a potential seatbelt violation.

37. The system of claim 31, wherein the preselected event is a potential use of a wireless device in the vehicle.

38. The system of claim 31, further comprising:

seat sensors operable to trigger capturing of video data.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein the seat sensors comprise sensors operable to detect seat occupant parameters selected from the group consisting of weight, position, posture, and placement.

40. The system of claim 31, wherein the video data files are labeled using a term associated with an event that was detected at the time the video data was captured.

41. A method for saving video data captured in a vehicle, comprising:

saving a video data file comprising video captured from inside a vehicle within a selected period of time of an event; and

naming the saved video data file using a label associated with the event.