VEHICLE-MOUNTED VIDEO SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING
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1. A video system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a video camera mounted on the vehicle and operable to both capture and encode video;
a central control unit mounted on the vehicle and operable to receive and decode the encoded video; and
a display monitor mounted on the vehicle and operable to display the decoded video.
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Abstract
A vehicle-mounted system (1010) for recording video and audio. The system (1010) uses distributed processing, including encoding the video and audio at their source(s), and a high-speed, e.g., Ethernet, bus (1148) connecting the various system components and external devices. The system (1010) may include a display monitor (1040) which is integrated into the same housing (1020) as a rear view mirror (170) of the vehicle, with the display monitor (1040) being located behind the mirror (170) and video displayed on the monitor being visible through the mirror (170).
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1. A video system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a video camera mounted on the vehicle and operable to both capture and encode video; a central control unit mounted on the vehicle and operable to receive and decode the encoded video; and a display monitor mounted on the vehicle and operable to display the decoded video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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9. A video system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a video camera mounted on the vehicle and operable to both capture and encode video; a central control unit mounted on the vehicle and operable to receive and decode the encoded video; a location determining device operable to determine a location of the vehicle when the video is captured; and a recording medium operable to record at a least a portion of the captured video and the location of the vehicle when the video was captured. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A video system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a rear view mirror housing; a mirror mounted in the rear view mirror housing; a video camera mounted on the vehicle and operable to both capture and encode video; a central control unit mounted on the vehicle and operable to receive and decode the encoded video; and a display monitor operable to display the decoded video, the display monitor being mounted in the rear view mirror housing substantially behind the mirror, and the mirror and the display monitor being configured so that the displayed video is viewable through the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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