VEHICLE RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A recording system for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one video capturing device adapted for capturing video data;
a main memory adapted for storing vehicle data, wherein the vehicle data comprises the video data;
a control unit adapted for detecting at least one triggering event, wherein the vehicle data comprises a previous data portion and a subsequent data portion, wherein the previous data portion occurs during a first predetermined time interval prior to the at least one triggering event and the subsequent data portion occurs during a second predetermined time interval, wherein the second predetermined time interval begins with the triggering event;
wherein, upon the control unit detecting the at least one triggering event, the control unit is adapted to cause the previous data portion and the subsequent data portion to be recorded in the main memory.
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Abstract
A vehicle recording system for providing vehicle data, including video data, of conditions surrounding road and parking events. In response to a triggering event, the system stores the vehicle data from a previous time interval and a subsequent time interval in a memory device. In some embodiments, the system may change the frequency at which data is captured based on information from proximity sensors and/or the vehicle ignition.
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1. A recording system for a vehicle comprising:
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at least one video capturing device adapted for capturing video data; a main memory adapted for storing vehicle data, wherein the vehicle data comprises the video data; a control unit adapted for detecting at least one triggering event, wherein the vehicle data comprises a previous data portion and a subsequent data portion, wherein the previous data portion occurs during a first predetermined time interval prior to the at least one triggering event and the subsequent data portion occurs during a second predetermined time interval, wherein the second predetermined time interval begins with the triggering event; wherein, upon the control unit detecting the at least one triggering event, the control unit is adapted to cause the previous data portion and the subsequent data portion to be recorded in the main memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of monitoring a vehicle, the method comprising:
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capturing vehicle data, wherein the vehicle data comprises video data; detecting that one of at least one triggering events has occurred; storing the vehicle data in a main memory following the triggering event, wherein the vehicle data comprises a previous data portion and a subsequent data portion, wherein the previous data portion occurs during a first predetermined time interval prior to the at least one triggering event, and the subsequent data portion occurs during a second predetermined time interval, wherein the second predetermined time interval begins with the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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