DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDHELD DEVICE BASED VEHICLE MONITORING AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE
First Claim
1. A method of operating a general purpose handheld communication device to monitor traffic events, the handheld communication device being detachably mountable on a vehicle and including a motion sensor, a video imaging sensor, a data processor, data storage medium, and data communication module, the method comprising:
- acquiring motion data using the motion sensor;
identifying a traffic event based on the motion data;
acquiring visual data using the video imaging sensor;
saving data that includes the acquired visual data and motion data on the data storage medium; and
communicating the saved data using the communication module.
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Abstract
A method of operating a general purpose handheld communication device to monitor traffic events is disclosed. The handheld communication device is detachably mountable on a vehicle and includes a motion sensor, a video imaging sensor, a data processor, data storage medium, and data communication module. The method includes acquiring motion data using the motion sensor; identifying a traffic event based on the motion data; acquiring visual data using the video imaging sensor; saving data that includes the acquired visual data and motion data on the data storage medium; and communicating the saved data using the communication module.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a general purpose handheld communication device to monitor traffic events, the handheld communication device being detachably mountable on a vehicle and including a motion sensor, a video imaging sensor, a data processor, data storage medium, and data communication module, the method comprising:
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acquiring motion data using the motion sensor; identifying a traffic event based on the motion data; acquiring visual data using the video imaging sensor; saving data that includes the acquired visual data and motion data on the data storage medium; and communicating the saved data using the communication module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions, that when executed cause a data processor of a general purpose handheld communication device including a motion sensor, a video imaging sensor, the data processor, data storage medium, and data communication module to carry out the steps of:
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acquiring motion data using the motion sensor, and identifying a traffic event based on the motion data; acquiring visual data using the video imaging sensor; saving data that includes the acquired visual data and motion data on the data storage medium; and communicating the saved data to another device using the communication module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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