Vehicle Safety Camera System
First Claim
1. An external monitoring and recording feedback system for a vehicle comprising:
- a tamper-proof black box located inside said vehicle including software for accepting and recording video image data; and
a plurality of 360°
recording video cameras linked thereto having means for temporarily mounting on the exterior of said vehicle.
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Abstract
An externally-mounted camera system for large commercial trucks. The video cameras are positioned around the outside of the vehicle and feed their video images to a control unit within a tamper-proof black box typically located within the truck'"'"'s cab. The cameras are wide-angle 360 degree type cameras and only four cameras completely surrounding the truck. This system is designed to work with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Accident Reporting regulations, standards, and protocols. The video feeds will be attached to accident reports and reviewed by the federal authorities who provide feedback in compiled statistics and enhanced safety regulations.
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20 Claims
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1. An external monitoring and recording feedback system for a vehicle comprising:
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a tamper-proof black box located inside said vehicle including software for accepting and recording video image data; and a plurality of 360°
recording video cameras linked thereto having means for temporarily mounting on the exterior of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for monitoring and recording activity external to a vehicle for the purposes of enhancing road safety using a feedback system, wherein said system comprises a plurality of 360°
- recording video cameras linked to a computerized central control unit within a black box, said method comprising the steps of;
installing said black box inside said vehicle; temporarily mounting said recording cameras on the exterior of said vehicle; linking said recording cameras wirelessly to said control unit within said black box; activating said system by engaging the vehicle'"'"'s ignition system; and recording data fed from said cameras onto magnetic disk within said control unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
- recording video cameras linked to a computerized central control unit within a black box, said method comprising the steps of;
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15. A method for using captured video to aid in enhancing road safety wherein said video is captured by a monitoring system using 360°
- video recording cameras magnetically and suctionally mounted on the exterior of a vehicle and wirelessly linked to a black box located inside said vehicle, said method including the steps of;
temporarily mounting said video cameras by pressing activation buttons on the bases of said cameras to magnetically or suctionally mount said cameras; recording said video; storing said video on disk within said black box; downloading said recorded video from said black box; attaching said video to an accident report; and reviewing said video to see the accident happen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- video recording cameras magnetically and suctionally mounted on the exterior of a vehicle and wirelessly linked to a black box located inside said vehicle, said method including the steps of;
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