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REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH INTEGRATED VIDEO SYSTEM

  • US 20100328463A1
  • Filed: 09/17/2010
  • Published: 12/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A video surveillance system for a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a housing for mounting within the vehicle, said housing having a rearview mirror;

    a first video camera mounted in or on the housing and operable to record a first video signal;

    a second video camera associated with the vehicle and operable to record a second video signal;

    a central control unit mounted within the housing and includinga processor for receiving the first and second video signals from both the first and second video cameras, anda solid state memory for storing the first and second video signals upon receipt of the signals by the central control unit and from the respective first and second video cameras;

    a display monitor mounted behind the rearview mirror and in the housing and configured to receive at least one of said first and second video signals and display viewable video indicative of said received video signals upon activation of the display monitor; and

    a location determining device for acquiring the location of the vehicle,wherein the system is configured to associate at least some of the video signals with a location of the vehicle when the video signals were recorded and to mark stored video signals with the associated location.

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