Acident prevention camera

• US 20110304733A1
• Filed: 06/06/2011
• Published: 12/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Godwin G. Umoh
• Original Assignee: Godwin G. Umoh
• Inventors: Umoh, Godwin G.
• Application Number:
  US13/134,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20110304733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

The Accident Prevention Camera records digitized video images by means of a video recording system for automotive vehicles that comprises a closed circuit recording system comprised of four integrated video cameras, a digital recording unit, a video monitor, GPS tracker, and interconnecting wiring. The cameras are strategically mounted at selected positions on a vehicle which affords optimal coverage of the area in front and rear sides of a vehicle. The video images captured by the camera and recorded on the digital recording unit provide comprehensive video proof which is used to determine if a driver was at fault, or not, in the event of an accident. The Accident Prevention Camera employs the use of highly sophisticated equipment integrated with software that enables the system to record everything that happens from four different digital cameras, situated on each side of the vehicle.

Claims

1. An automotive video recording device, consisting of a video recording system for automotive vehicles including a closed circuit recording system comprising four integrated video cameras, a digital recording unit, a video monitor, GPS tracker, and interconnecting wiring, wherein the cameras are strategically mounted at selected positions on a vehicle to provide optimal coverage of the area in front and rear sides of a vehicle, and wherein the video images captured by the camera and recorded on the digital recording unit provide comprehensive video proof which is used to determine if a driver was at fault, or not, in the event of an accident.

2. The device of claim 1 further comprising highly sophisticated equipment integrated with software that enables the system to record everything that happens from four different digital cameras, situated on each side of the vehicle, wherein the recording is done on the digital recording device and stores images from each camera individually;

and wherein multiple digital recording devices are merged and fed into a single monitor, which is coupled with the navigational system and the audio-system.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the recording cameras are powered by the automotive battery, and show the driver the images in motion from all sides of the vehicle and wherein the driver is able to see on the monitor the four individual sides of his car diagonally displayed at the corners of the screen from the small center of the screen which has the date and time, front, rear, left and right images including all objects on the road.

4. The device of claim 2 further incorporating an electronic speedometer to record the speed of a vehicle at the time of an accident.

5. A method of examining the events of an accident wherein the police removes the recording device, they take a copy of the images referred to as a “

police recording”

with them from the scene; and

wherein once the police views the “

police recordings”

they issue, by mail, the police report to whoever is interested in the information.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the owner of the vehicle communicates with a doctor and an attorney, and the police, insurance companies, doctors and attorneys request copies of the images of the car accident from the police precinct at an additional fee and view them using the special players, which they purchased, and communicate with each other, or duplicate the images.