GPS DEVICE WITH INTEGRAL CAMERA

• US 20120182421A1
• Filed: 03/24/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pavel Asanov
• Original Assignee: Pavel Asanov
• Inventors: ASANOV, Pavel
• Application Number:
  US13/070,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20120182421A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A GPS device includes GPS receiver/calculator that receives and calculates signals from satellites and generates locational data, a camera selectively taking images of inside or outside the motor vehicle and a processor that processes the images, and them with GPS location information.

Claims

1. A GPS assembly configured for installation in a motor vehicle comprising:

a GPS receiver receiving satellite signals and generating GPS information indicative of the current geographic location of the motor vehicle;

a camera arranged and constructed to selectively take images inside or outside the vehicle; and

a controller receiving and tagging said images using location information from said GPS receiver.

2. The GPS assembly of claim 1 further comprising a memory receiving and storing said tagged images.

3. The GPS assembly of claim 1 further comprising a communication port receiving said tagged images and transmitting same to a remote location.

4. The GPS assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second camera adapted images different from images from said first camera.

5. The GPS assembly of claim 1 wherein said controller is configured to store several images and erase some of the images after they have been stored in a first in first out basis.

6. The GPS assembly further comprising a housing for said camera GPS receiver and controller

7. The GPS assembly of claim 6 further comprising a mounting element for selectively mounting said housing.