MOBILE VIDEO AND IMAGING SYSTEM

• US 20140092251A1
• Filed: 09/27/2013
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digital Ally Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Digital Ally Incorporated
• Inventors: Troxel, Jason R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,272,848 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0089 around three axes, i.e. universally mounted
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/14 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06 ; adjustable mountings employing universal joints for lighting devices F21V21/26 - F21V21/30
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2078 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/04 for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains , e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/566 Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera if integral part of camera body G03B17/02
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2206/00 Systems for exchange of information between different pieces of apparatus, e.g. for exchanging trimming information, for photo finishing
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/102 Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers access by moving the head G11B3/08, G11B5/54, G11B7/085, G11B21/022; by moving the record carrier G11B15/005, G11B17/005, by driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

An all-weather non-enclosed-vehicle mounted system for recording video and audio. The weatherproof system comprises an interface for connecting various system components and external devices, a display monitor integrated into the same housing as an electronics module operable to receive the video and audio, and a memory operable to receive and store the video and audio.

Claims

1. A video system for a non-enclosed vehicle, the system comprising:

at least one video camera mounted on the vehicle and operable to capture video;

an electronics module enclosed in a housing, the electronics module being operable to receive and timestamp the video and to modify event metadata;

a memory for receiving and storing the captured video from the electronics module, the memory being enclosed in the housing;

a plurality of input buttons integrated into the housing, the plurality of input buttons operable for controlling various operations of the system;

a display monitor operable to display the video, the display monitor being integrated into the housing,

wherein the display monitor and the plurality of input buttons are operable to provide a user interface for on-site event metadata modification;

a microphone operable to capture audio, wherein the electronics module is operable to receive the audio; and

a mounting element operable to mount the housing on the vehicle.

2. The video system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the video system is operable to implement a pre-event recording loop.

3. The video system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the housing is waterproof.

4. The video system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one video camera is waterproof.

5. The video system as set forth in claim 1, having at least one software component for implementing the functionality of the system, wherein said at least one software component of said system is upgradable while said system is located in the field as during normal use of the system.

6. The video system as set forth in claim 5, wherein an upgrade of said at least one software component is performed by use of an external device adapted to interface via a wired connection with said video system.

7. The video system as set forth in claim 5, wherein an upgrade of said at least one software component is performed by use of an external device adapted to interface via a wireless connection with said video system.

8. The video system as set forth in claim 1, the video system being adapted to communicate wirelessly with an external computing device, wherein the external computing device is selected from the group consisting of a PDA, a smartphone, and a laptop.

9. The video system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the memory is a plurality of memory modules operable to provide data redundancy in the event of a failure of at least one of the plurality of memory modules.

10. The video system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the mounting element is comprised of a handle bar mount and a ball-hinge element.

11. A video system for a non-enclosed vehicle, the system comprising:

at least one video camera mounted on the vehicle and operable to capture video and stamp the video with a unique camera identifier;

an electronics module enclosed in a housing, the electronics module being operable to receive the video and modify event metadata;

a memory for receiving and storing the captured video from the electronics module, the memory being enclosed in the housing;

a plurality of input buttons integrated into the housing, the plurality of input buttons operable for controlling various operations of the system;

a display monitor operable to display the video, the display monitor being integrated into the housing,

wherein the display monitor and the plurality of input buttons are operable to provide a user interface for on-site event metadata modification;

a microphone operable to capture audio, wherein the electronics module is operable to receive the audio; and

a mounting element operable to mount the housing on the vehicle.

12. The video system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the video system is operable to implement a pre-event recording loop.

13. The video system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the housing is waterproof.

14. The video system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the at least one video camera is waterproof.

15. The video system as set forth in claim 11, having at least one software component for implementing the functionality of the system, wherein said at least one software component of said system is upgradable while said system is located in the field as during normal use of the system.

16. The video system as set forth in claim 15, wherein an upgrade of said at least one software component is performed by use of an external device adapted to interface via a wired connection with said video system.

17. The video system as set forth in claim 15, wherein an upgrade of said at least one software component is performed by use of an external device adapted to interface via a wireless connection with said video system.

18. The video system as set forth in claim 11, the video system being adapted to communicate wirelessly with an external computing device, wherein the external computing device is selected from the group consisting of a PDA, a smartphone, and a laptop.

19. The video system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the memory is a plurality of memory modules operable to provide data redundancy in the event of a failure of at least one of the plurality of memory modules.

20. The video system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the mounting element is comprised of a handle bar mount and a ball-hinge element.