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Vehicle Camera System

  • US 20180084184A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2017
  • Published: 03/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for use in a vehicle including a vehicle camera that interfaces with a mobile communication device that is separate from the vehicle camera, the system comprising:

  • said vehicle camera comprising;

    a) a camera display that provides a visual output,b) an imaging component which captures at least one image and creates an image file,c) a memory component designed to electronically store said image file,d) a camera communication element configured to communicate over a short-range communication standard, ande) wherein said vehicle camera is designed without a location determination capability; and

    said mobile communication device comprising;

    a) a user interface that receives inputs from a user and communicates information to said user,b) a location determination component configured to determine a geographic location of the mobile communication device, andc) a short-range communication element configured to communicate over said short-range communication standard, wherein said short-range communication element communicates with said camera communication element over said short-range communication standard, andd) a wide-area communication element configured to communicate over a wide-area communication standard; and

    wherein said mobile communication device exchanges data with said vehicle camera, wherein said geographic location of said mobile communication device is compiled with said image file to create a location identified image file, andwherein said data comprises a prediction of an alert level associated with the geographic location of the mobile communication device, and wherein said camera display communicates said prediction to said user.

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