Vehicle Camera System
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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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A vehicle camera system and method for operating a vehicle camera system comprising a vehicle camera with communication capabilities. The vehicle camera operating in conjunction with other components to provide information to users. The vehicle camera system compiles information from multiple components into a single repository of video recordings with information, such as location information, vehicle status and diagnostic information, alert information and other information.
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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:
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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, and e) 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, and c) 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, and d) 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, and wherein 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A vehicle camera that interfaces with a mobile communication device that is separate from the vehicle camera, said vehicle camera comprising:
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a) a user interface that receives inputs from a user and communicates information to said user, b) an imaging component which captures video, c) a memory component designed to electronically store said video, and d) a communication element configured to communicate over a communication standard, wherein said communication element communicates with said mobile communication device over said communication standard; and wherein said vehicle camera is designed without a location determination capability and said vehicle camera receives a geographic location and a timestamp from said mobile communication device over the communication standard and compiles said geographic location and said timestamp with said video to generate a video file. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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