Vehicle mounted surveillance system
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1. A method of providing a record of events utilizing a vehicle mounted surveillance system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) mounting and positioning a camera supported by a vehicle for viewing a selected scene outside of the vehicle;
(b) positioning a video recorder within the vehicle operatively connected to said camera;
(c) mounting control means within the vehicle wherein said control means is operatively connected to said camera and said video recorder for operation thereof by a person riding in the vehicle;
(d) securing said video recorder within a vault mounted within the vehicle; and
(e) operating said camera, said video recorder and said control means from the power supply system of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle mounted surveillance system is disclosed. The system comprises a camera and a control head mounted within the police vehicle and a video recorder housed in a fireproof, bulletproof and environmentally controlled vault mounted in the trunk of the vehicle. The surveillance system also includes a wireless microphone. The system may be manually or automatically activated and is powered off the battery of the vehicle.
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1. A method of providing a record of events utilizing a vehicle mounted surveillance system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) mounting and positioning a camera supported by a vehicle for viewing a selected scene outside of the vehicle; (b) positioning a video recorder within the vehicle operatively connected to said camera; (c) mounting control means within the vehicle wherein said control means is operatively connected to said camera and said video recorder for operation thereof by a person riding in the vehicle; (d) securing said video recorder within a vault mounted within the vehicle; and (e) operating said camera, said video recorder and said control means from the power supply system of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of forming a record of events on a tape comprising the steps of:
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(a) initially installing a video recorder in a vault at a location hidden from view in a vehicle; (b) loading a tape for recording by the recorder; (c) connecting a camera to the recorder to provide video input for tape recording thereby; (d) operating the camera and video recorder to enable a recording on tape to be made; and (e) providing vehicle electrical power for video recorder operation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of forming a record of events on a tape to enable law enforcement data to be recorded comprising the steps of:
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(a) initially enclosing a video recorder in a vault placed in the trunk of a law enforcement vehicle; (b) loading a tape for recording by the recorder; (c) closing the vault against intrusion; (d) remotely from another location on the vehicle observing a scene near the vehicle with a signal forming camera and transmitting the signal to the video recorder for tape recording; and (e) controlling the operation of the video recorder by a person in the vehicle so that the taped scene begins and ends in a selected sequence. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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