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Car-mounted image record system

  • US 6,580,373 B1
  • Filed: 11/29/1999
  • Issued: 06/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A car-mounted image record system comprising:

  • image capture means provided on a body of a car for capturing an image of scenery outside of the car including at least an image of a portion of the car and a surface of a road extending from directly below the portion of the car and directly adjacent thereto;

    image record means provided at a suitable position of the car for recording the captured image;

    image display means provided in the interior of the car for displaying the captured image or the recorded image and having a display and a switch;

    manual operation means connected to the image record means for manually operating the image record means;

    automatic drive means connected to the image record means for causing the image record means to be automatically driven in response to the start-up of an engine of the car; and

    time/date information write means arranged between the image record means and the image display means for writing information on date and time, the information on date and time being displayed on the display means with the captured image, while the captured image with the information on date and time is recorded by the image record means.

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