Methods and apparatus for transportation vehicle security monitoring
First Claim
1. An apparatus for monitoring events on board a transportation vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- a communication system configured to stream data from the transportation vehicle to an external location;
at least one monitoring device configured to collect video data, audio data, or both, from events occurring on the transportation vehicle;
a latching mechanism that is located to be inaccessible and unable to be disabled by anyone on board the transportation vehicle during travel of the transportation vehicle and configured to provide power to activate the communication system to stream data from the at least one monitoring device to the external location; and
a switch configured to activate the latching mechanism when the switch is activated.
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Abstract
In some configurations, the present invention is an apparatus for monitoring events on board a transportation vehicle. The apparatus includes a communication system configured to stream data from the transportation vehicle to an external location at least one monitoring device configured to collect video data, audio data, or both, from events occurring on the transportation vehicle; a latching mechanism in a location inaccessible during travel and configured to activate the communication system to stream data from the monitoring device or devices to the external location; and a switch configured to activate the latching mechanism when the switch is activated.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus for monitoring events on board a transportation vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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a communication system configured to stream data from the transportation vehicle to an external location;
at least one monitoring device configured to collect video data, audio data, or both, from events occurring on the transportation vehicle;
a latching mechanism that is located to be inaccessible and unable to be disabled by anyone on board the transportation vehicle during travel of the transportation vehicle and configured to provide power to activate the communication system to stream data from the at least one monitoring device to the external location; and
a switch configured to activate the latching mechanism when the switch is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for monitoring events on board a transportation vehicle, said apparatus located remotely from said transportation vehicle and comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive video and audio data from a plurality of sources on board a transportation vehicle;
a plurality of display screens configured to display said video data, wherein at least one said display screen is configured as a high, resolution display screen relative to other said display screens; and
a transmitter configured to transmit a control signal to the transportation vehicle to identify a camera on the transportation vehicle for transmission of high resolution data from the transportation vehicle to a said high resolution display screen. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method for monitoring events on board a transportation vehicle, said method comprising:
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installing a latching mechanism on board the transportation vehicle in a location that is inaccessible by anyone on board the transportation vehicle such that once activated the latching can not be deactivated by anyone on board the transportation vehicle while the transportation vehicle is traveling;
activating the latching mechanism on board the transportation vehicle while the transportation vehicle is traveling;
supplying power from an uninterruptible source via the latching mechanism to a communication system; and
transmitting, via the communication system, data from at least one monitoring device configured to collect video data, audio data, or both from events occurring on the transportation vehicle to a ground station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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