Traffic law violation recording and transmitting system
First Claim
1. A system that enables a conventional vehicle operator to record continuous images of the surrounding traffic activity, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a video camera that captures continuous recordings of the vehicle surroundings, said system comprising:
- a marking switch that enables the vehicle operator, upon viewing a possible traffic violation committed by at least one other vehicle operator, to trigger a marking module;
a marking module for identifying and marking in real-time at least one location of the continuous camera recording that relates to the at least one possible traffic violation committed by at least one other vehicle operator;
an editing module for preparing recorded segments for transmission, wherein said recorded segments include at least one recording portion that appears before the added mark and at least one recording portion that appears after the added mark;
a storage device for storing at least one portion of the camera recordings; and
a communication module for transmitting the prepared recording segments to a designated server.
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Abstract
Presented herein is a system that enables a vehicle operator to record continuous images of surrounding traffic activity, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a video camera 20 for continuously recording the vehicle surroundings. The system further comprises a marking switch 42 that enables the vehicle operator, upon viewing a possible traffic violation, to trigger a marking module 40; a marking module 40 that identifies and marks, in real-time, at least one location of the video recording that relates to the at least one possible traffic violation committed by at least one other vehicle operator; a portable storage device 30; an editing module 50 for preparing recorded segments for transmission, which include at least one recording portion that appears before the added mark and at least one recording portion that appears after the added mark; and a communication module 60 for transmitting the prepared recording segments to a designated server.
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16 Claims
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1. A system that enables a conventional vehicle operator to record continuous images of the surrounding traffic activity, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a video camera that captures continuous recordings of the vehicle surroundings, said system comprising:
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a marking switch that enables the vehicle operator, upon viewing a possible traffic violation committed by at least one other vehicle operator, to trigger a marking module; a marking module for identifying and marking in real-time at least one location of the continuous camera recording that relates to the at least one possible traffic violation committed by at least one other vehicle operator; an editing module for preparing recorded segments for transmission, wherein said recorded segments include at least one recording portion that appears before the added mark and at least one recording portion that appears after the added mark; a storage device for storing at least one portion of the camera recordings; and a communication module for transmitting the prepared recording segments to a designated server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method that enables a conventional vehicle operator to record continuous images of the surrounding traffic activity, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a video camera that captures continuous recordings of the vehicle surroundings, said method comprising the steps of:
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marking at least one portion of the recorded activities that depicts at least one possible traffic violation committed by at least one other vehicle operator, adding marks in real-time to the continuous video recording; preparing the recorded video segments for transmission, wherein said segments include at least one recording portion that appears before the added mark and at least one recording portion that appears after the added mark; storing at least one portion of the camera recording; and transmitting the stored recordings to a designated server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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