Method and system with multiple camera units installed in protective enclosure
First Claim
1. A system for recording the interior and exterior of a vehicle, comprising:
- a first housing including a first connection mechanism;
a first camera disposed in the first housing,the first camera configured to provide a viewing area in a first direction;
a second camera disposed in the housing,the second camera configured to provide a viewing area in a second direction and disposed in the first housing;
at least one memory disposed in the first housing,the memory configured to record video captured from each of the first camera and the second camera;
at least one accelerometer,the system configured, upon a measurement of a force beyond a predetermined threshold by the at least one accelerometer, to at least one of;
store in a protected portion of the at least one memory or a second memory a predetermined length of video from at least one of the first camera and second camera and the measurement of the force by the at least one accelerometer, ormark the predetermined length of the video in the at least one memory and the measurement of the force by the at least one accelerometer as non-erasable,a second housing including a second connection mechanism,the second housing adapted to be removably connected to the first connection mechanism of said first housing and encasing said first housing within said second housing, and the second housing comprising a protective enclosure for the first camera, the second camera and the at least one memory and restricting access to the first camera, the second camera and the at least one memory to authorized personnel; and
a mounting mechanism adjustably connected to said second housing,the mounting mechanism configured to maintain at least one of the first camera and the second camera in a predetermined position by adjusting said second housing, and comprising at least one of an L-shaped, U-Shaped and V-shaped bracket for coupling the second housing to the vehicle, and wherein said at least one of an L-shaped, U-shaped and V-shaped bracket further comprises a coupling mechanism that removably couples said at least one of L-shaped, U-shaped and V-shaped bracket to said second housing.
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Abstract
A system and method for simultaneously and continuously capturing video from the interior and exterior of a vehicle. The system includes, for example, a first housing including a first connection mechanism, first and second cameras and a memory disposed in the first housing. The system also includes a second housing including a second connection mechanism adapted to be removably connected to the first connection mechanism of the first housing and encasing said first housing within the second housing. A mounting mechanism is adjustably connected to said second housing and configured to maintain at least one of the first camera and the second camera in a predetermined position by adjusting the second housing. Additional embodiments are also described including a method for capturing data.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for recording the interior and exterior of a vehicle, comprising:
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a first housing including a first connection mechanism; a first camera disposed in the first housing, the first camera configured to provide a viewing area in a first direction; a second camera disposed in the housing, the second camera configured to provide a viewing area in a second direction and disposed in the first housing; at least one memory disposed in the first housing, the memory configured to record video captured from each of the first camera and the second camera; at least one accelerometer, the system configured, upon a measurement of a force beyond a predetermined threshold by the at least one accelerometer, to at least one of; store in a protected portion of the at least one memory or a second memory a predetermined length of video from at least one of the first camera and second camera and the measurement of the force by the at least one accelerometer, or mark the predetermined length of the video in the at least one memory and the measurement of the force by the at least one accelerometer as non-erasable, a second housing including a second connection mechanism, the second housing adapted to be removably connected to the first connection mechanism of said first housing and encasing said first housing within said second housing, and the second housing comprising a protective enclosure for the first camera, the second camera and the at least one memory and restricting access to the first camera, the second camera and the at least one memory to authorized personnel; and a mounting mechanism adjustably connected to said second housing, the mounting mechanism configured to maintain at least one of the first camera and the second camera in a predetermined position by adjusting said second housing, and comprising at least one of an L-shaped, U-Shaped and V-shaped bracket for coupling the second housing to the vehicle, and wherein said at least one of an L-shaped, U-shaped and V-shaped bracket further comprises a coupling mechanism that removably couples said at least one of L-shaped, U-shaped and V-shaped bracket to said second housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for recording the interior and exterior of a vehicle, comprising:
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a housing, the housing further comprising a first window and a second window; a first camera disposed in the housing, the first camera aligned with the first window and configured to provide a viewing area in a first direction; a second camera disposed in the housing, the second camera aligned with the second window configured to provide a viewing area in a second direction; at least one memory disposed in the housing, the memory configured to continuously store video captured from each of the first camera and the second camera; at least one accelerometer, the system configured, upon a measurement of a force beyond a predetermined threshold by the at least one accelerometer, to at least one of; store in a protected portion of the at least one memory or a second memory a predetermined length of video from at least one of the first camera and second camera and the measurement of the force by the at least one accelerometer, or mark the predetermined length of the video in the at least one memory and the measurement of the force by the at least one accelerometer as non-erasable; and a mounting mechanism adjustably connected to said housing, the mounting mechanism configured to maintain the first camera and the second camera in a predetermined position by adjusting said housing, and comprising at least one of an L-shaped, U-shaped and V-shaped bracket for coupling the housing to the vehicle, and wherein said at least one of an L-shaped, U-shaped and V-shaped bracket further comprises a coupling mechanism that removably couples said at least one of L-shaped, U-shaped and V-shaped bracket to said housing, wherein the housing restricts, tampering of or unauthorized access to, the first and second cameras, while enabling the mounting mechanism to be mounted to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32)
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29. A method for recording the interior and exterior of a vehicle, comprising:
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recording first data by a first camera configured to provide a first viewing area in a first direction, the first camera disposed in a housing comprising a first window and a second window, wherein the first camera aligned with the first window; recording second data by a second camera configured to provide a second viewing area in a second direction, the second camera disposed in the housing, wherein the second camera aligned with the second window; transmitting the first and second data to at least one memory; storing continuously by the at least one memory the first and second data captured from each of the first camera and the second camera, and the recording the first and second data further comprising a continuous loop recording wherein the oldest captured video is overwritten with the newest captured video when the at least one memory is full; measuring a force with at least one accelerometer; transmitting third data representing the measured force to the at least one memory; storing by the at least one memory the third data representing the measured force; determining that the force measured by the at least one accelerometer exceeds a predetermined threshold; storing the first and second data from at least one of the first camera and the second camera and the third data from the at least accelerometer in at least one of;
a protected portion of the at least one memory, a protected second memory, or marking the predetermined length of the video as non-erasable in the at least one memory, responsive to the determining that the force measured by the at least accelerometer exceeds the predetermined threshold;adjustably connecting a mounting mechanism to the housing, the mounting mechanism configured to maintain the first camera and the second camera in a predetermined position by adjusting the housing, and comprising at least one of an L-shaped, V-shaped and U-shaped bracket for coupling the housing to the vehicle and including a coupling mechanism that removably couples said at least one of L-shaped, V-shaped and U-shaped bracket to said housing; and enabling the restricting of unauthorized access to the at least one memory. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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