Managing the camera acquiring interior data

• US 8,930,072 B1
• Filed: 07/26/2013
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Lambert, Daniel, Van Nortwick, John, Shirey, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Marc, McDieunel
• Application Number:
  US13/951,719
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 701/36, 348/222.1, 348/333.01, 348/333.11, 379/142.06
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/02 Rear-view mirror arrangements periscope arrangements B60R1/10
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

A system for managing a camera is comprises an input interface configured to detect a change in state; a processor configured to block transfer of data from an inward facing video camera; and an output interface configured to indicate that transfer of data is blocked.

Claims

1. A system for managing a camera, comprising:

an input interface configured to;

detect a change in state;

a processor configured to;

determine that a transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked based at least on rules for a state;

in the event it is determined the transfer of the driver image should be blocked, block transfer of the driver image from an inward facing video camera to a recording device; and

an output interface configured to;

indicate that transfer of the driver image is blocked.

2. The system of claim 1, additionally comprising a physical shutter for blocking the inward facing video camera.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the output interface comprises an indicator light for indicating that the transfer of the driver image is blocked.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the input interface comprises a driver weight sensor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the input interface comprises the inward facing video camera.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein blocking transfer of the driver image comprises closing a shutter.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein blocking transfer of the driver image comprises blurring a face image in the driver image from the inward facing camera.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein blocking transfer of the driver image comprises not saving the driver image to a non-transitory memory.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein blocking transfer of the driver image comprises blocking a face image in the driver image from the inward facing camera.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein blocking transfer of the driver image comprises indicating that the data is not to be uploaded.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the change in state comprises a change in a driver ID associated with the driver of a vehicle.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein determining that transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked is based at least in part on a driver ID state.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the driver ID state is determined from one or more of the following:

a driver schedule, a driver image, or a RFID, a card swipe.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein determining that transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked is based at least in part on a vehicle ID state.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein determining that transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked is based at least in part on an electronic on-board recorder state.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein determining that transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked is based at least in part on a driver score.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein determining that transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked is based at least in part on a driver on the clock status.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein determining that transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked is based at least in part on a driver legal status.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein determining that transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked is based at least in part on a vehicle legal status.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein determining that transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked is based at least in part on a probation.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is additionally configured to determine facial geometry data.

22. A method for managing a camera, comprising:

detecting a change in state;

determining that a transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked based at least on rules for a state;

in the event it is determined the transfer of the driver image should be blocked, blocking, using a processor, transfer of the driver image from an inward facing video camera to a recording device; and

indicating that transfer of the driver image is blocked.

23. A computer program product for managing a camera, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

detecting a change in state;

determining that a transfer of a driver image from an inward facing video camera should be blocked based at least on rules for a state;

in the event it is determined the transfer of the driver image should be blocked, blocking transfer of the driver image from an inward facing video camera to a recording device; and

indicating that transfer of the driver image is blocked.