Method and system with multiple camera units installed in protective enclosure
First Claim
1. A method for determining distractions to a driver, comprising:
- recording first data by a first camera configured to provide a first viewing area in a first direction to enable review of events including distractions to the driver, the first camera disposed in a housing comprising a first viewing area;
transmitting the first data to at least one memory;
storing continuously by the at least one memory the first data captured from the first camera, and the recording the first 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 second data representing the measured force to the at least one memory;
storing by the at least one memory the second data representing the measured force;
storing the first data from the first camera and the second 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 determining at least one of that the force measured by the at least accelerometer or the speed exceeds the predetermined threshold, a predetermined event and the driver distraction event; and
determining distractions to the driver using the video from the first camera.
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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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25 Claims
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1. A method for determining distractions to a driver, comprising:
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recording first data by a first camera configured to provide a first viewing area in a first direction to enable review of events including distractions to the driver, the first camera disposed in a housing comprising a first viewing area; transmitting the first data to at least one memory; storing continuously by the at least one memory the first data captured from the first camera, and the recording the first 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 second data representing the measured force to the at least one memory; storing by the at least one memory the second data representing the measured force; storing the first data from the first camera and the second 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 determining at least one of that the force measured by the at least accelerometer or the speed exceeds the predetermined threshold, a predetermined event and the driver distraction event; anddetermining distractions to the driver using the video from the first camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for reviewing video captured of the interior and exterior of a vehicle, comprising:
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transmitting data comprising video captured from a first camera comprising video of at least one of the driver and passenger to enable review of events including distractions to the driver, speed of the vehicle during the video capture, direction of travel of the vehicle during the vehicle capture, a measurement of force from at least one accelerometer during the video capture, and vehicle location during video capture; displaying, simultaneously, video from the first camera comprising video of at least one of the driver and passenger to enable review of events including distractions to the driver, the speed of the vehicle during video capture, the direction of travel of the vehicle during video capture, the measurement from at least one accelerometer during video capture, and the vehicle location of the vehicle during video capture responsive to the occurrence of predetermined events; and manipulating of the video from the first camera, the manipulating comprising at least one of normal speed playback, fast forwarding, rewinding, and slow motion playback. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for reviewing video captured of the interior and exterior of a vehicle, comprising:
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transmitting data from at least one memory, the at least one memory containing at least one protected computer file, the at least one protected computer file representing video captured from a first camera and a second camera, the speed of the vehicle during the video capture, the direction of travel of the vehicle during the vehicle capture, a measurement of force from at least one accelerometer during the video capture, and the latitude and longitude of the vehicle during video capture; displaying, simultaneously, video from the first camera and the second camera, the speed of the vehicle during video capture, the direction of travel of the vehicle during video capture, a measurement from at least one accelerometer during video capture, and the latitude and longitude of the vehicle during video capture; and manipulating of the video from at least one of the first camera and the second camera, the manipulating comprising at least one of normal speed playback, fast forwarding, rewinding, and slow motion playback.
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25. A method for determining driver distraction while recording vehicle data, 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 viewing area and a second viewing area, wherein the first camera aligned with the first viewing area; recording second data by a second camera configured to provide a second viewing area in a second direction including video of at least one of the driver and passenger to enable review of events including distractions to the driver, the second camera disposed in the housing, wherein the second camera aligned with the second viewing area; 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 and speed of the vehicle direction of travel and location of the vehicle during video capture, transmitting third data representing the measured force, the speed, the direction and the location to the at least one memory; storing by the at least one memory the third data representing the measured force; 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 determining at least one of that the force measured by the at least accelerometer exceeds the predetermined threshold and detection of the driver distraction event; anddetermining distractions to the driver using the video from at least one of the first camera and the second camera including video of at least one of the driver and passenger to enable review of events including distractions to the driver, the speed of the vehicle during video capture, the direction of travel of the vehicle during video capture, a measurement from at least one accelerometer during video capture, and the latitude and longitude of the vehicle during video capture.
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