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Camera activation response to vehicle safety event

  • US 9,902,355 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2016
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transmitting video data associated with a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • determining, via a vehicle processor, a vehicle security event based on one or more security sensors, the vehicle security event pertaining to theft or vandalism pertaining to the vehicle;

    activating, via the vehicle processor, one or more vehicle cameras that capture video data in response to the determined vehicle security event;

    recording, via the vehicle processor, the video data in a vehicle data storage device upon occurrence of the vehicle safety event; and

    if the vehicle processor determines that a suitable connection to a telecommunications network is available when the video data is being captured, then, upon the occurrence of the vehicle safety event, transmitting, via the vehicle processor, the video data over the telecommunications network in substantially real time to a remote user of the vehicle that is remote from the vehicle.

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