Rear view mirror mountable audiovisual recording apparatus

• US 9,936,110 B1
• Filed: 05/12/2016
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jakim Israel
• Original Assignee: Jakim Israel
• Inventors: Israel, Jakim
• Primary Examiner(s): Adams, Eileen
• Application Number:
  US15/152,803
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0247 for microphones or earphones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1253 with cameras, video cameras or video screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0033 Rear-view mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0059 using clips, clamps, straps or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

A rear view mirror mountable audiovisual recording apparatus including a base unit and a mounting unit. A motion sensor, a light emitting diode, and a camera are disposed on the base unit. A speaker is disposed on a left surface of the mounting unit. An activation control, a charging port, and a secure digital memory card slot are disposed on a right surface of the mounting unit. A central processing unit is disposed within the mounting unit. A plurality of a pair of hooked clamps disposed on the mounting unit is selectively engageable around each of an upper surface and a lower surface of a rear view mirror.

Claims

1. A rear view mirror mountable audiovisual recording apparatus comprising:

a rectangular base unit having a front side, a back side, a right side, a left side, a top side, and a bottom side;

a motion sensor disposed on the front side of the base unit;

a light emitting diode disposed on the front side of the base unit;

a camera rotatably and medially disposed on the front side of the base unit between the motion sensor and the light emitting diode;

a substantially rectangular mounting unit having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rectangular front surface, a convexly curved back surface, a right surface, and a left surface;

a speaker disposed on the left surface of the mounting unit;

an activation control disposed on the right surface of the mounting unit;

a charging port disposed on the right surface of the mounting unit;

a secure digital memory card slot disposed on the right surface of the mounting unit;

a battery compartment disposed within the mounting unit proximal the right surface;

a rechargeable battery disposed within the battery compartment;

a central processing unit disposed within the mounting unit; and

a plurality of a pair of hooked clamps comprising a right pair and a left pair, each of the right pair and the left pair having an upper hooked clamp and a lower hooked clamp, wherein the upper hooked clamp of each of the right pair and the left pair is disposed on the top surface of the mounting unit adjacent to and frontwardly extended from the front surface and proximal the right surface and the left surface, respectively, and the lower hooked clamp of each of the right pair and the left pair is disposed on the bottom surface of the mounting unit adjacent to and frontwardly extended from the front surface and proximal the right surface and the left surface, respectively;

wherein the upper hooked clamp of the right pair is collinearly disposed with the lower hooked clamp of the right pair;

wherein the upper hooked clamp of the left pair is collinearly disposed with the lower hooked clamp of the left pair;

wherein the motion sensor, the light emitting diode, the camera, the speaker, the activation control, the charging port, the secure digital memory card slot, the rechargeable battery, and the central processing unit are in operational communication with each other;

wherein the activation control is configured to activate the camera;

wherein the light emitting diode is configured to illuminate when the camera is activated;

wherein the motion sensor is configured to direct and rotate the camera to a location where motion is detected by the motion sensor;

wherein the mounting unit is configured to have wireless capabilities in order to transmit a recording of the camera to a remote wireless enabled electronic device;

wherein the plurality of the pair of hooked clamps is selectively engageable around each of an upper surface and a lower surface of a rear view mirror.

2. The rear view mirror mountable audiovisual recording apparatus of claim 1 wherein the base unit is plastic.

3. The rear view mirror mountable audiovisual recording apparatus of claim 2 wherein the mounting unit is plastic.