Vehicular event monitoring system
First Claim
1. A method for retrieving information associated with an event involving a vehicle, the method comprising:
- recording vehicle information and surrounding information of a first vehicle for a selected period of time;
tagging the vehicle information and the surrounding information with a tag;
storing the vehicle information and the surrounding information of the first vehicle in a storage device;
determining if the event occurred during the selected period of time; and
if the event occurred, retrieving the stored vehicle information or the stored surrounding information from the storage device of the first vehicle and retrieving stored vehicle information from one or more other vehicles within a vicinity of the event during the selected period of time.
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Abstract
A method and system for gathering, storing, and retrieving information from vehicular information sources in the vicinity of an event involving a vehicle is provided. Information is captured using sensors associated with a vehicle. The sensors may monitor systems within the vehicle and the external surroundings of the vehicle. Information is recorded for a selected period of time and then tagged. The tagged information is transmitted and received using one or more radio frequency (RF) capable devices. The information is stored in a storage device and is automatically reviewed to determine if an event involving a vehicle occurred during a selected period of time. If an event has occurred, the stored information may be placed in an account accessible by a user. If the event is an accident, the stored information and newly gathered information may be automatically forwarded to a first responder in near real time.
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1. A method for retrieving information associated with an event involving a vehicle, the method comprising:
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recording vehicle information and surrounding information of a first vehicle for a selected period of time; tagging the vehicle information and the surrounding information with a tag; storing the vehicle information and the surrounding information of the first vehicle in a storage device; determining if the event occurred during the selected period of time; and if the event occurred, retrieving the stored vehicle information or the stored surrounding information from the storage device of the first vehicle and retrieving stored vehicle information from one or more other vehicles within a vicinity of the event during the selected period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for retrieving information associated with an event involving a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a vehicle data recorder which records vehicle information of a first vehicle for a selected period of time; an environment recording device which records surrounding information of the first vehicle for the selected period of time; a processing device which tags the vehicle information and the surrounding information of the first vehicle with a tag; a first radio frequency (RF) capable device which transmits or receives the vehicle information and the surrounding information of the first vehicle; a storage device which stores the received vehicle information and the surrounding information; and wherein the processing device determines if an event has occurred during the selected period of time based on the stored vehicle information and the surrounding information, wherein, if the event occurred, the processing device places the stored vehicle information and the surrounding information in a user account and retrieves vehicle information from one or more other vehicles within a vicinity of the event during the selected period of time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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