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Vehicle camera system

  • US 10,142,535 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2017
  • Issued: 11/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for use in a vehicle including a vehicle camera that interfaces with a mobile communication device that is separate from said vehicle camera, the system comprising:

  • said vehicle camera comprising;

    a) a camera display that provides a visual output,b) an imaging component, which captures at least one image and creates an image file,c) a memory component designed to electronically store said image file,d) a camera communication element configured to communicate over a short-range communication standard, ande) wherein said vehicle camera is designed without a location determination capability; and

    said mobile communication device comprising;

    a) a user interface that receives inputs from a user and communicates information to said user,b) a location determination component configured to determine a geographic location of the mobile communication device, andc) a short-range communication element configured to communicate over said short-range communication standard, wherein said short-range communication element communicates with said camera communication element over said short-range communication standard, andd) a wide-area communication element configured to communicate over a wide-area communication standard; and

    wherein said mobile communication device exchanges data with said vehicle camera, wherein said geographic location of said mobile communication device is compiled with said image file to create a location identified image file, and wherein said data comprises a timestamp and said location identified image file includes said timestamp, andwherein said data comprises a prediction of an alert level associated with said geographic location of said mobile communication device, and wherein said camera display communicates said prediction to said user, andwherein said mobile communication device receives said prediction from a remote server over the wide-area communication standard and communicates said prediction to said vehicle camera over the short-range communication standard, and wherein the remote server analyzes a plurality of data entries associated with said geographic location of the mobile communication device to generate said prediction.

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