System and method for acquiring and transmitting environmental information
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1. An environmental recording system for monitoring and transmitting a state of a vehicle to a remote, location, the system comprising:
- a camera to monitor a state of a vehicle;
an encoder to compress an image signal delivered by the camera;
a storage device for recording the compressed image from an output of the encoder; and
a transmitter for transmitting the compressed image from the output of the encoder to a remote location.
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Abstract
A system and a method for acquiring and transmitting environmental information recorded around a vehicle comprising of including at least one camera. The output from the camera is encoded and stored in a storage device. The encoded signal is also transmitted wirelessly to a remote location or a server for subsequent analysis. The stored signal may also be decoded and displayed on a video display unit.
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1. An environmental recording system for monitoring and transmitting a state of a vehicle to a remote, location, the system comprising:
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a camera to monitor a state of a vehicle;
an encoder to compress an image signal delivered by the camera;
a storage device for recording the compressed image from an output of the encoder; and
a transmitter for transmitting the compressed image from the output of the encoder to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for monitoring and transmitting a state of a vehicle to a remote location, the method comprising the steps of:
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sampling a video signal from at least one camera output;
multiplexing the video signal from the at least one camera output to form a first signal;
encoding the first signal to form a second signal;
storing the second signal in a storage device; and
transmitting the second signal through a communications transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for monitoring and transmitting a state of a vehicle to a remote location, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a plurality of video signals from a plurality of cameras;
multiplexing the video signals from the camera outputs to form a first signal;
encoding the first signal to form a second signal;
storing the second signal in a storage device;
transmitting the second signal through a communications transmitter;
decoding the second signal to obtain a third signal;
said third signal being substantially similar to the first signal; and
demultiplexing the third signal to yield a demultiplexed plurality of video signals. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for providing video signals on a web site server to a customer, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring at least one video signal from at least one video camera;
encoding the at least one video signal by a first encoder;
transmitting the at least one video signal by a wireless communication system to a web site server;
storing the transmitted signal on a storage device at the server;
providing access to a customer to the server;
decoding the stored signal upon request from the customer; and
displaying the decoded signal on a display device of the customer. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. An environmental recording system comprising:
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a first semiconductor device having a multiplexer for multiplexing a plurality of image signals, said first semiconductor chip further having (i) an encoder for encoding the plurality of image signals, (ii) a wireless transmitter for transmitting the encoded plurality of image signals; and
a second semiconductor device having (i) a receiver for receiving the transmitted plurality of image signals, (ii) a storage device for storing the received plurality of image signals, (iii) a decoder for decoding the stored plurality of image signals. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 42, 43, 44)
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39. An environmental recording system for monitoring and transmitting a state of an object, living or inanimate, to a remote location, the system comprising:
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a camera to monitor a state of the object;
an encoder to compress an image signal delivered by the camera;
a storage device for recording the compressed image from an output of the encoder; and
a transmitter for transmitting the compressed image from the output of the encoder to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for monitoring and transmitting a state of an object, living or inanimate, to a remote location, the method comprising the steps of:
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sampling a video signal from at least one camera output;
multiplexing the video signal from the at least one camera output to form a first signal;
encoding the first signal to form a second signal;
storing the second signal in a storage device; and
transmitting the second signal through a communications transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method for monitoring and transmitting a state of an object, living or inanimate, to a remote location, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a plurality of video signals from a plurality of cameras;
multiplexing the video signals from the camera outputs to form a first signal;
encoding the first signal to form a second signal;
storing the second signal in a storage device;
transmitting the second signal through a communications transmitter;
decoding the second signal to obtain a third signal;
said third signal being substantially similar to the first signal; and
demultiplexing the third signal to yield a demultiplexed plurality of video signals. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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