Law enforcement vehicle surveillance system

• US 20050206741A1
• Filed: 03/17/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gregory W. Raber
• Original Assignee: Gregory W. Raber
• Inventors: Raber, Gregory W.
• Application Number:
  US11/082,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20050206741A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/211.200
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0891 Video recorder in combination with video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19647 Systems specially adapted for intrusion detection in or around a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19669 Event triggers storage or change of storage policy
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention provides a law enforcement vehicle camera surveillance system including a nonvolatile memory in signal-communication with the camera to store the images as data files, and a transmitter to transmit the data files. The invention includes a wireless signal from the transmitter automatically when the vehicle subsystem is within a pre-selected distance from a base station subsystem and to transfer the data files into storage media at the base station. The invention can also comprise a microphone in signal-communication with the nonvolatile memory wherein audio data files correspond to the images is stored in the nonvolatile memory.

Claims

1. A law enforcement vehicle surveillance system, comprising:

a vehicle subsystem including a camera for capturing images of an area adjacent to the vehicle and a nonvolatile memory in signal-communication with said camera to store said images as data files, and a transmitter to transmit said data files;

a base station subsystem comprising a receiver and a base storage media, said receiver configured to receive said data files as a wireless signal from said transmitter automatically when said vehicle subsystem is within a preselected distance from said base station subsystem and to transfer said data files into said base storage media.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless signal is encrypted.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said nonvolatile memory is a random access memory.

4. The system according to claim 1, comprising a microphone in signal-communication with said nonvolatile memory wherein audio data files correspond to said images is stored in said nonvolatile memory.

5. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a MARS light switch signal converted to said vehicle subsystem such that actuation of said MARS by said MARS light switch also activates said vehicle subsystem to start storing images.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said nonvolatile memory is stored in a box located in the vehicle glove box.

7. A law enforcement vehicle surveillance system, comprising:

a vehicle subsystem including a camera for capturing images of an area adjacent to the vehicle and a memory in signal-communication with said camera to store said images as data files, and a transmitter to transmit said data files;

a base station subsystem comprising a receiver and a base storage media, said receiver configured to receive said data files as a wireless signal from said transmitter automatically when said vehicle subsystem is within a preselected distance from said base station subsystem and to transfer said data files into said base storage media.

8. A method of operating a law enforcement surveillance system comprising the steps of:

starting up the system;

recovering partial image files;

initializing pre-recording of image files;

beginning to pre-record for a preset time period in a continuous loop of preset duration;

upon actuation of a selectable start signal, exiting said continuous loop and storing pre-recorded image data and continuing to record image data;

after actuation of a selectable stop signal, storing said image data; and

transferring said image data to a base system.

9. The method according to claim 8 comprising the further step of after actuation of the selectable stop signal, recording image data for a preset time period before transferring said image data.