Advanced automobile accident detection, data recordation and reporting system
First Claim
1. A system for detecting an incident, comprising:
- an input for receiving an audio output of a transducer for detecting incident-related acoustic waves at a location;
a processor for determining a probable or impending occurrence of an incident, based at least upon said audio output;
an input for receiving images representing the location;
a buffer, receiving said images, and storing at least a portion of said images commencing at or before a determination of a probable or impending occurrence by said processor; and
a communication link, for selectively communicating with a remote location, at least a portion of said images stored in said buffer and at least information identifying the location, wherein information stored in said buffer is preserved at least until an acknowledgement of successful receipt at the remote location is received.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a location to detect and report a vehicular incident, comprising a transducer for detecting acoustic waves at the location, and having an audio output; a processor for determining a probable occurrence or impending occurrence of a vehicular incident, based at least upon said audio output; an imaging system for capturing images of the location, and having an image output; a buffer, receiving said image output, and storing at least a portion of said images commencing at or before said determination; and a communication link, for selectively communicating said portion of said images stored in said buffer with a remote location and at least information identifying the location, wherein information stored in said buffer is preserved at least until an acknowledgement of receipt is received representing successful transmission through said communication link with the remote location.
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43 Claims
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1. A system for detecting an incident, comprising:
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an input for receiving an audio output of a transducer for detecting incident-related acoustic waves at a location;
a processor for determining a probable or impending occurrence of an incident, based at least upon said audio output;
an input for receiving images representing the location;
a buffer, receiving said images, and storing at least a portion of said images commencing at or before a determination of a probable or impending occurrence by said processor; and
a communication link, for selectively communicating with a remote location, at least a portion of said images stored in said buffer and at least information identifying the location, wherein information stored in said buffer is preserved at least until an acknowledgement of successful receipt at the remote location is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising the steps of:
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detecting acoustic waves at a location;
determining a likely or imminent occurrence of an incident, based at least upon said detected acoustic waves;
capturing images of the location;
storing a portion of said captured images, starting at latest upon said determination;
selectively communicating a portion of said stored images and incident related data comprising at least information identifying the location to a remote location; and
preserving said stored images at least until an acknowledgement of receipt from the remote location of the portion of the stored images is received. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system, comprising:
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a sensor for detecting conditions relating to an incident at a location;
an imager for capturing at least one image at the scene;
a processor for predicting at least one of the imminent and likely occurrence of an incident at the location, based on a comparison of detected conditions from said sensor and a set of predetermined incident signatures, said processor producing an output prior to or contemporaneous with an incident;
a memory storing the at least one image and conditions at the scene detected by said senor; and
an interface adapted for communicating at least a portion of said at least one image, conditions and scene location information, to a remote monitoring center after predicting a likely occurrence of an incident. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method, comprising the steps of:
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continuously receiving data from at least one sensor at a scene;
determining from the data received a high probability of at least one of the imminent occurrence and the occurrence of an incident at the scene;
capturing at least one image at the scene, at a time proximate of said determination of the determined high probability;
selectively maintaining incident-related data captured preceding said determining at least until a condition is satisfied, and otherwise permitting deletion of the incident-related data after a specified delay;
transmitting at least a portion of said selectively maintained incident-related data to a remote location after the determined high probability;
receiving a confirmation of transmission of the incident-related data from the remote location; and
establishing said condition, after receipt of confirmation of transmission, to permit deletion of said incident related data. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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