Mobile Device Onboard Camera Recording Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing onboard camera solutions for vehicles are often expensive and require manual activation, lacking a cost-effective and automated system for reliable recording during vehicle operation.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device is configured to act as an onboard camera, automatically detecting vehicle operation and initiating video recording using integrated sensors and connectivity with a vehicle device, allowing for simultaneous video and telematics data capture, with options for local storage or transfer to an outside server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing onboard camera solutions are used, then reliable recording during vehicle operation is achieved, but the system becomes expensive and requires specialized equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device performs multiple functions: it serves as both a telematics data collector and an onboard camera recording device. The same device that monitors vehicle operation parameters also captures video footage, eliminating the need for separate specialized camera equipment and reducing overall system complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the camera recording functionality with the mobile device that already has telematics capabilities. By merging these functions into a single device, the system avoids the complexity and cost of separate specialized camera equipment while maintaining reliable recording through the device's existing sensors and processing capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If existing onboard camera solutions are used, then recording capability is provided, but manual activation is required ensuring reliable recording
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device automatically detects when the vehicle is in operation through its sensors and telematics data, and autonomously initiates video recording without requiring manual user activation. The device monitors vehicle status parameters and triggers recording based on detected operational conditions, ensuring reliable capture of all driving events.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from vehicle sensors and telematics data to automatically control recording activation. When sensor data indicates the vehicle is operating, the system triggers recording; when operation stops, recording ceases. This closed-loop control ensures reliable recording of all operational events without manual intervention.
3Extent of automation
If automated detection and recording is implemented, then user intervention is eliminated, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device leverages its existing sensors, processors, and software capabilities to perform automated detection and recording without requiring additional specialized hardware or complex external systems. The device uses its own resources to monitor vehicle operation and trigger recording, achieving automation while minimizing added system complexity.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the system herein use a mobile device of a user to act as an onboard camera and capture video of the environment surrounding the user's vehicle and/or telematics data about the user's vehicle. The system can detect when a user has begun to operate the vehicle, for example based on mobile device power information and the proximity/connection of the mobile device to a device associated with the vehicle, and automatically begin onboard camera recording or prompt the user to begin onboard camera recording. The recorded videos and/or telematics data can be locally stored on the mobile device, or in some embodiments transferred to an outside server for storage.