# US 12,010,411 B2 · Telematics camera system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,411 B2 - Document ID: US12010411B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/592,249 - Filed: 2022-02-03 - Published: 2023-08-03 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2022-02-03 - Assignees: SmartWitness Holdings, Inc. - Applicants: SmartWitness Holdings, Inc. - Inventors: Nick Mirchef; Chris Pflanz - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010411B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle - G01S 19/49: whereby the further system is an inertial position system, e.g. loosely-coupled - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - G08B 21/06: indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms - G08G 1/04: using optical or ultrasonic detectors - G08G 1/166: {for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes} - H04N 7/181: {for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources} - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/50: Constructional details - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - B60R 11/0217: {for loud-speakers} - B60R 2011/0064: {Connection with the article} - B60R 2011/0085: {with adjustment by rotation in their operational position} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract A telematics camera system includes a housing, including a plurality of sensors, a rotatable camera to capture an image of a first scene, a camera module receptacle configured to receive a second camera, an input port configured to be connected in communication with an electronic engine control module of a vehicle, and a side cover detachably secured to the housing and configured to partially cover an opening of the camera module receptacle. The telematics system with multiple cameras can also include a modular camera configured to be installed in the camera module receptacle and a bracket, the modular camera and bracket installed onto the housing by removing the side cover, installing the modular camera and bracket onto the housing, and securing the side cover onto the housing. Securing the side cover onto the housing locks the viewing angle of the rotatable camera and the modular camera. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device, comprising: a housing comprising: a plurality of sensors; at least one button; a speaker; a rotatable camera to capture an image of a first scene; a camera module receptacle comprising a recess in the housing at least partially open to a first side of the housing; and a modular camera disposed in the camera module receptacle and configured to capture an image of a second scene; and a side cover disposed on the first side of the housing, the side cover detachably secured to the housing by at least one fastener and configured to partially cover an opening of the camera module receptacle and to secure the modular camera in the camera module receptacle, wherein detaching the side cover facilitates selective insertion of the modular camera into the camera module receptacle and removal of the modular camera from the camera module receptacle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the modular camera is configured to capture an image of a second scene, and wherein the modular camera is configured to be installed in the camera module receptacle by detaching the side cover, removing a mounting element from the camera module receptacle, installing the modular camera in the camera module receptacle, and securing the modular camera to the housing by installing the side cover onto the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein installing the side cover onto the housing locks a viewing angle of the modular camera. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein installing the side cover onto the housing locks a viewing angle of the rotatable camera. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a bracket to mount the device to a vehicle, and wherein the housing is configured to connect to the bracket. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, wherein the bracket comprises a plurality of tabs on a first side and a surface configured to mount to a vehicle on a second side, and wherein the housing further comprises a mounting area defined by a recessed region having a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots configured to receive the plurality of tabs, and wherein the bracket is attached to the housing by inserting the plurality of tabs into the plurality of slots of the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the bracket is installed onto the housing by removing the side cover from the housing, slidably inserting the plurality of tabs of the bracket into the plurality of slots of the housing, and securing the bracket onto the housing by installing the side cover onto the first side of the housing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one fastener includes a tamper resistant head. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises: a SIM card slot; and a micro SD card slot; wherein the SIM card slot and the micro SD card slot are disposed under the side cover. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors includes a global positioning sensor (GPS), A-GPS, a G-sensor, gyroscope, or combinations thereof, and wherein the device automatically switches to A-GPS when standard GPS signal is lost and wherein a metadata confirms a GPS data source is from stand-alone GPS or A-GPS. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the device is capable of wireless communication via 4G/LTE, WiFi, or Bluetooth, or a combination thereof, and wherein the rotatable camera supports ADAS collision and pedestrian warning. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the device is capable of detecting driver fatigue or distraction and to audibly alert a driver to the detection of driver fatigue or distraction based at least partly on the image of the second scene, an input received by the plurality of sensors, a data received from the electronic engine control module of the vehicle, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 13 A system to monitor a vehicle, comprising: a housing comprising: a plurality of sensors; at least one button; a rotatable camera to capture an image of a first scene; a camera module receptacle comprising a recess in the housing at least partially open to a first side of the housing; and a modular camera disposed in the camera module receptacle and configured to capture an image of a second scene; and a side cover attached to a first side of the housing by at least one fastener, wherein attaching the side cover to the housing locks a viewing angle of the rotatable camera, the side cover being configured to partially cover an opening of the camera module receptacle and to secure the modular camera in the camera module receptacle, wherein detaching the side cover facilitates selective insertion of the modular camera into the camera module receptacle and removal of the modular camera from the camera module receptacle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system to monitor a vehicle of claim 13, wherein the modular camera is installed into the housing by removing the side cover, installing the modular camera into the camera module receptacle, and securing the side cover to the first side of the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system to monitor a vehicle of claim 14, wherein securing the side cover over the modular camera and the housing locks a viewing angle of the modular camera. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system to monitor a vehicle of claim 14, wherein the system is capable of detecting driver fatigue or driver distraction and to audibly alert a driver to the detection of driver fatigue or driver distraction based at least partly on the image of the second scene, an input received by the plurality of sensors, a data received from the electronic engine control module of the vehicle, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The system to monitor a vehicle of claim 13, wherein the system further comprises a bracket to mount the housing to a vehicle, and wherein the housing is configured to connect to the bracket. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system to monitor a vehicle of claim 17, wherein the bracket comprises a plurality of tabs on a first side and a surface configured to mount to a vehicle on a second side, and wherein the housing further comprises a mounting area defined by a recessed region having a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots configured to receive the plurality of tabs, and wherein the bracket is attached to the housing by inserting the plurality of tabs into the plurality of slots of the housing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The system to monitor a vehicle of claim 13, wherein the plurality of sensors includes global positioning sensor (GPS), A-GPS, a G-sensor, gyroscope, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system to monitor a vehicle of claim 19, wherein the system automatically switches to A-GPS when standard GPS signal is lost and wherein a metadata confirms a GPS data source is from stand-alone GPS or A-GPS.