US 12,014,733 B2 · Moment capturing system

Abstract

A vehicle occupant aid system is disclosed. The system may comprise a rearview assembly. Further, the rearview assembly may comprise a button. The system may further comprise one or more data capturing element. Each element may be a microphone, an imager, a location device, and/or a sensor. In some embodiments, a controller may record the data for a predetermined period of time. Further, the controller may transmit information to a remote device based upon initiation of a trigger. The information being based, at least in part, on the data. In other embodiments, the controller may operability record the data in response to a first operation of the button. Further, the controller may transmit information to a remote device based upon a second operation of the button. The information being based, at least in part, on the data recorded between the first and second operations of the button.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a rearview assembly operable to provide a user with a view rearward a vehicle, the rearview assembly comprising
a button;
a microphone;
a display disposed in the rearview assembly, the display operable to display a first image;
an imager operable to capture a second image having a field of view of an interior of the vehicle;
and
a controller communicatively connected to the button, the microphone, the display, and the imager, the controller operable to:
record sound from the microphone for a predetermined period of time,
transmit information to a remote device based, at least in part, upon initiation of a trigger, the information based, at least in part, on the recorded sound,
record the second image captured by the imager for a period of time, and
upon initiation of the trigger, transmit the first image to the display, the first image based, at least in part, on the second image.

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A vehicle occupant aid system comprising:

a rearview assembly operable to provide an occupant with a view rearward relative to a vehicle under normal operating conditions, the rearview assembly comprising a button accessible for the occupant to manipulate;
a microphone operable to capture sound from an interior of the vehicle;
a location device operable to determine a position of the vehicle;
a first imager having a field of view of the interior of the vehicle, the first imager operable to capture one or more first images;
a clock;
and
a controller in communication with the button, the microphone, the location device, the first imager, and the clock, the controller configured
(a) to determine, from the sound that the microphone captured, a name of a song audible within the interior of the vehicle when the occupant manipulated the button,
(b) to determine, from the one or more first images that the first imager captured, an identity of the occupant and any other occupants that were occupying the vehicle when the occupant manipulated the button, and
(c) to transmit to a mobile personal communications device, as a consequence of the user manipulating the button, (i) the name of the song, (ii) the position of the vehicle when the user manipulated the button, (iii) the one or more first images captured by the first imager corresponding to a predetermined period of time before the occupant manipulated the button, (iv) the identity of the occupant and any other occupants, and (v) a time, from the clock, when the user manipulated the button.

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A vehicle occupant aid system comprising:

a rearview assembly operable to provide an occupant with a view rearward relative to a vehicle under normal operating conditions, the rearview assembly comprising a button accessible for the occupant to manipulate with a first push and a second push after the first push;
a microphone operable to capture sound from an interior of the vehicle;
a location device operable to determine a position of the vehicle;
a first imager having a field of view of the interior of the vehicle, the first imager operable to capture one or more first images;
a clock;
and
a controller in communication with the button, the microphone, the location device, the first imager, and the clock, the controller configured
(a) to determine, from the sound that the microphone captured, a name of a song audible within the interior of the vehicle during a period of time beginning when the occupant made the first push of the button and ending either (i) when the occupant makes the second push of the button or (ii) a preset period of time after the first push of the button,
(b) to determine, from the one or more first images that the first imager captured, an identity of the occupant and any other occupants that were occupying the vehicle during the period of time, and
(c) to transmit to a mobile personal communications device, as a consequence of the occupant doing the second push of the button, (i) the name of the song, (ii) the position of the vehicle during the period of time, (iii) the one or more first images captured by the first imager corresponding to the period of time, (iv) the identity of the occupant and any other occupants, and (v) a time, from the clock.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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