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US 12,134,356 B2Granted
Vehicle camera and event notification
AssigneeFirstech, LLC
InventorsJason Henry Kaminski, Namwoo Kim, Carmine Maraglio
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Abstract
A camera for a vehicle includes an image sensor and processing logic. The image sensor captures event images based on one or more messages generated by the vehicle communication bus.
Claims8
A vehicle comprising:
- a factory vehicle computer that controls operation of the vehicle and controls access to the vehicle;
- a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus coupled to the factory vehicle computer, wherein the CAN bus is configured to receive messages from the factory vehicle computer;
- a remote starter configured to engage or disengage a starter of the vehicle, wherein the remote starter includes a CAN interface;
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- a camera residing in a cabin of the vehicle, wherein the camera is configured to:
- (1) read the CAN bus via the CAN interface of the remote starter;
- and (2) capture event images in response to receiving a trigger message from the CAN bus via the CAN interface of the remote starter.
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A dash-camera for a vehicle, the dash-camera comprising:
- an image sensor for capturing event images in or around the vehicle;
- a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus interface;
- a wireless radio configured to receive a remote-start message from a user device;
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- processing logic communicatively coupled to the image sensor, the CAN bus interface, and the wireless radio, wherein the processing logic is configured to:
- receive a remote-start message from the wireless radio;
- and
- transmit, with the CAN bus interface of the dash-camera, a remote-start command to the vehicle by way of a CAN bus of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.