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US 2003/0210328 A1Published application
360 degree automobile video camera system
OwnerJoseph J. Mazzilliinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a video camera system which has a 360° range for digital video recording inside and outside of an automotive vehicle.
Claims11
A video system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a camera housing located inside an automotive vehicle including a plurality of cameras, located on each side of said housing to provide a 360° range for video recording images received by said lenses, said camera housing being incorporated into a rear view mirror of said vehicle;
- a digital video recorder for multiplying and recording all recorded images received from said cameras thereby a providing a recording of a 360° environment surrounding said camera housing.
A method for digital video recording within an automotive vehicle, the steps comprising:
- locating a camera housing inside an automotive vehicle including a plurality of cameras located on each side of said housing to provide a 360° range for video recording images received by said lenses, said camera housing being part of a housing of a rear view mirror of said vehicle;
- multiplying and recording images by means of a digital video recorder thereby a providing a recording of a 360° environment surrounding said camera housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.