Vehicle-related video processing system

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable, tangible storage device(s) and computer-readable program instructions stored on the computer-readable, tangible storage device(s) for automatically enabling a providing of notice to one or more individuals within a first vehicle of vehicle-related information related to a second vehicle, the computer-readable program instructions, when executed by a processing system, being operable for implementing a method comprising:

• receiving vehicle-related information detected by a detecting unit on-board said first vehicle, said vehicle-related information being related to said second vehicle, said vehicle-related information being received by said first vehicle automatically without user input;
• analyzing said vehicle-related information with regard to predetermined criteria to determine vehicle status information of said second vehicle;
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• providing notice to said one or more individuals within said first vehicle of said vehicle status information of said second vehicle.

A processing system for automatically providing notice to one or more individuals within a first vehicle of vehicle-related information related to a second vehicle, said processing system comprising:

• a processing device;
• one or more image-capturing devices being operated from within said first vehicle, said one or more image-capturing devices being coupled to said processing device, said processing device being operable for receiving vehicle-related information detected by said one or more image-capturing devices, said vehicle-related information being related to said second vehicle, said vehicle-related information being received by processing device automatically without user input, said processing device being further operable for analyzing said vehicle-related information with regard to predetermined criteria to determine vehicle status information of said second vehicle;
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• one or more notification devices, said one or more notification devices being operable for providing notice to said one or more individuals within said first vehicle of said vehicle status information of said second vehicle.

A machine and/or software-implemented method for automatically obtaining image information related to a vehicle environment nearby a camera-equipped vehicle, said method comprising:

• automatically obtaining image information by said camera-equipped (CE) vehicle, said image information including images of areas proximate to said CE vehicle, said image information being obtained at a predetermined frequency by one or more camera devices mounted on said CE vehicle;
• transmitting said image information from said CE vehicle to one or more remote computer systems outside of said CE vehicle;
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• saving said transmitted image information at said one or more remote computer systems for current and/or subsequent access and analysis.