Video camera device and method to monitor a child in a vehicle

A system comprising:

• a video surveillance system for monitoring one or more children seated in the rearward compartment of a vehicle, the video surveillance system comprising a non-stationary video camera housed within a child's toy, wherein the camera further comprises an illumination source, a video camera cable that connects the non-stationary video camera with a power source and a video signal transmitter, the video camera configured within the head of the toy, the toy further comprising arms that can be wrapped around items located in the rearward compartment of the vehicle in order to secure the toy in a desired location;
• the system further comprising a video display monitor that is secured in an area within view of a driver of the vehicle, wherein the video display monitor is linked remotely to the video camera, wherein the video signal transmitter is configured to transmit video images to the video display monitor and to a smart device;
• wherein the video display monitor comprises a factory installed video display monitor, wherein the video images are transmitted from the camera to the video display monitor and smart device via broadcast of a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal comprises a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® or radio frequency signal,
• the system further comprising a flexible, rigid tubing within the neck of the toy that houses the video cable wiring connecting the video camera to the power source wherein the flexible rigid tubing is adjustable so that the video camera can be manually or remotely directed in any desired direction within the vehicle compartment in order to view the one or more children, wherein the flexible, rigid tubing and the camera cable are 6 inches in length and wherein the camera is fitted with night vision capable functionality, wherein the video cable wiring provides an electrical connection between the camera and a power source, the power source being rechargeable, wherein the smart device is linked to the camera and the video display monitor by means of the Bluetooth®, WiFi or radio frequency connection, wherein the smart device comprises an “app” which allows a smart device user to view images of the one or more children on the smart device and the video display monitor, wherein the “app” remotely adjusts the non-stationary video camera and flexible, rigid tubing so that the video camera can be directed in any desired direction within the vehicle compartment in order to view the one or more children, wherein the “app” controls the functionality of the video surveillance system, wherein the “app” is uploaded onto a vehicle's factory installed on-board computer system prior to sale of the vehicle to the general public, wherein the video display monitor displays an icon pertaining to the uploaded “app”;
• a portable, detachable mounting device, the portable, detachable mounting device consisting of a 10 cm wide wedge secured to a desired area of the rearward compartment of the vehicle in close proximity to the one or more children to be viewed, wherein the wedge comprises a rigid material at the top half of the wedge and a flexible material at the bottom half of the wedge, the wedge further consisting of a wing nut at the base of the wedge that allows a user to adjust the height and position of the wedge, wherein the video surveillance system further comprises a means of mounting the toy with the detachable, portable mounting device in a desired location within the rear vehicle compartment, wherein the vehicle lacks a headrest on the rear seat, wherein the toy is mounted on the portable, detachable mounting device by fastening the toy's arms around the portable, detachable mounting device in a loop, the detachable, portable mounting device further comprising an upper portion which is adjustable by means of a spring which allows the detachable, portable mounting device to be secured to items of varying widths which are located in the rearward compartment of a vehicle.