A method of monitoring one or more children seated in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- capturing video images of the one or more children, the system comprising a non-stationary video camera configured within the head of a child's toy, wherein the video camera is fitted with illumination lighting and night vision capability, wherein a smart device is linked remotely to the camera by means of a Bluetooth®, WiFi or radio frequency connection, wherein the smart device comprises an “app” which allows a smart device user to view images of the child, wherein the “app” remotely adjusts the position of the non-stationary video camera so that the camera can view any section of the rearward compartment of the vehicle, wherein the user controls functionality of the video surveillance system by means of the “app” and wherein the “app” is uploaded onto a vehicle's on-board computer system and factory installed video display monitor prior to sale of the vehicle to a purchaser of the vehicle;
- wherein the video display monitor is secured in an area within view of a driver of the vehicle and is linked remotely with the video camera and the smart device by means of the Bluetooth®, WiFi or radio frequency connection, wherein the video images are transmitted to the video display monitor and smart device via broadcast of the wireless signal by a video signal transmitter, wherein the video display monitor displays an icon pertaining to the uploaded “app”, wherein the user pans, tilts or zooms the video camera via the “app” to view the one or more children, wherein the video images are transmitted from the Bluetooth®, WiFi or radio frequency connection to a blockchain network for encryption so to secure the transmitted images from hacking by an outside third party,
- the toy further comprising toy arms, the system further comprising an adjustable, flexible rigid tubing within the neck of the toy the adjustable, wherein the flexible rigid tubing houses video cable wiring that connects the video camera to a power source, wherein the user adjusts the flexible, rigid tubing and position of the camera in any desired direction within the vehicle compartment either manually or by means of the “app” in order to view the one or more children, wherein the video camera comprises a video camera cable that connects the non-stationary video camera with a power source, wherein the flexible, rigid tubing and the camera cable are 6 inches in length;
- securing a portable, detachable mounting device to a desired area of the rearward compartment of the vehicle, the portable, detachable mounting device consisting of a 10 cm wide wedge 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;
- wrapping the toy's arms around the portable, detachable mounting device by fastening the toy's arms in a loop around the mounting device so that the toy is secured to the mounting device;
- viewing the one or more children so to ensure the safety of the one or more children during transit in the vehicle.