Patent ID: 11912207
Assignee: SMARTWITNESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 16:
17. A telematics camera system, comprising:
a housing comprising a first portion, the first portion being configured for coupling to a vehicle and a second portion moveable relative to the first portion;
a plurality of sensors disposed in the first portion of the housing and configured to capture telematic information, the first portion having a first axis;
a camera disposed in the second portion of the housing and configured to generate image data comprising an image of a scene, the second portion of the housing having a cylindrical sidewall disposed about a second axis and a lens of the camera protruding from a portion of the cylindrical sidewall, the first portion being coupled to the second portion such that the first axis is aligned with the second axis, wherein the first portion of the housing is configured for coupling to a windshield of a vehicle and the second portion of the housing is moveable relative to the first portion, via rotation about the second axis, to adjust a rotational position of the lens to alter a field of view of the camera relative to the vehicle;
a communication input-output;
an input port configured to be connected in communication with an electronic engine control module of a vehicle;
a user interface button disposed on the first portion of the housing; and
a controller configured to:
determine, in response to a user interaction with the user interface button, an event;
identify, based at least in part on the event, a portion of the recording associated with a time of the event;
identify a portion of additional information received from the electronic engine control module via the input port associated with the portion of the recording; and
at least one of uploading, via the device and to an external storage device, the portion of the recording and the portion of the additional information; or
storing the portion of the recording and the portion of the additional information in a second memory of the device.