Patent ID: 11900798
Assignee: VIG VEHICLE INTELLIGENCE GROUP LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A method of a surveillance apparatus for policing cell phone violations, the method comprising:
monitoring surroundings via two or more imaging devices removably mounted on an exterior surface of a first vehicle, wherein the imaging devices are configured to be removably mounted to the exterior surface of the first vehicle for retrieval of an evidentiary record for use in policing cell phone violations;
collecting, via the imaging devices, vehicle information and driver characteristics associated with a second vehicle moving in a same or an opposite direction of the first vehicle, wherein, in response to detecting the second vehicle, at least one or more of said imaging devices is motorized and configured to facilitate a 360 degree field of view in relation to said first vehicle for recording the driver characteristics and vehicle information;
processing the vehicle information to extract characteristics corresponding to the second vehicle;
analyzing the driver characteristics to detect one or more objects;
preserving, in response to the detection of the one or more objects, in said memory the recorded driver characteristics and vehicle information corresponding to the second vehicle for generating an evidentiary record for use in policing cell phone and seat belt violations, wherein the imaging devices are configured to be removably mounted to the exterior surface of the first vehicle for retrieval of said evidentiary record for use in policing cell phone and seat belt violations;
determining one or more violations based on the one or more detected objects; and
communicating the violations and vehicle information to a user for display.