Patent ID: 9565402
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B60R,H04N,H04W,Y10T

Claim:
1. 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, the video camera configured within the head of the toy, wherein the video camera comprises a video camera cable that connects the non-stationary video camera with a power source and a video signal transmitter, 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: 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; a video display monitor wherein the display monitor is secured in an area within view of a driver of the vehicle, the video display monitor being linked remotely with the video camera, wherein the video camera is configured to transmit video images to the video display monitor; a flexible, rigid tubing within the neck of the toy that houses video cable wiring connecting the video camera to a 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 video cable wiring provides an electrical connection between the camera and a power source, the power source being rechargeable, wherein a smart phone is linked to the camera by means of a Bluetooth or WiFi connection, wherein the smart phone comprises an “app” which allows a smart phone user to view images of the child transmitted from said camera by means of said Bluetooth or WiFi connection, 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, a portable, detachable mounting device, the portable, detachable mounting device consisting of a narrow 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.