Patent ID: 8294790
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A video recording device having a memory, the memory adapted to be resistive to thermal and mechanical shocks experienced in a catastrophic event, the device including a plurality of interchangeable components, the device comprising: a housing; a video component releasably mounted in the housing and having a lens for capturing images from an external environment of the device and a digital processor for producing digital data from the captured images; a memory component releasably mounted in the housing and releasably coupled to the video component adapted for storing the digital data received from the video component, the memory component including a non-volatile memory unit and an enclosure adapted for inhibiting the transfer of thermal and mechanical shocks from the external environment to the non-volatile memory unit, the non-volatile memory unit enclosed in the enclosure, the enclosure having a mechanical shock absorbing layer comprising a shock absorbing foam encapsulating and adjacent the non-volatile memory unit in order to mitigate the mechanical shock experienced by the non-volatile memory unit in the catastrophic event; and an interface component releasably mounted in the housing and releasably coupled to the video component and the memory component, the interface component adapted for providing power and data communication from the external environment to the video component and the memory component.