Patent ID: 6950122
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video data capture system integrated onboard a vehicular platform comprising: (a) a plurality of video acquisition units for the vehicular platform, each said video acquisition unit being operable to acquire a video record of at least one predetermined monitored area; (b) at least one audio acquisition unit operable to acquire an audio record within a predetermined region thereabout; (c) at least one removable data storage unit for digitally storing therein said video and audio records; (d) a control unit operably coupled to said video and audio acquisition units and to said removable data storage unit, said control unit being programmably operable to control said video and audio acquisition units and managing said storage of said video and audio records in said storage unit; (e) a programmable user interface unit coupled to said control unit by a local intercommunication link, said user interface unit including a display device; and, (f) an intercommunications unit operably coupled to said local intercommunication link operable to selectively establish a wireless communication link with a remotely disposed vehicular platform; wherein said removable data storage unit includes an outer docking cartridge and an erasable storage device operably housed therein; wherein said removable data storage unit is configured in access restricted manner, said removable storage unit maintaining an access log cumulatively updated with corresponding access information responsive to each attempted read or erase access thereof.