Abstract:
See What&#39;s Behind You is a security technology device that gives people the ability to see and monitor what&#39;s coming behind them at a 180 degree rear view angle whether it&#39;s human or animal while facing forward. A battery operated camera system is connected by video cable to a screen and memory card that captures recorded activities in real time video. 
     The technology is incorporated in any head gear such as caps, helmets and eyewear including sun visors. 
     It&#39;s used during personal outdoor activities that bring concern and it&#39;s used in professional industries such as branches of Homeland Security to enhance safety with rear vision. It exposes elements of surprise attacks giving people the advantage to conspicuously judge the situation, respond to it quickly and appropriately while lessening their chance of becoming a victim, the real time video images can be used to file a police report.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    We claim benefit of Provisional Patent Application No. 62/060,608 filed Oct. 7, 2014. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    We all deserve the ability to take control of our personal safety while enjoying the benefits of outdoor activities including work. Most of us have safe guards in place at our homes whether it&#39;s security systems, camera&#39;s policing the grounds and/or even a weapon of choice. We sometimes carry protection with us in our cars. The company&#39;s we work for have internal safe guards in place to protect the employees as well as the premises including company assets. 
         [0003]    All over America, there are large communities of people who enjoy being outdoors doing fun activities or keeping fit while reaping the benefits of fresh air. Whether your outdoor activity is for fun, work, exercise or play, it&#39;s a sure way to relax the mind and the body and for those who are serious about outdoor fitness realize the potential risk of assaults that could occur and have occurred. Many groups have formed message boards and websites offering safety tips that should be followed if anyone intends to jog, run or walk outdoors alone or in small groups. Every day, all over America, you hear the news about someone somewhere who has been killed, violated or attacked by a human or an animal because they did not see their attacker coming! 
         [0004]    In today&#39;s society, where, when &amp; how are important questions to ask yourself when it comes to safe guarding yourself and your loved ones; Where are you going, when will you leave, when do you plan to return and how will you get there? Family members and loved ones need answers to these questions in advance so that anything outside of the answer you give them will be an alert that something could be worth checking out . . . why? 
         [0005]    While the majority of us are law abiding and contributing members of society, a very few of us are not. Where you live, work and play, you must be aware of your surroundings at all times and have the ability to take control of your own personal safety. Let&#39;s say you&#39;re prepared to run today, you have on the right running shoes and attire and you even have your head-phones to listen to your favorite music while you exercise. You leave the safety of your home without a second thought that you might encounter someone waiting to make you their victim. You&#39;ve heard the news! 
         [0006]    Most joggers who have been violated or assaulted will say “I never saw it coming” and that is because many assailants came up on the victim from behind or outside their peripheral vision. Unless they are constantly turning around and looking behind them, how could they see it coming? Even if you are armed with pepper spray, or your safety product of choice, how can you act on what you can&#39;t see coming? 
         [0007]    When jogging, strolling, running errands, walking the pet or any activity that brings concern about your safety, what product in the market gives you the advantage to see behind you while facing forward, assess potential danger and respond to it quickly and appropriately and capture recorded activities in real time video? 
         [0008]    See What&#39;s Behind You (SWBY—pronounced “Swee-Bee”) is your answer because SWBY is technology incorporated in any head gear such as caps, helmets and eyewear that has a camera/lens system connected by cable to a screen/monitor, is battery operated, it allows you to see what&#39;s coming behind you while facing forward and it captures recorded activities in real time video. SWBY is designed to give you the ability to see what&#39;s behind you at a 180 degree rear view angle while facing forward. Your normal vision allows you to see what&#39;s in front of you as well as peripherally and by wearing SWBY, you could have total vision at 360 degrees facing forward. SWBY gives you the ability to take control of your own personal safety, see trouble coming, monitor any activity approaching you from the rear whether it&#39;s human or animal and have access of recorded activities in real time video. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0009]    See What&#39;s Behind You (SWBY—pronounced “Swee-Bee”) is a personal security technology product that will change the way people look at and respond to their own personal security. People will no longer be startled by what they didn&#39;t see coming because SWBY will empower people during daily activities such as walking, jogging, biking, hiking, running errands or any outdoor activity, to monitor what&#39;s behind them at a 180 degree rear view angle whether it&#39;s human or animal while facing forward. SWBY can be used in professional industries such as Security, Law Enforcement, Military, Transportation and Construction. SWBY is technology that can be incorporated with any head gear including caps, helmets and eyewear that has a camera/lens system connected by cable to a screen/monitor, is battery operated, it allows you to see what&#39;s coming behind you while facing forward and it captures recorded activities in real time video. When used properly, SWBY exposes the element of a surprise attack giving people the advantage to monitor and conspicuously judge the situation, respond to it quickly and appropriately while lessening their chance of becoming a victim and SWBY captures real time video images in the event you want to file a police report. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0010]    An understanding of the invention will be explained in more detail from the reading of the detailed description and in conjunction with the accompanying drawing figures, in which: 
           [0011]      FIG. 1  is the front view perspective of a baseball cap incorporating cap design and features to support the invention screen/monitor component; 
           [0012]      FIG. 2  is the rear view perspective of a baseball cap incorporating cap design and features to support the invention camera/micro-lens location through an opening in the rear of the cap and to create a secure fit of the cap to the head; 
           [0013]      FIG. 3  is the inside and under-side perspective of a baseball cap incorporating the baseball cap&#39;s design and features for housing, protecting and supporting the security technology device invention components as well as user comfort; 
           [0014]      FIG. 4  is the design diagram of the security technology device including components and features without the cap. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0015]    In the following detailed description and drawings, the invention according to the teaching for this application in the form of a baseball cap and will be described as an indication of one of its uses. It should be noted that although only a baseball cap is described for the teaching of this application, See What&#39;s Behind You (SWBY—pronounced “Swee Bee”) is technology that can be incorporated with any head gear such as caps, helmets and eyewear including sun-visors. It should be further noted that the drawings are diagrams to illustrate basic design and features of the invention specifically for a cap and the security technology device does not limit design improvements, uses and capacity. Also, the internal construction details of the security technology device, including the camera/micro-lens component, the video cable and screen/monitor component, software and protocol structure of the components will not be described in detail since such technology is generally well known among electrical engineers and other professionals of the art. 
         [0016]    The baseball cap  100  front view is illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The baseball cap  100  is a low profile cap made from 100% cotton, has a deep rounded crown  100   a  made with six 6 panels, each with an eyelet and all 6 panels come together by a button at the top of the crown. The baseball cap  100 , deep rounded crown  100   a  has 2 front panels, 2 rear panels, 1 panel on the right and 1 panel on the left. The baseball cap  100  has a 4.25 inch peak/brim/bill  101  that is slightly angled down at eye-level yet offers unobstructed sight and protection of the face and eyes from harmful sun rays. The baseball cap  100  along with the deep rounded crown  100   a  and the 4.25 inch peak/brim/bill  101  is constructed with durability, reinforced stitching and is one size fits all. 
         [0017]    The baseball cap  100  rear view is illustrated in  FIG. 2 . The baseball cap  100  rear view shows a left and right corner glimpse of the 4.25 inch peak/brim/bill  101  and the left lateral and rear view of the deep rounded crown  100   a  reveals the left side panel and 2 rear panels. The bottom of the 2 rear panels of the deep rounded crown  100   a  has an opening for the location of the camera/micro-lens  107   a  and the opening gives the appearance of an eyelet previously mentioned in baseball cap  100   FIG. 1 . The baseball cap  100  rear view, in the same illustration also shows the rear adjustable strap  102  that allows the cap to be adjusted to fit snug and the metal clasp  103  allows for a secure and tight fit allowing one size fits all as described in  FIG. 1  description of baseball cap  100 . 
         [0018]    The baseball cap  100  inside and under-side view is illustrated in  FIG. 3 .  FIG. 3  captures where the invention is incorporated in one of its uses as a cap and how the invention is securely installed underneath and inside the baseball cap  100  starting from the middle end of the 2 rear panels through the center point of the right and left panels including the middle of the front 2 panels of the deep rounded crown  100   a  and continuing on to the anterior center of the 4.25 inch peak/brim/bill  101 .  FIG. 3  reveals the location of the camera/micro-lens housing component  107   a  which in size is the perimeter of a quarter and houses the battery, the USB port and encases the camera/micro-lens  107   b  both seated underneath and between the bottom part of the 2 rear panels of the baseball caps  100  deep rounded crown  100   a  just below the rear adjustable strap  102 .  FIG. 3  also reveals the location of the screen/monitor component  105  seated underneath the anterior middle part of the 4.25 inch peak/brim/bill  101  which is designed as a long brim to accommodate and support the 2-3 inch by 2-4 inch screen/monitor component  105 . Note the screen/monitor component  105  houses the on/off button  106   a , the battery indicator light  106   b , and the memory card release button  106   c , all seen in the current view. It should be noted that the memory card release button  106   c  seen in  FIG. 3  will release the memory card from the screen/monitor component  105  for insertion into a computer to review captured recorded activities in real-time video.  FIG. 3  further illustrate the location of the video cable  106  seated underneath and extending from the top of the screen/monitor component  105  up the middle of the baseball cap&#39;s  100  deep rounded crown  100   a  and ending at the bottom of the camera/micro-lens housing component  107   a  creating the connection between both the camera/micro-lens housing component  107   a  and the screen/monitor component  105 .  FIG. 3  illustrates a custom-made moisture protected pocket with reinforced stitching  104  sewn to the inside of the cap from the rear panels continuing through the center of the left and right panels including the middle of the 2 front panels underneath the deep rounded crown  100   a  and continuously extending down to the screen/monitor component  105  allowing housing, moisture protection, user comfort, a secure fit and support of the invention&#39;s camera/micro-lens housing component  107   a  including the camera/micro-lens  107   b , the entire length of the video cable  106  and the screen/monitor component  105 . Finally,  FIG. 3  shows a location where the video cable  106  can be unplugged  106   d  from the screen/monitor component  105  and removed from the custom moisture protected pocket  104 . 
         [0019]    The engineering technology, protocol structure and construction of the internal components and software will not be demonstrated in the invention teaching in  FIG. 4  in detail since such technology is generally well known among professionals; however, the security technology device  107  including its basic design of the components and features without the cap is illustrated in  FIG. 4 . The security technology device  107  shows the camera/micro-lens housing component  107   a  which in size is the perimeter of a quarter, houses the battery with battery life of 2-3 hours per charge, a USB port, has 1080p progressive scan capability or better, and it encases the camera/micro-lens  107   b  which has light sensitivity.  FIG. 4  security technology device  107  demonstrates the video cable  106  extending from the bottom of the camera/micro-lens housing component  107   a  down to the top connection point of the screen/monitor component  105  creating the connection between both the camera/micro-lens housing component  107   a  and the screen/monitor component  105 . The screen/monitor component  105  features include 2-3 inch by 2-4 inch video screen which houses the on/off button  106   a , the battery indicator light  106   b , and the memory card release button  106   c , all seen in the current view. It should be noted that the memory card release button  106   c  will release the memory card from the screen/monitor component  105  for insertion into a computer to review captured recorded activities in real-time video. The current view shows where the screen/monitor component  105  can be unplugged  106   d  from the video cable. The screen/monitor component  105  is high resolution display with the capability to show human/animal activity clearly 8-10 feet away with at least 320 by 480 pixels, its refresh rate is at least 3 hertz per second or greater. 
         [0020]    It must be noted that only a baseball cap is described for the teaching of this application, however, See What&#39;s Behind You (SWBY—pronounced “Swee Bee”) is personal security technology that can be incorporated with any head gear such as caps, helmets and eyewear including sun-visors and can be used for both personal use such as walking, strolling, jogging, running errands, biking, hiking and professional use such as Security, Law Enforcement, Construction, Military and Transportation. 
         [0021]    The teaching of the present application has been described in detail for illustrative purposes, yet, it must be understood that variations can be made by those skilled in the art such as engineers without departing from the scope of the teaching of this application. 
         [0022]    For the teaching of this application, it must be further noted that the drawings are diagrams to illustrate basic design and features of the invention including the cap and the security technology device and does not limit design improvements, uses and capacity. Also, the internal construction details of the components, software and protocol structure of the camera/micro-lens component, video cable and screen/monitor component will not be described in detail since such technology is generally well known among electrical engineers and other professionals of the art. 
         [0023]    Regarding the teaching of this application security technology device incorporated in a cap and its use, See What&#39;s Behind You (SWBY—pronounced “Swee-Bee”) comes complete with a cap designed with a custom moisture protected pocket that houses, support and protect the security technology device and is equipped with camera/micro-lens component, video cable, screen/monitor component and memory card, rechargeable battery, USB cable and charger and removable covers to protect the camera/micro-lens and screen/monitor when not in use. The invention is simply worn as you would any baseball cap. 1 st  turn the on/off button on located at the bottom of the screen/monitor, at full charge the battery indicator light is green and is designed to last 2-3 hours. Next, press the memory card release button at the top of the screen to ensure that the memory card is inserted properly. Place the cap on your head as you would any baseball cap with the deep rounded crown fitted securely; adjusting the adjustment strap as needed for a secure fit and securing the peak/brim/bill to face forward. 
         [0024]    The peak/brim/bill is designed to fit slightly angled down at eye-level while offering unobstructed sight and protection of the face and eyes from harmful sun rays. You will look forward and slightly up to view video activity on your screen/monitor. You should see a full forward image view with clarity and high resolution display of real time activity of what&#39;s going on behind you at a 180 degree rear view angle while facing forward. Any movement or activity on the screen must be carefully monitored and acted on accordingly. Always Be Alert and Prepared when it comes to your personal safety and the safety of your loved ones! Begin your outdoor activity. 
         [0025]    When used properly, See What&#39;s Behind You (SWBY—pronounced “Swee-Bee”) exposes the element of a surprise attack giving people the advantage to monitor and conspicuously judge the situation, respond to it quickly and appropriately while lessening their chance of becoming a victim and it captures real time video images in the event you want to file a police report. 
         [0026]    At the end of your activity, turn off your See What&#39;s Behind You (SWBY—pronounced “Swee-Bee”), plug your USB power cord to your battery port located on the side of the camera/micro-lens housing component and charge it to full power before your next use. 
         [0027]    Remove your memory card by pressing the memory card release button located at the top of your screen and insert it in your computer to review your activities. Remember to protect your screen and lens from scratches with your removable screen and lens cover provided with your product when not in use.