Patent Publication Number: US-2017374321-A1

Title: Video Surveillance System

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to surveillance devices and more particularly pertains to a new surveillance device for monitoring video footage with respect to a helmet in real time. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an electronic device that may be carried. A helmet is provided and the helmet may be worn. A video unit is provided and the video unit is coupled to the helmet. Thus, the video unit may record video footage when the helmet is worn. The video unit is in electrical communication with the electronic device. Thus, the electronic device may display the video footage in real time. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a video surveillance system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a right side perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new surveillance device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the video surveillance system  10  generally comprises an electronic device  12  that has a display  14  and a transceiver  16 . The electronic device  12  may be carried by a first user. The electronic device  12  may comprise a smart phone or other hand held electronic device  12 . The display  14  may be a LCD or the like and the transceiver  16  may be a radio frequency transceiver  16 . 
     A helmet  18  is provided. The helmet  18  may be worn by a second user. The helmet  18  has a front side  20  and a back side  22 . The helmet  18  may comprise a bicycle helmet, a football helmet, a fireman&#39;s helmet or other helmet  18  worn to protect against head injury. 
     A video unit  24  is coupled to the helmet  18 . The video unit  24  may record video footage when the helmet  18  is worn. The video unit  24  is in electrical communication with the electronic device  12 . Thus, the electronic device  12  may display  14  the video footage in real time. 
     The video unit  24  includes a processor  26  that is coupled to the helmet  18 . The processor  26  may be an electronic processor or the like. A first video camera  28  is provided. A second video camera  30  is provided. Each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30  are electrically coupled to the processor  26 . 
     The first video camera  28  is coupled to the front side  20  of the helmet  18 . Thus, the first video camera  28  may record video footage in front of the helmet  18 . The second video camera  30  is coupled to the back side  22  of the helmet  18 . Thus, the second video camera  30  may record video footage behind the helmet  18 . Each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30  may comprise a digital video camera or the like. Moreover, each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30  may comprise an infrared camera or the like. 
     A mount  25  may be provided and the mount  25  may be coupled to the front side  20  of the helmet  18 . The mount  25  may comprise a plurality of arms  27 . Each of the arms  27  may be coupled to and extend forwardly from the front side  20  of the helmet  18 . Each of the arms  27  may have a distal end  29  with respect to the front side  20 . The distal end  29  corresponding to each of the arms  27  may intersect. The first video camera  28  may be positioned at the intersection of each of the arms  27 . 
     A transmitter  32  is provided and the transmitter  32  is coupled to the helmet  18 . The transmitter  32  is electrically coupled to the processor  26 . The transmitter  32  is in electrical communication with the transceiver  16 . The transmitter  32  communicates the video footage from each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30  to the electronic device  12 . Thus, the video footage may be viewed on the display  14  of the electronic device  12  in real time. Each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30  are structurally integrated into the helmet  18 . Thus, each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30  are inhibited from being damaged from an impact. 
     A card reader  33  is provided. The card reader  33  is coupled to the helmet  18  and the card reader  33  may insertably receive a data card  34 . The card reader  33  is electrically coupled to the processor  26 . The card reader  33  may comprise an SD card reader or the like. The data card  34  may store the video footage recorded by each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30 . Moreover, the data card  34  may be manipulated to download the video footage to an extrinsic electronic device  12 . 
     A power supply  36  is provided. The power supply  36  is coupled to the helmet  18 . The power supply  36  is electrically coupled to the processor  26 . The power supply  36  comprises at least one battery  38 . 
     The electronic device  12  may store a control program. The control program may control operational parameters of the video unit  24 . The control program may turn each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30  on and off. The control program may comprise a smart phone app or the like. 
     In use, the helmet  18  is worn by the second user. The electronic device  12  is manipulated by the first user. The control program is manipulated to turn on each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30 . Thus, each of the first video camera  28  and the second video camera  30  begins recording the video footage. The video footage is viewed in real time on the display  14  of the electronic device  12 . The video unit  24  facilitates the first user to monitor the activities of the second user. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.