Patent ID: 8531526

Claim:
A stealthy garment security system for providing a user a clear view of an area behind the user, said garment security system comprising: a clothing garment adapted to be worn over an upper torso of the user; a mini-camera affixed to said clothing garment, said mini-camera being suitably positioned to provide the clear view of the area behind the user; a user interface, upon receiving a user input, generating and transmitting a control signal to said mini-camera for manually manipulating an operating mode of said mini-camera; and a portable communication device communicatively coupled to said mini-camera and displaying a captured video of the area behind the user; wherein a frame rate of video capture is varied to provide a higher frame capture rate or a lower frame capture rate upon occurrence of a trigger event; wherein said portable communication device is adapted to be worn on a wrist of the user; wherein said user interface is remotely spaced from said mini-camera and said portable communication device; wherein said mini-camera comprises: a video capturing device capable of operating at alternate frame capturing rates; a sensor communicatively coupled to said video capturing device; a processor communicatively coupled to said sensor and said video capturing device; a memory communicatively coupled to said processor and including software instructions executable by said processor for causing said mini-camera to automatically toggle between said alternate frame capturing rates upon detection of the trigger event; and a transceiver communicatively coupled to said video capturing device and said processor respectively; wherein the video is displayed on said portable communication device such that the user is able to view the video while facing away from the area behind the user; wherein said software instructions comprise: a control logic algorithm including chronological steps of setting a first frame capture rate when no trigger event has been detected; upon receiving an initial detection signal from said sensor, setting a second frame capture rate that is higher than said first frame capture rate; and periodically lowering said second frame capture rate as time passes from said initial detection signal.