Patent ID: 7697028

Claim:
A security system for recording information external and proximate a vehicle and delivering such information to a remote location, said system comprising: a housing having a dome shape and being removably attachable to a select portion of a vehicle; a plurality of cameras mounted within said housing and comprising a plurality of lenses having respective lines of sight radially offset in a plurality of quadrants so that an operator can view a panoramic view of the surrounding areas; communication means for transmitting a recorded image in real time to a remote location, said communication means being electrically coupled to said plurality of cameras; means for providing a user interface so that said system can be toggled between operating and non-operating modes, said user interface means being wirelessly coupled to said communication means; and image stabilizing means for assisting to maintain said respective lines of sight along a substantially linear path; wherein said image stabilizing means is automatically activated when vehicle movement is initiated; wherein said image stabilizing means comprises a plurality of elongated struts having proximal and distal end portions respectively and being aligned along a substantially vertical plane; a plurality of ball bearings secured to said proximal and distal end portions of said plurality of struts respectively; and a plurality of ball joints secured to select portions of said housing and said plurality of cameras and for receiving said plurality of ball bearings therein.