IP Library Granted Patent US 9,509,357
Granted Patent B2
US 9,509,357 · App. 13/588,256 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Removable vehicular rooftop communication system

Inventor: Graham G. Marshall (Shoreham, NY)
Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
H04B1/3877H04B1/3888
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Patent No.
US 9,509,357
App. No.
13/588,256
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular rooftop communication system ( 200 ) provides communication electronics ( 216 ) within a housing ( 210 ) formed of a removable rooftop enclosure ( 212 ) and a base ( 214 ). The housing ( 210 ) is removable and transferable to another vehicle. The vehicular rooftop communication system ( 200 ) does not require any access to the vehicle's trunk.

Claims (48)

1. A communication system for a vehicle, comprising:

an in-dash mobile radio mounted within the vehicle;

a dash-mounted computer;

a car battery;

a housing mounted to a rooftop of the vehicle, the housing comprising communication electronics powered by the car battery and in communication with the in-dash mobile radio and the dash-mounted computer;

the communication electronics comprising:

a controller;

a mobile radio transceiver coupled to the controller;

at least one antenna;

a plurality of microphones;

a power systems fuse panel; and

a panoramic digital camera and an Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera, the communication electronics being in communication with the in-dash mobile radio and the dash-mounted computer; and

the communication electronics being accessible by removing a removable rooftop enclosure of the housing while the housing is coupled to the vehicle; and

the housing also being removable and transferable to another vehicle.

2. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the communication system is not incorporated into a light system of the vehicle.

3. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprising the communication system is removably coupled to and from the rooftop via a mounting apparatus.

4. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the communication electronics within the housing are cooled by a vented rooftop of the vehicle.

5. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the communication electronics within the housing mounted on the rooftop are electrically coupled to a mobile radio within the vehicle.

6. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises:

vents for cooling the communication electronics.

7. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises:

vents for cooling the communication electronics; and

an access panel for accessing the communication electronics.

8. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the communication electronics within the housing on the rooftop further comprise:

a multi-media router;

a modem router; and

the multi-media router, the modem router, the power systems fuse panel are controlled via the controller.

9. A communication system, comprising:

a housing removably coupled to a rooftop of a vehicle;

an in-dash mobile radio mounted within a vehicle;

a dash-mounted computer;

a car battery for powering the in-dash mobile radio and dash-mounted computer;

the housing comprising a removable rooftop enclosure and a base for encasing and accessing communication electronics comprising:

a plurality of microphones;

a power systems fuse panel;

a plurality of cameras including a panoramic digital camera and an Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera, the communication electronics interfacing with the in-dash mobile radio and dash-mounted computer within the vehicle as part of a public safety communication system.

10. The communication system, of claim 9 wherein the housing is transferable to another rooftop of another vehicle.

11. The communication system, of claim 9 wherein:

the communication electronics are accessible by removing the removable rooftop enclosure while the housing is coupled to the rooftop of the vehicle; and

the communication electronics are accessible by removing the housing from the rooftop of the vehicle and then removing the removable rooftop enclosure from the housing.

12. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the housing is vented.

13. The communication system of claim 9 , further comprising:

holes formed in the rooftop of the vehicle;

apertures formed within the base of the housing, the holes aligning with the apertures;

vents aligned with the apertures within the base; and

wherein the removable rooftop enclosure is vented using the apertures and the vents which align with the holes of the rooftop.

14. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein communication system is accessible without accessing a trunk of the vehicle.

15. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the communication system is independent of the vehicle's rooftop light system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2012
From: MARSHALL, GRAHAM G.
To: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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