System and method for enhancing driver situational awareness in a transportation vehicle
A method for enhancing situational awareness in a transportation vehicle includes locating at least one camera on the vehicle. Upon activation of a vehicle brake, the camera is automatically paired with a computing device located inside the vehicle.
1. A method for enhancing situational awareness in a transportation vehicle, said method comprising:
locating at least one camera on the vehicle; and
upon activation of a vehicle brake, automatically pairing the camera with a computing device located inside the vehicle.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the camera comprises a video camera.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the camera comprises a CCTV.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the camera comprises an IP-based digital still camera.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a tablet computer with an integrated display screen.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a web-enabled smartphone.
7. The method according to claim 1 , and comprising enrolling the camera on a user network in a secured online user account.
8. The method according to claim 7 , and comprising logging in to the user account via a security password.
9. The method according to claim 1 , and comprising capturing realtime vehicle information using the camera.
10. The method according to claim 9 , and comprising wirelessly transmitting the realtime vehicle information captured by the camera to a remote server.
11. The method according to claim 9 , and comprising recording and storing the realtime vehicle information captured by the camera using an onboard network-attached digital video recorder.
12. The method according to claim 9 , and comprising recording and storing the realtime vehicle information captured by the camera using internal flash memory.
13. The method according to claim 9 , and comprising using Video Content Analysis (VCA) for automatically analyzing the realtime vehicle information captured by the camera.
14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is activated automatically without user intervention.
15. The method according to claim 1 , and comprising combining a plurality realtime vehicle data signal feeds of respective user networks in a single networked multi-user system.
16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the camera utilizes facial recognition technology.
17. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises application software for enabling a dashboard-centric interface with icon tabs for manually activating the camera on a user network, such that when the user clicks on an icon tab, realtime vehicle information transmitted by the camera is output to the user.
18. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises an onboard electronic recorder.