| CPC H04N 5/772 (2013.01) [B60R 11/04 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); B60R 2011/0035 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0068 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0071 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0077 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0082 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0085 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A camera system for a vehicle, the camera system comprising:
a camera comprising:
a housing defining an interior space;
a non-volatile memory device in the interior space;
a processor in the interior space coupled to the memory device;
a lens exposed on an exterior of the housing;
an image sensor in the interior space coupled to the memory device and configured to capture video; and
a sensor coupled to the processor, the sensor being selected from the group consisting of an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration of the camera and a gyroscope configured to measure angular velocity of the camera; and
an attachment mechanism coupled to the camera configured to secure the camera system to the vehicle,
wherein the camera is configured to move between a closed position and an open position,
wherein the memory device includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the camera is in the open position in response to the acceleration exceeding a threshold acceleration or the angular velocity exceeding a threshold angular velocity, and
wherein the memory device includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the camera system to automatically record the video captured by the image sensor in response to the determination that the camera is in the open position.
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