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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2000
John J. Mackey, Lindenhurst, NY (US);
Donna M. Mackey, Lindenhurst, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
This invention relates to a system for motor vehicles to monitor and automatically report to authorities aggressive driving behavior of other vehicles. The camera takes images from the rear view of the vehicle and preferably also from the front. For example, when a vehicle is at a certain MPH and is being followed too closely by another driver (for an extended period of time—ten seconds or more) this event can trigger the system to capture and transmit the rear view images of the offending vehicle. These images are then uplinked to the local law enforcement agency that in turn will determine whether or not a citation or ticket should be automatically mailed to the offender. If the offending driver continues to harass the driver with the system and in doing so drives past the victim, similar images are captured from the frontal view of the vehicle.