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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Robert V. Brown, Leo, IN (US);
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, L.L.C., Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
A mobile closed circuit television system in which a pre-existing data communication system in a vehicle is used as a medium for transmitting video data from an on-board television camera ( ) to an on-board television monitor. The pre-existing data communication system has a data bus ( ) that serves various electric and electronic devices throughout a vehicle, and is embodied in wiring modules, or wiring harnesses, that run throughout the vehicle. The pre-existing data bus utilizes an operating protocol embodied in a published standard that is recognized by the industry, SAE Standard J1939, published by the Society of Automotive Engineers, being the particular one utilized in practice of the present invention.