VEHICLE EVENT RECORDERS WITH INTEGRATED WEB SERVER

摘要

Vehicle event recorders are arranged with integrated web servers to provide a simple user interface and control mechanism which may be address with commonly available hardware and software. A vehicle event recorder of these inventions couples to a network having a workstation node. The workstation having either of the many available web browsers can be used to view, address, control, perform data transfer, et cetera, by way of data exchange in accordance with simple IP protocols. A vehicle equipped with these systems returns to a household to make a network connection. A local server is used to see all exposed system controls as provided by predefined web pages provided by a web server integrated as part of the vehicle event recorder unit.

主权项

1. A vehicle event recorder comprising:
a video camera configured to acquire visual information representing a vehicle environment, the vehicle environment including spaces in and around an interior and an exterior of a vehicle; a memory configured to electronically store information; and a microprocessor configured to:
detect a vehicle event based on vehicle performance information, wherein detection uses an adjustable sensitivity level;responsive to detection of the vehicle event, effectuate storage of visual information associated with the vehicle event in the memory;facilitate wireless communication of information between the vehicle event recorder and a remotely located computing device using HTTP; andadjust the adjustable sensitivity level based on information received from the remotely located computing device.