Vehicle activity information system

Abstract

The disclosed apparatus, system, and method serve to modify a driver's behavior, reduce accident costs, and generate more revenue from a company vehicle. Risky behavior that often leads to accidents, personal injury, property damage, and loss of a driver's livelihood is highlighted in the disclosed system. By focusing on a driver's unsafe actions, the disclosed system teaches a driver to correct unsafe driving behaviors. An employer or insurance company, for example, can access all data captured before, during, and after the accident or event to assist with finding fault. The disclosed vehicle activity information system is fully configurable at all times during installation of the system and during use thereof. A plurality of integrated cameras provides constant video surveillance of the interior and exterior of a vehicle, thus working simultaneously to capture a driver's actions in the vehicle information activity system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle activity information apparatus, comprising:
 an enclosure;   a cable extending from said enclosure; and   a data collecting device integrated within said enclosure.   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle information activity apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said data collecting device comprises at least one of: a camera, a plurality of cameras, a forward view camera, a cabin view camera module, and a pan adjustable camera. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle information activity apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an antennae extending from said enclosure, a speaker, a microphone. an event button, a status light emitting diode, and an infrared light emitting diode. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle information activity apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said cable extends from said enclosure via a removable connector, wherein said cable comprises connections on a distal end of said cable, wherein said connections comprise CAN/J1939/ODB2 and power, RS-232 expansion, discretes, and external unit connections, wherein said external unit connections comprise at least one external camera unit with integrated audio, video, and power. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle information activity apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an internal GPS unit, local storage access, and a USB port integrated within said enclosure. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle information activity apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a wireless data collection and transmission device integrated within said enclosure for transmitting collected vehicular and river data.