Method and apparatus for triggering multiple data recording devices
AssigneeL3 Technologies, Inc.
InventorKurt Kessel
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling mobile/remote recording devices in a decentralized manner and auto-triggering such devices in the event that one of them is operating in a recording mode. In this way, other such devices can be made to support and augment the recording in an automated way, without requiring an operator to manually turn on his or her devices and without requiring a central controller to control far-flung devices.
Claims26
A method of controlling multiple mobile vision camera systems for first responders, including body cameras and vehicle cameras, the body cameras and the vehicle cameras being capable of both recording and non-recording modes, the method comprising the steps of:
- responsive to whether a body camera and/or a vehicle camera are in recording or non-recording mode, sending a triggering signal to other nearby body cameras and/or vehicle cameras to trigger the other cameras to also begin operating in recording mode, wherein the triggering signal is communicated in daisy chain fashion from one of the body camera or the vehicle camera to the other nearby body camera(s) and/or the other nearby vehicle camera(s) via Bluetooth® wireless communication.
A method of controlling multiple mobile recording systems, such as body cameras, vehicle cameras, audio recorders, sniffers, etc, the mobile recording systems being capable of both recording and non-recording modes, the method comprising the steps of:
- responsive to whether a mobile recording system is in recording or non-recording mode, when one of the mobile recording systems is in recording mode, sending a triggering signal from that mobile recording system to other nearby mobile recording systems to trigger the other mobile recording systems to also begin operating in recording mode, wherein the triggering signal is communicated in daisy chain fashion from one mobile recording system to another nearby mobile recording system in daisy chain fashion for a limited number of retransmissions.
A mobile recording system for first responders comprising:
- a recording apparatus for recording events or data and operable in a recording mode and a non-recording mode;
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- a controller operable to send a triggering signal to other nearby mobile recording systems when the recording apparatus is in recording mode to trigger the other mobile recording systems to also begin operating in recording mode, wherein the triggering signal is communicated in daisy chain fashion from one mobile recording system to another nearby mobile recording system via Bluetooth® wireless communication in daisy chain fashion for a limited number of retransmissions.
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