Public safety smart belt

A smart belt system to be worn by a person comprising:

• an elongated belt;
• a bus disposed within the belt configured to conduct at least one of electricity and data;
• a microprocessor coupled to the belt and electrically coupled to the bus;
• a remote camera positioned spaced apart from the person configured to capture video images and wirelessly communicate the captured video images to the microprocessor;
• a wireless data communications system coupled to the microprocessor and configured to enable wireless communication between the microprocessor, the remote camera, and an external data communications system;
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• a GPS component coupled to at least one of the belt and the bus, the GPS component being configured to track at least one of the geo-location and movement of the belt.

A smart belt system to be worn by a person comprising:

• an elongated belt;
• a bus disposed within the belt configured to conduct at least one of electricity and data;
• a remote camera positioned to capture video images of a scene that includes the person;
• a wireless data communications system configured to enable wireless communication between a microprocessor coupled to the belt, the remote camera, and an external data communications system;
• a GPS component coupled to at least one of the belt and the bus, the GPS component being configured to track at least one of the geo-location and movement of the belt;
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• the microprocessor electrically coupled to the bus and configured to control and coordinate the interaction of all connected components coupled to the belt and determine the proper action to be taken by the components on the person and in a vehicle.