Systems and methods for redaction of screens

A redaction computing device for redacting light-emitting screens captured in one or more images recorded at an incident, the device comprising:

• at least one memory configured to store instructions for redaction;
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• at least one processing circuit configured to execute the instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by the at least one processing circuit causes the at least one processing circuit to perform operations comprising:
• receiving the one or more images, wherein the one or more images include at least one image captured by a body-worn camera of a law enforcement officer;
• detecting a light-emitting screen in a first image of the one or more images, wherein the detected light-emitting screen is a screen of a mobile data terminal mounted in a vehicle;
• redacting the first image of the one or more images in accordance with the detected light-emitting screen in the first image of the one or more images;
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• storing the redacted first image in the at least one memory, wherein:
• detecting the light-emitting screen in the first image comprises:
• generating a mask associated with the detected light-emitting screen, wherein a shape of the mask is equal or greater than a shape of the detected light-emitting screen and less than a shape of a bezel of a display of the mobile data terminal mounted in the vehicle that includes the detected light-emitting screen;
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• transmitting the mask to a remote computing device;
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• redacting the first image comprises:
• receiving a selection associated with the transmitted mask from the remote computing device;
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• applying a redaction filter to the first image in accordance with the received selection.

A computer-implemented method for redacting video data recorded at an incident, the method comprising:

• receiving an image, the image comprising a plurality of pixel values;
• detecting a light-emitting screen in the received image;
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• redacting a subset of the pixel values associated with the detected light-emitting screen, wherein:
• the detected light-emitting screen is a light-emitting screen of a display of one of a mobile data terminal mounted in a vehicle or a mobile communications device;
• the display further comprises a non-light-emitting bezel adjacent the detected light-emitting screen;
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• redacting the subset of the pixel values associated with the detected light-emitting screen comprises:
• generating a mask associated with the detected light-emitting screen;
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• applying a redaction filter to the subset of the pixel values in accordance with the mask, wherein a shape of the mask is selected to match the detected light-emitting screen and exclude the non-light-emitting bezel.