Control and monitoring of body worn cameras
AssigneeAlves Technical Innovations LLC
InventorRamona E. Alves
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Abstract
A video recording system improves the control and monitoring of body worn cameras, such as those worn by police. The system may communicate through a private radio network. Operation of cameras and other controlled devices are configured by a system controller. Events of interest may be recorded, may initiate or restrict system functions, and may be collected for evaluating system efficacy and policy compliance. Body worn cameras of the system begin recording video upon being disconnected from a camera dock. A mobile device may be associated with the camera and have a recording management application. The controller may synchronize settings for the camera with the recording management application, and the mobile device has no administrative control over the application.
Claims21
A video recording system cooperating with a radio network and a mobile device, the system comprising:
- a camera dock;
- a camera connectable to the camera dock and configured to begin recording video upon being disconnected from the camera dock;
- a wearable housing associated with the camera and configured for mounting the camera thereon, the wearable housing configured to detect mounting of the camera;
- wherein the camera dock is configured to transmit a first trigger signal to the mobile device, via the radio network, when the camera is disconnected from the camera dock;
- wherein, when the first trigger signal is received, the mobile device is configured to:
- activate a recording management application installed on the mobile device;
- initiate communication with the camera;
- receive an input associated with a recording pause time;
- and
- in response to the input, initiate a pause in video recording of the camera, the pause having a maximum duration of the recording pause time;
- and
- wherein the mobile device has no administrative control over the recording management application.
A method of operating a video recording system in cooperation with a radio network and a mobile device, the method including:
- disconnecting a camera from a camera dock;
- initiating video recording, by the camera, upon disconnecting the camera from the camera dock;
- transmitting a first trigger signal, by the camera dock via the radio network, to the mobile device;
- activating a recording management application installed on the mobile device, by the mobile device when the first trigger signal is received;
- initiating communication between the mobile device and the camera, by the mobile device when the first trigger signal is received;
- receiving an input, by the mobile device, the input associated with a recording pause time;
- initiating a pause in video recording of the camera, by the mobile device in response to the input, the pause having a maximum duration of the recording pause time;
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- wherein the mobile device has no administrative control over the recording management application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.