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US 11,310,399 B2Granted
Portable video and imaging system
AssigneeDigital Ally, Inc.
InventorsSteve Phillips, Jason R. Troxel
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Abstract
A portable video and imaging system includes a camera for capturing video of an event, and a video recording device for recording the captured video of the event. The camera is housed in a first housing, the recording device is housed in a second housing, and the first and second housings are physically separate. Various embodiments provide for the system to be mounted to a user's body, an article of clothing, such as a shirt or a hat, to a vehicle, or to an ancillary component carried by the user, such as a firearm.
Claims20
A portable video and imaging system for law enforcement comprising:
- a camera housing;
- a camera disposed in the camera housing and configured to capture video of an event and configured to be mounted on the body of a law-enforcement officer;
- a first selectively attachable mounting assembly attached to the camera for attaching the camera to an article of clothing of the law-enforcement officer;
- a second selectively attachable mounting assembly for selectively attaching to the first selectively attachable mounting assembly and selectively attaching to the article of clothing of the law-enforcement officer,
- wherein the first selectively attachable mounting assembly is interchangeable with the second selectively attachable mounting assembly;
- wherein the camera housing comprises a recessed seat on a side opposite an exposure side of the camera,
- wherein the recessed seat is configured to receive and connect to the first selectively attachable mounting assembly;
- wherein the recessed seat is configured to receive and connect to the second selectively attachable mounting assembly;
- a cellular wireless data interface;
- a solid-state memory;
- and
- a processor programmed to:
- receive information indicative of a triggering event;
- responsive to receiving the information indicative of the triggering event, causing the captured video of the event and metadata for the event to be stored to the solid-state memory in a video file;
- wirelessly transmit the video file, via the cellular wireless data interface, to a mobile communications device configured for viewing the video on the mobile communications device;
- and
- transmit the video file to a computer configured for viewing the video at a website.
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A method of documenting a law-enforcement event by a portable video and imaging system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving information indicative of a triggering event via a cellular wireless data interface;
- responsive to receiving the information indicative of the triggering event, causing video of the law-enforcement event captured by a video camera and metadata for the law-enforcement event to be stored to a solid-state memory in a video file,
- wherein the video camera is configured to capture the video of the law-enforcement event and is further configured with a first selectively attachable mounting assembly to be mounted on an article of clothing of a law-enforcement officer,
- wherein the video camera comprises a housing comprising a recessed seat on a side opposite an exposure side of the video camera,
- wherein the recessed seat is configured to interchangeably receive the first selectively attachable mounting assembly and a second selectively attachable mounting assembly,
- responsive to receiving the information indicative of the triggering event, causing pre-event recording video data of a period immediately preceding the triggering event to be stored to the video file;
- wireless streaming the video file, during the law-enforcement event and via the cellular wireless data interface, to a computer configured for viewing the video data at a web site.
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A portable video and imaging system for law enforcement comprising:
- a camera housing;
- a camera disposed in the camera housing and configured to capture video of an event and configured to be mounted on a law-enforcement vehicle,
- a first selectively attachable mounting assembly attached to the camera for attaching to an article of clothing of a law-enforcement officer,
- a second selectively attachable mounting assembly for selectively attaching to the first selectively attachable mounting assembly and selectively attaching to the article of clothing of the law-enforcement officer,
- wherein the camera housing comprises a recessed seat on a side opposite an exposure side of the camera,
- wherein the recessed seat is configured to receive and attach to the first selectively attachable mounting assembly,
- wherein the recessed seat is configured to receive and attach to the second selectively attachable mounting assembly;
- a microphone configured to capture audio of the event and configured to be mounted on the body of the law-enforcement officer;
- a cellular wireless data interface;
- a solid-state memory;
- and
- a processor programmed to:
- receive information indicative of a triggering event;
- responsive to receiving the information indicative of the triggering event, causing the captured video of the event, captured audio of the event and metadata for the event to be stored to the solid-state memory in a video file;
- wirelessly transmit the video file, via the cellular wireless data interface, to a computer configured for viewing the video at a website.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.