Computer program, method, and system for managing multiple data recording devices

A method of initiating sensors associated with a personal recording device, the method comprising:

• storing a hierarchy of a plurality of recording device manager indicia, each recording device manager indicia associated with a recording device manager of a plurality of recording device managers associated with a vehicle of a fleet of vehicles;
• receiving location information at a first recording device manager and from a first personal recording device, wherein the first recording device manager is one of the plurality of recording device managers,
• wherein the first personal recording device is configured to be attached to a user,
• wherein the first personal recording device and the first recording device manager are synchronized based on the hierarchy;
• determining a distance between the first personal recording device and a location sensor associated with the first recording device manager;
• comparing the distance to a distance threshold,
• wherein the distance threshold comprises a minimum distance between the first personal recording device and the first recording device manager representing the distance between the user and the first recording device manager;
• instructing, by the first recording device manager, the first personal recording device to begin recording by at least one sensor when the distance between the first personal recording device and the first recording device manager exceeds the distance threshold;
• and
• transmitting instructions from the first recording device manager to a second recording device manager to instruct a second recording device to begin recording,
• wherein the second recording device is synchronized with and in direct communication with the second recording device manager,
• wherein the first personal recording device is further configured to synchronize with the second recording device manager based on the hierarchy when synchronization between the first personal recording device and the first recording device manager is lost.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method of initiating sensors associated with a first personal recording device, the method comprising:

• storing a hierarchy of a plurality of recording device manager indicia, each recording device manager indica associated with a recording device manager of a plurality of recording device managers associated with a vehicle of a fleet of vehicles;
• receiving location information at a first recording device manager and from the first personal recording device, wherein the first recording device manager is one of the plurality of recording device managers,
• wherein the first personal recording device is configured to be attached to a user,
• wherein the user is a police officer,
• wherein the first personal recording device and the first recording device manager are synchronized based on the hierarchy,
• wherein the first recording device manager is disposed in a first vehicle of the user;
• determining a distance between the first personal recording device and a location sensor disposed in the first vehicle;
• comparing the distance to a distance threshold,
• wherein the distance threshold comprises a minimum distance between the first personal recording device and the first recording device manager representing the distance between the user and the first recording device manager;
• instructing the first personal recording device to begin recording by at least one sensor when the distance between the first personal recording device and the first recording device manager exceeds the distance threshold;
• and
• transmitting instructions from the first recording device manager to a second recording device manager to instructing a second personal recording device to begin recording,
• wherein the second personal recording device synchronized with and in direct communication with the second recording device manager,
• wherein the second recording device manager is disposed in a second vehicle,
• wherein the first personal recording device is further configured to synchronize with the second recording device manager based on the hierarchy when synchronization between the first personal recording device and the first recording device manager is lost.