Remote video triggering and tagging
AssigneeDigital Ally, Inc.
InventorsSteven L. Phillips, James W. Farnham, IV
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Abstract
A video collection system collects and sends metadata related to video data such that recording may be triggered and tagged. The video collection system utilizes a mobile broadband network (such as a cellular network) to send metadata, receive triggers, and perform other functions while the video collection system is in the field. The video collection system broadly comprises a plurality of video cameras and a video collection manager. The video cameras each include a mobile broadband modem or other wireless communication element for sending metadata messages. In some embodiments the mobile broadband modem may also send still images, audio data, and video data.
Claims20
A video collection manager device comprising:
- a mobile broadband modem providing a wireless communication connection with one or more cameras;
- at least one processor;
- and
- one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method of video capture, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to the one or more cameras via the wireless communication connection, a trigger message comprising an indication of a video trigger and an instruction to initiate recording with the one or more cameras,
- wherein the trigger message instructs the one or more cameras to transfer video data from a volatile memory to a non-volatile memory of the one or more cameras;
- receiving a recording confirmation from the one or more cameras;
- and
- receiving a metadata message from the one or more cameras.
A method of video capture by a video collection manager device, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to one or more cameras coupled to the video collection manager device, a trigger message comprising an indication of a video trigger and an instruction to initiate recording with the one or more cameras,
- wherein the trigger message instructs the one or more cameras to transfer video data from a volatile memory to a non-volatile memory of the one or more cameras;
- receiving a recording confirmation from the one or more cameras;
- receiving a metadata message from the one or more cameras, the metadata message comprising location data from a GPS device associated with the one or more cameras;
- and
- transmitting, to the one or more cameras, a termination message comprising a further instruction to terminate the recording with the one or more cameras.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method of video capture with a video collection management device, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to one or more cameras coupled to the video collection management device, a trigger message comprising an indication of a video trigger and an instruction to initiate recording with the one or more cameras,
- wherein the trigger message instructs the one or more cameras to transfer video data from a volatile memory to a non-volatile memory of the one or more cameras;
- receiving a recording confirmation from the one or more cameras;
- receiving a metadata message from the one or more cameras;
- and
- transmitting, to the one or more cameras, a termination message comprising a further instruction to terminate the recording with the one or more cameras.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.