Method and system for vehicle-mounted recording systems
OwnerCarl Trapaniinventor
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Abstract
Vehicle-mounted recorded systems capture and record surveillance data as well as location and time data. Methods for obtaining recorded data corresponding to a region of interest from vehicle-mounted recorded systems use wireless communications to request and transmit data. Methods for using time-synchronized recorded surveillance data from multiple recording sources generate viewable reproductions of an event.
Claims22
A method for acquiring surveillance data corresponding to a region of interest recorded by vehicle-mounted recording systems, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a request for recorded surveillance data corresponding to the region of interest;
- and
- receiving a reply transmission to said request for recorded surveillance data, said reply transmission comprising surveillance data corresponding to at least a portion of the region of interest recorded by a vehicle-mounted recording system.
A method for receiving surveillance data corresponding to a region of interest from vehicle-mounted recording systems, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a polling request comprising information corresponding to the region of interest;
- and
- receiving a reply transmission to said polling request from a vehicle-mounted recording system having recorded data corresponding to said polling request, said reply transmission to said polling request comprising information identifying said vehicle-mounted recording system.
A method for acquiring current surveillance data corresponding to a region of interest relating to an ongoing event of public concern, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a request comprising information corresponding to the region of interest;
- and
- receiving a transmission comprising surveillance data from a vehicle-mounted recording system within the region of interest.
A method for reconstructing an event of public concern, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring first data from a first recording source, said first data comprising first video data depicting a portion of the event, first location data recording a location of said first recording source, and first time data corresponding to said first video data;
- acquiring second data from a second recording source, said second data comprising second video data depicting a portion of the event, second location data recording a location of said second recording source, and second time data corresponding to said second video data;
- synchronizing said first data and said second data in conformity with said first time data and said second time data;
- and
- generating a viewable reproduction of said event.
A vehicle-mounted recording system comprising a memory for storing program instructions and data, a processor coupled to said memory for executing said program instructions, a camera coupled to said processor for capturing visual data, locating means coupled to said processor for acquiring location data, timing means coupled to said processor for acquiring time data, and an antenna coupled to said processor for sending and receiving transmissions, wherein said program instructions comprise instructions for:
- storing said visual data, said location data, and said time data so that each portion of said visual data is locatable by at least one of a time of video data capture and a location of video data capture;
- searching at least one of said stored time data and said location data in response to receiving a transmission designating a region of interest;
- and
- sending a transmission in response to said searching.
A method for obtaining recorded surveillance data from a vehicle-mounted recording system, comprising the steps of:
- providing a stationary data transfer device;
- receiving via wireless transmission at least a portion of said surveillance data from said vehicle-mounted recording system;
- transmitting said surveillance data that is received to a data depository;
- and
- indexing said surveillance data in data depository so that said surveillance data is searchable by at least one of a recording location and a recording time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.