System and Methods for Recording Emergency Data

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• an activation module, configured to activate the data input module in response to an emergency call being placed from the apparatus;
• a data input module, configured to receive image data;
• and
• a transmit and receive module, configured to cause the image data to be transmitted to a server and allow data to be received from a server.

A system, comprising:

• a portable electronic device configured to:
• place an emergency call wherein placing the emergency call is in response to an emergency telephone number being entered into the portable electronic device;
• receive image data in response to the emergency call wherein the image data is in the form of a digital image and wherein further the image data is received through a digital imaging device associated with the portable electronic device;
• and
• transmit the image data;
• a server communicatively coupled with the portable electronic device and is configured to:
• receive the image data from the portable electronic device store the image data;
• retrieve the image data in response to a request wherein the request is originated from a remote computer;
• and
• send the retrieved image data to the remote computer wherein the remote computer is configured to at least display the retrieved image data;
• and
• a storage device, communicatively coupled to the server, wherein the storage device stores the image data received by the server from the portable electronic device;
• wherein the image data comprises at least one of a digital image, a series of digital images, and digital video.