Automated Activation and/or Charging of Cameras and/or Autonomous Vehicles
AssigneeFederal Signal Corporation
InventorsVishnu Swaminathan, David Joseph Jablonsky, Scott Thomas Rohrbaugh
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Abstract
A body camera can include: a camera configured to capture images; and a sensor module programmed to: sense a strength of a field within an emergency vehicle; activate the camera when the strength of the field falls below a certain threshold; and deactivate the camera when the strength of the field exceeds the threshold. The body camera can include a receiver configured to wirelessly receive power from an energy source within the emergency vehicle. An autonomous vehicle can also be carried by the emergency vehicle, with the autonomous vehicle being configured to be automatically activated and/or charged.
Claims20
A body camera, comprising:
- a camera configured to capture images;
- and
- a sensor module programmed to:
- sense a strength of a field within an emergency vehicle;
- activate the camera when the strength of the field falls below a certain threshold;
- and
- deactivate the camera when the strength of the field exceeds the threshold.
A system for automatic activation of a body camera, the system comprising:
- an emergency vehicle including a controller programmed to emit a field within an interior of the emergency vehicle;
- and
- the body camera configured to be worn by an occupant of the emergency vehicle and including a camera configured to capture images, the camera including a sensor module programmed to sense a strength of a field within an emergency vehicle and to:
- activate the camera when the strength of the field falls below a certain threshold;
- and deactivate the camera when the strength of the field exceeds the threshold.
A system for automatic activation of a body camera, the system comprising:
- an emergency vehicle including:
- a controller programmed to emit a field within an interior of the emergency vehicle;
- and
- a magnetic resonator positioned with in a set of the emergency vehicle and programmed to emit power;
- and
- the body camera configured to be worn by an occupant of the emergency vehicle, the body camera including:
- a camera configured to capture images, the camera including a sensor module programmed to sense a strength of a field within an emergency vehicle and to:
- activate the camera when the strength of the field falls below a certain threshold;
- and deactivate the camera when the strength of the field exceeds the threshold, wherein the strength of the field decreases as a distance between the body camera and the emergency vehicle increases;
- and
- a magnetic resonator receiver configured to wirelessly receive the power from the magnetic resonator within the emergency vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.