Internet of things (IoT) automated intelligence module (AIM) and management system

A firearm critical event alert add response system, comprising:

• an Internet of Things (IoT) Automated Intelligence Module (AIM) positioned in operative communication with a firearm of interest, said IoT AIM comprising components including:
• an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) configured to acquire intelligence data corresponding to at least one critical event and to produce at least one critical event detection signal,
• a video unit activated upon detection of said at least one critical event, and composed of a video recording unit, and a video processing unit operatively coupled to said video recording unit, and configured to generate digital video signals from images captured by said video recording unit,
• an audio unit activated upon detection of said at least one critical event, and composed of a microphone, and an audio processing unit operatively coupled to said microphone, and configured to generate digital audio signal sounds captured by said microphone,
• a real-time clock (RTC) unit operatively coupled to said video unit, said audio unit, and said IMU to timestamp said digital video and digital audio signals, said intelligence data, and said at least one critical event detection signal,
• an internal data storage unit operatively coupled to said IMU, said video and audio units, and said RTC unit to record said timestamped and synchronized said digital video and audio signals, said intelligence data, and said at least one critical event detection signal received therefrom,
• a transceiver sub-system operatively coupled to said internal data storage unit and configured to interface with an external end-user sub-system to transmit thereto said timestamped and synchronized digital video and audio signals, said intelligence data, and said at least one critical event detection signals,
• wherein said IoT AIM further includes an enclosure, said enclosure configured for attachment to the firearm of interest through a coupling to a structure including either of an accessory rail, a Picatinny rail mountable firearm accessory, a Weaver rail mountable firearm accessory, Picatinny/Weaver rail adapter, vertical foregrip, pistol grip, or the buttstock of the firearm of interest, wherein said components are arranged in a single board computer structure secured within said enclosure,
• an external data repository, an IoT LPWAN Radio Frequency (RF) gateway, and/or cellular-based network, cloud-based servers, said external data repository residing at at least one of said cloud-based servers,
• a LPWAN transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, and a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver coupled to said LPWAN RF transceiver and paired to an internet-enabled mobile device via said Bluetooth transceiver, wherein a real-time location signal received at said GPS receiver is coupled to said LPWAN transceiver, and transmitted to the LPWAN RF gateway, the cellular-based network, internet-enabled mobile device, and said external data depository through said LPWAN and Bluetooth transceivers,
• a Microcontroller Unit (MCU) operatively coupled to said IMU, Video Unit, Audio Unit, Internal data storage unit, GPS receiver, and LPWAN and Bluetooth transceivers to coordinate and operatively support operational interrelation therebetween, wherein said MCU is configured to synchronize said timestamped digital video and digital audio signals, said acquired intelligence data, and said at least one critical event detection signal,
• an accelerometer to measure acceleration forces applied to said firearm of interest and dynamic and static acceleration of the firearm of interest, and wherein said IMU is configured to process said measured acceleration forces and dynamic acceleration of the firearm of interest for detecting of said firearm discharge,
• a magnetometer operatively coupled to said accelerometer, said magnetometer being configured to determine a 3-dimensional orientation of the firearm of interest,
• a pair of momentary switches disposed at the opposite sides of said enclosure in operative interrelation with said MCU, said momentary switches being engaged when said firearm of interest is inside a holster, and at least one of said momentary switches being disengaged when said firearm of interest is un-holstered, and wherein said MCU receives a signal from said momentary switches indicating termination of the engagement, and
• a pair of photocell units disposed at the opposite sides of said enclosure in operative engagement with said MCU, said MCU being configured to determine a deviation in light outputs of said photocell units from a predetermined light output threshold, indicative of a possible unholstering event.

An Internet of Things (IoT) sensor module mountable to a firearm of interest, comprising:

• an enclosure,
• components of said IoT sensor module housed within said enclosure, said IoT sensor module components including:
• a pair of momentary switches positioned at opposite sides of said enclosure, and
• a pair of photocell units disposed at opposite sides of said enclosure;
• an Inertial Measurements Unit (IMU) including:
• an accelerometer measuring dynamical and static accelerations of said firearm, and
• a magnetometer measuring a 3-dimensional orientation of said firearm of interest;
• and
• a Micro-Controller Unit (MCU) operatively coupled to said IMU, said momentary switches, and said photocell units, wherein said MCU is configured to process signals received from said momentary switches to determine whether said momentary switches are engaged, to process light outputs of said photocell units to determine whether said light outputs are balanced, and to process an output of said magnetometer to determine presence of a magnetic field, and to detect the firearm un-holstering event if at least one of said pair of momentary switches is disengaged, the light outputs of said photocell units are un-balanced, and a magnetic field is absent in vicinity to said firearm of interest, and
• wherein said MCU is further configured to process said accelerometer measurements to determine the firearm discharge based upon said measured dynamic acceleration, and to determine an angle of said firearm tilting based on said magnetometer readings.