US 9,756,279 B2Granted

Method of and system for mobile surveillance and event recording

AssigneeEnforcement Video, LLC

InventorsRobert V. Vanman, Simon C. Goble

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Abstract

A data-encoding system includes a source of unencoded data, and a first encoder interoperably coupled to the source, wherein the first encoder is adapted to receive the unencoded data, encode the unencoded data, and output encoded data at a first data rate. The data encoding system further includes a second encoder interoperably coupled to the source, wherein the second encoder is adapted to receive the unencoded data, encode the unencoded data, and output encoded data at a second data rate in which the second data rate exceeds the first data rate. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of the technical disclosure. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).

Claims22

Dependent claims

A method of archiving data, the method comprising:

receiving data;
storing the data on a first data storage medium;
determining that a record trigger is active;
responsive to the record trigger, selecting a portion of the data for storage on a second data storage medium;
determining if at least one environmental factor exceeds a tolerable limit of the second data storage medium;
responsive to a determination that the at least one environmental factor does not exceed the tolerable limit of the second data storage medium, storing the selected portion of the data on the second data storage medium;
and
responsive to a determination that the at least one environmental factor exceeds the tolerable limit of the second data storage medium:
delaying storing the selected portion of the data on the second data storage medium for a period of time;
determining, after the period of time, that the at least one environmental factor does not exceed the tolerable limit of the second data storage medium;
and
responsive to the determining that the at least one environmental factor does not exceed the tolerable limit of the second data storage medium, storing the selected portion of the data on the second data storage medium.

9 more elements

A computer system for archiving data, the computer system comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory including software instructions adapted to enable the computer system to perform the steps of:
receiving data;
storing the data on a first data storage medium;
determining that a record trigger is active;
responsive to the record trigger, selecting a portion of the data for storage on a second data storage medium;
determining if at least one environmental factor exceeds a tolerable limit of the second data storage medium;
responsive to a determination that the at least one environmental factor does not exceed the tolerable limit of the second data storage medium, storing the selected portion of the data on the second data storage medium;
and
responsive to a determination that the at least one environmental factor exceeds the tolerable limit of the second data storage medium:
delaying storing the selected portion of the data on the second data storage medium for a period of time;
determining, after the period of time, that the at least one environmental factor does not exceed the tolerable limit of the second data storage medium;
and
responsive to the determining that the at least one environmental factor does not exceed the tolerable limit of the second data storage medium, storing the selected portion of the data on the second data storage medium.

12 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/780,092Filed 14 May 2010 · continuation
Priority: 12 Oct 2004
Published: US 2011/0125976 A126 May 2011
Granted: 5 Sep 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H04N 5/91
Television signal recording: television signal processing therefor
G08G 1/054
With provision for determining speed or overspeed: photographing overspeeding vehicles
G11B 19/08
Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing: by using devices external to the driving mechanisms, e.g. coin-freed…
G11B 20/00471
The copy protection scheme being related to a specific access protection standard: video content protection system [VCPS]

Family

Application60/617,988Us provisional application · filed 12 Oct 2004
Application11/249,662Parent of this continuation · filed 12 Oct 2005
US 2011/0125976 A1Pre-grant publication · published 26 May 2011
US 8,081,214 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2006/0158968 A1Published application
US 9,756,279 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.