Systems and methods for incident recording

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10872636-B2
Application number	US-201916578845-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2019
Priority date	Apr 6, 2008
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

An incident recorder records original and supplemental incident information using a simplified user interface. A lead incident recorder may request any of several support tasks be accepted by other subsystems configured to Follow. Tactical support tasks may be requested. Communication support tasks may be requested. Collection support tasks may be requested. Collection support tasks may include directives for operation of an incident recorder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for storing and communicating data related to an incident using multiple incident recorders, the system comprising:
a first incident recorder configured to be worn by an officer, including:
a first video camera;
a first pre-event buffer;
a first memory;
a first user-operated control;
a first rechargeable battery; and
a first short range wireless transceiver, wherein the first incident recorder is configured to:
capture first video information from the first video camera into the first pre-event buffer for a first period of time before overwriting information previously recorded in the first pre-event buffer, the first information captured prior to a first operation of the first user-operated control;
capture second video information a bout the incident from the first video camera upon the first operation of the first user-operated control and store the second video information in the first memory;
record a mark in a video stream of the second video information upon a second operation of the first user-operated control while the second video information is being captured from the first video camera, the mark indicating a time during the capture of the second video information at which the first user-operated control was operated;
discontinue capture of the second video information and capture third video information from the first video camera in the first pre-event buffer upon third operation of the first user-operated control while the second video information is being captured;
transmit a recording support request via the first short range wireless transceiver while at the incident; and
transmit a new incident identifier via the first short range wireless transceiver; and

a second incident recorder configured to record the incident, including:
a second video camera;
a second pre-event buffer;
a second memory; and
a second short range wireless transceiver, wherein the second incident recorder is configured to:
capture fourth video information from the second video camera into the second pre-event buffer for a second period of time before overwriting information previously recorded in the second pre-event buffer;
capture fifth video information about the incident from the second video camera and store the fifth video information in the second memory;
receive the recording support request via the second short range wireless transceiver while at the incident;
receive the new incident identifier via the second short range wireless transceiver; and
associate the new incident identifier with the incident.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recording support request includes a request to record the incident.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the second incident recorder is further configured to receive the request to record the incident and notify an operator of the second incident recorder of the request.

4. The system of claim 1 , comprising a secondary subsystem configured to receive the second video information from the first incident recorder and the fifth video information from the second incident recorder.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the secondary subsystem comprises a shift hub, the shift hub including a processor and docks configured to accept the first incident recorder and the second incident recorder via plug-in to a wired network.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein:
the second incident recorder is configured to be worn by a second officer;
the second incident recorder includes a second rechargeable battery; and
the shift hub is configured to:
provide data transfer from the first incident recorder;
provide data transfer from the second incident recorder;
recharge the first rechargeable battery of the first incident recorder; and
recharge the second rechargeable battery of the second incident recorder.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the data transfer from the first incident recorder includes the second video information and first usage logs from the first incident recorder; and
the data transfer from the second incident recorder includes the fifth video information and second usage logs from the second incident recorder.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first usage logs from the first incident recorder include first environment logs updated in response to first notice of a candidate beacon received; and
the second usage logs from the second incident recorder include second environment logs updated in response to second notice of the candidate beacon received.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the second usage logs from the second incident recorder include second environment logs updated in response to a directive received for coordinated evidence collection from the first incident recorder.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the updated second environment logs include a record of a type of first incident recorder from which the directive was received and a record of what the directive required of the second incident recorder.

11. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first incident recorder is configured to store a first identity of an operator of the first incident recorder; and
the second incident recorder is configured to store a second identity of an operator of the second incident recorder.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the secondary subsystem is configured to transmit the first identity of the operator of the first incident recorder to the first incident recorder and transmit the second identity of the operator of the second incident recorder to the second incident recorder.

13. The system of claim 4 , wherein the secondary subsystem is configured to:
receive the new incident identifier from the first incident recorder;
receive the new incident identifier from the second incident recorder; and
associate the second video information and the fifth video information based on the new incident identifier.

14. The system of claim 1 , comprising a primary subsystem separate from the first incident recorder and the second incident recorder, the primary subsystem including a processor and a third short range wireless transceiver and further configured to receive the recording support request from the first incident recorder via the third short range wireless transceiver and transmit the recording support request to the second incident recorder via the third short range wireless transceiver to the second incident recorder.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the primary subsystem is configured to:
receive a second transmission from the first incident recorder, the second transmission comprising information intended for the second incident recorder with respect to the recording support request; and
forward a copy of the information intended for the second incident recorder with respect to the recording support request to the second incident recorder, wherein the second transmission is received after the recording support request is received by a secondary subsystem.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second incident recorder is configured to transmit an acknowledgement of the new incident identifier received from the first incident recorder.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first incident recorder is configured to transmit a beacon of identification; and
the second incident recorder is configured to transmit a unique address of the second incident recorder in response to receiving the beacon of identification from the first incident recorder.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the new incident identifier via

Assignees

• Axon Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Smith Patrick W
• Shekarri Nache D
• Dhillon Jasjit S
• Cerovic Milan
• Winn Jr Roger Clay

Classifications

• G06Q10/087 Primary

  Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders · CPC title

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• G06Q50/18

  Legal services · CPC title

• H04N5/772

  the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure · CPC title

• G06Q50/26

  Government or public services (business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40) · CPC title