System for automatically triggering a recording

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10911725-B2
Application number	US-201815916654-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2018
Priority date	Mar 9, 2017
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

System, method, and media for providing automatic recording of an event. The event may be detected from a set of data collected at a sensor. A recording device manager may send signals to other sensors and electromechanical devices to activate these sensors and electromechanical devices based on detection of the triggering event. The sensor may collect data associated with the triggering event and the electromechanical devices may perform actions based on the triggering event.

First claim

Having thus described various embodiments of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following:

1. A system for automatically recording an event, comprising:
a sensor configured to collect a set of sensor data,
wherein the set of sensor data is indicative of at least one of pressure, force, stress, strain, time, temperature, speed, acceleration, location, magnetism, voltage, and current;
a video camera configured to collect a set of video data;
a recording device manager, comprising:
a data store;
a processor; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions, that, when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:
receiving the set of sensor data from the sensor;
detecting a triggering event from the set of sensor data;
determining, by the processor, that the triggering event is a low-level triggering event;
transmitting wirelessly, in response to the detection of the triggering event, a signal from the recording device manager to the video camera,
wherein the signal instructs the video camera to begin collecting the set of video data to tack the triggering event;
performing at least one of object recognition and facial recognition on the video data to determine a threat level of the triggering event;
storing, in a set of metadata data, the set of sensor data collected at the sensor;
determining, by the processor, that the triggering event is a threat;
storing information indicative of the at least one object recognition and facial recognition to the set of metadata data based on the determination that the triggering event is a threat;
embedding the set of metadata data in the video data at the recording device manager; and
storing, in the data store, the set of video data including the embedded set of metadata data.

2. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the video camera is configured to be attached to a person, and
wherein the set of video data is sent wirelessly from the video camera to the recording device manager.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the set of metadata data is indicative of at least one of a time, a date, the triggering event, a location, and a personal identification.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the set of metadata data and the set of sensor data are stored as metadata associated with the set of video data.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first set of video data collected at the first video camera includes the triggering signal.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recording device manager is integrated into the sensor.

7. A method of automatically recording an event, comprising the steps of:
collecting a set of sensor data at a sensor,
wherein the set of sensor data is indicative of at least one of pressure, force, stress, strain, time, temperature, speed, acceleration, location, magnetism, voltage, and current;
detecting a triggering event from the set of sensor data at a recording device manager,
determining, by the processor, that the triggering event is a low-level triggering event;
sending a first signal, in response to the detection of the triggering event, from the recording device manager to a video camera,
wherein the first signal instructs the video camera to begin collecting a set of video data;
performing at least one of object recognition and facial recognition on the set of video data;
determining, by the processor, that the triggering event is a threat;
sending a second signal, in response to a result of the at least one object recognition and facial recognition, from the recording device manager to an electromechanical device,
wherein the electromechanical device performs an action in response to the second signal; and
storing the set of sensor data collected at the sensor as metadata with the set of video data collected at the video camera based on the determination that the triggering event is a threat;
embedding information indicative of the at least one object recognition and facial recognition to the metadata,
wherein the metadata is embedded in the video data at the recording device manager prior to storing.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the electromechanical device is at least one of an actuator, a lock, and a motor.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the triggering event is at least one of recognition of a temperature above a specified threshold, a collision, recognition of a speed above a specified threshold, and recognition of an acceleration above a specified threshold.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the recording device manager is integrated into the sensor.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the recording device manager is configured to transmit and receive the set of sensor data and the set of video data wirelessly.

12. One or more non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of automatically recording an event, the method comprising the steps of:
collecting a set of sensor data at a sensor,
wherein the set of sensor data is indicative of at least one of pressure, force, stress, strain, time, temperature, speed, acceleration, location, magnetism, voltage, and current;
detecting a triggering event from the set of sensor data at a recording device manager,
determining, by the processor, that the triggering event is a low-level triggering event;
sending a first signal from the recording device manager to a video camera instructing the video camera to collect a set of video data based on the low-level triggering event;
analyzing the video data to determine if a person associated with the low-level triggering event is a threat;
sending a second signal, based on the analysis of the video data, from the recording device manager to an electromechanical device, instructing the electromechanical device to perform an action responsive to the second signal based on the determination that the person is a threat;
storing the set of sensor data as metadata with the set of video data, and
embedding information indicative of the identity of the at least one person in the video data with the set of metadata,
wherein the metadata is embedded in the video data at the recording device manager prior to storing.

13. The media of claim 12 , wherein the triggering event is a recognized movement matching a stored movement in a database.

14. The media of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: generating a set of response data in response to and indicative of the action performed by the electromechanical device.

15. The media of claim 12 , wherein the sensor is a magnetic card reader and the video camera is configured to record a transaction performed via the magnetic card reader.

16. The media of claim 15 , wherein the action performed by the electromechanical device is at least one of actuating a lock, initiating an alarm, and initiating a visual signal, or initiating an audible signal.

Assignees

• Digital Ally Inc

Inventors

• Ross Stanton E

Classifications

• G06V20/44

  Event detection · CPC title

• G06V20/40

  in video content (extracting overlay text G06V20/62; video retrieval G06F16/70; processing of video elementary streams in video servers H04N21/234; processing of video elementary streams in video clients H04N21/44) · CPC title

• H04N7/188 Primary

  Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position (signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253) · CPC title

• H04N7/183

  for receiving images from a single remote source · CPC title

• G06K2009/00738

  Physics · mapped topic