Portable video and imaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016119515-A1
Application number	US-201614991607-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 8, 2016
Priority date	Sep 28, 2012
Publication date	Apr 28, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A portable video and imaging system includes a camera for capturing video of an event, and a video recording device for recording the captured video of the event. The camera is housed in a first housing, the recording device is housed in a second housing, and the first and second housings are physically separate. Various embodiments provide for the system to be mounted to a user's body, an article of clothing, such as a shirt or a hat, to a vehicle, or to an ancillary component carried by the user, such as a firearm.

First claim

1 . A portable video and imaging system for law enforcement comprising:
a portable housing configured to be mounted on a body of a law enforcement officer, on a device carried by the law enforcement officer, or in a law enforcement vehicle; a camera component housed within the housing and configured to capture video of an event; a memory element housed within the housing and configured to record the captured video of the event; an input mounted on the housing and configured to be actuated by the law enforcement officer in the field and in response to being actuated, generate an activation signal; and a processing element associated with the memory element and the input and configured to:
receive said activation signal generated in response to the law enforcement officer actuating the input, and
in response to the activation signal, mark the captured video to thereby identify a point in time or location in the marked, captured video.

2 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 , wherein marking of the captured video enables a user viewing the captured video to move to said point in time or location in the marked, captured video.

3 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 2 ,
wherein the input is a second input, said system further including a first input, wherein actuation of the first input places the system in a standby mode, such that the system is ready to begin capturing video upon actuation by the law enforcement officer of the second input, wherein in response to the received information indicative of the law enforcement officer actuating the second input, the processing element is further configured to instruct recording by the camera component.

4 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 , wherein marking the captured video further records a geographical location of at least one component of the system when the video was marked.

5 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 4 , wherein the processing element receives, from a global positioning system, information indicative of the geographical location of the at least one component of the system.

6 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 , wherein said mounting on the law enforcement officer's body includes mounting on an article of clothing worn by the law enforcement officer.

7 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the housing is configured to be selectively mounted on the law enforcement officer's body and in the law enforcement vehicle.

8 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 7 , further including:
a first mounting assembly configured for mounting the housing to the law enforcement officer's body, and a second mounting assembly configured for mounting the housing in the law enforcement vehicle, such that the housing may selectively and interchangeably be mounted on the law enforcement officer's body via the first mounting assembly and the law enforcement vehicle via the second mounting assembly.

9 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the processing element is configured to wirelessly transmit the captured video to a remote device.

10 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 9 , wherein the remote device is a mobile communications device configured for viewing the captured video on the mobile communications device.

11 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the processing element is configured to instruct capturing of video by the camera component for recording the event in response to receiving information indicative of a triggering event.

12 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 11 , wherein the triggering event is a signal from the law enforcement vehicle.

13 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 ,
wherein the captured video is associated with metadata, wherein the metadata includes a geographical location of at least one component of the system when the video was captured, a time or date of when the video was captured, and any triggering event that initiated capturing of the video.

14 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 , further including an identification sensor configured to determine an identity of the law enforcement officer or the law enforcement vehicle.

15 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 14 , wherein the captured video is associated with metadata, and the metadata includes an identity of the law enforcement officer or the law enforcement vehicle associated with the system as provided by the identification sensor.

16 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the housing has a width of approximately 0.25 inches to approximately 5 inches and a height of approximately 0.5 inches to approximately 5 inches.

17 . A portable video and imaging system for law enforcement comprising:
a portable housing configured to be selectively mounted on a body of a law enforcement officer and in a law enforcement vehicle; a first mounting assembly configured for mounting the housing to the law enforcement officer's body; a second mounting assembly configured for mounting the housing in the law enforcement vehicle, such that the housing may selectively and interchangeably be mounted on the law enforcement officer's body via the first mounting assembly and the law enforcement vehicle via the second mounting assembly; a camera component housed within the housing and configured to capture video of an event; a memory element housed within the housing and configured to record the captured video of the event; an input mounted on the housing and configured to be actuated by the law enforcement officer in the field and in response to being actuated, generate an activation signal; and a processing element associated with the memory element and the input and configured to:
receive said activation signal generated in response to the law enforcement officer actuating the input,
in response to the activation signal, mark the captured video to thereby identify a point in time or location in the marked, captured video for enabling a user viewing the captured video to move to said point in time or location in the marked, captured video,
wirelessly transmit the captured video to a mobile communications device configured for viewing the captured video on the mobile communications device, and
instruct capturing of video by the camera component for recording the event in response to receiving information indicative of a triggering event,
wherein the triggering event is a signal from the law enforcement vehicle.

18 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 17 ,
wherein the input is a second input, said system further including a first input, wherein actuation of the first input places the system in a standby mode, such that the system is ready to begin capturing video upon actuation by the law enforcement officer of the second input, wherein in response to the received information indicative of the law enforcement officer actuating the second input, the processing element is further configured to instruct recording by the camera component.

19 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 17 , wherein marking the captured video further records a geographical location of at least one component of the system when the video was marked.

20 . The portable video and imaging system of claim 17 , wherein said mounting on the law enforcement officer's body includes mounting on an article of clothing worn by the law enforcem

Assignees

• Digital Ally Inc

Inventors

• Phillips Steve
• Troxel Jason R

Classifications

• H04N23/50

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H04N23/51 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• F16M11/10 Primary

  around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G11B27/11

  by using information not detectable on the record carrier · CPC title

• H04N5/2252 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic