Remote video triggering and tagging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020051413-A1
Application number	US-201916534761-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 7, 2019
Priority date	Aug 8, 2018
Publication date	Feb 13, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A video collection system collects and sends metadata related to video data such that recording may be triggered and tagged. The video collection system utilizes a mobile broadband network (such as a cellular network) to send metadata, receive triggers, and perform other functions while the video collection system is in the field. The video collection system broadly comprises a plurality of video cameras and a video collection manager. The video cameras each include a mobile broadband modem or other wireless communication element for sending metadata messages. In some embodiments the mobile broadband modem may also send still images, audio data, and video data.

First claim

1 . A video camera comprising:
a lens assembly; a non-volatile memory; a mobile broadband modem; and a processor configured to—
receive, from a remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a trigger message indicative of a triggering event remote from the video camera;
instruct video data from the lens assembly to be stored in the non-volatile memory in response to the trigger message;
send, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a metadata message indicative of the video data from the lens assembly;
receive, from the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a trigger termination message based at least in part of the metadata message;
send, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a post-recording metadata message; and
cease storage of the video data in the non-volatile memory.

2 . The video camera of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
send, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, an initialization message indicative that the video camera is operational.

3 . The video camera of claim 1 , wherein the triggering message is a third-party initiated trigger message.

4 . The video camera of claim 1 , wherein the triggering message is an administrator-initiated trigger message.

5 . The video camera of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
send, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a status message indicative of a location of the video camera.

6 . The video camera of claim 5 , wherein the triggering event is based at least in part on said location of the video camera

7 . The video camera of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
send, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a post-recording metadata message indicative of the recorded video data.

8 . The video camera of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive, from the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a retention instruction message, wherein the retention instruction message is based at least in part on the post-recording metadata message.

9 . A computerized method of capturing video data by a video camera, the computerized method comprising:
receiving, by a mobile broadband modem of the video camera, an administrator-initiated trigger via a mobile broadband network; initiating a recording of video data; sending, to a video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a metadata message indicative of metadata associated with the video data; terminating the recording of the video data in response to termination of the administrator-initiated trigger; sending, to the video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a trigger-complete metadata message; and storing the video data for later transfer.

10 . The computerized method of claim 9 , further comprising:
sending, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, an initialization message indicative that the video camera is operational.

11 . The computerized method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving, by a mobile broadband modem of the video camera, a third-party initiated trigger message via a mobile broadband network; and initiating a second recording of video data distinct from said recording of video data.

12 . The computerized method of claim 9 , further comprising:
sending, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a status message indicative of a location of the video camera.

13 . The computerized method of claim 12 , wherein the administrator-initiated trigger is based at least in part on said location of the video camera.

14 . The computerized method of claim 9 , further comprising:
sending, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a post-recording metadata message indicative of the recorded video data.

15 . The computerized method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving, from the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a retention instruction message, wherein the retention instruction message is based at least in part on the post-recording metadata message.

16 . A video collection system comprising:
a video camera, wherein the video camera includes a mobile broadband modem; and a video collection manager communicatively coupled to the video camera via the mobile broadband modem of the video camera, wherein the video collection manager is configured to send a first triggering message to the video camera indicative of an administrator-initiated trigger, wherein the video camera is configured to record a first set of video data based upon the first triggering message, wherein the video collection manager is configured to receive a second triggering message from the video camera indicative of a user-initiated trigger, wherein the video camera tags a second set of video data based upon the second triggering message, wherein the video collection manager is configured to receive a periodic metadata message from the video camera indicative of video data being recorded by the video camera.

17 . The video collection system of claim 16 , wherein the video camera is configured to send, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, an initialization message indicative that the video camera is operational.

18 . The video collection system of claim 16 ,
wherein the video collection manager is configured to send, to the mobile broadband modem of the video camera, a third-party initiated trigger message via a mobile broadband network; and wherein the video camera is configured to record a second set of video data distinct from said first set of video data.

19 . The video collection system of claim 16 ,
wherein the video camera is configured to send, to the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a status message indicative of a location of the video camera. wherein the administrator-initiated trigger is based at least in part on said location of the video camera.

20 . The video collection system of claim 16 ,
wherein the video camera is configured to receive, from the remote video collection manager via the mobile broadband modem, a retention instruction message, wherein the retention instruction message is based at least in part on the post-recording metadata message.

Assignees

• Digital Ally Inc

Inventors

• Phillips Steven L
• Farnham Iv James W

Classifications

• G08B13/19658

  Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS · CPC title

• G08B13/19671 Primary

  Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream · CPC title

• G08B27/006

  with transmission via telephone network · CPC title

• G08B13/19667

  Details realated to data compression, encryption or encoding, e.g. resolution modes for reducing data volume to lower transmission bandwidth or memory requirements · CPC title

• G08B13/19656

  Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet · CPC title