Video recording device holster

• US 10,084,500 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2015
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Utility Associates Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Utility Associates Incorporated
• Inventors: Davis, Ted Michael, Shanahan, Joseph Patrick, Araya, Simon, McKeeman, Robert Stewart
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Tejash
• Application Number:
  US14/847,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20160072540A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,113 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 1/08 Details
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/006 comprising a suspension strap or lanyard
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/023 to a fastening element of the garment, e.g. button
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0533 Cameras, e.g. reflex, digital, video camera
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/196 using television cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3816 Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

A video recording device and holster are disclosed to reliably and covertly start and stop capture of video, audio, and metadata, and perform other commands. The holster may include a plurality of holes through which defined commands can be executed using a touch-screen interface or other control devices. In one embodiment, the holster may be confirmed as being associated with the video recording device to authenticate a user. Moreover, the video recording device may enter a mode of operation associated with using the video recording apparatus automatically when inserted into a holster.

Claims

1. A holster, including:

a holster material configured to hold a video recording apparatus;

a view hole configured to allow video to be recorded by the video recording apparatus;

a plurality of control holes positioned on the holster at locations that correspond to locations on a touch-screen interface of the video recording apparatus, the locations on the touch-screen interface being associated with commands configured to control the video recording apparatus; and

a membrane positioned within at least one of the control holes, the membrane configured to depress a defined area of a screen on the video recording apparatus.

2. The holster of claim 1, wherein the plurality of control holes are located on the back of the holster.

3. The holster of claim 1, further including a near field communication chip.

4. The holster of claim 1, further including a light hole positioned on a front of the holster, the light hole configured to allow light emitting from the video recording apparatus on a backside of the holster to emanate from the front of the holster.

5. A shirt including a holster, the holster including:

a holster material configured to hold a smartphone;

a view hole configured to allow video to be recorded by the smartphone;

a plurality of control holes positioned on the holster at locations that correspond to locations on a touch-screen interface of the smartphone, the locations on the touch-screen interface being associated with commands configured to control the smartphone; and

a membrane positioned within at least one of the control holes, the membrane configured to depress a defined area of a screen on the video recording apparatus.

6. A system, including:

a holster; and

a video recording device, the video recording device including a touch-screen interface;

wherein the holster comprises;

a holster material configured to hold the video recording apparatus;

a view hole configured to allow video to be recorded by the video recording apparatus;

a plurality of control holes positioned on the holster at locations that correspond to locations on the touch-screen interface of the video recording apparatus, the locations on the touch-screen interface being associated with commands configured to control the video recording apparatus;

a membrane positioned within at least one of the control holes, the membrane configured to depress a defined area of a screen on the video recording apparatus; and

a first identification chip; and

wherein the video recording apparatus further comprises

a second identification chip, wherein the video recording apparatus determines whether the first identification chip and the second identification chip are associated.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of control holes are positioned on a back of the holster.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the video recording apparatus further includes a voice recognition module to control the video recording apparatus.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the video recording apparatus provides feedback indicating that a command has been processed in response to receiving input by the touch-screen interface.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the video recording apparatus is a smartphone.

11. One or more computer readable media comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, perform a method comprising:

activating a first mode of operation for a video recording apparatus;

detecting association of the video recording apparatus with a holster;

activating a second mode of operation for the video recording apparatus upon detecting the association; and

controlling the video recording apparatus based on the second mode of operation while the video recording apparatus is associated with the holster;

wherein the second mode of operation includes commands for controlling a smartphone in connection with a video recording function.

12. The computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further includes:

associating a plurality of defined areas of a touch-screen user interface on the video recording apparatus with commands that control the video recording apparatus; and

receiving input through control holes in the holster to activate at least one of the commands.

13. The computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further includes:

detecting removal of the video recording apparatus from the holster;

deactivating the second mode of operation; and

continuing to record video after deactivating the second mode of operation.

14. The computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the detecting the association occurs using near field communication chips.

15. The computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further includes receiving voice commands to control operation of the video recording device.

16. The computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further includes:

detecting that the video recording apparatus is not associated with the holster; and

providing a notification that the video recording apparatus is not associated with the holster.

17. The computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further includes:

broadcasting a message from the video recording apparatus indicating that the video recording apparatus is recording video.

18. The computer readable media of claim 17, wherein the method further includes:

receiving the message by a second video recording apparatus;

saving, by the second video recording apparatus, video from a period of time prior to receiving the message; and

recording video by the second video apparatus.