System and Method for Marking and Tagging Wireless Audio and Video Recordings

• US 20040212637A1
• Filed: 04/22/2004
• Published: 10/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kivin Varghese
• Original Assignee: Kivin Varghese
• Inventors: Varghese, Kivin
• Application Number:
  US10/709,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20040212637A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

The system and method provide for a wireless audio/visual (A/V) recording in which selected segments of recorded A/V data are marked, tagged, and categorized. A first, body-worn camera continuously records A/V data wirelessly and transmits recorded A/V data to a second recording device for interim storage. The second recording device is comprised of a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows a user to mark and tag A/V data in real-time and a memory module that stores marked, recorded A/V data. Marked, recorded A/V data is subsequently associated with a tag indicating its contents. Subsequently, tagged A/V data is categorized with respect to associated tags for subsequent download to a digital storage device; wherein categorized A/V data is stored for archival, manipulation, retrieval, sharing, and viewing.

Claims

1. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded audio/visual (A/V) data comprising steps of:

a. continuously recording A/V data via a first recording device;

b. transmitting said recorded A/V data to a second recording device for interim storage;

c. marking selected segments of said A/V data in real-time;

said selected segments of A/V data marked for storage;

d. tagging said marked segments of A/V data identifying content of said marked portions of data; and

e. categorizing said marked portions of transmitted A/V data with respect to tags associated in said tagging step;

said categorized, marked portions of transmitted A/V data downloaded to and stored in a storage device.

2. A method of archiving selected portions of recorded A/V data, as per claim 1, wherein said first recording device is mounted to at least one of:

a stationary point, a mobile point, or a user.

3. A method of archiving selected portions of recorded A/V data, as per claim 1, wherein said marking step occurs at either of said first or second recording devices.

4. A method of archiving selected portions of recorded A/V data, as per claim 1, wherein said marking step is triggered by either of:

user input or a time lapse.

5. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded A/V data, as per claim 1, wherein said A/V data is transmitted from said first recording device to said second recording device via either of:

wired or wireless means.

6. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded A/V data, as per claim 1, wherein said tagging step is implemented at said second recording device.

7. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded A/V data, as per claim 1, wherein said second recording device is comprised of at least one of:

a display means, user input means, or a memory module.

8. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded A/V data, as per claim 7, wherein said user input means allows a user to perform at least one of:

marking said A/V data and tagging said A/V data.

9. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded A/V data, as per claim 7, wherein said tag associated with said marked A/V data is determined by at least one of:

a selection from said second recording device or a creation of a tag via said user input means.

10. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded A/V data, as per claim 8, wherein said marked A/V data is stored in said memory module.

11. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded A/V data, as per claim 7, wherein said categorization step is performed by said second recording device or via said user input means.

12. A method of archiving selected segments of recorded A/V data, as per claim 1, wherein said tagged A/V data segments are categorized with respect to said tags associated with said marked A/V data.

13. A system for tagging and real-time marking of recorded A/V data comprising:

a. an interface receiving real-time A/V transmissions;

b. a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying said real-time A/V transmissions;

c. a trigger marking said real-time A/V transmissions to be saved;

said real-time A/V transmissions displayed by said GUI;

d. a tagger associating said marked, real-time A/V transmissions with a tag indicating content information;

e. a memory module for storing said marked and tagged real-time A/V transmissions.

14. An article of manufacture comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein which implements the archiving of archiving selected segments of recorded audio/visual (A/V) data comprising modules executing:

a. marking of selected segments of said A/V data in real-time;

b. tagging said marked segments of A/V data;

said tags identifying content of said marked segments of data; and

c. categorizing said tagged segments of marked, transmitted A/V data with respect to tags associated in said tagging step;

said categorized, tagged, and marked transmitted A/V data downloaded to and stored in a storage device for archival.