Camera for a weapon and methods for doing the same
First Claim
1. A camera system for use with a weapon, comprising:
- a camera havinga body,a wireless receiver disposed along the body, anda storage medium in communication with the receiver; and
a lens assembly separate from the camera and having a wireless transmitter for transmitting signals from the lens assembly to the receiver;
a mount attached to the lens assembly for mounting the lens assembly to a weapon.
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Abstract
A camera system for use with a weapon includes a camera, a lens assembly separate from the camera, and a mount attached to the lens assembly for mounting the lens assembly to a weapon. The camera includes a body, a wireless receiver disposed along the body, and a storage medium in communication with the receiver. The lens assembly comprises a wireless transmitter for transmitting signals from the lens assembly to the receiver. The camera system may include a sensor connected to the lens assembly for detecting a change in the position of the lens assembly from a non-shooting position to a shooting position and for activating the camera system based upon detection of this change in positions.
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24 Claims
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1. A camera system for use with a weapon, comprising:
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a camera having a body, a wireless receiver disposed along the body, and a storage medium in communication with the receiver; and a lens assembly separate from the camera and having a wireless transmitter for transmitting signals from the lens assembly to the receiver; a mount attached to the lens assembly for mounting the lens assembly to a weapon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A video camera system for use with a weapon, comprising:
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a video camera having a body and a storage medium; a lens assembly separate from the camera and in communication with the video camera, wherein the lens assembly has a latitudinal axis; a mount attached to the lens assembly for mounting the lens assembly to a weapon; and a sensor configured to activate videoing of objects by the video camera system when the lens assembly is partially rotated about the latitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A wireless video camera system for use with a weapon, comprising:
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a video camera having a body, a storage medium, and a first wireless transceiver in communication with the storage medium; and a lens assembly separate from the video camera and having a housing, a lens connected to the housing, a microphone attached to the housing, and a second wireless transceiver in communication with the lens and microphone in order to receive respective video and audio signals; and a mount attached to the lens assembly for mounting the lens assembly to a weapon; wherein the first and second transceivers are operable to wirelessly transmit and receive video, audio, and control signals between the video camera and the lens assembly. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A video camera system in combination with a weapon, comprising:
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a weapon; a lens assembly removably mounted to the weapon and including a lens and a first wireless transceiver in communication with the lens; a video camera separate from the lens assembly and having a second wireless transceiver and a storage medium in communication with the second transceiver; wherein the first and second transceivers wirelessly transmits and receive signals between and from the lens assembly and the video camera in order to video objects within the viewing range of the lens. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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