SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WITNESS TESTIMONY COLLECTION

• US 20080313542A1
• Filed: 06/15/2007
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trial Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trial Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: DeCrescenzo, James T., Witkowski, Maureen C., Roca-Smith, Carolina, Hicks, Walter E. Jr., Sack, Brian N., McElvenny, Matthew J., Craddock, William R., Panciera, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US11/763,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20080313542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/730
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A witness testimony collection system may include a storage medium configured to store one or more documents. An interactive pen display device may be configured to transmit, in real time, digital ink markings on a document selected from the one or more documents. A high definition camera may be configured to transmit an image in real time. A mixer may be configured to receive input from the camera, the interactive pen display device and the storage device. The mixer may combine the input from the camera, the interactive pen display device and the storage device into a single output. A screen may be configured to receive input from the mixer. The screen may display an image of the digital ink markings on the selected document and the image from the camera on a single screen.

Claims

1. A witness testimony collection system comprising:

a storage medium configured to store one or more documents;

an interactive pen display device configured to transmit, in real lime, digital ink markings on a document selected from the one or more documents;

a high definition camera configured to transmit an image in real time;

a mixer configured to receive input from the camera, the interactive pen display device and the storage device, wherein the mixer combines the input from the camera, the interactive pen display device and the storage device into a single output; and

a screen configured to receive input from the mixer, wherein the screen displays an image of the digital ink markings on the selected document, and the image from the camera on a single screen.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the image transmitted by the camera comprises an image of a witness.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a recorder configured to store the output from the mixer.

4. A method of taking a deposition, the method comprising:

selecting a document from one or more documents;

recording a witness generating one or more markings to the selected document using a camera;

tracking the one or more markings on the selected document; and

displaying an image of the recorded witness and an image of the one or more markings on the selected document on a single screen.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein prior to selecting a document from one or more documents comprises:

scanning the one or more documents; and

storing the one or more documents.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the selecting from one or more documents comprises:

selecting from the one or more documents that are stored.

8. The method of claim 4 wherein the displaying an image comprises:

displaying a picture-in-picture image.

9. The method of claim 4 wherein recording a witness generating one or more markings to the selected document using a camera comprises using a high definition camera that has at least 1080 lines of resolution.

10. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

storing the image of the recorded witness and the image of the one or more markings on the selected document.

11. The method of claim 4 wherein the displaying an image comprises:

displaying the image of the recorded witness and the image of the one or more markings on the selected document on a high definition plasma screen.

12. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

converting the image of the recorded witness and the image of the one or more markings on the selected document into a high definition format.

13. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

storing the image of the one or more markings on the selected document in a file, wherein the file is readable to a mixer.

14. A method of taking a deposition, the method comprising:

scanning one or more documents;

storing the one or more documents;

selecting a document from the one or more documents;

recording a witness generating one or more markings to the selected document using a camera;

tracking the one or more markings on the selected document; and

displaying an image of the recorded witness and an image of the one or more markings on the selected document on a single screen.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the displaying an image comprises:

displaying a picture-in-picture image.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein recording a witness generating one or more markings to the selected document using a camera comprises using a high definition camera.

17. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

storing the image of the recorded witness and the image of the one or more markings on the selected document in a file.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the displaying an image comprises:

displaying the image of the recorded witness and the image of the one or more markings on the selected document on a high definition plasma screen.

19. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

converting the image of the recorded witness and the image of the one or more markings on the selected document into a high definition format.

20. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

storing the image of the one or more markings on the selected document in a file, wherein the file is readable to a mixer.