Systems And Methods For Incident Recording

• US 20090251545A1
• Filed: 11/07/2008
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Magne H. Nerheim, Nache D. Shekarri, Patrick W Smith
• Original Assignee: Magne H. Nerheim, Nache D. Shekarri, Patrick W Smith
• Inventors: Shekarri, Nache D., Nerheim, Magne H., Smith, Patrick W.
• Application Number:
  US12/267,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20090251545A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A primary subsystem communicates to a secondary subsystem a description of an incident. The primary subsystem includes a detector, a user interface, and a recorder. The detector detects data related to the incident. The user interface determines a revision related to the data. The recorder records the data and the revision for communication to the secondary subsystem.

Claims

1. A recorder for use by a human operator at an incident, the recorder comprising:

a. a head set for mounting to turn with the operator'"'"'s head, the head set comprising a camera oriented away from the operator, a first microphone oriented away from the operator, and a second microphone for receiving vocal sound from the operator; and

b. a hand set for operation in the operator'"'"'s hands, the hand set comprising;

(1) a first plurality of binary controls and a pointing control, the first plurality of binary controls and the pointing control each sized and positioned for operation by at least one of the operator'"'"'s thumbs, each binary control identified by a respective legend of a plurality of legends;

(2) a display for presenting the plurality of legends proximate to the plurality of controls; and

(3) a processing circuit coupled to the camera, the first microphone, the second microphone, the binary controls, the pointing control, and the display, the circuit performing instructions to;

(a) store a sequence of containers wherein a container of the sequence includes first data responsive to the camera for a first period and second data responsive to the first microphone for the first period;

(b) identify one or more of the binary controls respectively with one or more first legends of the plurality of legends;

(c) in response to a first operation of one or more of the binary controls, drive the display in accordance with the sequence to present a first presentation comprising a plurality of scenes;

(d) in response to a second operation of one or more of the binary controls, drive the display in accordance with the sequence to present a second presentation comprising one particular scene of the plurality of scenes, the particular scene corresponding to one or more particular containers of the sequence; and

(e) store, in association with a container of the one or more particular containers, third data responsive to the second microphone for a second period.

2. The recorder of claim 1 further comprising a transceiver for communication with members of an ad hoc network.

3. The recorder of claim 1 further comprising a transceiver for communication with a personal hub.

4. The recorder of claim 1 further comprising a wired interface for coupling to a dock.

5. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the processing circuit provides a graphical user interface on the display for obtaining from the operator a description of the incident.

6. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the third data comprises an audio description of at least a portion of the incident.

7. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the processing circuit further performs instructions to store in association with a container of the one or more particular containers, fourth data responsive to the camera during the second period.

8. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the processing circuit further performs instructions to:

a. drive the display to present a third presentation comprising a form;

b. obtain, in response to an operation of the pointing device, fifth data in accordance with a location of the form identified by the pointing device; and

c. store, in association with a container of the one or more particular containers, fifth data comprising a graphical description of at least a portion of the incident.

9. The recorder of claim 8 wherein the form comprises an image of a human or animal target.

10. The recorder of claim 8 wherein the location of the form corresponds to an impact of at least one of a wire-tethered electrode and an electronic control device on a human or animal target.

11. The recorder of claim 8 wherein the form is derived from a scene of the plurity at scenes.

12. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the processing circuit provides a series of questions to the operator.

13. The recorder of claim 12 wherein the processing circuit drives the display to present each question.

14. The recorder of claim 12 wherein the processing circuit drives the display to present a list of suggestions for each question for selection as a response by the operator using the first plurality of binary controls.

15. The recorder of claim 12 wherein:

a. at least one of the head set and the hand set further comprises an audio output device; and

b. the processing circuit drives the audio output device to present each question.

16. The recorder of claim 1 wherein:

a. at least one of the hand set and the head set comprises an audio output device;

b. the processing circuit further comprises instructions for driving the audio output device for an audio prompt; and

c. the processing circuit further comprises instructions for interactive voice response processing to determine the audio prompt and to determine the third data to be stored.

17. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the first presentation comprises sound.

18. The recorder of claim 1 wherein storing third data comprises storing in an MPEG format.

19. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the processing circuit drives the display to present in combination the second presentation and a present view from the camera.

20. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the second presentation comprises a still image of the particular scene.

21. The recorder of claim 20 wherein the processing circuit drives the display to present in combination the still image and a present view from the camera.

22. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the processing circuit drives the display to present in combination the first presentation and the second presentation.

23. The recorder of claim 1 wherein for each operation of a control of the binary controls, the processing circuit records a mark in association with the sequence.

24. The recorder of claim 23 wherein the processing circuit and camera cooperate in response to operation of the control to increase a recording resolution of the camera for a third period.

25. The recorder of claim 24 wherein the processing circuit further performs instructions to:

a. drive the display to present a list; and

b. respond to user selection of an item of the list to recall a scene associated with a mark.

26. The recorder of claim 25 wherein the item comprises indicia of whether a description exists for the scene associated with the mark.

27. The recorder of claim 1 wherein the processing circuit stores a second sequence of containers wherein a container of the second sequence includes sixth data responsive to the camera and seventh data responsive to the first microphone for a duration immediately prior to the first period.

28. The recorder of claim 27 wherein the operator may adjust the duration.

29. A primary subsystem for storing and communicating about an incident, the primary subsystem comprising:

a. a detector that detects data related to the incident;

b. a user interface that determines a revision related to the data; and

c. a recorder that records the data and the revision.

30. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the detector detects sound.

31. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the detector detects light.

32. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the detector detects information of a printed image.

33. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the revision comprises sound.

34. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the revision comprises images.

35. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the revision describes the incident.

36. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the revision comprises:

a. a form or image of a human or animal target; and

b. a markup provided by the operator, that describes electrode contact with the target.

37. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the recorder records the data a first duration before the incident and a second duration after the incident.

38. The primary subsystem of claim 37 wherein the user interface comprises a control for setting at least one of the first duration and the second duration.

39. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the recorder formats the revision for storage in an MPEG format.

40. The primary subsystem of claim 29 further comprising a transmitter that transmits the revision.

41. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein transmitting is in accordance with an MPEG format.

42. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the revision comprises a description of a scene.

43. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the revision comprises information of a printed image.

44. The primary subsystem of claim 29 further comprising a transceiver that receives a request to record the data and transmits the data in response to the request.

45. The primary subsystem of claim 29 further comprising a receiver that receives an address for activating a function of the primary subsystem.

46. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the recorder, in response to an operation of the user interface during recording of the data, records a mark associated with a portion of the data and a time of the operation.

47. The primary subsystem of claim 46 wherein:

a. the user interface comprises a display that presents a list of links;

b. each link of the list of links is associated with a respective mark; and

c. selection of a link recalls a portion of the data associated with the respective mark.

48. The primary subsystem of claim 47 wherein the list further comprises indicia of whether a revision exists in association with the respective mark.

49. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the user interface comprises a display for providing a presentation of a video portion of the data during recording of the revision.

50. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the user interface provides a series of audible questions to an operator and receives a verbal response to each question from the operator to determine the revision in accordance with instructions performed by the processing circuit for interactive voice response.

51. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the user interface comprises:

a. a display;

b. a plurality of binary controls positioned proximate to the display; and

c. a plurality of legends, each legend presented on the display proximate to a respective binary control;

wherein

d. each legend describes a respective function performed by the primary subsystem; and

e. an operation of the respective binary control activates performance of the function described by the respective legend.

52. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein:

a. the user interface comprises a display that presents a question and a list of suggestions; and

b. an operator selects a suggestion from the list to determine the revision.

53. The primary subsystem of claim 29 wherein the user interface presents the data for selection by an operator to determine the revision.

54. A method performed by a primary subsystem for obtaining a description of an incident, the primary subsystem being operated by an operator via a user interface of the primary subsystem, the method comprising:

a. recording first data via at least one of a camera of the primary subsystem and a microphone of the primary subsystem;

b. playing back the first data as a first play back to the operator;

c. during the first play back and in response to the operator, identifying a portion of the first data;

d. recording second data via at least one of the camera of the primary subsystem and the microphone of the primary subsystem to determine an annotation for the identified portion; and

e. playing back the first data and the annotation as a second play back to the operator wherein play back of the portion of the first data is concurrent with playback of the annotation.

55. The method of claim 54 further comprising transmitting in accordance with an MPEG format a combination of the first data and the annotation.