Systems and methods including audio download and/or noise incident identification features
First Claim
1. A method of detecting a weapon firing incident in a region, wherein said weapon firing incident characterized by a particular acoustic signal, said method comprising:
- detecting acoustic signals from the region by one or more sensors;
processing the detected acoustic signals by a first processor associated with each sensor, for generating a processed signal;
storing the detected acoustic signals by a storage device associated with each sensor;
processing the processed signal associated with each sensor to determine if a potential weapon firing incident occurred, and if unable to determine whether a weapon firing incident occurred;
transferring data including metadata about the detected acoustic signals to a second processor, the metadata including frequency domain information and/or angle of arrival information;
performing further processing of the stored acoustic signals including determining if a weapon firing incident occurred.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that detect weapon firing/noise incidents in a region and/or include other related features. According to one or more embodiments, an exemplary method may include detecting acoustic signals from the region by one or more sensors, processing the detected acoustic signals to generate a processed signal, storing the detected acoustic signals with each sensor, and processing the processed signal associated with each sensor to determine if a weapon firing incident occurred. Moreover, exemplary methods may include, if unable to determine whether a weapon firing incident occurred, performing further processing of the acoustic signals and/or determining if a weapon firing incident occurred based upon the stored detected acoustic signals.
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1. A method of detecting a weapon firing incident in a region, wherein said weapon firing incident characterized by a particular acoustic signal, said method comprising:
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detecting acoustic signals from the region by one or more sensors; processing the detected acoustic signals by a first processor associated with each sensor, for generating a processed signal; storing the detected acoustic signals by a storage device associated with each sensor; processing the processed signal associated with each sensor to determine if a potential weapon firing incident occurred, and if unable to determine whether a weapon firing incident occurred; transferring data including metadata about the detected acoustic signals to a second processor, the metadata including frequency domain information and/or angle of arrival information; performing further processing of the stored acoustic signals including determining if a weapon firing incident occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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3. A method of detecting an incident in a region and creating an audio record related thereto, said method comprising:
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detecting acoustic signals from the region by one or more sensors; processing the detected acoustic signals by a first processor associated with each sensor, for generating a processed signal; storing the detected acoustic signals by a storage device associated with each sensor; processing the processed signal associated with each sensor to determine if a noise incident occurred, wherein the noise incident is characterized by a particular acoustic signal, and if unable to make such determination; transferring data including metadata about the detected acoustic signals to a second processor, the metadata including frequency domain information and/or angle of arrival information; performing further processing on the stored acoustic signals from the storage device associated with each sensor; determining, at the second processor, if an incident occurred based upon the stored detected acoustic signals; and creating an audio record associated with the incident. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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32. A portable system that identifies an incident of interest in a region and creating an audio recording related thereto, the system comprising:
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a sensor that detects acoustic signals; a storage component associated with the sensor, wherein the storage component stores acoustic data received from the sensor; one or more components that obtain a time-mark and a location associated with the sensor, wherein the time-mark includes a time synchronized to a common timebase; a first processor associated with the sensor, wherein the first processor processes the acoustic signals to generate a processed signal comprising the acoustic data labeled with the time-mark and the location; an annotation-providing component that causes the processor to further label the processed signal as containing acoustic data of interest a communication component configured to transfer data including metadata about the detected acoustic signals to a second processor, the metadata including frequency domain information and/or angle of arrival information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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