EVIDENCE COLLECTING AND RECORDING APPARATUS FOR A GUN
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1. Evidence collecting and recording apparatus for collecting and preserving evidence of an event relating to the use of a gun, said evidence collecting and recording apparatus comprising, in combination;
- (a) a first source of electrical power and an electronic evidence collecting device, coupled to said first source of power and configured to be mounted on a gun, said evidence collecting device comprising;
(1) a video camera for producing a video signal representing video information obtained from the location of the gun;
(2) a first digital logic device, coupled to said video camera, for enabling the transmission of said video information to a receiving device; and
(3) a wireless transmitting (“
T”
) device, coupled to said first logic device, for transmitting said video information to a receiving device; and
(b) a phone app for a portable smartphone used by a person authorized to carry said gun, wherein the smartphone includes a second source of electrical power and comprises the following components coupled to said second source of power;
(1) a wireless receiving (“
R”
) device for receiving said video information from said T device;
(2) a wireless telephone device connectable to a telephone network for transmitting data to a central station at a remote location via said network; and
(3) a second digital logic device, coupled to said R device and to said telephone device;
said phone app being operative to control said second logic device to cause said telephone device to forward said video information, transmitted from said T device to said R device, to said central station at said remote location via said telephone network.
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Abstract
A battery-powered electronic evidence-collecting device on the gun that transmits to a smartphone or other device carried by the peace officer for recording and forwarding the evidence to a central station. The evidence collecting and recording apparatus is activated by the removal of the gun from its holster.
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1. Evidence collecting and recording apparatus for collecting and preserving evidence of an event relating to the use of a gun, said evidence collecting and recording apparatus comprising, in combination;
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(a) a first source of electrical power and an electronic evidence collecting device, coupled to said first source of power and configured to be mounted on a gun, said evidence collecting device comprising; (1) a video camera for producing a video signal representing video information obtained from the location of the gun; (2) a first digital logic device, coupled to said video camera, for enabling the transmission of said video information to a receiving device; and (3) a wireless transmitting (“
T”
) device, coupled to said first logic device, for transmitting said video information to a receiving device; and(b) a phone app for a portable smartphone used by a person authorized to carry said gun, wherein the smartphone includes a second source of electrical power and comprises the following components coupled to said second source of power; (1) a wireless receiving (“
R”
) device for receiving said video information from said T device;(2) a wireless telephone device connectable to a telephone network for transmitting data to a central station at a remote location via said network; and (3) a second digital logic device, coupled to said R device and to said telephone device; said phone app being operative to control said second logic device to cause said telephone device to forward said video information, transmitted from said T device to said R device, to said central station at said remote location via said telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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