PORTABLE TABLET COMPUTER BASED MULTIPLE SENSOR MOUNT HAVING SENSOR INPUT INTEGRATION WITH REAL TIME USER CONTROLLED COMMENTING AND FLAGGING AND METHOD OF USING SAME

• US 20140227671A1
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KB Port, LLC
• Original Assignee: KB Port, LLC
• Inventors: Miller, Charles G., Olmstead, Clifford P.
• Granted Patent: US 10,410,676 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/308
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/79 Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording

Abstract

An event recording system for multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging includes a portable tablet computer including multiple source integrating recording software configured to i) capture at least one video image during at least part of the event, ii) capture at least one audio record of at least a portion of the event; iii) capture multiple data inputs from data sensors during at least part of the event; iv) contemporaneously flag the common log file by at least one user during the event; and v) Integrate each video image, each audio record, each data input and each flag into a common time sequenced log file; at least one video camera and microphone coupled to the portable tablet computer during at least part of the event configured to supply at least one video image and one audio input during at least part of the event; and at least two independent sensors coupled to the portable tablet computer during at least part of the event configured to supply at least two data inputs during at least part of the event.

Claims

1. An event recording system for multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging comprising:

a portable tablet computer including multiple source integrating recording software configured to i) capture at least one video image during at least part of the event, ii) capture at least one audio record of at least a portion of the event;

iii) capture multiple data inputs from data sensors during at least part of the event;

iv) contemporaneously flag the common log file by at least one user during the event; and

v) Integrate each video image, each audio record, each data input and each flag into a common time sequenced log file;

At least one video camera coupled to the portable tablet computer during at least part of the event configured to supply at least one video image during at least part of the event;

At least one microphone coupled to the portable tablet computer during at least part of the event configured to supply at least one audio input during at least part of the event;

At least two independent sensors coupled to the portable tablet computer during at least part of the event configured to supply at least two data inputs during at least part of the event.

2. The event recording system for multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 1 wherein the portable tablet computer is a smartphone and wherein a flagging control is a provided as input through the smartphone.

3. The event recording system for multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 2 wherein at least one of the video cameras is integral with the smartphone.

4. The event recording system for multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 3 wherein at least one of the microphones is integral with the smartphone.

5. The event recording system for multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 4 wherein a plurality of video cameras are provided with at least one video camera being wirelessly coupled to the common log file.

6. The event recording system for multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 5 wherein the common log file allows independent, simultaneous, synchronized, user controlled playback of the individual inputs received within the common log file.

7. The event recording system for multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 6 wherein the smartphone is configured to allow for editing the log file after the session to add, delete or modify flagged portions.

8. A method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging comprising the steps of:

Capturing at least one video image during at least part of the event in a common log file of a portable tablet computer which includes multiple source integrating recording software;

Capturing at least one audio record of at least a portion of the event in the common log file of the portable tablet computer;

Capture multiple data inputs from data sensors in the common log file of the portable tablet computer during at least part of the event, wherein at least two independent sensors coupled to the portable tablet computer during at least part of the event configured to supply at least two data inputs during at least part of the event;

Contemporaneously flagging the common log file by at least one user during the event; and

Integrating each video image, each audio record, each data input and each flag into a common time sequenced log file.

9. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 8 wherein the portable tablet computer is a smartphone and wherein a flagging control is a provided as input through the smartphone.

10. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 9 wherein at least one of the video cameras is integral with the smartphone.

11. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 10 wherein at least one of the microphones is integral with the smartphone.

12. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 11 wherein a plurality of video cameras are provided with at least one video camera being wirelessly coupled to the common log file.

13. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 12 wherein the common log file allows independent, simultaneous, synchronized, user controlled playback of the individual inputs received within the common log file.

14. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 11 wherein the event is a mobile inspection of a given remote location.

15. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 14 wherein the sensors include at least one of a radon detector, a moisture detector, an air quality (particulate counter), and a GPS positioning sensor.

16. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 8 wherein the event is surveillance of a given remote location.

17. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 8 wherein the event includes the police or other first responders record of interaction with an individual suspect or patient.

18. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 8 wherein the event is a mobile inspection of a given remote location.

19. The method of event recording including multiple sensor integration with real time user controlled commenting and flagging according to claim 18 wherein the sensors include at least one of a radon detector, a moisture detector, an air quality (particulate counter), and a GPS positioning sensor.

20. A method of conducting a session with a training simulator comprising at least one subject and at least one moderator comprising the steps of:

Capturing at least one video image of the subject during at least part of the session with the training simulator from at least one video camera;

Capturing at least one audio record of at least a portion of the session with the training simulator from at least one microphone;

Capturing data source inputs throughout at least a portion of the session which correspond to at least one simulated physiologic parameter of the training simulator;

Integrating each of the data source inputs of the training simulator, each video image and each audio record into a common log file; and

Contemporaneously flagging the common log file by at least one moderator during the session through a wireless controller, wherein each flag is a time sequenced moderator input into the common log file, wherein flagging controller is a handheld device for flags to be entered into the log file.