INTEGRATED VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDING AND TRANSMISSION
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1. An integrated wireless microphone and body-worn camera, comprising:
- a body including an area for receiving a removably attachable camera head;
a mobile transmitter disposed in the body and configured for interoperability with an in-car video system, the mobile transmitter configured for transmitting audio captured by a microphone to the in-car video system over a wireless link;
a battery disposed in the body for supply power;
a camera head including the microphone, an image sensor, and digital video recorder comprising a video processor and memory, the camera head being operatively coupled to the body when attached to the body so that power from the battery is coupled to the video processor and the microphone is coupled to the mobile transmitter.
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Abstract
A device includes a body-worn camera and small form factor digital video recorder that is integrated with a wireless microphone and transmitter that interoperates with an in-car video system.
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1. An integrated wireless microphone and body-worn camera, comprising:
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a body including an area for receiving a removably attachable camera head; a mobile transmitter disposed in the body and configured for interoperability with an in-car video system, the mobile transmitter configured for transmitting audio captured by a microphone to the in-car video system over a wireless link; a battery disposed in the body for supply power; a camera head including the microphone, an image sensor, and digital video recorder comprising a video processor and memory, the camera head being operatively coupled to the body when attached to the body so that power from the battery is coupled to the video processor and the microphone is coupled to the mobile transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a device including an integrated wireless microphone and body-worn camera, comprising:
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receiving a user-actuation of a control provided by the device; in response to the received actuation, operating a DVR (digital video recorder) that is disposed in the device to record images captured by the body-worn camera; and in response to the received actuation, sending audio captured by a microphone disposed in the device to an in-car video system including a vehicle-mounted DVR for recording via a wireless mobile transmitter disposed in the device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An in-car video system, comprising
a vehicle-mountable camera; -
a vehicle-mountable DVR (digital video recorder) operatively coupled to the camera for recording video captured by the camera; a vehicle docking station operatively coupled to the vehicle-mounted DVR and including a RF (radio frequency) module; and an integrated device comprising a microphone, mobile transmitter, and body-worn camera including a small form factor DVR, the integrated device configured for i) recording video captured by the body-worn camera on the small form factor DVR and ii) wirelessly transmitting audio captured by the microphone from the mobile transmitter to the vehicle docking station for recording by the vehicle-mounted DVR. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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