SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BODY-WORN CAMERA WITH RE-CONNECT FEATURE

• US 20150316979A1
• Filed: 05/01/2015
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wolfcom Enterprises Inc.
• Original Assignee: Wolfcom Enterprises Inc.
• Inventors: Onruang, Peter A.
• Application Number:
  US14/702,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20150316979A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0129 comprising devices for correcting parallax
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/22 Means for limiting or controlling the pin/gate ratio
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8211 : the additional signal being a sound signal H04N9/835 takes precedence

Abstract

A POV camera system having at least two parts: a main recording unit and an external POV camera having a built-in microphone. The main recording unit also has a built-in camera and microphone. In the event that the external POV camera is disconnected from the main recording unit, the built-in camera and microphone of the main recording unit will activate, and audio and video recording will resume.

Claims

1. A camera system comprising:

a body unit having a body camera; and

an external camera capable of being connected to the body unit for providing video data to the body unit, wherein

the body unit is configured to

detect when the external camera is disconnected, and

if the external camera becomes disconnected, activate the body camera.

2. The camera system of claim 1, wherein the body unit is configured to detect when the external camera is disconnected by detecting a change in measured voltage.

3. The camera system of claim 2, wherein the change in measured voltage is an increase in the measured voltage.

4. The camera system of claim 2, wherein the change in measured voltage is implemented using a GPIO pin in the body unit.

5. The camera system of claim 1, wherein the body unit is configured to detect when the external camera is disconnected via a mechanical switch.

6. A method comprising:

detecting an external camera unit connected to a body unit having a body camera;

recording video content from the external camera unit;

detecting that the external camera unit is disconnected from the body unit; and

recording video content from the body camera.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein detecting the external camera unit is disconnected from the body unit comprises detecting a voltage change caused by the disconnecting of the external camera unit from the body unit.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the voltage change is an increase in voltage.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein detecting a voltage change may comprise using a GPIO pin in the body unit to detect the voltage change.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein detecting the external camera unit is disconnected from the body unit comprises detecting a change in state by a mechanical switch.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein recording video content from the body camera occurs as a result of detecting that the external camera unit is disconnected from the body unit.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein:

recording video content from the external camera unit comprises storing video data from the external camera unit to a primary memory, and

recording video content from the body camera comprises storing video data from the body camera unit to a secondary memory.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein video content is recorded from the body camera and the external camera unit simultaneously.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising an instruction set configured to cause a computing device to perform:

detecting an external camera unit connected to a body unit having a body camera;

recording video content from the external camera unit;

detecting that the external camera unit is disconnected from the body unit; and

recording video content from the body camera.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein detecting the external camera unit is disconnected from the body unit comprises detecting a voltage change caused by the disconnecting of the external camera unit from the body unit.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the voltage change is an increase in voltage.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein detecting the external camera unit is disconnected from the body unit comprises detecting a change in state by a mechanical switch.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein recording video content from the body camera occurs as a result of detecting that the external camera unit is disconnected from the body unit.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein:

recording video content from the external camera unit comprises storing video data from the external camera unit to a primary memory, and

recording video content from the body camera comprises storing video data from the body camera unit to a secondary memory.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein video content is recorded from the body camera and the external camera unit simultaneously.