Systems and Methods for a Recorder User Interface

• US 20160027466A1
• Filed: 09/01/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Taser International Incorporated
• Inventors: Smith, Patrick W., Dhillon, Jasjit S., Cerovic, Milan, Winn, Roger Clay Jr., Shekarri, Nache D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,269,384 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/18 Manual action on one element producing control effect indirectly by consequent action of driving mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

An incident recorder records original and supplemental incident information using a simplified user interface.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a video recorder of a primary subsystem, the primary subsystem includes a processor that detects operation of a first user-operated control and of a second user-operated control, the processor performs the method to accomplishing pre-recording and event recording, the method comprising:

if pre-recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control;

discontinuing pre-recording; and

beginning event recording; and

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, discontinuing pre-recording;

if event recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control;

discontinuing event recording; and

beginning pre-recording;

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, discontinuing event recording; and

if event recording is discontinued;

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, continuing pre-recording; and

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, beginning event recording.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the primary subsystem further includes an indicator, controlled by the processor to indicate that event recording is discontinued.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the primary subsystem further includes a log, and the method further comprises recording in the log respective times of operation of the first user-operated control.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the primary subsystem further includes a log, and the method further comprises recording in the log respective times of operation of the second user-operated control.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein method further comprises:

if pre-recording, controlling the video recorder to record video at a first resolution; and

if event recording, controlling the video recorder to record at a second resolution greater than the first resolution.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the processor further detects acceleration of the primary subsystem, and the method further comprises if pre-recording, in response to detecting acceleration, discontinuing pre-recording and beginning event recording.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the processor further controls a display for reviewing recordings and the method further comprises if reviewing, in further response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control discontinuing reviewing and displaying a plurality of categories.

8. A system for controlling a video recorder of a primary subsystem to accomplish pre-recording and event recording, the system comprising:

a processor;

a first user-operated control; and

a second user-operated control;

wherein

if pre-recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, the processor;

discontinues pre-recording; and

begins event recording; and

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, the processor, discontinues pre-recording;

if event recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, the processor;

discontinues event recording; and

begins pre-recording;

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, the processor discontinues event recording; and

if event recording is discontinued;

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, the processor continues pre-recording; and

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, the processor begins event recording.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising an indicator, wherein the processor controls the indicator to indicate that event recording is discontinued.

10. The system of claim 8 further comprising a log, wherein the processor records in the log respective times of operation of the first user-operated control.

11. The system of claim 8 further comprising a log, wherein the processor records in the log respective times of operation of the second user-operated control.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein:

if pre-recording, the processor controls the video recorder to record video at a first resolution; and

if event recording, the processor controls the video recorder to record at a second resolution greater than the first resolution.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor:

further detects acceleration of the primary subsystem; and

if pre-recording, in response to detecting acceleration, discontinuing pre-recording and beginning event recording.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor:

further controls a display for reviewing recordings; and

if reviewing, in further response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control discontinues reviewing and displays a plurality of categories.