CAMERA APPARATUS AND METHOD
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1. A body camera apparatus, comprising:
- an image sensor operable to generate image data;
a storage device operable to store the image data from the image sensor;
a controller operably connected to the image sensor and the storage device, the controller programmed to receive the image data and transfer the image data to the storage device in a recording loop of a predetermined duration;
wherein the controller is programmed to respond to a privacy command received from a user during the recording loop by pausing the transfer of image data to the storage device for a predetermined pause interval.
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Abstract
A camera apparatus and method is disclosed. The camera apparatus includes an image sensor operable to generate image data; a storage device operable to store the image data from the image sensor; and a controller operably connected to the image sensor and the storage device. The controller is programmed to receive the image data and transfer the image data to the storage device in a recording loop of a predetermined duration. The controller is programmed to respond to a privacy command received from a user during the recording loop by pausing the transfer of image data to the storage device for a predetermined pause interval.
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1. A body camera apparatus, comprising:
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an image sensor operable to generate image data; a storage device operable to store the image data from the image sensor; a controller operably connected to the image sensor and the storage device, the controller programmed to receive the image data and transfer the image data to the storage device in a recording loop of a predetermined duration; wherein the controller is programmed to respond to a privacy command received from a user during the recording loop by pausing the transfer of image data to the storage device for a predetermined pause interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of recording image data using a camera apparatus, comprising:
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using an image sensor to generate image data; transferring the image data to a storage device in a recording loop of a predetermined duration; in response to a user save command, archiving the image data in the recording loop, and starting a new recording loop. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of recording video using a camera apparatus, comprising:
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using an image sensor to generate image data; transferring the image data to a storage device in a recording loop of a predetermined duration; in response to a user save command, archiving the image data in the recording loop, and transferring image data from the image sensor to the storage device in a continuous recording. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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