Vehicle surveillance system incorporating remote video and data input
First Claim
1. A method of conducting a police investigation by a police officer in a police car wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- (a) storing a portable surveillance device comprising a portable video camera and a digital data input device in the police car;
(b) moving from the police car while carrying the portable surveillance device to form a video image having a field of view controlled by movements of an officer from the police car;
(c) inputting digital data pertinent to the police investigation into the digital data input device;
(d) transmitting the video image to the police car;
(e) transmitting the digital data to the police car;
(f) receiving response data pertinent to the input digital data using the portable surveillance device;
(g) recording the transmitted video image and the digital data on cassette in the police car; and
(h) recording the video image and the digital data on cassette at a location in the police car which is hidden from view.
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Abstract
The present structure incorporates a police vehicle which is provided with a closed vault securing a VCR in the trunk. A first camera is mounted on the dash. A second camera is mounted on a portable structure such as a clipboard which is removed from the vehicle. A telemetry link from the clipboard to the vehicle is established for transmitting video data to and from the police officer on foot out of the vehicle. Likewise, a digital data transmission link is established with various input and output devices on the clipboard. At the vehicle, one or more images are recorded on a VCR, and digital data can be transmitted from the vehicle to a remote site for communication with a remotely located police computer or other data base to enable enhanced performance in the field.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a police investigation by a police officer in a police car wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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(a) storing a portable surveillance device comprising a portable video camera and a digital data input device in the police car; (b) moving from the police car while carrying the portable surveillance device to form a video image having a field of view controlled by movements of an officer from the police car; (c) inputting digital data pertinent to the police investigation into the digital data input device; (d) transmitting the video image to the police car; (e) transmitting the digital data to the police car; (f) receiving response data pertinent to the input digital data using the portable surveillance device; (g) recording the transmitted video image and the digital data on cassette in the police car; and (h) recording the video image and the digital data on cassette at a location in the police car which is hidden from view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of conducting a police investigation by a police officer in a police car wherein the officer leaves the car to conduct the investigation and the method comprises the steps of:
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(a) leaving the police car to conduct an investigation; (b) collecting data presented in digital form and inputting the data to a carried digital data input device; (c) transmitting the digital data from the police officer to the car; (d) receiving at the police car the transmitted digital data and retransmitting to a police station the received digital data to a remote location so that the digital data prompts a response from personnel at the police station to provide response data for the police officer; (e) transmitting the response data from the police station wherein the transmitted data is responsive to the received digital data and the response data assists the police officer investigation; and (f) receiving the response data which is converted into a suitable image by an output device carried by the police officer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A portable apparatus used by a police officer in a police car wherein the portable apparatus is carried by the police officer on emerging from the car, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a hand held housing enclosing a power supply wherein the power supply is selectively connected to and disconnected from the power system of the police car; (b) a video camera within said housing forming a video image; (c) a digital data input device within said housing; (d) a transmitter connected to the video camera and the digital data input device for transmitting a video signal and digital data from said housing to the police car for reception; and (e) a recorder recording the received video and digital data transmission on a cassette wherein the video recorder and cassette are out of view in the police car. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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