Body-carryable, digital storage medium, audio/video recording assembly

• US 6,845,215 B1
• Filed: 11/14/2002
• Issued: 01/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James Greenwold
• Original Assignee: James Greenwold
• Inventors: Greenwold, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US10/294,003
• Time in Patent Office: 796 Days
• Field of Search: H04/N.585, H04/N.704, 386/96, 386/104, 386/105, 386/106, 386/124, 386/125, 386/126, 386/107, 386/117, 386/118, 386/45, 386/46, 386/39, 386/40, 386/1, 360/32
• US Class Current: 386/230
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19619 Details of casing
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19621 Portable camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42669 the medium being removable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums

Abstract

The invention is directed to a body-carryable, digital storage medium audio/video recording assembly, including an analog audio/video generating source producing an audio/video signal. A conductor means transmits the audio/video signal to an audio/video signal recording assembly device for recording the audio/video signal. The recording device assembly includes an audio/video signal input means, a date/time stamp means for the input audio/video signal, an analog/digital and digital/analog converter means, an integrated circuit processor means, and, for example, a digital hard-drive storage assembly with a removable hard drive member therein. Also included is a battery means for powering the recording device assembly and an audio/video signal output means. The entire camera and recording assembly is concealable on the body of an individual for covert recording of events.

Claims

1. A recording device assembly for receiving and recording an audio/video signal, the recording device assembly including;

(i) audio/video signal input means;

(ii) date/time stamp means for the input audio/video signal;

(iii) analog/digital and digital/analog converter means;

(iv) integrated circuit processor means;

(v) a removable, randomly accessible, digital storage medium assembly;

(vi) battery means for powering the recording device assembly; and

(vii) audio/video signal output means;

the recording device assembly comprising a unitary package having dimensions of about 68 mm in width, about 94 mm in height a depth of about 22 mm, the recording device assembly adapt for concealment on an individual'"'"'s body, whereby an analog audio/video signal from an audio/video source input to the recording device assembly is converted to a digital audio/video signal by the analog/digital converter means, the digital audio/video signal is stored on the randomly accessible, digital storage medium assembly, the stored digital audio/video signal is randomly accessible via the integrated circuit processor means, the accessed audio/video digital signal is converted to an analog audio/video signal by the digital/analog converter means, and is accessible to an audio/vide display device connectable to the recording device assembly via the audio/video signal output means.

2. The recording device assembly according to claim 1 wherein the audio/video signal input means includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver.

3. The recording device assembly according to claim 1 wherein the audio/video signal input means includes a hard wire electrical conductor.

4. The recording device assembly according to claim 1 wherein the removable, randomly accessible, digital storage medium assembly includes a digital hard drive storage assembly with a hard drive member therein, the hard drive member removable from the hard drive storage assembly.

5. The recording device assembly according to claim 1 further including a fluid-tight case member enclosing the recording device assembly.

6. The recording device assembly according to claim 5 wherein the fluid-tight case member includes a case inner portion adjacent the recording device assembly and a case outer portion encasing the inner portion and recording device assembly.

7. A recording device assembly for receiving and recording an audio/video signal, the recording device assembly including;

(i) audio/video signal input means;

(ii) date/time stamp means for the input audio/video signal;

(iii) analog/digital and digital/analog converter means;

(iv) integrated circuit processor means;

(v) a randomly accessible, digital hard drive storage assembly with a removable hard drive member therein;

(vi) battery means for powering the recording device assembly; and

(vii) audio/video signal output means;

the recording device assembly comprising a unitary package having dimensions of about 68 mm in width, about 94 mm in height and a depth of about 22 mm, the recording device assembly adapted for concealment on an individual'"'"'s body, whereby an analog audio/video signal from an audio/video source input to the recording device assembly is converted to a digital audio/video signal by the analog/digital converter means, the digital audio/video signal is stored on the randomly accessible, digital storage medium assembly, the stored digital audio/video signal is randomly accessible via the integrated circuit processor means, the accessed audio/video digital signal is converted to analog audio/video signal by the digital/analog converter means, and is accessible to an audio/vide display device connectable to the recording device assembly via the audio/video signal output means.

8. The recording device assembly according to claim 7 wherein the audio/video signal input means includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver.

9. The recording device assembly according to claim 7 wherein the audio/video signal input means includes a hard wire electrical conductor.

10. The recording device assembly according to claim 7 further including a fluid-tight case member enclosing the recording device assembly.

11. The recording device assembly according to claim 10 wherein the fluid-tight case member includes a case inner portion adjacent the recording device assembly and a case outer portion encasing the inner portion and recording device assembly.

12. A body-carryable, digital storage medium, audio/video recording system, comprising:

(a) an analog audio/video generating source producing au audio/video signal;

(b) means for transmitting the audio/video signal from the audio/video signal source to an audio/video signal recording device assembly; and

(c) a recording device assembly receiving and recording the audio/video signal, the recording device assembly including;

(i) audio/video signal input means;

(ii) date/time stamp means for the input audio/video signal;

(iii) analog/digital and digital/analog converter means;

(iv) integrated circuit processor means;

(v) a removable, randomly accessible, digital storage medium assembly;

(vi) battery means for powering the recording device assembly; and

(vii) audio/video signal output means;

the recording device assembly and audio/video generating source each comprising a unitary package adapted for concealment on an individual'"'"'s body, the recording device assembly having dimensions of about 68 mm in width, about 94 mm in height and a depth of about 22 mm, whereby an analog audio/video signal from an audio/video source input to the recording device assembly is converted to a digital audio/video signal by the analog/digital converter means, the digital audio/video signal is stored on the hard drive member of the digital hard drive storage assembly, the stored digital audio/video signal is randomly accessible via the integrated circuit processor means, the accessed audio/video digital signal is converted to an analog audio/video signal by the digital/analog converter means, and is accessible to an audio/video display device connectable to the recording device assembly via the audio/video signal output means.

13. The recording device assembly according to claim 12 wherein the audio/video signal input means includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver.

14. The recording device assembly according to claim 12 wherein the audio/video signal input means includes a hard wire electrical conductor.

15. The recording device assembly according to claim 12 wherein the removable, randomly accessible, digital storage medium assembly includes a digital hard drive storage assembly with a hard drive member therein, the hard drive member removable from the hard drive storage assembly.

16. The recording device assembly according to claim 12 further including a fluid-tight case member enclosing the recording device assembly.

17. The recording device assembly according to claim 16 wherein the fluid-tight case member includes a case inner portion adjacent the recording device assembly and a case outer portion encasing the inner portion and recording device assembly.