Method of submitting information to a database concerning a stopped vehicle

• US 9,020,974 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2013
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Goldstein
• Original Assignee: Michael Goldstein
• Inventors: Goldstein, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo, Isaac M
• Application Number:
  US13/916,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20140317052A1
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-899
• US Class Current: 707/791
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

A law enforcement officer involved in a traffic stop is provided with a means to submit details of contraband locations within the stopped vehicle to a cloud-based server or database. This method of submitting information allows any other officer to be able to retrieve up-to-date information regarding the location of contraband hidden with a particular vehicle. The data submitted, stored, and accessed from the cloud-based server or database may include methods and instructions for accessing the hiding places, or other relevant information useful for an officer to retrieve contraband.

Claims

1. A method of assisting a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop, comprising:

a) inputting data regarding each of a plurality of vehicles, the data including;

(1) locations of potential hiding places for illegal items,

(2) a method of accessing each hiding place, and,

(3) tools required to access each hiding place,

b) submitting the data to a cloud-based server or database,

c) providing a means for accessing said database,

whereby submitting the data to a cloud-based server or database allows for continuous updating of any computer networked to the cloud-based server or database for known hiding places of illegal items.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of an officer updating said database.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of storing the data further includes storing said data on a cloud-based server.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of inputting a personal code and a login password to access the data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is sorted by classification of vehicle identification number or license plate number.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of submitting the data to a cloud-based server or database is submitting the data to a law enforcement central dispatch, and further comprising the step of the law enforcement central dispatch updating a plurality of linked databases.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the pluralities of linked databases is in possession of a law enforcement officer substantially near a vehicle having compartments for hiding contraband.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of accessing said database in order to determine the location of illegal items.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of aggregating the data submitted by a plurality of individuals, wherein the aggregated databank of hiding places for a particular vehicle, is capable of being continuously aggregated and continuously updated by a plurality of individuals situated at more than one location.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein submitting the data to a cloud-based server or database is accomplished via a mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein submitting the data is accomplished via a wireless network.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of recording the data via a video recording device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the video recording device is a camcorder, cell phone, or a video recording enabled pair of glasses.