Portable video and imaging system
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1. A portable video system comprising:
- a first housing including a camera for capturing video of an event, said first housing having a size configured to mount on a user'"'"'s body,wherein the camera includes a camera mating member;
a second housing including a power source for powering the camera of the first housing,wherein the first housing is physically separated from the second housing,wherein the first and second housings are connected via a wired cable for transmission of at least one of power and the captured video;
a processor and a memory associated with the camera for storing the captured video; and
a set of interchangeable mounting assemblies for mounting the first housing to the user'"'"'s body, including;
a first mount assembly including a first mount mating member that is configured to mate with the camera mating member so as to secure the first mount assembly to the first housing for mounting the first housing to the user; and
a second mount assembly including a second mount mating member that is configured to mate with the camera mating member so as to secure the second mount assembly to the first housing for mounting the first housing on an article on the user'"'"'s body,wherein the first mount mating member and the second mount mating member are configured to each interchangeably be mounted to the first housing by the user,wherein the first mount mating member and the second mount mating member are of substantially the same size and shape to interchangeably mount with the camera mating member.
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Abstract
A portable video and imaging system includes a camera for capturing video of an event, and a video recording device for recording the captured video of the event. The camera is housed in a first housing, the recording device is housed in a second housing, and the first and second housings are physically separate. Various embodiments provide for the system to be mounted to a user'"'"'s body, an article of clothing, such as a shirt or a hat, to a vehicle, or to an ancillary component carried by the user, such as a firearm.
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1. A portable video system comprising:
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a first housing including a camera for capturing video of an event, said first housing having a size configured to mount on a user'"'"'s body, wherein the camera includes a camera mating member; a second housing including a power source for powering the camera of the first housing, wherein the first housing is physically separated from the second housing, wherein the first and second housings are connected via a wired cable for transmission of at least one of power and the captured video; a processor and a memory associated with the camera for storing the captured video; and a set of interchangeable mounting assemblies for mounting the first housing to the user'"'"'s body, including; a first mount assembly including a first mount mating member that is configured to mate with the camera mating member so as to secure the first mount assembly to the first housing for mounting the first housing to the user; and a second mount assembly including a second mount mating member that is configured to mate with the camera mating member so as to secure the second mount assembly to the first housing for mounting the first housing on an article on the user'"'"'s body, wherein the first mount mating member and the second mount mating member are configured to each interchangeably be mounted to the first housing by the user, wherein the first mount mating member and the second mount mating member are of substantially the same size and shape to interchangeably mount with the camera mating member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable video system comprising:
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a first housing including a camera for capturing video of an event, said first housing having a size configured to mount on a user'"'"'s body; a second housing including a power source for powering the camera of the first housing, wherein the first housing is physically separated from the second housing, wherein the first and second housings are connected via a wired cable for transmission of at least one of power and the captured video; a processor and a memory associated with the camera for storing the captured video; and a set of interchangeable mounting assemblies for mounting the first housing, including; a button-mount assembly including a slotted plate presenting a slot for receipt of a button through the slot, wherein the button is located on clothing worn by the user, a clip mount assembly configured for grasping an article on the user'"'"'s body, and a hook-and-loop mount assembly comprising a plate and adhesively-securable hook-and-loop material for grasping a corresponding hook-and-loop material associated with the user, wherein the button-mount assembly, the clip mount assembly, and the hook-and-loop mount assembly is each interchangeably mounted to the first housing mounted on the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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