Method of and system for conducting mobile video/audio surveillance in compliance with privacy rights
First Claim
1. A system for conducting surveillance of a target, the system comprising:
- a mobile support movable relative to the target over a geographic area;
a recording device mounted on the support for recording surveillance information, and positioned to face the target along a line-of-sight during recording;
a database for storing public map spaces and private map spaces that exist in the geographic area; and
a programmed controller for accessing the database, for determining whether the target is viewable from a public map space along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target by determining if any private space exists along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target device, and for controlling the recording device to record the surveillance information upon a successful determination that the target is so recordable.
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Abstract
A video/audio recording device is mounted on a mobile support for recording surveillance information. The recording device is movable relative to the mobile support to adjustably position the recording device to face the target along a line-of-sight during recording. A database stores public map spaces, private map spaces, and warrant spaces that exist in a geographic area to be surveilled. A programmed controller accesses the database, determines whether the target is recordable from a public map space along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target and/or whether the target is covered by a warrant space, and controls the recording device to record the surveillance information upon a successful determination that the target is so recordable or so covered.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for conducting surveillance of a target, the system comprising:
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a mobile support movable relative to the target over a geographic area; a recording device mounted on the support for recording surveillance information, and positioned to face the target along a line-of-sight during recording; a database for storing public map spaces and private map spaces that exist in the geographic area; and a programmed controller for accessing the database, for determining whether the target is viewable from a public map space along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target by determining if any private space exists along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target device, and for controlling the recording device to record the surveillance information upon a successful determination that the target is so recordable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A system for conducting surveillance of a target, the system comprising:
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a mobile support movable relative to the target over a geographic area; a recording device mounted on the support for recording surveillance information; a drive for moving the recording device relative to the mobile support to adjustably position the recording device to face the target along a line-of-sight during recording; a database for storing public map spaces and private map spaces that exist in the geographic area, and for storing warrant spaces that can be surveilled; and a programmed controller for accessing the database, for determining whether the target is recordable from a public map space along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target by determining if any private space exists along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target device, and for controlling the recording device to record the surveillance information upon a successful determination that the target is so recordable, the controller being further operative for determining whether the target is covered by a warrant space, and for controlling the recording device to record the surveillance information upon a successful determination that the target is so covered, and the controller being further operative for automatically disabling the recording device upon an unsuccessful determination that the target is so recordable or so covered.
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11. A method of conducting surveillance of a target, the method comprising:
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moving a mobile support relative to the target over a geographic area; recording surveillance information with a recording device positioned to face the target along a line-of-sight during recording; storing public map spaces and private map spaces that exist in the geographic area in a database; determining whether the target is recordable from a public map space along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target by accessing the database; and controlling the recording device to record the surveillance information upon a successful determination that the target is so recordable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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