Method, system and computer program product for law enforcement

• US 9,812,010 B1
• Filed: 05/29/2015
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kologik LLC
• Original Assignee: COPsync, Inc. (Thinkstream Acquisition, LLC)
• Inventors: Rapp, Jason Shane, Chaney, Russell Dean
• Primary Examiner(s): Rushing, Mark
• Application Number:
  US14/726,274
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 340902
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

From a first patrol unit, the first data are received for identifying a location of the first patrol unit. From the first patrol unit, second data are received for identifying a subject. The subject includes at least one of: a subject vehicle; and a subject person. A database is queried about the subject and, in response to the querying, a determination is made bout whether the subject is a likely threat. In response to determining that the subject is a likely threat, and in response to the first data, a predetermined number of second patrol units are identified that are most geographically proximate to the location of the first patrol unit, and a message is output to the predetermined number of second patrol units about: the subject; the likely threat; and the first patrol unit.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving data periodically for identifying a location of a patrol unit;

determining that the patrol unit is pursuing a subject, wherein the subject includes at least one of;

a subject vehicle;

or a subject person;

increasing a rate associated with the periodic receipt of data for identifying a location of the patrol unit after determining the patrol unit is pursuing the subject;

determining a contact with the subject vehicle or subject person at a time subsequent to the storing;

decreasing the rate after a predetermined time or after the determined contact;

receiving information from a human officer associated with the patrol unit about the contact; and

storing for later retrieval information about the contact and one or more locations associated with pursuit or contact with the subject even when subject is not formally booked or charged with an offense.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the data and receiving the information occur via a wireless telecommunications network.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein increasing the rate includes increasing the periodic rate until a predetermined amount of time expires.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein increasing the rate includes increasing the periodic rate until a command is received from the human officer.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

after storing the information, making the information available for query.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the patrol unit is a first patrol unit, and wherein the information is available for query by a second different patrol unit.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the information is available for query in response to a query command that includes at least one of:

a hard identifier; and

a soft identifier.

8. An information handling system, comprising:

a network connection for communicating information about at least one subject, wherein the subject includes at least one of;

a subject vehicle;

or a subject person;

a database for storing the information;

a computer coupled to the network connection that receives data periodically for identifying a location of a patrol unit, determines that the patrol unit is pursuing a subject, wherein the subject includes at least one of;

a subject vehicle;

or a subject person, increases a rate associated with the periodic receipt of data for identifying a location of the patrol unit after determining the patrol unit is pursuing the subject, determines a contact with the subject vehicle or subject person at a time subsequent to the storing, decreases the rate after a predetermined time or after the determined contact, receives information from a human officer associated with the patrol unit about the contact; and

stores for later retrieval information about the contact and one or more locations associated with pursuit or contact with the subject even when the subject is not formally arrested, cited or charged with an offense.

16. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein receiving the data and receiving the information occur using a wireless network.

17. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein increasing the rate includes increasing the periodic rate until a predetermined amount of time expires.

18. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein increasing the rate includes increasing the periodic rate until a command is received from the human officer.

19. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein the information is available for query in response to a query command that includes at least one of:

a hard identifier; and

a soft identifier.

9. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoding instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving data periodically for identifying a location of a patrol unit;

determining that the patrol unit is pursuing a subject, wherein the subject includes at least one of;

a subject vehicle;

or a subject person;

increasing a rate associated with the periodic receipt of data for identifying a location of the patrol unit after determining the patrol unit is pursuing the subject;

determining a contact with the subject vehicle or subject person at a time subsequent to the storing;

decreasing the rate after a predetermined time or after the determined contact;

receiving information from a human officer associated with the patrol unit about the contact; and

storing for later retrieval information about the contact and one or more locations associated with pursuit or contact with the subject even when subject is not formally booked or charged with an offense.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 9, wherein receiving the data and receiving the information occur via a wireless telecommunications network.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 9, wherein increasing the rate includes increasing the periodic rate until a predetermined amount of time expires.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 9, wherein increasing the rate includes increasing the periodic rate until a command is received from the human officer.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 9, wherein the one or more computers are further configured to perform operations comprising:

after storing the information, making the information available for query.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 13, wherein the patrol unit is a first patrol unit, and wherein the information is available for query by a second different patrol unit.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 13, wherein the information is available for query in response to a query command that includes at least one of:

a hard identifier; and

a soft identifier.