Method and apparatus analysis of event-related media
First Claim
1. A method of identifying and storing correlated first media content and second discussion media content associated with an event, the method comprising:
- receiving and storing, by a server computing device from a capture device, first media content in a media storage system, wherein the first media content is associated with a first time stamp, the first media content containing one or more of electronically captured image, video, and audio data;
providing, by the server computing device, the first media content to a first user communication device at a second time, wherein the second time is subsequent to the first time stamp;
subsequently determining, by the server computing device, that the first user communication device, at a third time overlapping with or subsequent to the second time, was caused to convey second discussion media content from the first user communication device to a second user communication device, the second discussion media content containing one or both of digital voice audio and text;
receiving and storing, by the server computing device, the second discussion media content in the media storage system;
determining, by the server computing device and at a fourth time overlapping with or subsequent to the third time, a time offset between the second time and the third time; and
when the time offset is less than a time offset threshold, the server computing device storing an association indication indicating an association between the second discussion media content and the first media content.
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Abstract
A communication system is provided that analyzes event-related media by correlating various media content based on the media being time-wise proximate to each other. Thereby, the communication system provides an informational tool for law enforcement agencies to correlate different media that all relate to a same event, such as subject matter media with related discussion media. For example, the subject matter media may comprise video, video stills, biometrics, sensor data, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) data, pictures, BOLO (Be On the LookOut) bulletins, and the like, while the related discussion media may comprise Push-to-Talk talkbursts, telephone conversations, Instant Messaging (IM), emails, and other forms of discussion media. By correlating such media, the communication system facilitates event or incident reconstruction by providing related media together when providing event or incident playback.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of identifying and storing correlated first media content and second discussion media content associated with an event, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing, by a server computing device from a capture device, first media content in a media storage system, wherein the first media content is associated with a first time stamp, the first media content containing one or more of electronically captured image, video, and audio data; providing, by the server computing device, the first media content to a first user communication device at a second time, wherein the second time is subsequent to the first time stamp; subsequently determining, by the server computing device, that the first user communication device, at a third time overlapping with or subsequent to the second time, was caused to convey second discussion media content from the first user communication device to a second user communication device, the second discussion media content containing one or both of digital voice audio and text; receiving and storing, by the server computing device, the second discussion media content in the media storage system; determining, by the server computing device and at a fourth time overlapping with or subsequent to the third time, a time offset between the second time and the third time; and when the time offset is less than a time offset threshold, the server computing device storing an association indication indicating an association between the second discussion media content and the first media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 16, 17)
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6. An infrastructure element for identifying and storing correlated first media content and second discussion media content associated with an event, the server comprising:
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a network interface; a processor; and an at least one memory device that is configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the following functions; receive and store first media content, from a capture device via the network interface, in a media storage system, wherein the first media content is associated with a first time stamp, the first media content containing one or more of electronically captured image, video, and audio data; provide, via the network interface, the first media content to a first user communication device at a second time, wherein the second time is subsequent to the first time stamp; subsequently determine that the first user communication device, at a third time overlapping with or subsequent to the second time, was caused to convey second discussion media content from the first user communication device to a second user communication device, the second discussion media content containing one or both of digital voice audio and text; receive, via the network interface, and store the second discussion media content in the media storage system; subsequently determine, at a fourth time overlapping with or subsequent to the third time, a time offset between the second time and the third time; and when the time offset is less than a time offset threshold, store an association indication indicating an association between the second discussion media content and the first media content. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19)
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