Systems and methods for a recorder user interface

• US 10,269,384 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2015
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Taser International Incorporated
• Inventors: Smith, Patrick W., Shekarri, Nache D., Dhillon, Jasjit S., Cerovic, Milan, Winn, Jr., Roger Clay
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jiang, Haimei
• Application Number:
  US14/842,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20160027466A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,330 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/18 Manual action on one element producing control effect indirectly by consequent action of driving mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

An incident recorder records original and supplemental incident information using a simplified user interface.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a video recorder, which is configured to be worn on a person, of a primary subsystem, the primary subsystem includes a memory and a processor that detects operation of a first user-operated control and of a second user-operated control, which is physically apart from the video recorder, and the processor performs the method to accomplish pre-recording and event recording by the video recorder at a location of an event, the method comprising:

if pre-recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control;

discontinuing receiving pre-recording video information to the memory;

saving the pre-recording video information stored in the memory; and

beginning event recording by saving event video information to the memory; and

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, discontinuing capturing of the pre-recording video information;

if event recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control;

discontinuing receiving the event video information to the memory; and

beginning receiving the pre-recording video information to the memory;

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, discontinuing saving the event video information to the memory; and

if event recording is discontinued;

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, continuing pre-recording by receiving the pre-recording video information to the memory; and

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, beginning event recording by saving the event video information to the memory.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary subsystem further includes an indicator, the method further comprising:

controlling, by the processor, the indicator to indicate that event recording is discontinued.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the primary subsystem further includes a log, and the method further comprises recording in the log respective times of operation of the first user-operated control.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the primary subsystem further includes a log, and the method further comprises recording in the log respective times of operation of the second user-operated control.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

when pre-recording, controlling, by the processor, the video recorder to capture video at a first resolution; and

when event recording, controlling, by the processor, the video recorder to capture the video at a second resolution greater than the first resolution.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary subsystem further includes an accelerometer, and the method further comprising:

if pre-recording, in response to detecting acceleration by the accelerometer, discontinuing, by the processor, pre-recording and beginning event recording.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor further controls a display for reviewing recordings and the method further comprises if reviewing, in further response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control discontinuing reviewing and displaying a plurality of categories.

8. A system for controlling a video recorder of a primary subsystem to accomplish pre-recording and event recording at a location of an event, the system comprising:

the video recorder configured to be worn on a person at the location of the event;

a memory comprising a first portion for capturing pre-recording video information while pre-recording and a second portion for storing event video information during event recording, wherein the pre-recording video information captured in the first portion of the memory is continuously overwritten with new video information at a predetermined interval;

a processor;

a battery worn on the person to power the processor;

a first user-operated control worn on the person; and

a second user-operated control worn on the person and physically apart from the video recorder;

wherein the processor is programmed to perform steps;

if pre-recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, the processor;

discontinues pre-recording;

stores the pre-recording video information outside of the first portion of the memory before it is overwritten at the predetermined interval; and

begins event recording by storing event video information in the second portion of the memory; and

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, the processor, discontinues pre-recording;

if event recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, the processor;

discontinues event recording; and

begins pre-recording; and

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, the processor discontinues event recording; and

if event recording is discontinued;

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, the processor continues pre-recording; and

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, the processor begins event recording.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising an indicator, wherein the processor is programmed to control the indicator to indicate that event recording is discontinued.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the memory further comprises a log, wherein the processor is programmed to:

record in the log times of operation of the first user-operated control; and

record in the log supplemental information comprising contemporaneous annotations to the pre-recording video information provided through the primary subsystem while at the location of the event.

11. The system of claim 8 further comprising a log, wherein the processor is programmed to record in the log times of operation of the second user-operated control.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein:

when pre-recording, the processor is programmed to control the video recorder to record video at a first resolution; and

when event recording, the processor is programmed to control the video recorder to record the video at a second resolution greater than the first resolution.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising an accelerometer, wherein the processor is programmed to:

further detect acceleration measured by the accelerometer of the primary subsystem; and

when pre-recording, in response to detecting the acceleration, discontinue pre-recording and begin event recording.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is programmed to:

further control a display for reviewing recordings; and

if reviewing, in further response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control discontinue reviewing and display a plurality of categories.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the first portion of the memory comprises a pre-event circular buffer.

16. A body-worn camera system to accomplish pre-recording and event recording at a location of an event, the system comprising:

a computer processor;

a video recorder configured to be worn on a person at the location of the event;

a battery worn on the person, configured to supply electricity to the computer processor;

a first user-operated control worn on the person;

a second user-operated control worn on the person and physically apart from the video recorder; and

a memory comprising a pre-event circular buffer for storing pre-recording video information while pre-recording and a second portion for storing event video information during event recording, wherein the pre-event circular buffer is overwritten with new pre-recording video information once it is full, the memory further storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to;

if pre-recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control;

discontinue pre-recording;

store the pre-recording video information in the memory outside of the pre-event circular buffer before it is overwritten; and

begin event recording by storing event video information in the second portion of the memory; and

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, discontinue pre-recording;

if event recording;

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control;

discontinue event recording; and

begin pre-recording; and

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, discontinue event recording; and

if event recording is discontinued;

in response to detecting operation of the second user-operated control, continue pre-recording; and

in response to detecting operation of the first user-operated control, begin event recording.

17. The body-worn camera system of claim 16, wherein the memory further comprises a log, wherein the computer processor is configured to record in the log at least one of:

times of operation of the first user-operated control; and

times of operation of the second user-operated control.

18. The body-worn camera system of claim 17, further comprising a visual display capable of receiving, at the location of the event, user annotations about the pre-recording video information after displaying the pre-recording video information, wherein the memory further stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to record the user annotations in the log.

19. The body-worn camera system of claim 16, wherein the memory further stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the video recorder to:

if pre-recording, capture video at a first resolution; and

if event recording, capture the video at a second resolution greater than the first resolution.

20. The body-worn camera system of claim 16, further comprising an accelerometer, wherein the memory further stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to discontinue pre-recording and beginning event recording when acceleration is detected by the accelerometer while pre-recording.