System and method for managing video evidence
First Claim
1. A system for managing a plurality of video images for evidentiary purposes comprising:
- a video intake station including at least one video image intake device that receives the plurality of video images, wherein said video intake station converts the received plurality of video images into a plurality of video image files;
a video archive that receives the plurality of video files and that creates an archival copy of the plurality of video images;
a video storage device that receives the plurality of video files and that stores the plurality of video files for a predetermined time; and
a searchable database that includes metadata for at least one of the plurality of video image files, wherein the metadata includes indicia that identifies said at least one of the plurality of video image files as legal evidence.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for accepting, storing, retrieving, manipulating, and otherwise managing video images having potential evidentiary significance. A video image intake station collects surveillance, crime scene, police traffic stop, or other video images captured by a video image capture device and generates individual video image files. Each of the generated images files are uploaded to a server, and indexed and stored in a searchable database. For redundancy, a back-up copy of each image file is made and stored in an archive. Once image files have been placed in a searchable database, individual image files may be searched and accessed by users who have been granted appropriate access rights by an administrator. Users with an appropriate level of access rights can download an image file, have an image file e-mailed to an Internet address, or output an image file in any known or suitable output format (e.g., to a CD-ROM, DVD, floppy disk, or other media) for further processing or analysis. These image files may comprise original, un-edited image files, and/or redacted or edited image files depending on their relevancy and/or admissibility in a legal proceeding.
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1. A system for managing a plurality of video images for evidentiary purposes comprising:
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a video intake station including at least one video image intake device that receives the plurality of video images, wherein said video intake station converts the received plurality of video images into a plurality of video image files;
a video archive that receives the plurality of video files and that creates an archival copy of the plurality of video images;
a video storage device that receives the plurality of video files and that stores the plurality of video files for a predetermined time; and
a searchable database that includes metadata for at least one of the plurality of video image files, wherein the metadata includes indicia that identifies said at least one of the plurality of video image files as legal evidence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for managing a plurality of video images for evidentiary purposes comprising:
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a server for storing a plurality of video image files, each video image file corresponding to a piece of evidence;
a searchable database including metadata associated with each of the plurality of video image files; and
a user interface that provides one or more users with access to the plurality of video image files;
wherein the metadata associated with at least one of the plurality of video image files includes information regarding access by the one or more users of the at least one of the plurality of video image files. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for managing video evidence comprising:
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ingesting a plurality of video images from one or more media as a plurality of video image files at an intake station;
creating an archival copy of each of the plurality of video image files;
storing a non-archival copy of each of the plurality of video image files;
providing a user with access to at least one of the non-archival video image files; and
associating metadata with the at least one of the plurality of video image files, the metadata including a user identifier and a nature of the access. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for managing video evidence comprising:
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ingesting a plurality of video images from one or more media as a plurality of video image files at an intake station;
creating an archival copy of each of the plurality of video image files;
storing a non-archival copy of each of the plurality of video image files; and
in response to a user selecting one of the video image files, storing at least metadata associated with the selected video image file in a searchable database. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66)
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