Data acquisition and display system and method of establishing chain of custody
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1. A data acquisition and display system for mounting in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a recording media mountable in the vehicle;
a global positioning system operable to calculate location data and being in communication with the recording media to transfer the location data to the recording media; and
a controller in communication with the recording media and the global positioning system, the controller including a mark feature for designating selected location data on operator command, the selected location data being saved on the recording media.
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Abstract
A data display and acquisition system for mounting in a vehicle having an interior console and an aperture in the console. The system comprises a frame mountable in the aperture, a recording media housed in the frame and operable to store video data, and a video input in communication with the recording media to receive multiple types of data including video data and to transfer the video data to the recording media.
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23 Claims
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1. A data acquisition and display system for mounting in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a recording media mountable in the vehicle;
a global positioning system operable to calculate location data and being in communication with the recording media to transfer the location data to the recording media; and
a controller in communication with the recording media and the global positioning system, the controller including a mark feature for designating selected location data on operator command, the selected location data being saved on the recording media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of recording data in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a data acquisition and display system including a recording media, a global positioning system in communication with the recording media, and a controller in communication with the recording media and the global positioning system;
calculating location data with the global positioning system;
designating selected location data with the controller;
saving the selected location data on the recording media; and
recalling the selected location data from the recording media to direct an operator to a location corresponding to the selected location data.
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19. A method of recording data with a vehicle mounted data acquisition and display system including a video camera operable to record video data, a recording media operable to store the video data, a vehicle sensor positioned in the vehicle for recording vehicle status data, and a controller in communication with the recording media and the vehicle sensor;
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recording the video data over previously recorded video data on the recording media in a first recording cycle; and
initiating a second recording cycle in response to vehicle status data received by the controller, during the second recording cycle, the recording media not deleting the previously recorded data.
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20. A method of cataloging video data in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a data acquisition and display system including a video camera for recording video data and a recording media in communication with the video camera;
providing a plurality of identifiers corresponding to types of data;
transmitting the video data to the recording media;
saving the video data on the recording media;
assigning one of the plurality of identifiers to the video data, the recording media being searchable for at least one of the identifier and the video data.
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21. A method for inhibiting tampering with video data and making the video data tamper evident comprising:
providing a video data acquisition system operable to record frames of data;
numbering each frame of data with a unique identification.- View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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