Firearm audiovisual recording system and method
First Claim
1. A firearm audiovisual recording system comprising:
- a firearm including;
a means for acquiring a digital video image of a target at which the firearm is aimed;
a means for processing the acquired digital video image; and
a means for wirelessly transmitting the processed digital video image to an upstream video processing system.
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Abstract
A firearm audiovisual recording system including a digital video camera, attachably/detachably connected to a firearm, that is made operational when the firearm is readied for firing, i.e., when it is withdrawn from a holster. The system preferably transmits via wireless mechanisms, the video signals produced by the camera to a local digital video recorder positioned proximate to the camera and located, for example, in the trunk of a police car where it may be stored and simultaneously re-transmitted to another receiver located at a police station. In this manner, not only are the events and circumstances of the firearm usage recorded and memorialized, they are transmitted to other systems/locations for simultaneous observation and/or subsequent review.
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27 Claims
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1. A firearm audiovisual recording system comprising:
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a firearm including;
a means for acquiring a digital video image of a target at which the firearm is aimed;
a means for processing the acquired digital video image; and
a means for wirelessly transmitting the processed digital video image to an upstream video processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A firearm audiovisual recording system comprising:
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a firearm including;
a video camera for acquiring a digital video image of a target at which the firearm is aimed;
a processor, for processing the digital video image acquired by the video camera;
a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the processed digital video images to an upstream video processing system, said upstream video processing system being proximately located to the firearm; and
a sensor, attached to the firearm for determining when the firearm is readied for firing;
such that the video camera is made operational when, as a result of the sensor output, a determination is made that the firearm is readied for firing.
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9. The firearm audiovisual recording system of claim 9 further comprising:
a compressor, for compressing the processed digital video images prior to their wireless transmission. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A firearm audiovisual recording system comprising:
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a firearm including;
a video camera, attached to the firearm, for acquiring digital video images of a target at which the firearm is aimed and generating digital video signals representative of those images; and
one or more sensors, for determining when the firearm is being readied for firing;
a local processing/storage unit, electrically and audiovisually connected to the video camera and the one or more sensors, said local processing/storage unit including;
a processor for programmably processing the digital video signals generated by the video camera;
memory, for temporarily storing the digital video signals and/or the processed digital video signals;
additional memory, longer duration storage of the digital video signals and/or the processed digital video signals;
a variable compressor, for variably compressing the processed digital video signals;
a transceiver/antenna system, for wirelessly transmitting the compressed digital video signals to an upstream video processing/storage system situated proximate to the firearm; and
batteries, in electrical connection with, and providing electrical power to the local processing/storage unit and the digital video camera and the one or more sensors;
an upstream video processing/storage system, situated proximate to the firearm, for receiving/processing/storing the video signals wirelessly transmitted by the local processing/storage unit, said upstream video processing/storage system including;
a wireless transceiver/antenna system, for receiving the video signals wirelessly transmitted by the local processing/storage unit; and
a memory, for storing the received video signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A firearm audiovisual recording method comprising:
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determining, whether a firearm is being readied for firing;
acquiring, after the firearm is readied, from a digital camera attached to the firearm, a digital video image of a target at which the firearm is aimed;
processing the acquired digital video images; and
wirelessly transmitting the processed digital video image to an upstream video processing system wherein the upstream video system is situated geographically proximate to the digital camera. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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