Personal audio/video surveillance system
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1. A personal surveillance system, comprising:
- an integrated audio/video package having a video camera and a microphone, said audio/video package comprising means for disposing on an article of clothing and for rapidly detaching therefrom;
a transmitter package, physically separated from said audio/video package, said transmitter package having a transmitter capable of transmitting an audio/video signal to a remote station, said audio/video signal comprsing a control signal representing an instruction to said remote station to record said audio/video signal;
an electrical link coupled to said audio/video package and to said transmitter package, said link disposed to couple an audio signal and a video signal from said audio/video package to said transmitter package; and
,a remote station having a recording device and a control circuit coupled to said recording device, said control circuit being responsive to said control signal at least a part of said audio video signal substantially only when said control signal is present, wherein said control circuit comprises;
a signal detector, responsive to the presence of said control signal, generating first logic signal representative of whether to order said recording device to record; and
, a timer, responsive to said first logic signal, generating a second logic signal representative of a duration of said first logic signal, and a predetermined time period thereafter;
wherein said recording device is coupled to said second logic signal.
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Abstract
A personal surveillance system having a video camera and an audio microphone in a single package sufficiently small to be worn as a badge, lapel pin, or similarly small accessory. The audio/video package is coupled to a transmitter for transmitting an audio and video signal to a remote station. The remote station comprises a video cassette recorder responsive to a signal for recording that is generated on a continuous basis by the audio/video package in a signal band that is filtered before recording.
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1. A personal surveillance system, comprising:
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an integrated audio/video package having a video camera and a microphone, said audio/video package comprising means for disposing on an article of clothing and for rapidly detaching therefrom; a transmitter package, physically separated from said audio/video package, said transmitter package having a transmitter capable of transmitting an audio/video signal to a remote station, said audio/video signal comprsing a control signal representing an instruction to said remote station to record said audio/video signal; an electrical link coupled to said audio/video package and to said transmitter package, said link disposed to couple an audio signal and a video signal from said audio/video package to said transmitter package; and
,a remote station having a recording device and a control circuit coupled to said recording device, said control circuit being responsive to said control signal at least a part of said audio video signal substantially only when said control signal is present, wherein said control circuit comprises; a signal detector, responsive to the presence of said control signal, generating first logic signal representative of whether to order said recording device to record; and
, a timer, responsive to said first logic signal, generating a second logic signal representative of a duration of said first logic signal, and a predetermined time period thereafter;wherein said recording device is coupled to said second logic signal.
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Current AssigneeSystems Engineering & Management Company
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Original AssigneeSystems Engineering & Management Co., Inc.
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InventorsFraley, Walter C.
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Primary Examiner(s)Chin, Tommy P.
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Assistant Examiner(s)RAO, ANAND SHASHIKANT
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Application NumberUS08/781,540Time in Patent Office579 DaysField of Search348/143, 348/144, 348/152, 348/153, 348/211, 348/213, 348/376, 348/158US Class Current348/143CPC Class CodesG08B 13/19619 Details of casingG08B 13/19621 Portable cameraG08B 13/19636 pertaining to the cameraH04N 7/183 for receiving images from a...H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. ...
