IP Library Granted Patent US 10,165,221
Granted Patent B2
US 10,165,221 · App. 15/724,096 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Wearable camera system and recording control method

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Patent No.
US 10,165,221
App. No.
15/724,096
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a wearable camera including a capture that captures a subject; a recorder that records a video of the captured subject; a storage that stores a predetermined sound beforehand; a microphone that collects sounds; and a controller that starts record of the video of the subject captured by the capture in a case where the sounds collected by the microphone and the sound stored in the storage are collated with each other, and the collected sounds and the stored sound match with each other.

Claims (29)

1. A wearable camera comprising:

a capture that captures a subject;

a recorder that records a video of the captured subject;

a storage that stores a predetermined sound beforehand;

a microphone that collects sounds; and

a controller that starts record of the video of the subject captured by the capture in a case where the sounds collected by the microphone and the sound stored in the storage are collated with each other, and the collected sounds and the stored sound match with each other.

2. The wearable camera of claim 1 ,

wherein the storage stores at least one of a gunshot, a sound that a person with the wearable camera is fell down, and an explosion sound as the sound to be stored.

3. The wearable camera of claim 1 , further comprising:

a communicator that communicates with an external sever,

wherein the communication with the external sever is performed in a case where the controller determines that the collected sounds and the stored sound match with each other.

4. The wearable camera of claim 3 ,

wherein the wearable camera and the external server communicate with each other via wireless network.

5. The wearable camera of claim 3 , further comprising:

an emergency button,

wherein in a case where the emergency button is pressed, communication with the external server is immediately started.

6. The wearable camera of claim 1 , further comprising:

a communicator that communicates with an external sever,

wherein the communicator transmits a video of the subject captured by the capture to the server based on a distribution instruction, of the video, transmitted from the server.

7. The wearable camera of claim 1 ,

wherein the controller cuts out a section of the sounds collected by the microphone to generate sound data and collates the generated sound data with the sound stored in the storage.

8. A method of starting record by using a wearable camera,

the wearable camera including

a capture that captures a subject,

a recorder that records a video of the captured subject,

a storage that stores a predetermined sound beforehand, and

a microphone that collects sounds,

the method comprising:

starting record of the video of the subject captured by the capture in a case where the sounds collected by the microphone and the sound stored in the storage are collated with each other, and the collected sounds and the stored sound match with each other.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 16, 2023
From: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
To: I-PRO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063101/0966 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 16, 2023
From: I-PRO CO., LTD.
To: I-PRO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063102/0075 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 31, 2020
From: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
To: PSP HOLDINGS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 054883/0201 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 31, 2020
From: PSP HOLDINGS CO., LTD
To: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054883/0234 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 31, 2020
From: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054883/0248 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2019
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051369/0172 →