IP Library Granted Patent US 11,553,041
Granted Patent B2
US 11,553,041 · App. 17/480,126 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Systems and methods for filtering messages

Inventors: Mark A. Hanchett (Mesa, AZ); Reinhard J. Gagnon (Rimrock, AZ); Rick Wong (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
H04L67/12F41B15/02F41C33/029F41H13/0012G06Q50/26H04L67/146H04L67/55
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Patent No.
US 11,553,041
App. No.
17/480,126
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A recording system may use the information stored in a list to determine whether to receive and/or respond to messages transmitted by notice systems. The source of the information for the list includes a server and/or the recording system itself. A server that provides the list may use data provided by an agency to determine a relationship between a people, recording devices and notice systems. The associations between people, recording devices and notice devices may be used to determine what information is in the list. A recording device that forms the list may receive messages from any notice system, detect the session identifier, store the session identifiers from received messages, and receive and/or respond to messages in accordance with the list formed by the recording system.

Claims (66)

1. A method performed for filtering messages broadcast from notice systems, the method comprising:

storing a first data of a list in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the first data including a first recording system identifier of a first recording system and a first notice system identifier of a first notice system associated with at least one of an individual, a team, or an agency;

storing a second data of the list in the computer-readable storage medium, the second data including a second recording system identifier of a second recording system and the first notice system identifier of the first notice system associated with the at least one of the individual, the team, or the agency;

receiving a message transmitted responsive to detecting a state of a second notice system, the message comprising a second notice system identifier;

in response to receiving the message, starting recording of first video data by the first recording system in accordance with the first data and the second notice system identifier received in the message; and

in response to receiving the message, starting recording of second video data by the second recording system in accordance with the second data and the second notice system identifier received in the message, wherein:

starting the recording of the first video data comprises determining the second notice system identifier equals the first notice system identifier of the first notice system associated with the at least one of the individual, the team, or the agency; and

starting the recording of the second video data comprises determining the second notice system identifier equals the first notice system identifier of the first notice system associated with the at least one of the individual, the team, or the agency, wherein the second notice system comprises a holster for a firearm, an in-vehicle monitor, a baton, a pepper spray, handcuffs, or a conducted electrical weapon.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first notice system identifier is associated with the individual.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first notice system identifier is associated with the team.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first notice system identifier is associated with the agency.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first data further comprises a first notice system type of the first notice system;

the second data further comprises the first notice system type of the first notice system;

the message comprises a second notice system type of the second notice system;

starting the recording of the first video data further comprises determining the second notice system type of the second notice system equals the first notice system type of the first notice system; and

starting the recording of the second video data further comprises determining the second notice system type of the second notice system equals the first notice system type of the first notice system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first recording system comprises a first wearable camera and the second recording system comprises one of a second wearable camera different from the first wearable camera and an in-car camera.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second notice system comprises the holster for the firearm, the in-vehicle monitor, or the conducted electrical weapon.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first data further comprises a data mask identifying a state of the first notice system;

the second data further comprises the data mask;

the message comprises information identifying a state of the second notice system;

starting the recording of the first video data further comprises determining the data mask equals the information identifying the state of the second notice system; and

starting the recording of the second video data further comprises determining the data mask equals the information identifying the state of the second notice system.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the state of the second notice system comprises lights of a vehicle being on and a driver's door of the vehicle being open.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the first data to the first recording system; and

transmitting the second data to the second recording system.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is transmitted by the second notice system.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the message is respectively received by each of the first recording system and the second recording system.

13. A system for filtering messages, the system comprising:

a computing device comprising:

a processing circuit;

a network interface; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processing circuit, cause the computing device to perform first operations comprising:

receiving, via the network interface, first data pertaining to a first digital camera, the first data including a first recording system identifier of the first digital camera and a notice system identifier of a notice system associated with at least one of an individual, a team, or an agency;

receiving, via the network interface, second data pertaining to a second digital camera, the second data including a second recording system identifier of the second digital camera and the notice system identifier of the notice system associated with the at least one of the individual, the team, or the agency; and

storing the first data and the second data in a list in the computer-readable storage medium; and

the notice system configured to perform second operations comprising:

detecting, via at least one sensor of the notice system, at least one physical property of an object or a portion of the object; and

transmitting, via a wireless network interface of the notice system, a message responsive to a state of operation of the notice system determined in accordance with the at least one physical property, wherein the message comprises the notice system identifier;

the first digital camera configured to perform third operations comprising:

determining the notice system identifier is included in the message and the first data; and

responsive to determining the notice system identifier is included in the message and the first data, starting recording first video data; and

the second digital camera configured to perform fourth operations comprising:

determining the notice system identifier is included in the message and the second data; and

responsive to determining the notice system identifier is included in the message and the second data, starting recording second video data, wherein the notice system comprises a holster for a firearm, an in-vehicle monitor, a baton, a pepper spray, handcuffs, or a conducted electrical weapon.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the notice system identifier is associated with the individual.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the notice system identifier is associated with the team.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the notice system identifier is associated with the agency.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein:

the first data further comprises a data mask identifying the state of operation of the notice system;

the second data further comprises the data mask;

the message comprises information identifying the state of operation of the notice system;

starting the recording of the first video data further comprises determining the data mask in the first data equals the information identifying the state of operation of the notice system; and

starting the recording of the second video data further comprises determining the data mask in the second data equals the information identifying the state of operation of the notice system.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the notice system comprises the in-vehicle monitor, the object comprises the vehicle, and the at least one physical property comprises at least two physical properties of the vehicle selected from a group comprising lights of the vehicle being on, a siren of the vehicle being on, a driver's door of the vehicle being open, and a back door of the vehicle being open.

19. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first operations further comprise:

transmitting, via the network interface, the first data of the list to the first digital camera; and

transmitting, via the network interface, the second data of the list to the second digital camera.

20. The system of claim 13 , wherein:

the third operations further comprise receiving, via a wireless network interface of the first digital camera, the message;

determining the notice system identifier is included in the message and the first data comprises querying the first data with information from a payload of the message;

the fourth operations further comprise receiving, via a wireless network interface of the second digital camera, the message; and

determining the notice system identifier is included in the message and the second data comprises querying the second data with the information from the payload of the message, wherein the information from the payload of the message comprises the notice system identifier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: HANCHETT, MARK A.; GAGNON, REINHARD J.; WONG, RICK
To: AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 16801126 · Feb 25, 2020
Continuation 15379853 · Dec 15, 2016
Provisional Application 62273899 · Dec 31, 2015
Related Publication 20220006865A1 · Jan 6, 2022