Granted Patent B1

US 12,736,314 · App. 18/949,241 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Brian Hedeen (Orono, MN); Casey R. Carlson (Young America, MN)

Assignee: Laser Aiming Systems Corporation

F41J5/10H04N5/907H04N23/51H04N23/54H04N23/57F41G11/004

Abstract

Claims (33)

1 . A data management system for gun-mounted recording devices, the system comprising:

a plurality of removable power source units for use with a plurality of recording devices, each of the plurality of removable power source units including a battery for providing power to a respective recording device while attached thereto and a memory;

a plurality of charging nodes configured to receive and dock with each of the plurality of removable power source units to the batteries and configured to network with the memory; and

a server device configured to network with the plurality of charging nodes, the server device comprising a processor and a second memory including a set of executable instructions in the form of a computer program product, the executable instructions executable by the processor to cause the server device to:

when a respective removable power source unit of the plurality of removable power source units is docked with a respective charging node of the plurality of charging nodes, transfer data stored in the memory of the respective removable power source unit to the second memory of the server device.

2 . The data management system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of charging nodes each includes a third processor and a third memory.

3 . The data management system of claim 2 , wherein the third memory of each of the plurality of charging nodes includes a set of executable instructions in the form of a computer program product, the executable instructions executable by the third processor to cause the charging node to:

transfer data stored in the memory of the respective removable power source unit of the plurality of removable power source units to the second memory of the charging node when docked.

4 . The data management system of claim 3 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the server device to:

record removal of the respective removable power source unit of the plurality of removable power source units from a charging node.

5 . The data management system of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the server device to:

associate a hardware ID or an ID code with a respective docked power source unit of the plurality of removable power source units.

6 . The data management system of claim 5 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the server device to:

associate a user account with the respective removable power source unit of the plurality of removable power source units using the hardware ID or the ID Code.

7 . The data management system of claim 6 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the server device to:

record a return of the respective removable power source unit of the plurality of removable power source units to the charging node.

8 . The data management system of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the server device to:

disassociate a user account with the respective removable power source unit of the plurality of removable power source units.

9 . The data management system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of charging nodes each include a user interface.

10 . The data management system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of recording devices comprises a fourth memory, and wherein the memory of each of the plurality of removable power source devices and the fourth memory of each of the plurality of recording units includes a redundant data file set, the redundant data file set including one or more data files having bits of recording and/or status data stored therein, wherein the redundant data sets of a paired power source unit and recording device are synchronized.

11 . A data management system for gun-mounted recording devices, comprising:

a computing node comprising a processor, a first memory, and a communications module;

a recording unit comprising a housing having a coupling portion and a recording module within the housing; and

a power source unit removably coupled with the housing of the recording unit, the power source unit including a battery for providing power to the recording unit while attached thereto and during use, the power source unit comprising a second memory configured to store data recorded by and during use of the recording unit and a communications module configured to transmit data to and from the computing the node.

12 . The data management system of claim 11 , wherein the communications module of the power source unit comprises a data port.

13 . The data management system of claim 12 , wherein the data port is a USB port.

14 . The data management system of claim 11 , wherein the computing node and the power source unit communicate over a communication link.

15 . The data management system of claim 14 , wherein the communication link is a hard wired link.

16 . The data management system of claim 14 , wherein the communication link is a wireless link.

17 . The data management system of claim 11 , wherein the power source unit further comprises a hardware ID or an ID code.

18 . The data management system of claim 17 , wherein the computing node is configured to selectively associate the hardware ID or the ID code with a user account.

19 . The data management system of claim 11 , wherein the recording unit comprises an indicator indicating an amount of free memory available for storing data.

20 . The data management system of claim 11 , wherein the recording unit includes a mode wherein a user cannot modify one or more settings of the recording device.

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