IP Library Granted Patent US 7,525,568
Granted Patent B2
US 7,525,568 · App. 10/984,380 · Granted Apr 28, 2009

Personal multi-information recorder

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,525,568
App. No.
10/984,380
Granted
Apr 28, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for recording information on a device worn on a person includes capturing video information, capturing audio information and receiving a signal from a remote unit. The method further includes determining from the signal that the remote unit is a minimum distance from the device and in response commencing recording of the video information and the audio information in storage. In one alternative, the video information is captured via a video camera and audio information is captured via a microphone. In another alternative, the remote unit is installed in the person's vehicle.

Claims (23)

1. An information processing device worn on a person carrying a weapon, the device comprising:

a housing comprising a badge form factor;

an apparatus for securing the housing to the person;

a video camera for capturing video information only upon receipt of a trigger;

wherein the trigger comprises at least one signal indicating a situation selected from a group consisting of:

a hostile situation;

the information processing device is approaching a threshold distance from the remote wireless unit;

the weapon has been removed from a holster;

a microphone for capturing audio information only upon receipt of the trigger;

at least one biometric sensor that emits signals comprising biometric data comprising blood pressure data, heart rate data, blood oxygen level data and temperature data;

at least one environmental sensor that emits signals comprising environmental data comprising heat data, barometric pressure data, altitude data, magnetic field data, temperature data and a presence of water and brine;

at least one situational sensor that emits signals comprising situational data comprising location data, still image data, speed data, and acceleration data;

a user interface that allows the person to control the device; said user interface comprising a data interface that allows ingress and egress of data, providing the user with an ability to access data, write data, overwrite data, and erase data in a storage;

the storage, operatively coupled with the processor, for storing the biometric data, environmental data, situational data, the video information, the audio information, and any user input;

a radio frequency transceiver for sending and receiving a wireless signal to and from a remote wireless unit installed in the person's vehicle;

an ex situ sensor located on or near the weapon and operatively coupled with the transceiver; and

a processor operatively coupled with the radio frequency transceiver, said processor comprising logic for:

determining a type and strength of the signal;

determining from an absence of the signal that the remote wireless unit is a minimum distance from the device;

determining from a timestamp in the signal that the remote unit is a minimum distance from the device;

determining from a strength of the signal that the remote unit is a minimum distance from the device; and

depending upon the type and strength of the signal, performing one action selected from a group consisting of: automatically activating recording functions of the device by transmitting the trigger; automatically deactivating the recording functions of the device; and transmitting recorded data from the storage to the remote unit; and

erasing the recorded data from the storage after each transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2004
From: RAGHUNATH, MANDAYAM THONDANUR
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015480/0302 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060098088A1 · May 11, 2006