Personal multi-information recorder

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.

1 . A method for recording information on a device worn on a person carrying a weapon, the method comprising:
 securing the device comprising a badge form factor to the person, wherein the device comprises: a video recorder, a microphone, at least one biometric sensor, at least one environmental sensor, at least one situational sensor, a user interface, a storage unit, a transceiver, and a processor operatively coupled with the transceiver and the storage unit;   capturing video information upon receipt of a trigger, wherein said trigger indicates a situation selected from a group consisting of: a hostile situation, the device approaching a threshold distance from a remote wireless unit, and an indicator that the weapon has been removed from a holster;   capturing audio information upon receipt of the trigger;   capturing biometric data, wherein said biometric data comprises at least one of: blood pressure data, heart rate data, blood oxygen level data and temperature data;   capturing environmental data, said environmental data comprising at least one of heat data, barometric pressure data, altitude data, magnetic field data, temperature data and a presence of water and brine;   capturing situational data comprising location data, still image data, speed data, and acceleration data;   using the user interface to enable 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 the storage unit;   storing into the storage unit the biometric data, environmental data, situational data, the video information, the audio information, and any user input;   sending and receiving a wireless signal comprising any one of at least the biometric data, environmental data, situational data, the video information, the audio information, and the user input, to and from the remote wireless unit; and   erasing the recorded data from the storage unit after each transmission.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising
 communicating with an ex situ sensor located on or near the weapon.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a type and strength of the signal received from the remote wireless unit;   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 wireless unit is a minimum distance from the device;   determining from a strength of the signal that the remote wireless unit is a minimum distance from the device; and   depending upon the type and the strength of the signal, performing an 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 unit to the remote wireless unit.