Remote media capture device activation

Abstract

Remote video capture device activation enables a video capture device to be activated from a server or another client device. In various embodiments, a mobile client may receive an instruction from an entity remote to the mobile client. The mobile client may interpret the instruction into at least a command. The mobile client may retrieve a software event corresponding to the command according to a predefined command to event mapping. The mobile client may further execute an event handler that handles the software event responsive to the command. The event handler may initiate a media capture device of the mobile client to capture a data asset of a crime scene and may further associate the data asset with a case identifier for the crime scene.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . One or more computer-readable media of a mobile client storing computer-executable instructions that upon execution cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
 interpreting an instruction into at least a command, the instruction being sent from a computing device remote to the mobile client and received by a hardware interface of the mobile client;   retrieving a software event corresponding to the command according to a predefined command to event mapping; and   executing an event handler that handles the software event responsive to the command, wherein the event handler initiates a media capture device of the mobile client to capture a data asset of a crime scene and further associates the data asset with a case identifier for the crime scene.   
     
     
         2 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 interpreting an additional instruction from a server and received at the hardware interface of the mobile client into an upload command; and   uploading the data asset as captured by the media capture device to the server in response to the upload command.   
     
     
         3 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 1 , wherein the instruction is from a server, further comprising sending an acknowledgment message of the instruction to the server that causes the server to start receiving the data asset. 
     
     
         4 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 1 , wherein the instruction includes an identifier of a recipient device that initiated the instruction, and wherein the mobile client is commanded by the instruction to transmit the data asset to the recipient device based on the identifier. 
     
     
         5 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 4 , wherein the identifier of the recipient device is a phone number. 
     
     
         6 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 1 , wherein the instruction is a short message service (SMS) message received from an additional client device, the SMS message being received by a text message capable transceiver of the mobile client. 
     
     
         7 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 1 , wherein the media capture device is a camera or a microphone, and wherein the data asset is a video file or an audio file. 
     
     
         8 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 sending, from one or more computing devices, an instruction to a transceiver of a mobile client, the instruction to command the mobile client to use a media capture device of the mobile client to capture a data asset;   receiving, at the one or more computing devices, an acknowledgement message from the mobile client in response to the mobile client acting on the instruction, the acknowledgement message initiating a streaming reception of the data asset from the mobile client; and   integrating, at the one or more computing devices, the data asset that is received via the streaming reception with an additional data asset that is captured by another mobile client to form a composite data asset.   
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , further comprising receiving an error message from the mobile client and displaying the error message via a computer application in response to the mobile client being unable to carry out the instruction to capture the data asset via the media capture device. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the instruction includes an identifier of a recipient device that initiated the instruction, and wherein the receiving includes receiving the error message following a delivery of the error message to the recipient device based on the identifier. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , further comprising sending a halt instruction that stops the capture of the data asset following the receiving of the acknowledgment message. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the sending includes sending the instruction as a text message, as radio-frequency identification (RFID) data, or as an instruction initiated by an event detector. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 12 , wherein the event detector is a vehicle crash detector and the instruction is initiated by the vehicle crash detector in response to a detection of a vehicle crash event by the vehicle crash detector. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the instruction is a short message service (SMS) message, the SMS message being received by a text message capable transceiver of the mobile client. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the media capture device is a camera or a microphone, and wherein the data asset is a video file or an audio file. 
     
     
         16 . A server, comprising:
 one or more processors; and   memory having instructions stored therein, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
 sending an instruction to a transceiver of a mobile client, the instruction commanding the mobile client to use a media capture device of the mobile client to capture a data asset; 
 sending an additional instruction to the transceiver of the mobile client, the additional instruction commanding the mobile client to upload the data asset; 
 receiving the data asset as captured by the media capture device in response to the mobile client receiving the additional instruction; and 
 correlating the data asset with an additional data asset captured at a crime scene such that the data asset and the additional data asset correspond to a single case identifier from a case database. 
   
     
     
         17 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the acts further comprise receiving an acknowledgement message from the mobile client in response to the mobile client acting on the instruction to capture the data asset. 
     
     
         18 . The server of  claim 17 , wherein the acts further comprise sending a further instruction that stops the capture of the data asset following the receiving of the acknowledgment message. 
     
     
         19 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the instruction is a short message service (SMS) message, the SMS message being received by a text message capable transceiver of the mobile client. 
     
     
         20 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the media capture device is a camera or a microphone, and wherein the data asset is a video file or an audio file.