Integrating data from multiple devices

Abstract

A recording system for an emergency response unit includes a first data collection device configured to record a first video, audio or data segment with an incident identifier and transmit a message including the incident identifier. A second data collection device may receive the message and, as appropriate, record at least a second video, audio or data segment with the incident identifier, allowing the first segment and the second segment to be associated using the incident identifier. In other embodiments, a first recording device may begin recording video, audio or legal evidence data with an incident identifier, and a control system may receive a message including the incident identifier from the first recording device, identify one or more additional recording devices located within a certain distance of the first recording device, and obtain recordings from the one or more additional recording devices.

1 . A recording system for an emergency response unit, including:
 a first recording device configured to record a first video segment with an incident identifier and transmit a message including the incident identifier; and   a second recording device configured to receive the message and record a second video segment with the incident identifier, wherein   the first video segment and the second video segment are associated using the incident identifier.   
     
     
         2 . The recording system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first recording device is configured to begin recording upon detecting an incident and save a predetermined amount of video that was captured prior to detecting the incident; and   the second recording device is configured to save a predetermined amount of video that was recorded prior to receiving the message.   
     
     
         3 . The recording system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a location of the first recording device and a location of the second recording device are determined using a global positioning system; and   the second recording device records the second video segment when the second recording device is within a certain distance of the first recording device.   
     
     
         4 . The recording system of  claim 1 , further including a central storage system, wherein:
 the message is transmitted wirelessly to a plurality of recording devices, each recording device recording a video segment including the incident identifier, and   the video segments are transferred to the central storage system.   
     
     
         5 . The recording system of  claim 1 , wherein the first recording device is configured to begin recording automatically in response to a predefined event. 
     
     
         6 . The recording system of  claim 5 , wherein the predefined event includes detecting a sound. 
     
     
         7 . The recording system of  claim 5 , wherein the predefined event includes detecting a gesture using an accelerometer. 
     
     
         8 . The recording system of  claim 1 , wherein the first recording device is a camera worn by a police officer and the second recording device is a camera mounted on a police vehicle. 
     
     
         9 . The recording system of  claim 1 , wherein the message further includes a location of the first recording device. 
     
     
         10 . A system, including:
 a first data collection device configured to begin recording at least one of video, audio and data information, with an incident identifier;   
       a control system configured to:
 receive a beacon message including the incident identifier from the first data collection device; 
 identify one or more additional data collection devices located within a certain distance of the first data collection device; and 
 obtain data from the one or more additional recording devices. 
 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
 monitor distances between the first data collection device and the one or more additional data collection devices,   determine when an additional data collection device is further than the certain distance from the first data collection device; and   the identified additional data collection device stops recording data.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the control system is further configured to transmit a beacon message with the incident identifier, the one or more additional data collection devices are able to receive the beacon message, wherein the one or more additional data collection devices are configured to receive the incident identifier and upon determining to be within said certain distance of the first data collection device initiate recording of data with the incident identifier. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the control system is further configured to display the data recorded from the one or more additional data collection devices while the additional data collection devices are within the certain distance from the first data collection device. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first data collection device is a smartphone. 
     
     
         15 . One or more computer readable media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, perform a method including:
 recording at least a first video, audio or data information segment, with an incident identifier;   transmitting a message including the incident identifier;   receiving the message;   recording at least a second video, audio or data information segment, with the incident identifier if the location is determined to be within said certain pre-determined distance; and   associating the first segment and the second segment using the incident identifier.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the method further includes:
 locating a first recording device that records the first segment using a global positioning system;   locating a second recording device that records the second segment using the global positioning system; and   recording the second segment when the second recording device determines that it is within said certain distance of first recording device.   
     
     
         17 . The computer readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the method further includes:
 recording at least one of video, audio and data upon detecting an incident;   saving, as part of the first segment, a predetermined amount of data that was captured prior to the incident; and   saving, as part of the second segment, a predetermined amount of data that was recorded prior to receiving the message.   
     
     
         18 . The computer readable media of  claim 17 , wherein the method further includes:
 wirelessly transmitting the message to a plurality of recording devices that are active and able to determine whether they are located within a certain distance of a data collection device associated with said incident, each recording device within said certain distance recording a segment including the incident identifier, and   transferring the segments to a central storage system.   
     
     
         19 . The computer readable media of  claim 15 , further including recording automatically in response to a predefined event. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the message further includes a location of the first recording device that is actively engaged in an incident.