Method of and system for conducting mobile video/audio surveillance in compliance with privacy rights
US9467664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/19686
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video/audio recording device is mounted on a mobile support for recording surveillance information. The recording device is movable relative to the mobile support to adjustably position the recording device to face the target along a line-of-sight during recording. A database stores public map spaces, private map spaces, and warrant spaces that exist in a geographic area to be surveilled. A programmed controller accesses the database, determines whether the target is recordable from a public map space along the line-of-sight between the recording device and the target and/or whether the target is covered by a warrant space, and controls the recording device to record the surveillance information upon a successful determination that the target is so recordable or so covered.
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