Body-Mounted Video Recorder With Split Camera and Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable video recording devices are not mountable to a user's body and are prone to damage or removal, which is problematic for law enforcement where captured video is critical evidence.
Innovation Solution
A portable digital video recording system with a camera component and a separate recording component, each housed in its own small, lightweight housing, connected via cable or wirelessly, and mounted using various assemblies such as button-mount, clip, hook-and-loop fastener, or cradle configurations to secure the system to a user's body, clothing, or vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the recording device is housed in a single housing that stores camera, memory, and processing elements, then the device structure is simple, but the device cannot be mounted to a user's body and is prone to damage or removal
Solution Approach 1:
The recording device is divided into separate components: a camera component with its own housing, a recording component with processor and memory, and a mounting assembly. This segmentation allows the camera to be mounted on the user's body while the recording component can be positioned separately, providing both wearability and protection against loss or damage.
2Reliability
If the recording device uses a single housing design, then manufacturing is simpler, but the captured video is vulnerable to loss or damage during physically demanding activities
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the camera component from the recording component, the system ensures that if the camera is removed or damaged during physical activities, the recording component remains secure and preserves the captured video evidence. The mounting assembly provides secure attachment for the camera portion.
3Reliability
If the camera and recording components are in separate housings, then the system can be mounted on a user's body with better security, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly serves multiple functions: it secures the camera component to the user's body or clothing, positions the camera for optimal recording angles, and allows easy attachment and removal. This multi-functional design justifies the additional component while providing enhanced mounting security.
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AI summary
A portable video and imaging system includes a camera for capturing video of an event, and a video recording device for recording the captured video of the event. The camera is housed in a first housing, the recording device is housed in a second housing, and the first and second housings are physically separate. Various embodiments provide for the system to be mounted to a user's body, an article of clothing, such as a shirt or a hat, to a vehicle, or to an ancillary component carried by the user, such as a firearm.