摘要 |
An improved security system incorporating a video flashlight for data acquisition (image data and audio data) by a security officer. The video flashlight includes a video camera, a transmitter and a power supply, in addition to the ordinary flashlight features. The camera converts an image or a series of real-time images into electronic form that is broadcast by the transmitter. A remote unit having a receiver and data capturing equipment receives the broadcast data and converts it back into electronic form. The capturing equipment includes one or more of the following: a repeater, a recorder or a monitor. In one embodiment, the security system is used by law enforcement personnel, with the remote units located in police stations and in police cars. The monitor is positioned in the passenger compartment of the police car, with the recorder locked in the trunk.
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