Evidence collecting and recording apparatus for a gun

摘要

A battery-powered electronic evidence-collecting device on the gun that transmits to a smartphone or other device carried by the peace officer for recording and forwarding the evidence to a central station. The evidence collecting and recording apparatus is activated by the removal of the gun from its holster.

主权项

1. A firearm system with anevidence collecting and recording apparatus for collecting and preserving evidence of an event relating to the use of a hand gun when it is removed from a holster, said evidence collecting and recording apparatus comprising, in combination:
(a) a gun having a muzzle and including an electronic evidence collecting device with a first source of electrical power, said evidence collecting device comprising the following components coupled to said first source of power: (1) a video camera, mounted on the muzzle of the gun, for producing a video signal representing video information obtained from the location of the gun; (2) a first digital logic device, coupled to said video camera, for enabling the transmission of said video information to a receiving device; (3) a wireless transmitting (“T”) device, coupled to said first logic device, for transmitting said video information to a wireless receiving (“R”) device; and (4) a sensor, coupled to said first logic device, for determining when the gun is removed from the holster, wherein said first logic device is operative activate the video camera and to cause said T device to transmit said video information to the R device when said sensor determines that the gun is removed from the holster; and (b) a portable smartphone including a second source of electrical power and comprising the following components coupled to said second source of power: (1) an R device for receiving said video information from said T device; (2) a digital data memory for storing said video information received by said R device; (3) a wireless telephone device connectable to a telephone network for transmitting information to a central station at a remote location via said network; and (4) a second digital logic device, coupled to said R device, to said data memory and to said telephone device; wherein said smartphone further includes a phone app operative to control said second logic device to store said video information in said data memory and to cause said telephone device to forward said video information to said central station at said remote location via said telephone network.