Patent ID: 11877096
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system integrating body cameras with a locking mechanism, the system comprising:
a body camera comprising:
a camera configured to obtain camera data;
a memory configured to store a body camera identifier and configured to store the camera data;
a location determination module configured to determine a location of the body camera; and
a communication module configured to transmit data to a locking mechanism and determine a proximity to the locking mechanism,
wherein the locking mechanism comprises:
a sensor configured to detect a state of the locking mechanism; and
a locking device configured to lock and unlock the locking mechanism responsive to the data from the body camera;
wherein the state of the locking mechanism includes a locked and unlocked state;
wherein the sensor is configured to detect an opening or closing of a door coupled to the locking mechanism;
wherein the body camera is configured to automatically record the camera data based at least in part on sensing the opening of the door coupled to the locking mechanism;
wherein the body camera is configured to deactivate the body camera responsive to at least one of the proximity of the body camera to the locking mechanism or closing of the door.