Patent ID: 7525568

Claim:
An information processing device worn on a person carrying a weapon, the device comprising: a housing comprising a badge form factor; an apparatus for securing the housing to the person; a video camera for capturing video information only upon receipt of a trigger; wherein the trigger comprises at least one signal indicating a situation selected from a group consisting of: a hostile situation; the information processing device is approaching a threshold distance from the remote wireless unit; the weapon has been removed from a holster; a microphone for capturing audio information only upon receipt of the trigger; at least one biometric sensor that emits signals comprising biometric data comprising blood pressure data, heart rate data, blood oxygen level data and temperature data; at least one environmental sensor that emits signals comprising environmental data comprising heat data, barometric pressure data, altitude data, magnetic field data, temperature data and a presence of water and brine; at least one situational sensor that emits signals comprising situational data comprising location data, still image data, speed data, and acceleration data; a user interface that allows the person to control the device; said user interface comprising a data interface that allows ingress and egress of data, providing the user with an ability to access data, write data, overwrite data, and erase data in a storage; the storage, operatively coupled with the processor, for storing the biometric data, environmental data, situational data, the video information, the audio information, and any user input; a radio frequency transceiver for sending and receiving a wireless signal to and from a remote wireless unit installed in the person's vehicle; an ex situ sensor located on or near the weapon and operatively coupled with the transceiver; and a processor operatively coupled with the radio frequency transceiver, said processor comprising logic for: determining a type and strength of the signal; determining from an absence of the signal that the remote wireless unit is a minimum distance from the device; determining from a timestamp in the signal that the remote unit is a minimum distance from the device; determining from a strength of the signal that the remote unit is a minimum distance from the device; and depending upon the type and strength of the signal, performing one action selected from a group consisting of: automatically activating recording functions of the device by transmitting the trigger; automatically deactivating the recording functions of the device; and transmitting recorded data from the storage to the remote unit; and erasing the recorded data from the storage after each transmission.