Patent ID: 7519271

Claim:
A method for recording an event, comprising: recording a first set of visual data associated with the event using a first recording unit; recording a second set of visual data associated with the event using a second recording unit; the second recording unit being physically separate from the first recording unit; marking a specified time of the first set of visual data using the first recording unit; associating a predetermined meaning with the marked specified time using the first recording unit, wherein the predetermined meaning indicates a level of interest; compressing portions of the first set of visual data with one of multiple levels of compression, wherein the level of compression is variable, wherein the level of compression used at the marked specified time is based on the level of interest indicated by the predetermined meaning, and, wherein the level of compression used at another time, different from the marked specified time, is different from the level of compression at the selected time; and, transmitting the first set of visual data to the second recording unit.