Patent ID: 7617069

Claim:
A hang-timer device for issuing instructions to a camera, comprising: at least one accelerometer configured to measure static acceleration that is used to determine at least one hang-time event, wherein the hang-time event occurs about when the static acceleration is about zero g; a microprocessor electrically coupled to the at least one accelerometer, wherein the microprocessor is configured to receive static acceleration data from the at least one accelerometer, and wherein the microprocessor is configured to instruct the camera to at least one of begin the act of recording by the camera and cease the act of recording by the camera at least partly based on the change in static acceleration data; a first memory device electrically coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the first memory device is configured to store the static acceleration data, wherein the static acceleration data is accessible to the microprocessor for instructing the camera; and a second memory device electrically coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the second memory device is configured to store content recorded by the camera.