| US 7,570,158 B2 | ||
| Collaborative incident media recording system and related methods | ||
| Michael S. Denny, Sharpsburg, Ga. (US); Edgar Shrum, Jr., Smyrna, Ga. (US); Steven Tischer, Atlanta, Ga. (US); and Wade Walker, Mableton, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 17, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/465,154. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0042825 A1, Feb. 21, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 19/00 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—521 [340/539.17; 340/539.18; 340/506; 340/531] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A remote sensing unit, comprising:
a plurality of sensors that are configured to collect sensed data;
a storage unit that is configured to at least temporarily store the collected sensed data;
a processor that is configured to analyze the collected sensed data to determine if an incident has occurred; and
a communications unit that is configured to communicate with at least some of a plurality of additional remote sensing units
in response to a determination that an incident has occurred,
wherein the communications unit is configured to request and receive data from the plurality of additional remote sensing
units in response to a determination that an incident has occurred, and
wherein the communications unit is further configured to at least periodically broadcast identification and location information.
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