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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2003
Brett D. Lapin, Alexandria, VA (US);
Nicholas D. Beser, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Brett D. Lapin, Alexandria, VA (US);
Nicholas D. Beser, Owings Mills, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for recording one or more images of a source area where an impulse sound has initiated. The recording is performed by at least one of a plurality of units that include a camera, a computing device, and a connection to a network. The method comprises the steps of detecting and calculating a range and direction of the impulse sound source; slewing the camera to align its optical axis with a direction of the impulse sound; determining whether the impulse sound was a gunshot; recording images of the source area; and alerting a plurality of neighboring units to perform the recording step.