Appeal No. 1997-2704
Application 08/363,607
The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for conducting a police investigation by a
police officer in a police car. The police officer has a portable clipboard having thereon a portable
video camera, transmitter and receiver, as well as a dead man switch for indicating when the officer is in
trouble. The clipboard communicates with a unit within the police car which, in turn, is also in
communication with a base station. Thus, real time video pictures of the current situation can be sent to
a base station for observation and data and responses thereto can be communicated between the
officer and personnel at the base station.
Representative independent claim 35 is reproduced as follows:
35. A portable apparatus used by a police officer in a police car wherein the portable
apparatus is carried by the police officer on emerging from the car, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a hand held housing enclosing a power supply wherein the power supply is selectively
connected to and disconnected from the power system of the police car;
(b) a video camera within said housing forming a video image
(c) a digital data input device within said housing;
(d) a transmitter connected to the video camera and the digital data input device for transmitting
a video signal and digital data from said housing to the police car for reception; and
(e) a recorder recording the received video and digital data transmission on a cassette wherein
the video recorder and cassette are out of view in the police car.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Camras 4,097,893 Jun. 27, 1978
Riley, Jr. et al (Riley, Jr.) 4,166,273 Aug. 28, 1979
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