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- backup or redundant system(s) are also important, for effectively similar reasons, when a relied upon server (normally communicating with one or more devices over a network) needs to be taken down for routine maintenance, or for some other reason (e.g. upgrading functionality within the server).
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system within which methods in accordance with example embodiments can be carried out.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing, in accordance with one example embodiment, more details of one of the mobile electronics devices shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method in accordance with an example embodiment.
- a controller apparatus that includes a first interface communicatively couplable to at least one mobile electronics device.
- the controller apparatus also includes a second interface communicatively couplable over at least one network to a server.
- the server when operating in a normal mode associated with communications between the controller apparatus and the server being on-line, records each of the at least one mobile electronics device as being assigned to a respective user.
- the controller apparatus also includes at least one processor, and at least one non-transient computer readable medium communicatively connected to the at least one processor.
- the at least one non-transient computer readable medium is configured to store one or more device assignment records in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device, indicating assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users, when the server operates in an off-line mode when communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line.
- the at least one non-transient computer readable medium is also configured to store computer program instructions.
- the computer program instructions when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller apparatus to: in response to one or more device assignment requests received when the server is operating in the off-line mode, create the one or more device assignment records, and in response to the server re-entering the normal mode, update the server with the one or more device assignment records.
- a method that includes providing a controller apparatus, at least one mobile electronics device communicatively coupled to the controller apparatus, and a server communicatively coupled over at least one network to the controller apparatus.
- the server when operating in a normal mode associated with communications between the controller apparatus and the server being on-line, records each of the at least one mobile electronics device as being assigned to a respective user.
- the method also includes creating within the controller apparatus (and in response to one or more device assignment requests received by the controller apparatus when the server is operating in an off-line mode), one or more device assignment records indicating assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users.
- the method also includes, storing in the controller apparatus (and when the server is operating in the off-line mode such that communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line), the one or more device assignment records in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device.
- the method also includes updating, in response to the server re-entering the normal mode, the server with the one or more device assignment records.
- Example embodiments are herein described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to example embodiments. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a special purpose and unique machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
- These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
- the computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus that may be on or off-premises, or may be accessed via the cloud in any of a Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) architecture so as to cause a series of operational blocks to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide blocks for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. It is contemplated that any part of any aspect or embodiment discussed in this specification can be implemented or combined with any part of any other aspect or embodiment discussed in this specification.
- SaaS Software as a Service
- PaaS Platform as a Service
- IaaS Infrastructure as a Service
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system 100 within which methods in accordance with example embodiments can be carried out.
- illustrated controller apparatus 102 forms a part of the system 100 , and includes a first interface 105 , a second interface 106 , a backup assignment handler 107 , one or more processors 108 , and a storage 152 (in one non-limiting example, all of these components may be contained within a single device housing).
- the controller apparatus 102 communicates with a server 104 over one or more networks 112 via the second interface 106 .
- the one or more networks 112 can include the Internet, or one or more other public/private networks coupled together by network switches or other communication elements.
- the one or more networks 112 could be of the form of, for example, client-server networks, peer-to-peer networks, etc.
- Data connections between the controller apparatus 102 and the server 104 can be any number of known arrangements for accessing a data communications network, such as, for example, Ethernet connections (i.e. any suitable data connections compliant with one or more of the IEEE 802.3 family of standards), dial-up Serial Line Interface Protocol/Point-to-Point Protocol (SLIP/PPP), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), dedicated lease line service, broadband (e.g. cable) access, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Frame Relay, or other known access techniques (for example, Radio Frequency (RF) links).
- Ethernet connections i.e. any suitable data connections compliant with one or more of the IEEE 802.3 family of standards
- SIP/PPP dial-up Serial Line Interface Protocol/Point-to-Point Protocol
- ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
- dedicated lease line service e.g. cable
- broadband e.g. cable
- DSL Digital Subscriber Line
- ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- Frame Relay or other known access techniques (for example, Radio Freque
- the illustrated system 100 also includes a credentials input device 118 .
- the illustrated credentials input device 118 is coupled to the controller apparatus 102 , and it may also be optionally coupled via a communications path to the server 104 (e.g. coupled via the one or more networks 112 ). More details regarding the credentials input device 118 are described later herein.
- the system 100 also includes a plurality of mobile electronics devices 120 1 - 120 N (hereinafter interchangeably referred to as “mobile electronics devices 120 1 - 120 N ” when referring to all of the illustrated devices, or “mobile electronics device 120 ” when referring to any individual one of the plurality).
- the mobile electronics devices 120 1 - 120 N are docked in a charging dock 130 of the system 100 (however other implementations are contemplated including, for example, an implementation version where each of the mobile electronics devices 120 1 - 120 N are connected via a separate wired connection to the controller apparatus 102 , without an intervening dock).
- the mobile electronics device 120 is assigned to a respective new device user on a periodic basis. For example, on Monday morning the mobile electronics device 120 might be assigned to John Smith, and then the next day (Tuesday morning) a different user (e.g. Jane Doe) might be assigned that same device.
- the at least one wired connection 134 may be any suitable form of direct or indirect wired connection that supports the bidirectional communications between the mobile electronics devices 120 1 - 120 N (via the charging dock 130 ) and the controller apparatus 102 , and examples of wired connections include Universal Serial Bus (USB), Ethernet (i.e. IEEE 802.3 family of standards), Serial AT Attachment (SATA), Parallel AT Attachment (PATA), High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), etcetera.
- USB Universal Serial Bus
- Ethernet i.e. IEEE 802.3 family of standards
- SATA Serial AT Attachment
- PATA Parallel AT Attachment
- HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface
- FIG. 1 illustratively implies a one-to-one relationship between the charging dock 130 and the controller apparatus 102 , this is not necessarily so.
- the controller apparatus 102 may support two charging docks (i.e. a one-to-two relationship), six charging docks (i.e. a one-to-six relationship), or any other suitable number of charging docks (i.e. any suitable one-to-many relationship) is also contemplated.
- the charging dock 130 may include a plurality of sockets/ports sized to receive the mobile electronics devices 120 1 - 120 N for attachment to the charging dock 130 via suitable mating electrical connectors such as can be found in the Videobadge VB-400TM 14-port dock sold by Motorola Solutions, Inc.
- suitable mating electrical connectors such as can be found in the Videobadge VB-400TM 14-port dock sold by Motorola Solutions, Inc.
- Various alternatives are of course also contemplated.
- an alternative setup may instead of a single charging dock with a plurality sockets/ports connected to the controller apparatus 102 .
- this includes a server-side manager 147 in respect of which an assignment sub-module 149 (associated with control of device assignments during normal server operation) forms a part thereof (More details regarding the assignment sub-module 149 are provided later herein).
- the server 104 also includes storage 172 .
- the server-side manager can be a video manager, and can manage video, video metadata and other data stored in the storage 172 .
- the mobile electronics device 120 is a mobile video recording device, such as mobile video recording device 200 shown and illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- the mobile video recording device 200 records video (and in some examples also records audio in addition to video).
- the components of the mobile video recording device 200 may comprise any suitable physical form, configuration, number, type and/or layout.
- the mobile video recording device 200 may comprise an embedded computer system, a System-On-Chip (SOC), a Single-Board Computer system (SBC) (such as, for example, a Computer-On-Module (COM) or system-on-module (SOM)), a wearable or body-borne computer with video recording capability (and either with or without audio recording capability), an intelligent body-worn camera (and either with or without audio recording capability), etcetera.
- SOC System-On-Chip
- SBC Single-Board Computer system
- COM Computer-On-Module
- SOM system-on-module
- wearable or body-borne computer with video recording capability and either with or without audio recording capability
- an intelligent body-worn camera and either with or without audio recording capability
- the mobile video recording device 200 includes a processor 209 , memory 213 , storage 215 , interface 217 , bus 219 , and power source 290 .
- the processor 209 this may be a microprocessor, controller, or any other suitable computing device, resource, or combination of hardware, software and/or encoded logic operable to provide, either alone or in conjunction with other components, (for example, the memory 213 ) device processing functionality.
- Such functionality may include any one or more of wireless networking functionality, image/video processing functionality, analytics functionality, audio processing functionality, etcetera.
- the processor 209 may include hardware for executing instructions, such as those making up a computer program.
- the processor 209 may retrieve (or fetch) instructions from an internal register, an internal cache, the memory 213 , or the storage 215 ; decode and execute them; and then write one or more results to an internal register, an internal cache, the memory 213 , or the storage 215 .
- the processor 209 may include one or more internal caches for data, instructions, or addresses.
- This disclosure contemplates the processor 209 including any suitable number of any suitable internal caches (for example, instruction cache(s), data cache(s), etcetera), where appropriate.
- Instructions in the instruction caches may be copies of instructions in the memory 213 or the storage 215 and the instruction caches may speed up retrieval of those instructions by the processor 209 .
- Data in the data caches may be copies of data in the memory 213 or the storage 215 for instructions executing at the processor 209 to operate on; the results of previous instructions executed at the processor 209 for access by subsequent instructions executing at the processor 209 , or for writing to the memory 213 , or the storage 215 ; or other suitable data.
- the data caches may speed up read or write operations by the processor 209 .
- the processor 209 may include one or more internal registers for data, instructions, or addresses.
- the processor 209 may include any suitable number of any suitable internal registers, where appropriate.
- the memory 213 may be any form of volatile or non-volatile memory including, without limitation, Random Access Memory (RAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), flash memory, removable media, etcetera.
- the memory 213 may include Random Access Memory (RAM).
- This RAM may be Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Static RAM (SRAM), or some other suitable type of RAM.
- the memory 213 may include one or more memories 213 , where appropriate.
- the memory 213 may store any suitable data or information utilized by the recording device, including software embedded in a computer readable medium, and/or encoded logic incorporated in hardware or otherwise stored (e.g., firmware).
- one or more Memory Management Units may reside between the processor 209 and the memory 213 and facilitate accesses to the memory 213 requested by the processor 209 .
- the mobile video recording device 200 may load instructions from the storage 215 or another source (such as, for example, another computer system) to the memory 213 .
- the processor 209 may then load the instructions from the memory 213 to an internal register or internal cache.
- the processor 209 may retrieve the instructions from the internal register or internal cache and decode them.
- the processor 209 may write one or more results (which may be intermediate or final results) to the internal register or internal cache.
- the processor 209 may then write one or more of those results to the memory 213 .
- the processor 209 may execute only instructions in one or more internal registers or internal caches or in the memory 213 (as opposed to the storage 215 or elsewhere) and may operate only on data in one or more internal registers or internal caches or in the memory 213 (as opposed to the storage 215 or elsewhere).
- the storage 215 may include mass storage for data or instructions.
- the storage 215 may include a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), flash memory, an optical disc, or a USB drive or a combination of two or more of these.
- the storage 215 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media, where appropriate.
- the storage 215 may be internal or external to the mobile video recording device 200 , where appropriate.
- the storage 215 may be non-volatile, solid-state memory.
- the storage 215 may include Read-Only Memory (ROM).
- this ROM may be mask-programmed ROM, Programmable ROM (PROM), Erasable PROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), Electrically Alterable ROM (EAROM), or flash memory or a combination of two or more of these.
- the storage 215 may take any suitable physical form and may comprise any suitable number or type of storage.
- the storage 215 may include one or more storage control units facilitating communication between the processor 209 and the storage 215 , where appropriate.
- the interface 217 may include hardware, software, or both providing one or more interfaces for communication (such as, for example, packet-based communication) among the mobile video recording device 200 , other recording devices similar to the mobile video recording device 200 , any suitable networks, any suitable network devices, and/or any other suitable computer systems.
- the interface 217 may include a Network Interface Controller (NIC) or network adapter for communicating with an Ethernet or other wire-based network and/or a Wireless NIC (WNIC) or wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless network.
- NIC Network Interface Controller
- WNIC Wireless NIC
- the interface 217 may also include a USB port to support USB-complaint communications.
- the interface 217 comprises one or more radios coupled to one or more physical antenna ports.
- the interface 217 may be any type of interface suitable for any type of suitable network with which the mobile video recording device 200 is used.
- the mobile video recording device 200 can communicate with an ad-hoc network, a Personal Area Network (PAN), a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), or one or more portions of the Internet or a combination of two or more of these.
- PAN Personal Area Network
- LAN Local Area Network
- WAN Wide Area Network
- MAN Metropolitan Area Network
- One or more portions of one or more of these networks may be wireless.
- the mobile video recording device 200 may be capable of communicating with a Wireless PAN (WPAN) (such as, for example, a BLUETOOTH WPAN), a WI-FI network, a WI-MAX network, an LTE network, an LTE-A network, a cellular telephone network (such as, for example, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network), or any other suitable wireless network or a combination of two or more of these.
- WPAN Wireless PAN
- WI-FI such as, for example, a BLUETOOTH WPAN
- WI-MAX such as, for example, a WI-MAX network
- LTE network such as, for example, a GSM network
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- the mobile video recording device 200 may include any suitable interface 217 for any one or more of these networks, where appropriate.
- the interface 217 may include one or more interfaces for one or more I/O devices.
- I/O devices may enable communication between a person and the mobile video recording device 200 .
- an I/O device may include a keyboard, keypad, microphone, monitor, mouse, printer, scanner, speaker, still camera, stylus, tablet, touchscreen, trackball, video camera, another suitable I/O device or a combination of two or more of these.
- An I/O device may include one or more sensors. Particular examples may include any suitable type and/or number of I/O devices and any suitable type and/or number of interfaces 217 for them.
- the interface 217 may include one or more drivers enabling the processor 209 to drive one or more of these I/O devices.
- the interface 217 may include one or more interfaces 217 , where appropriate.
- the bus 219 may include any combination of hardware, software embedded in a computer readable medium, and/or encoded logic incorporated in hardware or otherwise stored (such as, for example, firmware) to couple components of the mobile video recording device 200 to each other.
- the bus 219 may include an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or other graphics bus, an Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, a Front-Side Bus (FSB), a HYPERTRANSPORT (HT) interconnect, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, an INFINIBAND interconnect, a Low-Pin-Count (LPC) bus, a memory bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, a PCI-Express (PCI-X) bus, a SATA bus, a Video Electronics Standards Association local (VLB) bus, or any other suitable bus or a combination of two or more of these.
- AGP Accelerated Graphics Port
- EISA Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture
- the bus 219 may include any number, type, and/or configuration of buses 219 , where appropriate.
- one or more buses 219 (which may each include an address bus and a data bus) may couple the processor 209 to the memory 213 .
- the bus 219 may include one or more memory buses.
- a computer-readable storage medium may include a semiconductor-based or other Integrated Circuit (IC) (such, as for example, a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or an Application-Specific IC (ASIC)), a hard disk, an HDD, a Hybrid Hard Drive (HHD), an optical disc, an Optical Disc Drive (ODD), a magneto-optical disc, a magneto-optical drive, a floppy disk, a Floppy Disk Drive (FDD), magnetic tape, a holographic storage medium, a Solid-State Drive (SSD), a RAM-drive, a SECURE DIGITAL card, a SECURE DIGITAL drive, a flash memory card, a flash memory drive, or any other suitable tangible computer-readable storage medium or a combination of two or more of these, where appropriate.
- IC Integrated Circuit
- FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
- ASIC Application-Specific IC
- HDD Hybrid Hard Drive
- ODD
- Particular examples may include one or more computer-readable storage media implementing any suitable storage.
- a computer-readable storage medium implements one or more portions of the processor 209 (such as, for example, one or more internal registers or caches), one or more portions of the memory 213 , or a combination of these, where appropriate.
- a computer-readable storage medium implements RAM or ROM.
- a computer-readable storage medium implements volatile or persistent memory.
- one or more computer-readable storage media embody software.
- reference to software may encompass one or more applications, bytecode, one or more computer programs, one or more executables, one or more instructions, logic, machine code, one or more scripts, or source code, and vice versa, where appropriate, that have been stored or encoded in a computer-readable storage medium.
- software includes one or more Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) stored or encoded in a computer-readable storage medium.
- APIs Application Programming Interfaces
- Particular examples may use any suitable software written or otherwise expressed in any suitable programming language or combination of programming languages stored or encoded in any suitable type or number of computer-readable storage media.
- software may be expressed as source code or object code.
- software is expressed in a higher-level programming language, such as, for example, C, Python, Perl, Structured Query Language (SQL), or a suitable extension thereof.
- software is expressed in a lower-level programming language, such as assembly language (or machine code).
- software is expressed in scripting or command language that can be interpreted by a command-line interpreter (e.g., BASH in a UNIX environment).
- software is expressed in JAVA.
- software is expressed in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), Extensible Markup Language (XML), or other suitable markup language.
- the power source 290 provides operating power within the mobile video recording device 200 .
- the power source 290 includes one or more batteries.
- the mobile video recording device 200 can include a media capture component 220 as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- the media capture component 220 can include video-capture hardware and/or software (e.g., a camera including at least one lens and at least one image sensor), audio-capture hardware and/or software (e.g., a microphone), combinations of same, and/or the like.
- the media capture component 220 enables the mobile video recording device 200 to capture video with audio or video without audio for processing and storage.
- Operation of the mobile video recording device 200 can be facilitated by applications (software) 221 .
- the applications 221 can access data store 218 on the storage 215 .
- the data store 218 can include, for example, one or more databases, one or more flat files, and/or the like.
- the data store 218 can store configuration settings that govern when recording (for example, event recording) is to occur.
- the configuration settings of the data store 218 can be expressed as parameters.
- the applications 221 can operate to store audio and/or video captured such as, for example, using the media capture component 220 , as individually identifiable recordings in the data store 218 .
- metadata related to each recording can be stored in the data store 218 in relation to the recording as a metadata record or file.
- the credentials input device 118 any of a variety of different implementations for the credentials input device 118 are contemplated, and examples include at least one of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card reader, a Bluetooth-based reader, a keypad, a keyboard and a biometric reader (such as, for instance, a fingerprint reader, a retina reader, a face detection and recognition-supporting reader, etcetera).
- RFID Radio Frequency Identification
- a biometric reader such as, for instance, a fingerprint reader, a retina reader, a face detection and recognition-supporting reader, etcetera.
- carrying out a device assignment of the mobile electronics device 120 within the system 100 takes the form of a kiosk experience (i.e. rather than one where a card is presented to a reader).
- the kiosk may be, for instance, a personal computer running a rudimentary user interface which allows device users to go to a screen and enter some credential (for instance, a staff number).
- the kiosk i.e. the credentials input device 118
- the kiosk may send the credential(s) across the one or more networks 112 to the server 104 which would check the credential, then followed by a responsive communication back to the controller apparatus 102 facilitating assignment of the mobile electronics device 120 .
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method 300 in accordance with an example embodiment.
- the illustrated method 300 includes providing ( 310 ) a controller apparatus, at least one mobile electronics device communicatively coupled to the controller apparatus, and a server communicatively coupled over at least one network to the controller apparatus.
- the at least one mobile electronics device may be, for instance, the mobile video recording device 200 previously herein described (and it may also/alternatively be some other type of the mobile electronic device 120 ).
- the controller apparatus may be, for example, the controller apparatus 102 previously herein described.
- the server may be, for example, the server 104 previously herein described, and this server, when operating in a normal mode associated with communications between the controller apparatus and the server being on-line, is configured to record each of the at least one mobile electronics device as being assigned to a respective user.
- the illustrated method 300 includes creating ( 320 ), within the controller apparatus, one or more device assignment records indicating assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users. It is contemplated that this creating may be carried out by software (for example, code of the backup assignment handler 107 being executed on the one or more processors 108 ). With respect to any created device assignment record, this may be concurrently stored (when in off-line mode) in both: i) the mobile electronics device 120 ; and ii) the controller apparatus 102 .
- the illustrated action 320 is in response to one or more device assignment requests received by the controller apparatus when the server is operating in an off-line mode. In some examples, the illustrated action 320 does not occur until a timer expires, where the timer starts counting once communications between the controller apparatus 102 and the server 104 is broken.
- the time period for the timer may be set to any suitable amount of time (for example, between one minute and ten minutes).
- the illustrated method 300 includes storing ( 330 ), in the controller apparatus (for example, in storage 152 shown in FIG. 1 ), the one or more device assignment records in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device.
- each creation of a device assignment record is also associated with creation of at least one respective and contemporaneous audit event which may be stored as well.
- the illustrated action 330 occurs when the server is operating in the off-line mode such that communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line.
- controller apparatus 102 may have capacity to temporarily store many device assignments (and associated data like audit events) during the off-line mode, and may keep all such data in a non-volatile part of the storage 152 so that the data is not lost should the controller apparatus 102 experience a loss of power or a reboot.
- the illustrated method 300 includes an optional action, which is storing ( 335 ) video of the at least one mobile electronics device 120 in the storage 152 during the off-line period.
- This is an optional part of the method 300 because the storage 152 need not necessarily be configured to do so (i.e. in one or more examples the action 335 is not carried out). Also, it will be understood that copying of such video to the storage 152 is for the purpose of temporary storage.
- the server will re-enter the on-line mode (i.e. after a period where the server has been off-line).
- the server is updated ( 340 ) with the one or more device assignment records (which, in respect of at least one non-limiting example, includes synchronization-driven communications between the backup assignment handler 107 and the server-side manager 147 ).
- the action 340 may occur effectively immediately after the time at which the on-line mode is re-entered; however the timing of the illustrated action 340 need not necessarily be in that manner, and it is also contemplated that there may be some time period between when the re-entering of the on-line mode occurs and when the illustrated action 340 occurs.
- timer and time period similar to the one previously herein described in relation to establishing that the server 104 has gone off-line may be employed here as well, except here expiration of the timer's period establishes that the server is back on-line.
- synchronization may initially only between the controller apparatus 102 and the server 104 .
- synchronization may be between both: i) the controller apparatus 102 and the server 104 ; and ii) the mobile electronic device 120 and the server 104 (i.e. a plurality of synchronizations may occur in parallel or contemporaneously).
- the server 104 re-entering the on-line mode may include the one or more device assignment records stored in the storage 152 of the controller apparatus 102 being transmitted over the one or more networks 112 to the server 104 , so that these one or more device assignment records may be then stored in data store 173 of the storage 172 of the server 104 .
- this too may be copied from the storage 152 to the storage 172 (of course if the controller apparatus 102 is not configured to store video at all, then there would be no such transfer of video from the controller apparatus 102 to the server 104 ).
- control of device assignment is returned to the server (in at least one example this corresponds to a return transfer of delegated control going from the backup assignment handler 107 to the assignment sub-module 149 that forms a part of the server-side manager 147 ).
- Electronic computing apparatuses are sufficiently complex as to require their implementation on a computer system, and cannot be performed, as a practical matter, in the human mind.
- Electronic computing apparatuses such as set forth herein are understood as requiring and providing speed and accuracy and complexity management that are not obtainable by human mental steps, in addition to the inherently digital nature of such operations (e.g., a human mind cannot interface directly with RAM or other digital storage, cannot transmit or receive electronic messages, electronically encoded video, electronically encoded audio, etc., and cannot selectively respond to a device assignment when a server is operating in an off-line mode, among other features and functions set forth herein).
- a includes . . . a”, “contains . . . a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises, has, includes, contains the element.
- the terms “a” and “an” are defined as one or more unless explicitly stated otherwise herein.
- the terms “substantially”, “essentially”, “approximately”, “about” or any other version thereof, are defined as being close to as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, and in one non-limiting embodiment the term is defined to be within 10%, in another embodiment within 5%, in another embodiment within 1% and in another embodiment within 0.5%.
- a device or structure that is “configured” in a certain way is configured in at least that way, but may also be configured in ways that are not listed.
- Coupled can have several different meanings depending on the context in which these terms are used.
- the terms coupled, coupling, or connected can have a mechanical or electrical connotation.
- the terms coupled, coupling, or connected can indicate that two elements or devices are directly connected to one another or connected to one another through intermediate elements or devices via an electrical element, electrical signal or a mechanical element depending on the particular context.
- processors such as microprocessors, digital signal processors, customized processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and unique stored program instructions (including both software and firmware) that control the one or more processors to implement, in conjunction with certain non-processor circuits, some, most, or all of the functions of the method and/or apparatus described herein.
- processors or “processing devices” such as microprocessors, digital signal processors, customized processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and unique stored program instructions (including both software and firmware) that control the one or more processors to implement, in conjunction with certain non-processor circuits, some, most, or all of the functions of the method and/or apparatus described herein.
- FPGAs field programmable gate arrays
- unique stored program instructions including both software and firmware
- an embodiment can be implemented as a computer-readable storage medium having computer readable code stored thereon for programming a computer (e.g., comprising a processor) to perform a method as described and claimed herein.
- a computer e.g., comprising a processor
- Any suitable computer-usable or computer readable medium may be utilized. Examples of such computer-readable storage mediums include, but are not limited to, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a Flash memory and other examples previously herein mentioned.
- computer program code for carrying out operations of various example embodiments may be written in an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, Python, or the like.
- object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, Python, or the like.
- computer program code for carrying out operations of various example embodiments may also be written in conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages.
- the program code may execute entirely on a computer, partly on the computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the computer and partly on a remote computer or server or entirely on the remote computer or server.
- the remote computer or server may be connected to the computer through a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider).
- LAN local area network
- WAN wide area network
- Internet Service Provider for example, AT&T, MCI, Sprint, EarthLink, MSN, GTE, etc.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for backup assignment of a mobile electronics device is disclosed. In response to one or more device assignment requests received by a controller apparatus when a server is operating in an off-line mode, one or more device assignment records are created within the controller apparatus, and which indicate assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users. When the server is operating in an off-line mode such that communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line, the one or more device assignment records, in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device, are stored in the controller apparatus. In response to the server re-entering the on-line mode, the server is updated with the one or more device assignment records.
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- Different reasons may exist for poor network and connectivity issues. For example, sometimes part of the network communications path is copper-based wiring, and thus this path is vulnerable to being broken when lines are cut or damaged during, for instance, a construction project within the area of the lines. Another example reason for connectivity issues is data server failure. Also, router issues can sometimes be the source of the problem too, and equipment failure may potentially affect a complete network failure. Without backup or redundant system(s), operations relying on connectivity can come to a screeching halt.
- In addition to situations involving poor network and connectivity issues, backup or redundant system(s) are also important, for effectively similar reasons, when a relied upon server (normally communicating with one or more devices over a network) needs to be taken down for routine maintenance, or for some other reason (e.g. upgrading functionality within the server).
- In the accompanying figures similar or the same reference numerals may be repeated to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. These figures, together with the detailed description, below are incorporated in and form part of the specification and serve to further illustrate various embodiments of concepts that include the claimed invention, and to explain various principles and advantages of those embodiments.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system within which methods in accordance with example embodiments can be carried out. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing, in accordance with one example embodiment, more details of one of the mobile electronics devices shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method in accordance with an example embodiment. - Skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help improve understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure.
- The system, apparatus, and method components have been represented where appropriate by conventional symbols in the drawings, showing only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.
- In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a controller apparatus that includes a first interface communicatively couplable to at least one mobile electronics device. The controller apparatus also includes a second interface communicatively couplable over at least one network to a server. The server, when operating in a normal mode associated with communications between the controller apparatus and the server being on-line, records each of the at least one mobile electronics device as being assigned to a respective user. The controller apparatus also includes at least one processor, and at least one non-transient computer readable medium communicatively connected to the at least one processor. The at least one non-transient computer readable medium is configured to store one or more device assignment records in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device, indicating assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users, when the server operates in an off-line mode when communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line. The at least one non-transient computer readable medium is also configured to store computer program instructions. The computer program instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller apparatus to: in response to one or more device assignment requests received when the server is operating in the off-line mode, create the one or more device assignment records, and in response to the server re-entering the normal mode, update the server with the one or more device assignment records.
- In accordance with another example embodiment, there is provided a method that includes providing a controller apparatus, at least one mobile electronics device communicatively coupled to the controller apparatus, and a server communicatively coupled over at least one network to the controller apparatus. The server, when operating in a normal mode associated with communications between the controller apparatus and the server being on-line, records each of the at least one mobile electronics device as being assigned to a respective user. The method also includes creating within the controller apparatus (and in response to one or more device assignment requests received by the controller apparatus when the server is operating in an off-line mode), one or more device assignment records indicating assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users. The method also includes, storing in the controller apparatus (and when the server is operating in the off-line mode such that communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line), the one or more device assignment records in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device. The method also includes updating, in response to the server re-entering the normal mode, the server with the one or more device assignment records.
- Each of the above-mentioned embodiments will be discussed in more detail below, starting with example system and device architectures of the system in which the embodiments may be practiced, followed by an illustration of processing blocks for achieving an improved technical method, device, and system for backup assignment of a mobile electronics device.
- Example embodiments are herein described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to example embodiments. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a special purpose and unique machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. The methods and processes set forth herein need not, in some embodiments, be performed in the exact sequence as shown and likewise various blocks may be performed in parallel rather than in sequence. Accordingly, the elements of methods and processes are referred to herein as “blocks” rather than “steps.”
- These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
- The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus that may be on or off-premises, or may be accessed via the cloud in any of a Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) architecture so as to cause a series of operational blocks to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide blocks for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. It is contemplated that any part of any aspect or embodiment discussed in this specification can be implemented or combined with any part of any other aspect or embodiment discussed in this specification.
- Further advantages and features consistent with this disclosure will be set forth in the following detailed description, with reference to the figures.
- Reference is now made to the drawings. In the drawings,
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of asystem 100 within which methods in accordance with example embodiments can be carried out. - Continuing on, illustrated
controller apparatus 102 forms a part of thesystem 100, and includes afirst interface 105, asecond interface 106, abackup assignment handler 107, one ormore processors 108, and a storage 152 (in one non-limiting example, all of these components may be contained within a single device housing). Thecontroller apparatus 102 communicates with aserver 104 over one ormore networks 112 via thesecond interface 106. The one ormore networks 112 can include the Internet, or one or more other public/private networks coupled together by network switches or other communication elements. The one ormore networks 112 could be of the form of, for example, client-server networks, peer-to-peer networks, etc. Data connections between thecontroller apparatus 102 and theserver 104 can be any number of known arrangements for accessing a data communications network, such as, for example, Ethernet connections (i.e. any suitable data connections compliant with one or more of the IEEE 802.3 family of standards), dial-up Serial Line Interface Protocol/Point-to-Point Protocol (SLIP/PPP), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), dedicated lease line service, broadband (e.g. cable) access, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Frame Relay, or other known access techniques (for example, Radio Frequency (RF) links). - Still with reference to
FIG. 1 , the illustratedsystem 100 also includes acredentials input device 118. The illustratedcredentials input device 118 is coupled to thecontroller apparatus 102, and it may also be optionally coupled via a communications path to the server 104 (e.g. coupled via the one or more networks 112). More details regarding thecredentials input device 118 are described later herein. - Continuing on, the
system 100 also includes a plurality of mobile electronics devices 120 1-120 N (hereinafter interchangeably referred to as “mobile electronics devices 120 1-120 N” when referring to all of the illustrated devices, or “mobile electronics device 120” when referring to any individual one of the plurality). In the illustrated example embodiment, the mobile electronics devices 120 1-120 N are docked in acharging dock 130 of the system 100 (however other implementations are contemplated including, for example, an implementation version where each of the mobile electronics devices 120 1-120 N are connected via a separate wired connection to thecontroller apparatus 102, without an intervening dock). Also, it will be understood that, in some examples, themobile electronics device 120 is assigned to a respective new device user on a periodic basis. For example, on Monday morning themobile electronics device 120 might be assigned to John Smith, and then the next day (Tuesday morning) a different user (e.g. Jane Doe) might be assigned that same device. - Regarding the
charging dock 130, this is connected to thefirst interface 105 of thecontroller apparatus 102 by at least onewired connection 134. The at least one wiredconnection 134 may be any suitable form of direct or indirect wired connection that supports the bidirectional communications between the mobile electronics devices 120 1-120 N (via the charging dock 130) and thecontroller apparatus 102, and examples of wired connections include Universal Serial Bus (USB), Ethernet (i.e. IEEE 802.3 family of standards), Serial AT Attachment (SATA), Parallel AT Attachment (PATA), High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), etcetera. - Also, although
FIG. 1 illustratively implies a one-to-one relationship between the chargingdock 130 and thecontroller apparatus 102, this is not necessarily so. In some examples, thecontroller apparatus 102 may support two charging docks (i.e. a one-to-two relationship), six charging docks (i.e. a one-to-six relationship), or any other suitable number of charging docks (i.e. any suitable one-to-many relationship) is also contemplated. - In at least one example where the mobile electronics devices 120 1-120 N are body-worn cameras, the
charging dock 130 may include a plurality of sockets/ports sized to receive the mobile electronics devices 120 1-120 N for attachment to thecharging dock 130 via suitable mating electrical connectors such as can be found in the Videobadge VB-400™ 14-port dock sold by Motorola Solutions, Inc. Various alternatives are of course also contemplated. For example, instead of a single charging dock with a plurality sockets/ports an alternative setup may instead have a plurality single-port charging docks (for instance, several of the VB400™ 1-port docks sold by Motorola Solutions, Inc.) connected to thecontroller apparatus 102. - Referring now to the
server 104, this includes a server-side manager 147 in respect of which an assignment sub-module 149 (associated with control of device assignments during normal server operation) forms a part thereof (More details regarding theassignment sub-module 149 are provided later herein). Theserver 104 also includesstorage 172. In some examples, the server-side manager can be a video manager, and can manage video, video metadata and other data stored in thestorage 172. - In some example embodiments, the
mobile electronics device 120 is a mobile video recording device, such as mobilevideo recording device 200 shown and illustrated inFIG. 2 . The mobilevideo recording device 200 records video (and in some examples also records audio in addition to video). - As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the components of the mobile
video recording device 200 may comprise any suitable physical form, configuration, number, type and/or layout. As an example, and not by way of limitation, the mobilevideo recording device 200 may comprise an embedded computer system, a System-On-Chip (SOC), a Single-Board Computer system (SBC) (such as, for example, a Computer-On-Module (COM) or system-on-module (SOM)), a wearable or body-borne computer with video recording capability (and either with or without audio recording capability), an intelligent body-worn camera (and either with or without audio recording capability), etcetera. - In the depicted embodiment, the mobile
video recording device 200 includes aprocessor 209,memory 213,storage 215,interface 217,bus 219, andpower source 290. Regarding theprocessor 209, this may be a microprocessor, controller, or any other suitable computing device, resource, or combination of hardware, software and/or encoded logic operable to provide, either alone or in conjunction with other components, (for example, the memory 213) device processing functionality. Such functionality may include any one or more of wireless networking functionality, image/video processing functionality, analytics functionality, audio processing functionality, etcetera. In particular examples, theprocessor 209 may include hardware for executing instructions, such as those making up a computer program. As one example (and not by way of limitation) to execute instructions, theprocessor 209 may retrieve (or fetch) instructions from an internal register, an internal cache, thememory 213, or thestorage 215; decode and execute them; and then write one or more results to an internal register, an internal cache, thememory 213, or thestorage 215. - In particular examples, the
processor 209 may include one or more internal caches for data, instructions, or addresses. This disclosure contemplates theprocessor 209 including any suitable number of any suitable internal caches (for example, instruction cache(s), data cache(s), etcetera), where appropriate. Instructions in the instruction caches may be copies of instructions in thememory 213 or thestorage 215 and the instruction caches may speed up retrieval of those instructions by theprocessor 209. Data in the data caches may be copies of data in thememory 213 or thestorage 215 for instructions executing at theprocessor 209 to operate on; the results of previous instructions executed at theprocessor 209 for access by subsequent instructions executing at theprocessor 209, or for writing to thememory 213, or thestorage 215; or other suitable data. The data caches may speed up read or write operations by theprocessor 209. In particular examples, theprocessor 209 may include one or more internal registers for data, instructions, or addresses. Depending on the example, theprocessor 209 may include any suitable number of any suitable internal registers, where appropriate. - Still with reference to
FIG. 2 , thememory 213 may be any form of volatile or non-volatile memory including, without limitation, Random Access Memory (RAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), flash memory, removable media, etcetera. In particular examples, thememory 213 may include Random Access Memory (RAM). This RAM may be Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Static RAM (SRAM), or some other suitable type of RAM. Thememory 213 may include one ormore memories 213, where appropriate. Thememory 213 may store any suitable data or information utilized by the recording device, including software embedded in a computer readable medium, and/or encoded logic incorporated in hardware or otherwise stored (e.g., firmware). In particular examples, one or more Memory Management Units (MMUs) may reside between theprocessor 209 and thememory 213 and facilitate accesses to thememory 213 requested by theprocessor 209. - As an example and not by way of limitation, the mobile
video recording device 200 may load instructions from thestorage 215 or another source (such as, for example, another computer system) to thememory 213. Theprocessor 209 may then load the instructions from thememory 213 to an internal register or internal cache. To execute the instructions, theprocessor 209 may retrieve the instructions from the internal register or internal cache and decode them. During or after execution of the instructions, theprocessor 209 may write one or more results (which may be intermediate or final results) to the internal register or internal cache. Theprocessor 209 may then write one or more of those results to thememory 213. In particular examples, theprocessor 209 may execute only instructions in one or more internal registers or internal caches or in the memory 213 (as opposed to thestorage 215 or elsewhere) and may operate only on data in one or more internal registers or internal caches or in the memory 213 (as opposed to thestorage 215 or elsewhere). - In particular examples, the
storage 215 may include mass storage for data or instructions. As an example and not by way of limitation, thestorage 215 may include a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), flash memory, an optical disc, or a USB drive or a combination of two or more of these. Thestorage 215 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media, where appropriate. Thestorage 215 may be internal or external to the mobilevideo recording device 200, where appropriate. In particular examples, thestorage 215 may be non-volatile, solid-state memory. In particular examples, thestorage 215 may include Read-Only Memory (ROM). Where appropriate, this ROM may be mask-programmed ROM, Programmable ROM (PROM), Erasable PROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), Electrically Alterable ROM (EAROM), or flash memory or a combination of two or more of these. Thestorage 215 may take any suitable physical form and may comprise any suitable number or type of storage. Thestorage 215 may include one or more storage control units facilitating communication between theprocessor 209 and thestorage 215, where appropriate. - In particular examples, the
interface 217 may include hardware, software, or both providing one or more interfaces for communication (such as, for example, packet-based communication) among the mobilevideo recording device 200, other recording devices similar to the mobilevideo recording device 200, any suitable networks, any suitable network devices, and/or any other suitable computer systems. As an example and not by way of limitation, theinterface 217 may include a Network Interface Controller (NIC) or network adapter for communicating with an Ethernet or other wire-based network and/or a Wireless NIC (WNIC) or wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless network. In at least one example consistent with the example embodiment ofFIG. 1 , theinterface 217 may also include a USB port to support USB-complaint communications. - In some embodiments, the
interface 217 comprises one or more radios coupled to one or more physical antenna ports. Depending on the example implementation, theinterface 217 may be any type of interface suitable for any type of suitable network with which the mobilevideo recording device 200 is used. As an example and not by way of limitation, the mobilevideo recording device 200 can communicate with an ad-hoc network, a Personal Area Network (PAN), a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), or one or more portions of the Internet or a combination of two or more of these. One or more portions of one or more of these networks may be wireless. As an example, the mobilevideo recording device 200 may be capable of communicating with a Wireless PAN (WPAN) (such as, for example, a BLUETOOTH WPAN), a WI-FI network, a WI-MAX network, an LTE network, an LTE-A network, a cellular telephone network (such as, for example, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network), or any other suitable wireless network or a combination of two or more of these. The mobilevideo recording device 200 may include anysuitable interface 217 for any one or more of these networks, where appropriate. - In some examples, the
interface 217 may include one or more interfaces for one or more I/O devices. One or more of these I/O devices may enable communication between a person and the mobilevideo recording device 200. As an example and not by way of limitation, an I/O device may include a keyboard, keypad, microphone, monitor, mouse, printer, scanner, speaker, still camera, stylus, tablet, touchscreen, trackball, video camera, another suitable I/O device or a combination of two or more of these. An I/O device may include one or more sensors. Particular examples may include any suitable type and/or number of I/O devices and any suitable type and/or number ofinterfaces 217 for them. Where appropriate, theinterface 217 may include one or more drivers enabling theprocessor 209 to drive one or more of these I/O devices. Theinterface 217 may include one ormore interfaces 217, where appropriate. - The
bus 219 may include any combination of hardware, software embedded in a computer readable medium, and/or encoded logic incorporated in hardware or otherwise stored (such as, for example, firmware) to couple components of the mobilevideo recording device 200 to each other. As an example and not by way of limitation, thebus 219 may include an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or other graphics bus, an Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, a Front-Side Bus (FSB), a HYPERTRANSPORT (HT) interconnect, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, an INFINIBAND interconnect, a Low-Pin-Count (LPC) bus, a memory bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, a PCI-Express (PCI-X) bus, a SATA bus, a Video Electronics Standards Association local (VLB) bus, or any other suitable bus or a combination of two or more of these. Thebus 219 may include any number, type, and/or configuration ofbuses 219, where appropriate. In particular examples, one or more buses 219 (which may each include an address bus and a data bus) may couple theprocessor 209 to thememory 213. Thebus 219 may include one or more memory buses. - Herein, reference to storage encompasses one or more tangible computer-readable storage media possessing structures. As an example and not by way of limitation, a computer-readable storage medium may include a semiconductor-based or other Integrated Circuit (IC) (such, as for example, a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or an Application-Specific IC (ASIC)), a hard disk, an HDD, a Hybrid Hard Drive (HHD), an optical disc, an Optical Disc Drive (ODD), a magneto-optical disc, a magneto-optical drive, a floppy disk, a Floppy Disk Drive (FDD), magnetic tape, a holographic storage medium, a Solid-State Drive (SSD), a RAM-drive, a SECURE DIGITAL card, a SECURE DIGITAL drive, a flash memory card, a flash memory drive, or any other suitable tangible computer-readable storage medium or a combination of two or more of these, where appropriate.
- Particular examples may include one or more computer-readable storage media implementing any suitable storage. In particular examples, a computer-readable storage medium implements one or more portions of the processor 209 (such as, for example, one or more internal registers or caches), one or more portions of the
memory 213, or a combination of these, where appropriate. In particular examples, a computer-readable storage medium implements RAM or ROM. In particular examples, a computer-readable storage medium implements volatile or persistent memory. In particular examples, one or more computer-readable storage media embody software. - Herein, reference to software may encompass one or more applications, bytecode, one or more computer programs, one or more executables, one or more instructions, logic, machine code, one or more scripts, or source code, and vice versa, where appropriate, that have been stored or encoded in a computer-readable storage medium. In particular examples, software includes one or more Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) stored or encoded in a computer-readable storage medium. Particular examples may use any suitable software written or otherwise expressed in any suitable programming language or combination of programming languages stored or encoded in any suitable type or number of computer-readable storage media. In particular examples, software may be expressed as source code or object code. In particular examples, software is expressed in a higher-level programming language, such as, for example, C, Python, Perl, Structured Query Language (SQL), or a suitable extension thereof. In particular examples, software is expressed in a lower-level programming language, such as assembly language (or machine code). In particular examples, software is expressed in scripting or command language that can be interpreted by a command-line interpreter (e.g., BASH in a UNIX environment). In particular examples, software is expressed in JAVA. In particular examples, software is expressed in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), Extensible Markup Language (XML), or other suitable markup language.
- Regarding the
power source 290 shown inFIG. 2 , this provides operating power within the mobilevideo recording device 200. In some examples, thepower source 290 includes one or more batteries. - Additionally, the mobile
video recording device 200 can include amedia capture component 220 as illustrated inFIG. 2 . Themedia capture component 220 can include video-capture hardware and/or software (e.g., a camera including at least one lens and at least one image sensor), audio-capture hardware and/or software (e.g., a microphone), combinations of same, and/or the like. In a typical embodiment, themedia capture component 220 enables the mobilevideo recording device 200 to capture video with audio or video without audio for processing and storage. - Operation of the mobile
video recording device 200 can be facilitated by applications (software) 221. In certain embodiments, one or more of theapplications 221 can accessdata store 218 on thestorage 215. Thedata store 218 can include, for example, one or more databases, one or more flat files, and/or the like. In at least one example, thedata store 218 can store configuration settings that govern when recording (for example, event recording) is to occur. For instance, the configuration settings of thedata store 218 can be expressed as parameters. Furthermore, theapplications 221 can operate to store audio and/or video captured such as, for example, using themedia capture component 220, as individually identifiable recordings in thedata store 218. In addition, or alternatively, in some examples, metadata related to each recording can be stored in thedata store 218 in relation to the recording as a metadata record or file. - Continuing on, reference is made once again to
FIG. 1 and thecredentials input device 118. It will be understood that any of a variety of different implementations for thecredentials input device 118 are contemplated, and examples include at least one of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card reader, a Bluetooth-based reader, a keypad, a keyboard and a biometric reader (such as, for instance, a fingerprint reader, a retina reader, a face detection and recognition-supporting reader, etcetera). The details of installation, setup and operations of these various forms of readers are known to those skilled in the art. - In at least one alternative example, carrying out a device assignment of the
mobile electronics device 120 within thesystem 100 takes the form of a kiosk experience (i.e. rather than one where a card is presented to a reader). In such an example, the kiosk may be, for instance, a personal computer running a rudimentary user interface which allows device users to go to a screen and enter some credential (for instance, a staff number). Under normal operation associated with theserver 104 being on-line, the kiosk (i.e. the credentials input device 118) may send the credential(s) across the one ormore networks 112 to theserver 104 which would check the credential, then followed by a responsive communication back to thecontroller apparatus 102 facilitating assignment of themobile electronics device 120. - Reference is now made to
FIG. 3 .FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating amethod 300 in accordance with an example embodiment. - First, the illustrated
method 300 includes providing (310) a controller apparatus, at least one mobile electronics device communicatively coupled to the controller apparatus, and a server communicatively coupled over at least one network to the controller apparatus. The at least one mobile electronics device may be, for instance, the mobilevideo recording device 200 previously herein described (and it may also/alternatively be some other type of the mobile electronic device 120). The controller apparatus may be, for example, thecontroller apparatus 102 previously herein described. The server may be, for example, theserver 104 previously herein described, and this server, when operating in a normal mode associated with communications between the controller apparatus and the server being on-line, is configured to record each of the at least one mobile electronics device as being assigned to a respective user. - Next, the illustrated
method 300 includes creating (320), within the controller apparatus, one or more device assignment records indicating assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users. It is contemplated that this creating may be carried out by software (for example, code of thebackup assignment handler 107 being executed on the one or more processors 108). With respect to any created device assignment record, this may be concurrently stored (when in off-line mode) in both: i) themobile electronics device 120; and ii) thecontroller apparatus 102. - Also, the
illustrated action 320 is in response to one or more device assignment requests received by the controller apparatus when the server is operating in an off-line mode. In some examples, theillustrated action 320 does not occur until a timer expires, where the timer starts counting once communications between thecontroller apparatus 102 and theserver 104 is broken. The time period for the timer may be set to any suitable amount of time (for example, between one minute and ten minutes). - Next, the illustrated
method 300 includes storing (330), in the controller apparatus (for example, instorage 152 shown inFIG. 1 ), the one or more device assignment records in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device. (In some examples, each creation of a device assignment record is also associated with creation of at least one respective and contemporaneous audit event which may be stored as well.) Also, theillustrated action 330 occurs when the server is operating in the off-line mode such that communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line. Also, thecontroller apparatus 102 may have capacity to temporarily store many device assignments (and associated data like audit events) during the off-line mode, and may keep all such data in a non-volatile part of thestorage 152 so that the data is not lost should thecontroller apparatus 102 experience a loss of power or a reboot. - Next, the illustrated
method 300 includes an optional action, which is storing (335) video of the at least onemobile electronics device 120 in thestorage 152 during the off-line period. This is an optional part of themethod 300 because thestorage 152 need not necessarily be configured to do so (i.e. in one or more examples theaction 335 is not carried out). Also, it will be understood that copying of such video to thestorage 152 is for the purpose of temporary storage. - Eventually the server will re-enter the on-line mode (i.e. after a period where the server has been off-line). In response thereto, the server is updated (340) with the one or more device assignment records (which, in respect of at least one non-limiting example, includes synchronization-driven communications between the
backup assignment handler 107 and the server-side manager 147). In regards to the illustratedaction 340 of themethod 300, theaction 340 may occur effectively immediately after the time at which the on-line mode is re-entered; however the timing of the illustratedaction 340 need not necessarily be in that manner, and it is also contemplated that there may be some time period between when the re-entering of the on-line mode occurs and when theillustrated action 340 occurs. It will be also understood that a timer and time period similar to the one previously herein described in relation to establishing that theserver 104 has gone off-line may be employed here as well, except here expiration of the timer's period establishes that the server is back on-line. - Also, it will be understood that different scenarios for synchronization flowing from re-entry of the
server 104 into on-line mode are contemplated. In the case where themobile electronics device 120 was assigned out during the off-line mode, but not yet returned to the chargingdock 130, synchronization may initially only between thecontroller apparatus 102 and theserver 104. By contrast, in such case where themobile electronics device 120 was assigned out during the off-line mode and has since been returned to the chargingdock 130, synchronization may be between both: i) thecontroller apparatus 102 and theserver 104; and ii) the mobileelectronic device 120 and the server 104 (i.e. a plurality of synchronizations may occur in parallel or contemporaneously). - Drawing upon the example embodiment of
FIG. 1 , theserver 104 re-entering the on-line mode may include the one or more device assignment records stored in thestorage 152 of thecontroller apparatus 102 being transmitted over the one ormore networks 112 to theserver 104, so that these one or more device assignment records may be then stored indata store 173 of thestorage 172 of theserver 104. Similarly in the case where video has been temporarily stored in thestorage 152, this too may be copied from thestorage 152 to the storage 172 (of course if thecontroller apparatus 102 is not configured to store video at all, then there would be no such transfer of video from thecontroller apparatus 102 to the server 104). - Once all device assignment-related synchronizations are complete, it will be understood that control of device assignment is returned to the server (in at least one example this corresponds to a return transfer of delegated control going from the
backup assignment handler 107 to the assignment sub-module 149 that forms a part of the server-side manager 147). - As should be apparent from this detailed description above, the operations and functions of electronic computing apparatuses are sufficiently complex as to require their implementation on a computer system, and cannot be performed, as a practical matter, in the human mind. Electronic computing apparatuses such as set forth herein are understood as requiring and providing speed and accuracy and complexity management that are not obtainable by human mental steps, in addition to the inherently digital nature of such operations (e.g., a human mind cannot interface directly with RAM or other digital storage, cannot transmit or receive electronic messages, electronically encoded video, electronically encoded audio, etc., and cannot selectively respond to a device assignment when a server is operating in an off-line mode, among other features and functions set forth herein).
- In the foregoing specification, specific embodiments have been described. However, one of ordinary skill in the art appreciates that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. Accordingly, the specification and figures are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of present teachings. The benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any element(s) that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential features or elements of any or all the claims. The invention is defined solely by the appended claims including any amendments made during the pendency of this application and all equivalents of those claims as issued.
- Moreover in this document, relational terms such as first and second, top and bottom, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “has”, “having,” “includes”, “including,” “contains”, “containing” or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises, has, includes, contains a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element proceeded by “comprises . . . a”, “has . . . a”, “includes . . . a”, “contains . . . a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises, has, includes, contains the element. The terms “a” and “an” are defined as one or more unless explicitly stated otherwise herein. The terms “substantially”, “essentially”, “approximately”, “about” or any other version thereof, are defined as being close to as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, and in one non-limiting embodiment the term is defined to be within 10%, in another embodiment within 5%, in another embodiment within 1% and in another embodiment within 0.5%. The term “one of”, without a more limiting modifier such as “only one of”, and when applied herein to two or more subsequently defined options such as “one of A and B” should be construed to mean an existence of any one of the options in the list alone (e.g., A alone or B alone) or any combination of two or more of the options in the list (e.g., A and B together).
- A device or structure that is “configured” in a certain way is configured in at least that way, but may also be configured in ways that are not listed.
- The terms “coupled”, “coupling” or “connected” as used herein can have several different meanings depending on the context in which these terms are used. For example, the terms coupled, coupling, or connected can have a mechanical or electrical connotation. For example, as used herein, the terms coupled, coupling, or connected can indicate that two elements or devices are directly connected to one another or connected to one another through intermediate elements or devices via an electrical element, electrical signal or a mechanical element depending on the particular context.
- It will be appreciated that some embodiments may be comprised of one or more generic or specialized processors (or “processing devices”) such as microprocessors, digital signal processors, customized processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and unique stored program instructions (including both software and firmware) that control the one or more processors to implement, in conjunction with certain non-processor circuits, some, most, or all of the functions of the method and/or apparatus described herein. Alternatively, some or all functions could be implemented by a state machine that has no stored program instructions, or in one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), in which each function or some combinations of certain of the functions are implemented as custom logic. Of course, a combination of the two approaches could be used.
- Moreover, an embodiment can be implemented as a computer-readable storage medium having computer readable code stored thereon for programming a computer (e.g., comprising a processor) to perform a method as described and claimed herein. Any suitable computer-usable or computer readable medium may be utilized. Examples of such computer-readable storage mediums include, but are not limited to, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a Flash memory and other examples previously herein mentioned.
- Further, it is expected that one of ordinary skill, notwithstanding possibly significant effort and many design choices motivated by, for example, available time, current technology, and economic considerations, when guided by the concepts and principles disclosed herein will be readily capable of generating such software instructions and programs and ICs with minimal experimentation. For example, computer program code for carrying out operations of various example embodiments may be written in an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, Python, or the like. However, the computer program code for carrying out operations of various example embodiments may also be written in conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on a computer, partly on the computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the computer and partly on a remote computer or server or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer or server may be connected to the computer through a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider).
- The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimed subject matter.
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1. A controller apparatus comprising:
a first interface communicatively couplable to at least one mobile electronics device;
a second interface communicatively couplable over at least one network to a server, and wherein the server, when operating in a normal mode associated with communications between the controller apparatus and the server being on-line, records each of the at least one mobile electronics device as being assigned to a respective user;
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transient computer readable medium communicatively connected to the at least one processor and configured to store:
one or more device assignment records in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device, indicating assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users, when the server operates in an off-line mode when communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line, and
computer program instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller apparatus to:
in response to one or more device assignment requests received when the server is operating in the off-line mode, create the one or more device assignment records, and
in response to the server re-entering the normal mode, update the server with the one or more device assignment records.
2. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a single device housing, and
wherein the first and second interfaces, the at least one processor and the at least one non-transient computer readable medium are all contained within the single device housing.
3. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 2 further comprising a credentials input device that is configured to receive user credentials as input and initiate a credentials validation request within the controller apparatus, and wherein at least a portion of the one or more assignment records are derived from the user credentials.
4. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein the credentials input device includes at least one of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card reader, a Bluetooth-based reader, a keypad, a keyboard and a biometric reader.
5. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one mobile electronics device includes an image sensor configured to capture and store video.
6. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein the at least one non-transient computer readable medium is configured to also store the video during the off-line mode when the at least one mobile electronics device is coupled to the first interface.
7. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein no space is allocated within the at least one non-transient computer readable medium to store the video during the off-line mode when the at least one mobile electronics device is coupled to the first interface.
8. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the server operates in the off-line mode when a connectivity issue exists in the at least one network, an upgrade to the server is taking place, or maintenance tasks in relation to the server are taking place.
9. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one non-transient computer readable medium is further configured to store audit events that transpire during a period of time when the server is operating in the off-line mode.
10. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one network includes a part of the Internet and at least a part of the server resides within a cloud environment.
11. The controller apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one mobile electronics device is a plurality of body-worn cameras.
12. A method comprising:
providing a controller apparatus, at least one mobile electronics device communicatively coupled to the controller apparatus, and a server communicatively coupled over at least one network to the controller apparatus, wherein the server, when operating in a normal mode associated with communications between the controller apparatus and the server being on-line, records each of the at least one mobile electronics device as being assigned to a respective user;
in response to one or more device assignment requests received by the controller apparatus when the server is operating in an off-line mode, creating, within the controller apparatus, one or more device assignment records indicating assignment of the at least one mobile electronics device to a respective one or more users;
when the server is operating in the off-line mode such that communication between the controller apparatus and the server is off-line, storing, in the controller apparatus, the one or more device assignment records in relation to the at least one mobile electronics device; and
in response to the server re-entering the normal mode, updating the server with the one or more device assignment records.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12 further comprising:
receiving user credentials as input at a credentials input device; and
initiating a credentials validation request within the controller apparatus.
14. The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the at least one mobile electronics device includes an image sensor configured to capture and store video.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14 further comprising storing the video within the controller apparatus during the off-line mode.
16. The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the server operates in the off-line mode when a connectivity issue exists in the at least one network, an upgrade to the server is taking place, or maintenance tasks in relation to the server are taking place.
17. The method as claimed in claim 12 further comprising storing, within the controller apparatus, audit events that transpire during a period of time when the server is operating in the off-line mode.
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