US 12,336,050 B2
System and method to facilitate a public safety incident investigation
Amarnath Devaraj, Elk Grove Village, IL (US); and David A Lill, Riverside, IL (US)
Assigned to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/061,157.
Prior Publication US 2024/0188188 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 76/50 (2018.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 76/50 (2018.02) [G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G08B 25/016 (2013.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01); G06F 2221/2141 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of engaging civilian participation in at an incident scene, comprising:
registering a civilian communication device with a public safety (PS) server of a public safety (PS) agency;
granting access permission, from the PS server, for the registered civilian communication device to communicate with predetermined elements of the PS agency;
requesting, by the civilian communication device, an incident ID assignment from the PS server, the request containing device metadata identifying time, date, and incident location, and the request further including at least one of:
self-identification of a civilian associated with the civilian communication device as a witness to an incident scene;
availability of multimedia footage pertaining to the incident scene;
receiving, at the civilian communication device, the assigned incident ID for the incident scene;
retrieving incident information, by the civilian communication device, based on access permissions granted for the assigned incident ID, the retrieved incident information including automated monitoring of PS communication device activation and deactivation;
transmitting the retrieved incident information back to the server for incident analytics; and
wherein the multimedia footage obtained by the registered civilian communication device is compiled by the PS server to fill in multimedia footage gaps caused by a deactivated PS device.