Abstract: Methods and systems for processing audio information to identify persons of interest in regard to a public-safety incident. An example method includes receiving human-generated narrative statements as audio and converting the narrative statements into corresponding digital texts. The method further includes determining incriminating scores for each of the narrative statements by identifying, in the digital texts, incident information classified as not being publicly known. The method further includes determining a cumulative score for an individual based on the incriminating scores tagged to the individual, making a determination of whether the individual is a person of interest based on a comparison of the cumulative score with a fixed threshold, and performing at least one automated responsive action based on the determination.

Abstract: A method and system are provided to facilitate statement acquisition and verification pertaining to an incident. One or more processors are operationally coupled to one or more software modules, configured to: receive audio data between a suspect and an officer at a portable radio, detect a pre-Miranda statement made by the suspect within the audio data; detect a Miranda warning made by the officer within the audio data; detect a waiving of Miranda rights by the suspect within the audio data; detect a post-Miranda statement by the suspect within the audio data after the waiving of Miranda rights; determine when a degree of semantic similarity between the pre-Miranda statement and the post-Miranda statement fails to satisfy an admissibility condition; generate one or more questions to induce the suspect to repeat the pre-Miranda statement; and present the one or more questions to an electronic user interface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for aiding a police officer in writing a report by creating a depiction of an incident scene is provided herein. During operation a drone will photograph an incident scene from above. Relevant objects will be identified and a depiction of the incident scene will be created by overlaying the relevant photographed real world objects onto a map retrieved from storage. The depiction of the incident scene will be made available to police officers to increase the officers' efficiency in report writing. More particularly, officers will no longer need to re-create the depiction of the incident scene by hand. Instead, the officer will be able to use the depiction of the incident scene.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning and associating devices using a particular talkgroup to a particular network slice is provided herein. During operation talkgroups within a communication system will be assigned to particular network slices. Some network slices may have a single talkgroup assigned to them, and other network slices may have multiple talkgroups assigned to them. During operation, communication-system infrastructure will conduct all communications for a group of devices over a particular talkgroup via a particular network slice.

Abstract: A process of detecting signal interference among geographically co-located radios affiliated with different talkgroups, An electronic computing device receives a log of push-to-talk (PTT) operations performed at a first radio and a log of audio quality values measured corresponding to audio communications received at a second radio. The first radio is affiliated with a first talkgroup and operates on a first channel frequency assigned to the first talkgroup. The second radio is affiliated with a second talkgroup and further operates on a second channel frequency assigned to the second talkgroup. The device detects that signal interference at the second radio is potentially caused by the first radio when there is a time correlation between a PTT operation performed at the first radio and a change in audio quality at the second radio and when the second radio was geographically co-located with the first radio during the time correlation.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for implementing workflows across multiple differing systems and devices is provided herein. During operation, a graphical-user interface provides a user with a list of triggers and a list of actions. A user creates a workflow by dragging a trigger and at least one action to an area of a screen (workspace) and then connecting them with a line or arc. If a security ecosystem is unable to execute the created workflow, the necessary components needed to execute the workflow will be provided in a small area on the screen (workspace).

Abstract: A portable radio is provided that performs an impedance measurement to determine a radio frequency (RF) load type connected to an antenna port of the portable radio. The portable radio includes an impedance measurement circuit and a tunable matching circuit operatively coupled thereto through an RF switch A sweep generator injects an LMR frequency sweep to the RF load during non-transmit or non-receive time slots for the impedance measurement. The tunable matching circuit is configured as a radio frequency (RF) bypass during the impedance measurement, thereby enabling the impedance measurement circuit to directly measure the impedance of the RF load coupled to the RF port and identify the RF load as either a land mobile radio (LMR) antenna or equipment (wideband load). When the RF load is determined to be an LMR antenna, then the matching circuitry is tuned for the identified antenna. When the RF load is determined to be wideband equipment, then the matching circuitry remains bypassed.

Abstract: A device, system and method for routing botnet calls to a botnet call-answer queue. A device, such as a call answering point (CAP) and/or a public-safety answering point (PSAP) router device, receives a call and determines an audio signature of the call. The device compares the audio signature of the call with one or more botnet audio signatures stored at a memory. In response to the audio signature of the call matching at least one of the one or more botnet audio signatures, the device: identifies the call as a botnet call that has been placed by a botnet; and cause the call to be routed to a botnet call-answer queue.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for aiding a police officer in writing a report by creating a depiction of an incident scene is provided herein. During operation a drone will photograph an incident scene from above. Relevant objects will be identified and a depiction of the incident scene will be created by overlaying the relevant photographed real world objects onto a map retrieved from storage. The depiction of the incident scene will be made available to police officers to increase the officers' efficiency in report writing. More particularly, officers will no longer need to re-create the depiction of the incident scene by hand. Instead, the officer will be able to use the depiction of the incident scene.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for implementing workflows across multiple differing systems and devices is provided herein. During operation, a graphical-user interface provides a user with a list of triggers and a list of actions. A user creates a workflow by dragging a trigger and at least one action to an area of a screen (workspace) and then connecting them with a line or arc. If a security ecosystem is unable to execute the created workflow, the necessary components needed to execute the workflow will be provided in a small area on the screen (workspace).

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for implementing workflows across multiple differing systems and devices is provided herein. During operation, a workflow is automatically generated based upon a high probability of overloading resources with a current workflow. In particular, a workstation (or server) detects a high probability that a resource will be overloaded if a particular trigger is implemented. The workstation (or server) then determines an alternate trigger to reduce the chances that a resource will be overloaded. The alternate trigger and action can then be implemented or suggested as a newly-created workflow.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for writing a report is described herein. During the process an officer will acquire an image of an incident scene. The image may comprise a live image, a video, or a still image (picture). Potential objects of interest will be highlighted within the image for selection by the officer. When an object of interest is selected (e.g., touched on a touch screen), a description of the object of interest will be inserted at a point in a report where a cursor lies. The user will also be allowed to transcribe (via speech to text) their report, and have text representing their speech inserted where the cursor lies.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for implementing workflows across multiple differing systems and devices are provided herein. During operation a workflow is automatically generated upon the detection of new device capabilities. In particular, a workflow server will detect the presence of new device capabilities in a particular area. The new device capabilities will be analyzed, and an appropriate trigger and action will be determined based on the new device capabilities. The appropriate trigger and action will then be implemented as a newly-created workflow.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for implementing workflows across multiple differing systems and devices is provided herein. During operation, a security level at an entry point will be increased temporarily when a camera moves its field of view away from the entry point. The security level will return to its original state when the camera moves its field of view back to the entry point.

Abstract: A method of operating a talk group server to control a virtual talk group member. During operation, the talk group server determines an assignment for a virtual talk group member to join a first talk group and communicate on behalf of a talk group member associated with a second talk group. The talk group server obtains user profile associated with the talk group member and causes the virtual talk group member to join the first talk group using the user profile associated with the talk group member. The talk group server then controls the virtual talk group member to perform the assignment by generating audio communications as a function of the user profile associated with the talk group member and transmitting audio communications on the first talk group.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a composite image of a person is provided herein. During operation, a witness is presented with a plurality of attributes of an individual. A witness selection of an attribute is received from the presented attributes. Images of individuals who were at an incident scene at a time of the incident are received and analyzed to determine images of those individuals with attributes similar to the attribute selected by the witness. The images of those individuals with the attributes similar to the attribute selected by the witness are processed by redacting information from the images to produce a plurality of processed images. The witness is then presented with the plurality of processed images.

Abstract: Techniques for emergency call taker mental health improvement are provided. Incident scene related media that captures a visual representation of a scene associated with an incident is received. At least one object shown in the incident related media that may cause emotional distress to an emergency call taker that will view the incident related media is determined. The object is obscured in the incident scene related media to create obscured incident related media. A textual description of the object is generated. The textual description of the object is included in the obscured incident related media. The obscured incident related media is displayed to the emergency call taker.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for recommending that a user dial an emergency number to report an incident is provided herein. During operation, a user submits anonymous information about an incident to a tipping server. The tipping server determines if the incident that the user is reporting is unreported to an emergency number. If the incident remains unreported to an emergency number, the user is provided a suggestion to call an emergency number to report the incident.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for quickly forming a PAN is describe herein. During operation, a modulated vibration will be received that identifies that network formation is to take place. All devices detecting the vibration will be paired/associated to form a PAN. In one embodiment of the present invention a first device generates the vibration and the subset of available devices will form a PAN with the first device acting as a master device within the formed PAN. In another embodiment of the present invention, a piece of clothing (e.g., a vest) is equipped with a haptic module (vibrating circuitry) to generate the vibration. All pieces of equipment attached to the piece of clothing will receive the vibration and pair accordingly.

Abstract: Techniques for a digital assistant to receive intent input from a secondary user are provided. A digital assistant receives a query intent from a primary user, wherein the primary user is authorized to provide query intents. It is determined, based on the query intent, that intent input will be provided by a secondary user, wherein the secondary user is not authorized to provide query intents. Intent input provided by the secondary user is received. The digital assistant processes the query intent using the intent input. The results of the query intent are provided to the primary user.