Digital Ocular Recording Device

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Digital Ocular Recording Device

• Robert Arriaga
• Donald Githens
• Marc Martin

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Overview

• Statement of Problem
• Proposed Solution
• Development of the Product
• Implementation of the Product
• Financial and Time Considerations of the Product
• How the Technology will Benefit Society
• Possible Problems with the Product
• Conclusion

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Law Enforcement Agencies are Limited in their
Abilities to Collect Hard Evidence.

• Juries demand a high level of certainty for
  convictions.
• Current surveillance technologies increase the
  risk of exposure to agents.

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How Can We Turn Undercover Agents into an
Invisible Television Crew?

• Equip them with a DORD.
• Enables undetectable, at will recording of
  eyesight.
• Data can be used in criminal cases as evidence.

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What is a DORD?

• Digital Ocular Recording Device.
• Implant that connects to the optic nerves.
• Digitizes and stores human eyesight.
• Stored data is accessible with current technology.

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What Technologies are Involved in a DORD?

• Undeveloped Technologies
• Design an electrode capable of connecting to
  optic nerves.
• Software to digitize electro-chemical signals.
• Surgical methods for implanting the DORD.
• Existing Technologies
• A safely implantable RF device with encryption
  capabilities.
• Materials that can be safely implanted into the
  human body to house the DORD.
• Software to compress digitized visual
  information.
• Small, long-life batteries.

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What Resources are Needed to Develop the
Technology?

• Five engineering teams will be created
• electrode development
• CPU design
• software development
• surgical implant process
• overall testing.

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Who Will Use the DORD and How Will it be Used?

• Every police department
• F.B.I. C.I.A. N.S.A.
• Military Special Forces
• Primarily designed for undercover law enforcement
  agents.
• Video evidence will be collected during crimes.
• Evidence will then be presented to juries.

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Time and Financial Concerns

• The total development of the product is projected
  to be around 15 years.
• The estimated development costs will be
  approximately 100 million (U.S.).
• Generating patents will offset total cost.
• There is no better customer than the U.S.
  government.
• Making enough profit to cover the initial costs.
• Each implanted DORD will cost the buyer 150,000.

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Benefits and Possible Problems

• Protection of the agents.
• Provide juries with more detailed evidence
  correctly convict criminals.
• Opens doors to other applications using the
  developed technologies.
• Complications with surgery.
• Invasion of privacy.
• Long-term effects on the body.
• Legal issues.

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Conclusion

• Product will benefit society as a whole.
• Huge potential monetary gain.
• Beneficial externalities.