Modernizing Courtrooms: The Road to an Innovative Courtroom

1. Court Modernization I Bell Business Markets The road to an innovative court room Scott Finlayson Video Practice Leader

2. Agenda • Today’s court rooms • Electronic court rooms • What are they • Evolution • Technology trends • Benefits

3. Today’s courtrooms • Costs continue to rise vs decline • Increased trial complexity (more and more evidence) • Extended trials • Paper vs technology evidence handling • Technology refresh rate challenges • Significant staff training commitment s • Technology leverage opportunities

4. What is an electronic courtroom? • Digital Audio • Digital Recording • Microphones (RF, Smartphone resistant) • Speakers • Assistive Listening • Interpretation • Hybrid Video • Compatibly between legacy and current video standards ( VGA / HDMI) • HD Video Conferencing • HD Displays (Judge, Jury, Counsel, witness, gallery, accused) • Control • Seamless ,uninterruptable control between all in court technology • User friendly, standardize interface to aid travelling court staff. • Eco settings for power consumptions • Evidence Presentation • Blu-Ray DVD (with backwards format capabilities) • Evidence Annotation • VHS and legacy inputs if required • Individual plug points for counsel • HD Document Camera

5. Evolution of courtroom technology Technology Evolution Gap* 2012+ 80’s 90’s 1999 2000 2010 2011 • Introduction • to Electronic Courtroom • Rolling Cart • with VCR • More courts, • Evolution • Deployment of Digital Court recording • Rolling Cart • with VCR + DVD • Government of Ontario rolls out Video Remand • Audio Recording with • microphones. • Overhead Projectors • Film Slides *Model based on Government of Ontario

6. Step’s to an electronic courtroom 1 2 3 4 5 6

7. Electronic court room

8. Electronic courtroom technology evolution Videoconferencing Quality Of Experience Bandwidth Requirement

9. Electronic courtroom technology evolution Mobile Video • For mobile/remote/field teams to connect visually with anyone • – anywhere, anytime • Access to subject matter expertise • Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon • Part of broader strategy – integrating Video with other

10. Electronic courtroom technology evolution Video Bridging Cloud Service • Perfect for counsel and court staff …. because it’s easy to use On-demand Virtual Video Bridge to connect with one or more people, rooms, facilities, etc. • Simple, like a “phone” - Easy to use/ Instant access:/one number • Communicate with anyone, securely – Federated Network Exchange Service • Communicate anywhere – Multi network Access • Any to any - Open standards

11. Electronic courtroom - the paradigm shift Once equipped a Courtroom can leverage A/V to facilitate Video Remand, Remote Translation or Remote Subject Matter Expertise Evidence Presentation Leverage the A/V assets to improve court room efficiency Annotation of Digital Evidence Video Conferencing for Remand, Translation or remote testimony

12. Bell - Making an electronic courtroom a reality for you • Planning • An electronic • courtroom strategy • that meets your • requirements Implementation Ensuring it all works, together • Management • No complexity , • headaches for you InstallationA/V, EndpointsInfrastructure SystemsIntegration: Management & Monitoring NetworkReadinessAssessment Maintenance &On Site Support Endpoints &Infrastructure Audio/VisualRoom Design Multi-pointBridging ProjectManagement Video-enabled Quality of Service network Key to success… the right network and the right partner

13. Why electronics courtrooms • Greater efficiency • Reduced costs • Greener • Improved user interaction • Accelerated evidence comprehension • Process improvements, shorter trials • Increased access

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