Portable digital video camera configured for remote image acquisition control and viewing
First Claim
1. A digital video camera, comprising:
- a lens and an image sensor, the image sensor capturing light propagating through the lens and representing a scene, and the image sensor producing image data of the scene;
a microphone configured to capture first audio data of the scene;
a wireless connection protocol device configured to wirelessly communicate with another digital video camera and a wireless connection-enabled controller; and
a camera processor configured to;
receive control signals from the wireless connection-enabled controller via the wireless connection protocol device,communicate the control signals to the another digital video camera via the wireless connection protocol device, wherein the another digital video camera adjusts one or more camera settings of the another digital video camera based on the control signals received from the wireless connection protocol device,receive the image data of the scene,receive the first audio data of the scene,receive second audio data of the scene from a remotely located wireless connection-enabled microphone,process the image data of the scene using a video codec to produce compressed video image data,process the first audio data of the scene using a first audio codec to produce first compressed audio data,process the second audio data of the scene using a second audio codec to produce second compressed audio data,generate a video file that includes the compressed video image data as a video track, the first compressed audio data as a first audio track, and the second compressed audio data as a second audio track,wirelessly communicate via the wireless connection protocol device a first stream of video data to the wireless connection-enabled controller, andin response to a record command, store the video file in a local data store, whereinthe wireless connection-enabled controller is configured to;
receive the first stream of video data from the digital video camera and a second stream of video data associated with the another digital video camera, andconcurrently display the first stream of video data and the second stream of video data on a display of the wireless connection-enabled controller.
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Abstract
A wearable digital video camera (10) is equipped with wireless connection protocol and global navigation and location positioning system technology to provide remote image acquisition control and viewing. The Bluetooth® packet-based open wireless technology standard protocol (400) is preferred for use in providing control signals or streaming data to the digital video camera and for accessing image content stored on or streaming from the digital video camera. The GPS technology (402) is preferred for use in tracking of the location of the digital video camera as it records image information. A rotating mount (300) with a locking member (330) on the camera housing (22) allows adjustment of the pointing angle of the wearable digital video camera when it is attached to a mounting surface.
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9 Claims
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1. A digital video camera, comprising:
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a lens and an image sensor, the image sensor capturing light propagating through the lens and representing a scene, and the image sensor producing image data of the scene; a microphone configured to capture first audio data of the scene; a wireless connection protocol device configured to wirelessly communicate with another digital video camera and a wireless connection-enabled controller; and a camera processor configured to; receive control signals from the wireless connection-enabled controller via the wireless connection protocol device, communicate the control signals to the another digital video camera via the wireless connection protocol device, wherein the another digital video camera adjusts one or more camera settings of the another digital video camera based on the control signals received from the wireless connection protocol device, receive the image data of the scene, receive the first audio data of the scene, receive second audio data of the scene from a remotely located wireless connection-enabled microphone, process the image data of the scene using a video codec to produce compressed video image data, process the first audio data of the scene using a first audio codec to produce first compressed audio data, process the second audio data of the scene using a second audio codec to produce second compressed audio data, generate a video file that includes the compressed video image data as a video track, the first compressed audio data as a first audio track, and the second compressed audio data as a second audio track, wirelessly communicate via the wireless connection protocol device a first stream of video data to the wireless connection-enabled controller, and in response to a record command, store the video file in a local data store, wherein the wireless connection-enabled controller is configured to; receive the first stream of video data from the digital video camera and a second stream of video data associated with the another digital video camera, and concurrently display the first stream of video data and the second stream of video data on a display of the wireless connection-enabled controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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