Video system and methods for operating a video system
First Claim
1. A multiple camera video system, comprising:
- a plurality of cameras;
a master pan head for positioning a selected master camera from said plurality of cameras; and
a master broadcaster computer for calculating telemetry for at least one slave camera from said plurality of cameras.
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Abstract
A multiple camera video system and methods for operating such a system. The system may include a plurality of cameras located around a stadium, athletic playing field or other location. The cameras are remotely controlled in a master-slave configuration. A camera operator at a master pan head selects one of the plurality of cameras as the current master camera and utilizes the master pan head to adjust the telemetry and zoom of the master camera to follow the target object. The telemetry and zoom parameters of the master camera are then used to calculate corresponding telemetry, zoom and/or other parameters for each of the plurality of slave cameras. Video captured by each of the cameras is stored for the production of replay video feeds or for archiving. The replays may be capable of “spinning” through the video feeds of adjacent cameras in order for the viewer to get the sensation of revolving around the target object. The multiple camera video system also includes methods for calibrating the system.
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78 Claims
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1. A multiple camera video system, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras;
a master pan head for positioning a selected master camera from said plurality of cameras; and
a master broadcaster computer for calculating telemetry for at least one slave camera from said plurality of cameras. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A multiple camera video method, comprising the steps of:
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using a master pan head to position a master camera;
calculating telemetry settings for a plurality of slave cameras based on the master camera telemetry and a geometric transform in a computer remote from said plurality of slave cameras; and
communicating the calculated telemetry settings to said plurality of slave cameras. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method for calibrating a multiple camera video system, comprising the steps of:
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capturing a plurality of calibration point values as absolute coordinates in three dimensional space;
storing said plurality of absolute coordinates in a data file;
capturing pan and tilt settings for a plurality of cameras when said camera is aimed at each of said calibration points; and
creating a software geometric transform relating the three dimensional absolute coordinates to pan and tilt settings for each of said plurality of cameras. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A multiple camera video system, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras;
a master pan head for positioning a selected master camera from said plurality of cameras;
a master broadcaster computer for calculating telemetry for at least one slave camera from said plurality of cameras; and
at least one paint station connected to said master broadcaster computer.
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70. A multiple camera video system, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras;
a master pan head for positioning a selected master camera from said plurality of cameras;
a master broadcaster computer for calculating telemetry for at least one slave camera from said plurality of cameras; and
at least one calibration station. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73)
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74. A multiple camera video system, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras;
a master pan head for positioning a selected master camera from said plurality of cameras;
a master broadcaster computer for calculating telemetry for at least one slave camera from said plurality of cameras; and
at least one video storage device is a plurality of digital disc recorders. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76)
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77. A multiple camera video system, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras;
a master positioning device for positioning a selected master camera from said plurality of cameras; and
a master broadcaster computer for calculating telemetry for at least one slave camera from said plurality of cameras. - View Dependent Claims (78)
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