Computer aided capturing system
First Claim
1. A computer aided filming system, allowing to acquire images from at least one camera of a moving target (2, 3), said target having known physical and behavioral characteristics and moving within known trajectory topology and boundaries, characterized in that said system comprises pointing means to point at the moving target, computation means to determine the position of the moving target based on the pointing angles and position of said pointing means and said target and trajectory characteristics, thus allowing said computation means to determine the pointing angles and the focus distance of at least one robot, said robot being a camera with remote-controlled motorized pan, tilt, angle-of-view, and focus.
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A computer aided filming system, allowing to acquire images from at least one camera of a moving target (2, 3). This target moves within known geographical and physical boundaries. The system according the invention comprises pointing means to point at the moving target, computation means which determine the position of the moving target based on the pointing angles of the said pointing means and the corresponding boundary data, thus allowing said computation means to determine the pointing angles and the focus of at least one camery. The pointing means could be the main camera, an eye position sensor coupled with a head position sensor or an operator pointable structure with pan and tilt sensors.
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- 1. A computer aided filming system, allowing to acquire images from at least one camera of a moving target (2, 3), said target having known physical and behavioral characteristics and moving within known trajectory topology and boundaries, characterized in that said system comprises pointing means to point at the moving target, computation means to determine the position of the moving target based on the pointing angles and position of said pointing means and said target and trajectory characteristics, thus allowing said computation means to determine the pointing angles and the focus distance of at least one robot, said robot being a camera with remote-controlled motorized pan, tilt, angle-of-view, and focus.
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