Portable wireless indoor/outdoor camera
First Claim
1. A portable wireless video system, comprising:
- a mast extendable to at least 12 feet from a base to an upper end, said base including means for stabilizing said mast;
a pan and tilt mechanism mounted to said upper end of said mast;
a video camera mounted to said pan and tilt mechanism;
a remote wireless mechanism in electronic communication with said pan and tilt mechanism and said video camera, said remote wireless mechanism including a video transmitter for transmitting a video signal generated by said video camera and communicated to said remote wireless mechanism;
a portable wireless terminal having a receiver for receiving wireless transmissions originating from said remote wireless mechanism and a display for displaying sequenced images from said video signal, said portable wireless terminal also including a keypad for generating pan and tilt commands, said portable wireless terminal including a wireless transmitter for transmitting a command signal representative of said commands, said remote wireless mechanism including a receiver for receiving said command signal and controlling said pan and tilt mechanism in response to said command signal.
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Abstract
A portable wireless video system comprises a pan and tilt mechanism supporting a video camera, and remote wireless mechanism in electronic communication with the pan and tilt mechanism and video camera. The remote wireless mechanism includes a video transmitter for transmitting video signals generated by the video camera and communicated to the remote wireless mechanism. A portable wireless terminal has a receiver and a display for displaying sequenced images from the video signal. The portable wireless terminal also includes a keypad for generating pan and tilt commands which are transmitted to the remote wireless mechanism, which in turn controls the pan and tilt mechanism in response thereto. The camera may be mounted to the top of a tall mast and the video signals may be conveyed to the portable wireless terminal via a cellular phone network.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable wireless video system, comprising:
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a mast extendable to at least 12 feet from a base to an upper end, said base including means for stabilizing said mast;
a pan and tilt mechanism mounted to said upper end of said mast;
a video camera mounted to said pan and tilt mechanism;
a remote wireless mechanism in electronic communication with said pan and tilt mechanism and said video camera, said remote wireless mechanism including a video transmitter for transmitting a video signal generated by said video camera and communicated to said remote wireless mechanism;
a portable wireless terminal having a receiver for receiving wireless transmissions originating from said remote wireless mechanism and a display for displaying sequenced images from said video signal, said portable wireless terminal also including a keypad for generating pan and tilt commands, said portable wireless terminal including a wireless transmitter for transmitting a command signal representative of said commands, said remote wireless mechanism including a receiver for receiving said command signal and controlling said pan and tilt mechanism in response to said command signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable wireless video system comprising:
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a pan and tilt mechanism;
a video camera mounted to said pan and tilt mechanism;
a remote wireless mechanism in electronic communication with said pan and tilt mechanism and said video camera, said remote wireless mechanism including a video transmitter for transmitting video signals generated by said video camera and communicated to said remote wireless mechanism;
a portable wireless terminal having a receiver for receiving wireless transmissions originating from said remote wireless mechanism and a display for displaying sequenced images from said video signal, said portable wireless terminal also including a keypad for generating pan and tilt commands, said portable wireless terminal including a wireless transmitter for transmitting a command signal representative of said commands, said remote wireless mechanism including a receiver for receiving said command signal and controlling said pan and tilt mechanism in response to said command signal; and
whereinsaid remote wireless mechanism and said portable wireless terminal are in communication via a cellular telephone network whereby said wireless transmissions originating from said remote wireless mechanism are conveyed to said portable wireless terminal by said cellular telephone network and said command signal transmitted by said wireless transmitter is conveyed to said remote wireless mechanism by said cellular telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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