Systems and methods for providing remote camera control
First Claim
1. A method for remotely controlling the remote video input device, the method comprising:
- using a control point to discover a remote video input device that is configured to provide a video service;
receiving a description of the video service that is provided by the remote video input device; and
remotely controlling an action of the video service.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for allowing any control point of a network to dynamically discover a remote camera control service and to selectively invoke actions to remotely control the camera. In a system that includes a camera or other video input device, the camera is remotely controlled. A variety of actions may be selectively invoked to further control the camera, such as querying the current zoom settings of the remote camera, the setting of the zoom settings for the remote camera, querying the current pan settings of the remote camera, the setting of the pan settings for the remote camera, querying the current tilt settings of the remote camera, the setting of the tilt settings for the remote camera, querying the current brightness settings of the remote camera, the setting of the brightness settings for the remote camera, the querying of the current contrast settings of the remote camera, the setting of the contrast settings for the remote camera, the querying of the current hue settings of the remote camera, the setting of the hue settings for the remote camera, the querying of the current saturation settings of the remote camera, the setting of the saturation settings for the remote camera, and other camera control settings.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for remotely controlling the remote video input device, the method comprising:
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using a control point to discover a remote video input device that is configured to provide a video service;
receiving a description of the video service that is provided by the remote video input device; and
remotely controlling an action of the video service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A networked video system comprising:
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a video device coupled to a network, wherein the video device is configured to selectively provide a video service; and
a remote control point coupled to the network, wherein the remote control point is configured to discover the remote video input device, receive a description of the video service that is provided by the remote video input device, and remotely control an action of the video service. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product for implementing within a computer system a method for remotely controlling a remote video input device, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium for providing computer program code means utilized to implement the method, wherein the computer program code means is comprised of executable code for implementing the steps for;
using a control point to discover a remote video input device that is configured to provide a video service;
receiving a description of the video service that is provided by the remote video input device; and
remotely controlling an action of the video service. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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