Methods and systems for controlling camera movement
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1. A system for controlling movements of cameras comprising:
- a video camera comprising a field of view, said camera configured to at least one of zoom to change the camera field of view, tilt about a tilt axis, and pan about a pan axis; and
at least one processor operably coupled to said camera wherein said processor is configured to determine a camera movement travel limit using at least one of a current zoom setting, a pan position indication, and a tilt position indication.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling movements of cameras include a video camera having a field of view wherein the camera is configured to tilt about a tilt axis, and at least one processor operably coupled to the camera wherein the processor is configured to receive at least one of a pan and a tilt position indication and a current zoom setting to determine a camera movement travel limit.
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1. A system for controlling movements of cameras comprising:
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a video camera comprising a field of view, said camera configured to at least one of zoom to change the camera field of view, tilt about a tilt axis, and pan about a pan axis; and
at least one processor operably coupled to said camera wherein said processor is configured to determine a camera movement travel limit using at least one of a current zoom setting, a pan position indication, and a tilt position indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for controlling the operation of at least one camera, said program comprising at least one code segment that instructs a processor to determine a camera movement travel limit using at least one of a pan and a tilt position indication and the current zoom setting.
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18. A method of controlling the movement of a video camera, said method comprising:
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providing a video camera having a variable field of view and a movement travel limit; and
controlling the movement travel limit using a setting of the field of view. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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