Coordinated camera pan tilt mechanism
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a camera comprising a lens portion;
a base portion, the base portion comprising;
a pan plate coupled to the lens portion;
a first motor coupled to the pan plate, wherein the first motor is operable to move the pan plate which is operable to pan the lens portion;
a tilt plate coupled to the lens portion; and
a second motor coupled to the tilt plate, wherein the second motor is operable to move the tilt plate.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a camera may be controlled by one or more motors in a base of the camera. Cables and other components may be used to manipulate the camera lens through the side arms of the camera. Putting the motors in the base may reduce the size of the outer case of the camera and add stability. A pan motor may pan the camera while a tilt motor may move a tilt pulley relative to a lens portion of the camera (which may or may not tilt the camera depending on the panning motion of the camera). In some embodiments, images from the camera may be converted into a serialized stream and transported over a cable from the lens through a center shaft of the camera.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a camera comprising a lens portion;
a base portion, the base portion comprising;
a pan plate coupled to the lens portion;
a first motor coupled to the pan plate, wherein the first motor is operable to move the pan plate which is operable to pan the lens portion;
a tilt plate coupled to the lens portion; and
a second motor coupled to the tilt plate, wherein the second motor is operable to move the tilt plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first signal to pan a camera;
activating a first motor to pan the camera;
receiving a second signal for a tilt motor;
activating a second motor;
wherein the first motor pans the camera through rotation of a pan plate coupled to the camera; and
wherein the second motor moves a tilt pulley relative to a lens portion of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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