APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIDEO DISPLAY AND CONTROL FOR PORTABLE DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for display and control of video data, comprising:
- a mobile client having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client being operable to connect to a wireless network over which is available video data; and
computer readable storage media in said mobile client having stored thereon a video command application, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display video data received over the wireless network from a plurality of video sources on said touch sensitive display, said video command application being operable to display video data from a single video source on said touch sensitive display, said video command application being operable to generate command instructions from user contact with said touch sensitive display to cause said single video source to change a characteristic of the video data being generated by the video source in accordance with the user contact.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for display and control of video data on a mobile device provides simultaneous multiple video data display of groups of video sources and selection of video data for single, larger viewing. Control of the camera source of the video data is provided for the mobile device user, such as by manipulation of a multi-touch sensitive screen to pan, tilt and zoom. Image capture from the video screen and marking of the captured image is provided. Activation of video data streams and groups of video data streams for display on the mobile device is provided by transfer of activation information to the mobile device via email. Notification of events monitored by the video source or by other sensors is sent to users of the mobile devices.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for display and control of video data, comprising:
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a mobile client having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client being operable to connect to a wireless network over which is available video data; and computer readable storage media in said mobile client having stored thereon a video command application, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display video data received over the wireless network from a plurality of video sources on said touch sensitive display, said video command application being operable to display video data from a single video source on said touch sensitive display, said video command application being operable to generate command instructions from user contact with said touch sensitive display to cause said single video source to change a characteristic of the video data being generated by the video source in accordance with the user contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of displaying and controlling video data on a mobile client, comprising the steps of:
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receiving video data from a plurality of video sources; displaying the video data as a simultaneous display of a plurality of video fields on a display panel of the mobile client; displaying video data of a single video source as a single video display on the display panel of the mobile client in response to selection of one of the plurality of video fields by a user; and controlling directional movement of said single video source in response to touch contact of the display panel by a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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