OVERVIEW CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PTZ CAMERAS
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1. A method of operating a surveillance camera arrangement, the method comprising the steps of:
- panning a PTZ camera about a pan axis;
capturing first images with the camera substantially throughout the panning;
creating a composite panoramic or circular second image by stitching together said first images captured during the panning,enabling a user to select and modify presets, recordings, and/or video analytics profiles within the composite panoramic or circular second image; and
enabling the user to control the pan, tilt, and zoom movement of the camera via locations on the composite panoramic or circular second image.
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Abstract
A method of operating a surveillance camera arrangement includes panning a PTZ camera about a pan axis. First images are captured with the camera throughout the panning. A composite panoramic or circular second image is created by stitching together the first images captured during the panning. The user is enabled to select and modify presets, recordings, and/or video analytics profiles within the composite panoramic or circular second image.
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1. A method of operating a surveillance camera arrangement, the method comprising the steps of:
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panning a PTZ camera about a pan axis; capturing first images with the camera substantially throughout the panning; creating a composite panoramic or circular second image by stitching together said first images captured during the panning, enabling a user to select and modify presets, recordings, and/or video analytics profiles within the composite panoramic or circular second image; and enabling the user to control the pan, tilt, and zoom movement of the camera via locations on the composite panoramic or circular second image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of operating a surveillance camera arrangement comprising the steps of:
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in response to a user initiating a configuration process, capturing a plurality of discrete images with at least one camera, each of the discrete images corresponding to a different respective field of view; combining the captured images to thereby form a panoramic image; displaying the panoramic image; enabling the user to view, establish and/or edit an operating feature of the at least one camera, the operating feature corresponding to at least one location in the panoramic image; and after the enabling step, saving information defining the operating feature and the at least one corresponding location. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of configuring a surveillance camera arrangement comprising the steps of:
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receiving an initiation of the configuring from a user; using a camera to perform a scanning movement; capturing a plurality of images, each of the images being captured at a respective one of a plurality of substantially evenly-spaced locations within the scanning movement; merging together the captured images to thereby generate a panoramic composite image; enabling the user to view the composite image; receiving from the user a modification of a feature associated with the panoramic composite image; and saving the feature as modified. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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