Surveillance camera system
First Claim
1. A surveillance camera system comprising:
- a housing;
a camera mount including a camera receiving platform mounted for panning movement about a pan axis and tilting movement about a tilt axis;
means for releasably mounting said camera mount within said housing with said means comprising a first mounting plate positioned within and secured to said housing and a second mounting plate secured to said camera mount;
said first mounting plate including a set of depending pins having heads and said second mounting plate including a set of corresponding slots configured and positioned to receive and lockingly engage with said pins upon juxtaposition and rotation of said first mounting plate relative to said second mounting plate;
electric motor means on said camera mount for panning said camera receiving platform about said pan axis and tilting said camera receiving platform about said tilt axis;
orientation control means mounted within said housing for selectively actuating said electric motor means to control panning and tilting movement of said camera receiving platform;
remote control means for controlling said orientation control means from a location remote from said surveillance camera system; and
rotary electric coupling means mounted within said housing with said coupling means including electric connector means for operatively connecting said orientation control means with said remote control means and for electrically connecting a camera secured to said camera receiving platform with an ancillary video display.
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Abstract
A surveillance camera system comprises a spherical housing that has a partially transparent lower, hemispherically shaped gold coated dome with a geometric center. A camera mount is mounted in the housing for panning movements about a vertical pan axis and tilting movement about a horizontal tilt axis. A video camera is mounted to the camera mount and electric motors are mounted for panning and tilting the mount and camera. A computer and control circuit is mounted to the camera mount and coupled to actuate the electric motors to orient the camera and to actuate the camera zoom and focus as well as to enhance the camera'"'"'s video image with descriptive word captions. The computer is programmed for automatic or manual operation of the system. A rotary electric connector is mounted to the housing and connects the on board computer with a joystick and control unit for issuing instructions to the computer and connects the camera to an ancillary video display.
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7 Claims
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1. A surveillance camera system comprising:
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a housing; a camera mount including a camera receiving platform mounted for panning movement about a pan axis and tilting movement about a tilt axis; means for releasably mounting said camera mount within said housing with said means comprising a first mounting plate positioned within and secured to said housing and a second mounting plate secured to said camera mount; said first mounting plate including a set of depending pins having heads and said second mounting plate including a set of corresponding slots configured and positioned to receive and lockingly engage with said pins upon juxtaposition and rotation of said first mounting plate relative to said second mounting plate; electric motor means on said camera mount for panning said camera receiving platform about said pan axis and tilting said camera receiving platform about said tilt axis; orientation control means mounted within said housing for selectively actuating said electric motor means to control panning and tilting movement of said camera receiving platform; remote control means for controlling said orientation control means from a location remote from said surveillance camera system; and rotary electric coupling means mounted within said housing with said coupling means including electric connector means for operatively connecting said orientation control means with said remote control means and for electrically connecting a camera secured to said camera receiving platform with an ancillary video display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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