Surveillance system with master camera control of slave cameras
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1. A camera surveillance system for providing visual surveillance of a location, comprising:
- a master adjustable camera means having an adjustable optical axis, said master adjustable camera means selecting a position in said location along said adjustable optical axis of said master adjustable camera means;
communication means for communicating information relating to said selected position; and
one or more slave adjustable camera means, a particular slave adjustable camera means having an adjustable optical axis and being responsive to said information related to said selected position communicated by said communication means for adjusting the adjustable optical axis of the particular slave adjustable camera means.
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Abstract
A camera surveillance system in which a master adjustable camera selects a position in a premises and transmits information related to the selected position to a slave adjustable camera. Based on this related information, the slave adjustable camera trains on or views the selected position.
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1. A camera surveillance system for providing visual surveillance of a location, comprising:
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a master adjustable camera means having an adjustable optical axis, said master adjustable camera means selecting a position in said location along said adjustable optical axis of said master adjustable camera means; communication means for communicating information relating to said selected position; and one or more slave adjustable camera means, a particular slave adjustable camera means having an adjustable optical axis and being responsive to said information related to said selected position communicated by said communication means for adjusting the adjustable optical axis of the particular slave adjustable camera means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing visual surveillance of a location, comprising:
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selecting with a master adjustable camera means having an adjustable optical axis, a position in said location along said adjustable optical axis of said master adjustable camera means; communicating information relating to said selected position; and responsive to said communicated information related to said selected position, adjusting the adjustable optical axis of one or more slave adjustable camera means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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