System and method for controlling the field of view of a camera
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1. A method of controlling the creation of the field of view of one camera being controlled by an automatic control system comprising the steps of:
- A. selecting values for one or more field of view variables from the following list of variables that define the field of view of the one camera to create a field of view unique to each subject;
a. field of view position variables,b. field of view perspective variables,c. camera imaging variables, andd. automatic control system variables;
B. defining share view as the field of view of the one camera other than the field of view unique to each subject created by combining respective position coordinates of each of at least two subjects and field of view variables associated with each of at least two subjects;
C. issuing a command to the automatic control system requesting a first share view for the at least two subjects identifiable as such by the automatic control system; and
D. controlling the one camera by the automatic control system to provide for the field of view requested in step C in accordance with the values selected in step A.
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Abstract
A system and method for control of the field of view of one or more cameras for providing that one or more subjects are to be in a single field of view ("share view") wherein the system will automatically calculate the values for the various field of view variables to provide the appropriate camera operation. Various computer-controlled programs are included to operate the system including programs for the integration of camera operation and automatic tracking of the subjects present. The system is designed for video and it can automatically add and remove subjects from a share view.
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1. A method of controlling the creation of the field of view of one camera being controlled by an automatic control system comprising the steps of:
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A. selecting values for one or more field of view variables from the following list of variables that define the field of view of the one camera to create a field of view unique to each subject; a. field of view position variables, b. field of view perspective variables, c. camera imaging variables, and d. automatic control system variables; B. defining share view as the field of view of the one camera other than the field of view unique to each subject created by combining respective position coordinates of each of at least two subjects and field of view variables associated with each of at least two subjects; C. issuing a command to the automatic control system requesting a first share view for the at least two subjects identifiable as such by the automatic control system; and D. controlling the one camera by the automatic control system to provide for the field of view requested in step C in accordance with the values selected in step A. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of controlling the field of view of one camera being controlled by an automatic control system comprising the steps of:
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A. selecting values for one or more field of view variables from the following list of variables that define the field of view of a camera to create at least two unique fields of view; a. field of view position variables, b. field of view perspective variables, c. camera imaging variables, and d. automatic control system variables; B. defining share view as created by combining at least two unique fields of view of a camera, each being other than the fields of view unique to each subject, each having at least one unique position coordinate and both coordinates being in a single plane; C. requesting a share view identifiable as such by the automatic control system; and D. controlling the field of view of the camera by the automatic control system to provide for the share view requested in step C in accordance with the values selected in step A. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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