Monitoring video camera apparatus
First Claim
1. A monitoring camera apparatus comprising:
- a video camera for taking an image around said video camera and generating a video signal from said image;
panning means for panning said video camera in the horizontal direction in response to a pan command from an external controller;
tilting means for tilting said video camera in the vertical direction in response to a tilt command from said external controller;
detection means for detecting that said video camera reaches a predetermined vertical position of said video camera; and
automatic pivoting means responsive to said tilt command and said detection means for operating said panning means to pan said video camera by a predetermined pan angle when said video camera reaches said predetermined vertical position and said tilt command is inputted.
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Abstract
A monitoring camera apparatus includes: a video camera; a panning mechanism; and a tilting mechanism; and automatic pivoting portion for operating the panning mechanism to pan the video camera by a predetermined pan (tilt) angle or to a predetermined pan (tilt) angle position when the video camera reaches the predetermined vertical (horizontal) position and a tilt command is inputted. The predetermined vertical position may be determined when the video camera directs the downward in the vertical direction. The auto-pivoting function may be started in response to both predetermined pan and tilt positions. During the auto-pivoting, controlling the video signal processing is stopped, pan and tilt speed is set to maximum, the direction of panning may be judged when the predetermined angle position is set. After auto-pivoting, tilt is made upwardly though the tilt command indicates downward and the screen image may be inverted and the pan and tilt positions are held until pan (tilt) command is inputted. The predetermined pan (tilt) angle and auto-pivoting mode set/reset may be set externally.
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21 Claims
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1. A monitoring camera apparatus comprising:
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a video camera for taking an image around said video camera and generating a video signal from said image;
panning means for panning said video camera in the horizontal direction in response to a pan command from an external controller;
tilting means for tilting said video camera in the vertical direction in response to a tilt command from said external controller;
detection means for detecting that said video camera reaches a predetermined vertical position of said video camera; and
automatic pivoting means responsive to said tilt command and said detection means for operating said panning means to pan said video camera by a predetermined pan angle when said video camera reaches said predetermined vertical position and said tilt command is inputted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A monitoring camera apparatus comprising:
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a video camera for taking an image around the same and generating a video signal from said image;
panning means for panning said video camera in the horizontal direction in response to a pan command from an external controller;
tilting means for tilting said video camera in the vertical direction in response to a tilt command from said external controller;
detection means for detecting that said video camera reaches a predetermined vertical position of said video camera; and
automatic pivoting means responsive to said tilt command and said detection means for operating said panning means to pan said video camera to a predetermined pan angle position when said video camera reaches said predetermined vertical position and said tilt command is inputted; and
judging means for judging one of pan directions to provide a less panning angle from the present position and said predetermined angle position, wherein said automatic pivoting means operates said panning means to pan said video camera in said one of pan directions from said judging means.
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13. A monitoring camera apparatus comprising:
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a video camera for taking an image around the same and generating a video signal from said image;
panning means for panning said video camera in the horizontal direction in response to a pan command;
horizontal detection means for detecting that said video camera reaches a predetermined horizontal position of said video camera to generate a horizontal position detection signal;
tilting means for tilting said video camera in the vertical direction in response to a tilt command;
vertical detection means for detecting that said video camera reaches a predetermined vertical position of said video camera to generate a vertical position detection signal; and
automatic pivoting means responsive to said tilt command, said pan command, said horizontal detection means, and said vertical detection means for operating said panning means to pan said video camera by a predetermined pan angle and operating said tilting means to tilt said video camera by a predetermined tilt angle when said video camera reaches a predetermined horizontal position of said video camera, said video camera reaches said predetermined vertical position of said video camera, said pan command is inputted, and said tilt command is inputted. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A monitoring camera apparatus comprising:
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a video camera for taking an image around the same and generating a video signal from said image;
panning means for panning said video camera in the horizontal direction in response to a pan command from an external controller;
tilting means for tilting said video camera in the vertical direction in response to a tilt command from said external controller;
detection means for detecting that said video camera reaches a predetermined vertical position of said video camera and to a predetermined horizontal position of said video camera;
automatic pivoting means responsive to said tilt command and said detection means for operating said panning means to pan said video camera to a predetermined pan angle position when said video camera reaches said predetermined vertical position and reaches said predetermined horizontal position and said tilt command is inputted; and
judging means for judging one of pan directions to provide a lower panning angle from the said predetermined horizontal position and said predetermined pan angle position, wherein said automatic pivoting means operates said panning means to pan said video camera in said one of pan directions from said judging means.
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