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Camera control method and apparatus, and network system of camera control apparatus

  • US 6,400,401 B1
  • Filed: 11/28/1995
  • Issued: 06/04/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another, comprising:

  • display means for displaying an image picked up by the camera, said display means being divided into a plurality of zones, each of said zones displaying a partial image of the image picked up by the camera, and each of said zones being assigned with a direction of movement of the camera;

    designating means for designating a desired position in the image displayed by said display means, by an operation of a mouse; and

    moving means for moving the camera in the direction of movement that has been assigned to the zone corresponding to the position designated by said designating means, wherein said moving means controls a panning of the camera for a time proportional to a period while a button of the mouse is pressed.

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