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Camera control apparatus and method

  • US 6,760,063 B1
  • Filed: 04/02/1997
  • Issued: 07/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A camera control apparatus for controlling a plurality of video cameras which are controllable with respect to at least one of panning and tilting angles, comprising:

  • a display control device for displaying a first area indicative of a wide image-sensible range formed by combining image-sensible ranges, each of said ranges defined by limit of at least one of panning and tilting of each of the video cameras, said first area exceeding a field of view of a camera and being formed by combining images sensed by the plurality of video cameras;

    a detecting device for detecting a position, which is pointed to by a user, within the first area; and

    a selection device for selecting a camera of the plurality of video cameras corresponding to a detecting result of said detecting device.

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