System and method for tracking an object with multiple cameras
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1. A system for automatically selecting a video signal for transmission, the system comprising:
- a first camera, sensitive to invisible light, that captures a first video signal depicting the object, the first video signal having visible and invisible components;
a second camera that captures a second video signal having a visible component; and
a command module that uses the invisible component to determine a status of a triggering condition, wherein the command module switches between transmission of at least a subset of the visible component of the first video signal and transmission of at least a subset of the visible component of the second video signal in response to satisfaction of the triggering condition.
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Abstract
An object is tracked with a plurality of cameras, at least one of which is sensitive to both visible and invisible light. An invisible light illuminator attached to the object reflects a target of invisible light. At least one camera processes the invisible light. A command module then selects and activates one of the cameras based on the satisfaction of a triggering condition, which may be based upon appearance, proximity, orientation, position, or any other characteristic of the illuminator with respect to the cameras.
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1. A system for automatically selecting a video signal for transmission, the system comprising:
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a first camera, sensitive to invisible light, that captures a first video signal depicting the object, the first video signal having visible and invisible components; a second camera that captures a second video signal having a visible component; and a command module that uses the invisible component to determine a status of a triggering condition, wherein the command module switches between transmission of at least a subset of the visible component of the first video signal and transmission of at least a subset of the visible component of the second video signal in response to satisfaction of the triggering condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for automatically selecting a video signal for transmission, the system comprising:
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a first camera, sensitive to invisible light, that captures a first video signal having visible and invisible components; a second camera, sensitive to invisible light, that captures a second video signal having visible and invisible components; and a command module that uses the invisible components of the first and second video signals to detect a target of invisible light associated with the object, wherein the command module transmits at least a subset of the visible component of the first video signal in response to detection of the target within the invisible component of the first video signal, and wherein the command module transmits at least a subset of the visible component of the second video signal in response to detection of the target within the invisible component of the second video signal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for automatically selecting a video signal for transmission, the method comprising:
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capturing a first video signal depicting the object with a first camera sensitive to invisible light, the first video signal having visible and invisible components; capturing a second video signal with a second camera, the second video signal having a visible component; processing the invisible component to determine a status of a triggering condition; and switching between transmission of at least a subset of the visible component of the first video signal and transmission of at least a subset of the visible component of the second video signal in response to satisfaction of the triggering condition. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method for automatically selecting a video signal for transmission, the method comprising:
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capturing a first video signal having visible and invisible components with a first camera sensitive to invisible light; capturing a second video signal having visible and invisible components with a second camera sensitive to invisible light; processing the invisible components of the first and second video signals to detect a target of invisible light associated with the object; transmitting at least a subset of the visible component of the first video signal in response to detection of the target within the invisible component of the first video signal; and transmitting at least a subset of the visible component of the second video signal in response to detection of the target within the invisible component of the second video signal. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70)
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