Mobile videoimaging, videocommunication, video production (VCVP) system
First Claim
1. A mobile videoimaging station, comprising:
- a wheeled cabinet;
a height-adjustable and length-adjustable camera support comprising a mast mounted to and extending upward from said cabinet, and a telescoping boom pivotally mounted at one end to said mast;
a first video camera having remotely controlled pan, tilt and zoom functions mounted distally on another end of said boom;
a second video camera mounted on said mast;
controls mounted on said wheeled cabinet for remotely controlling the pan, tilt and zoom functions of said first video camera;
a plurality of displays for displaying outputs from said first video camera and said second video camera;
a video production system including a switch for compiling a single video feed from said first video camera and said second video camera; and
a teleconferencing system for network conferencing of said video feed in real time;
a power supply mounted inside the cabinet;
whereby said videoimaging station may be controlled by a single operator to produce said video feed.
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Abstract
A mobile self-powered videoimaging, video communication, video production (VCVP) system designed specifically for health care industry that provides high-resolution audio, video and data communications, production and recording capabilities at hospital operating room/procedure room or field environments for transmission to other remote locations. The VCVP system generally comprises a mobile platform with a plurality of cameras, at least one being mounted on an extensible boom for overhead imaging of surgical procedures. An array of video production equipment is rack-mounted inside the platform, as is an array of network teleconferencing equipment. The mobile imaging system may be parked at a convenient location in an operating room or other environment and controlled by a single operator. As the surgery proceeds, the operator can multiplex the camera signals into a live high resolution video/audio feed that is networked in real time for teleconferencing, and/or recorded to a hard drive or in any known format such as Mini-DV, S-VHS, VHS and DVD as desired.
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15 Claims
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1. A mobile videoimaging station, comprising:
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a wheeled cabinet; a height-adjustable and length-adjustable camera support comprising a mast mounted to and extending upward from said cabinet, and a telescoping boom pivotally mounted at one end to said mast; a first video camera having remotely controlled pan, tilt and zoom functions mounted distally on another end of said boom; a second video camera mounted on said mast; controls mounted on said wheeled cabinet for remotely controlling the pan, tilt and zoom functions of said first video camera; a plurality of displays for displaying outputs from said first video camera and said second video camera; a video production system including a switch for compiling a single video feed from said first video camera and said second video camera; and a teleconferencing system for network conferencing of said video feed in real time; a power supply mounted inside the cabinet; whereby said videoimaging station may be controlled by a single operator to produce said video feed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile videoimaging station, comprising:
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a wheeled cabinet having a work surface; a height-adjustable mast extending vertically from the work surface of said cabinet; a length-adjustable boom extending from said mast; a plurality of remotely-controlled video cameras, including at least one said camera having remotely controlled pan, tilt and zoom functions mounted distally on one end of said boom; controls mounted on the work surface of said mobile platform for remotely controlling the pan, tilt and zoom functions of said at least one camera; a video production system mounted inside the cabinet for mixing, producing and recording a single video feed from said plurality of cameras; and a teleconferencing system mounted inside the cabinet for network conferencing of said video production in real time;
a rechargeable battery power supply;whereby said mobile video communications and video production station may be wheeled into a convenient location in an operating room or other environment and controlled by a single operator to produce said video feed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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