System and method to control surveillance cameras via three dimensional metaphor and cursor
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1. A system comprising:
- a video sensing device;
a computer processor coupled to the video sensing device; and
a display unit coupled to the computer processor;
wherein the system is configured to;
display on the display unit a field of view of the video sensing device;
display a three dimensional widget on the display unit within the field of view, wherein the widget comprises one or more features for altering one or more of a location or size of the entire widget, thereby altering an area in the field of view covered by the video sensing device; and
alter one or more of a pan, a tilt, and a zoom of the video sensing device as a function of the alteration of the location or size of the widget, thereby altering the field of view of the video sensing device;
wherein the field of view comprises an image of the area or a map of the area;
wherein the one or more features of the widget comprise a position handler, a rotation handler, a surface handler, an edge handler, and a vertex handler; and
wherein one or more of the location and size of the widget is altered by manipulation via the position handler, the rotation handler, the surface handler, the edge handler, and the vertex handler.
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Abstract
A system includes a video sensing device, a computer processor coupled to the video sensing device, and a display unit coupled to the computer processor. The system displays on the display unit a field of view of the video sensing device, and displays a three dimensional widget within the field of view. The widget includes one or more features for altering one or more of a location or size of the widget, thereby altering an area in the field of view covered by the widget. The system then alters one or more of a pan, a tilt, and a zoom of the video sensing device as a function of the alteration of the location or size of the widget, thereby altering the field of view of the video sensing device.
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1. A system comprising:
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a video sensing device; a computer processor coupled to the video sensing device; and a display unit coupled to the computer processor; wherein the system is configured to; display on the display unit a field of view of the video sensing device; display a three dimensional widget on the display unit within the field of view, wherein the widget comprises one or more features for altering one or more of a location or size of the entire widget, thereby altering an area in the field of view covered by the video sensing device; and alter one or more of a pan, a tilt, and a zoom of the video sensing device as a function of the alteration of the location or size of the widget, thereby altering the field of view of the video sensing device; wherein the field of view comprises an image of the area or a map of the area; wherein the one or more features of the widget comprise a position handler, a rotation handler, a surface handler, an edge handler, and a vertex handler; and wherein one or more of the location and size of the widget is altered by manipulation via the position handler, the rotation handler, the surface handler, the edge handler, and the vertex handler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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