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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184169 | Providing multiple video perspectives of activities through a data network to a remote multimedia server for selective display by remote viewing audiences Multiple visual perspectives in video of private and public activities including those in public areas such as entertainment venues captured by cameras located near the activities can be transmitted over data networks to a server where video-related data is processe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8004572 | System for transmitting a video stream over a computer network to a remote receiver A method of and system for transmitting video images preferably allows a specially trained individual to remotely supervise, instruct, and observe administration of medical tests conducted at remote locations. This system preferably includes a source device, a trans... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7924318 | Monitoring system for a photography unit, monitoring method, computer program, and storage medium A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horiz... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7907180 | Shooting system, access control apparatus, monitoring apparatus, control method, and storage medium for processing an image shot by an image sensing apparatus to restrict display A shooting system which has an image sensing apparatus and a monitoring apparatus, distributes an image from the image sensing apparatus to the monitoring apparatus, and allows the monitoring apparatus to remote-control the image sensing apparatus, comprises: an uni... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7884855 | Displaying broadcasts of multiple camera perspective recordings from live activities at entertainment venues on remote video monitors Broadcast methods and systems for simultaneously transmitting, processing and selectively displaying more than one video camera perspectives recorded at live entertainment venues on remote video monitors. Video recording can be from more than one entertainment venue... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7868919 | Control system for allowing an operator to proportionally control a work piece A control system (1) includes a work piece, such as a camera (2), having an adjustable functionality (3). A configuration device is associated with the work piece and is responsive to one or more control signals (7), the configuration dev... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7796162 | Providing multiple synchronized camera views for broadcast from a live venue activity to remote viewers A method and system for transmitting and displaying venue-based synchronized camera views for live venue activities to remote views. A synchronized camera can include a main camera and at least one slave camera, wherein slave camera movement depends on movement by t... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7782363 | Providing multiple video perspectives of activities through a data network to a remote multimedia server for selective display by remote viewing audiences Multiple visual perspectives in video of private and public activities including those in public areas such as entertainment venues captured by cameras located near the activities can be transmitted over data networks to a server where video-related data is processe... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7633528 | Multi-viewpoint image generation apparatus, multi-viewpoint image generation method, and multi-viewpoint image generation program A multi-viewpoint image generation apparatus includes: a generation screen display unit that controls a two-dimensional image display device to display a two-dimensional image indicating an arrangement of the object in a multi-viewpoint image to be displayed on a th... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7616232 | Remote shooting system and camera system A remote shooting system includes an imaging unit, a main unit, and an imaging driving section. The main unit includes a position sensor that detects a vertical or horizontal position of the main unit. Based on an instruction signal transmitted from the main unit to... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7532238 | Apparatus and method for controlling a camera based on a displayed image In an image receiving apparatus, a command for operating a camera is detected on the screen of a monitor on which an image formed by the camera is displayed. The detected camera operating command is recognized and a camera control command is formed on the basis of t... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7433760 | Camera and animation controller, systems and methods Embodiments of the invention provide novel controllers for filmmaking and/or animation, as well as systems and methods for their use. In a set of embodiments, a controller has an actuator (e.g., a joystick, etc.) that receives input from a user for controlling an ob... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430001 | Image sensing system, communication apparatus and image sensing apparatus having remote control function, and their control method A system according to this invention easily and adequately notifies, on a remote controller, the user of the release timing on an image sensing apparatus side. To accomplish this, the remote controller receives a release timing signal associated with the image sensi... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7411610 | Method and system for generating detail-in-context video presentations using a graphical user interface A method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an image of a scene. The method includes the steps of capturing the image of the scene with a first camera and displaying the image of the scene on a display screen; selecting the region-of-interest w... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411609 | System and method for optically communicating information between a display and a camera A system and a method for optically communicating information between a display and a camera that is observing the display. In general, the transmission of information is unidirectional in a direction from the display to the camera. The display transmits information... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399128 | Camera control system Herein disclosed is an imaging system which can enhance its operational performance to allow an operator to easily obtain a good grasp of images collectively displayed on a screen by comprising: a camera (1) to be disposed in a remote place, the camera (1 | 07/15/2008 |
| 7355628 | Method and apparatus of maintaining a video signal through brief interruptions of a related control signal A night vision system that allows a video camera to continue to be operational after a power control signal, such as a headlamp switch, to the camera has been temporarily interrupted. The system is designed to avoid a camera calibration or equalization process every... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355633 | Video-image control apparatus and method with image generating mechanism, and storage medium containing the video-image control program A video-image control apparatus enables a client to obtain the details of an object in a displayed video image. For this purpose, when the angle of a camera 1003 is changed in accordance with an instruction from an external device, it is determined whether or... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340766 | System and method for controlling a digital camera provided with a WWW server function A control system for digital camera makes it possible to control a digital camera from a personal computer and to operate the digital camera simultaneously from both of the digital camera side and the personal computer side by means of performing a communication bet... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7298400 | Video system for use with video telephone and video conferencing This invention provides a video system including an image pickup device for converting an optical image into a video signal, an image pickup direction changing device for changing the image pickup direction of the image pickup device, an image display device for dis... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289143 | Image sensing system and control method of controlling to adjust a parameter of a camera apparatus In an image sensing system where a camera apparatus and a client device are connected for controlling the camera apparatus by the client device, the client device displays and arbitrarily shifts a predetermined size of detection area in an object image sensed by the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7274389 | Camera apparatus and image processing system with variable resolution In an image capture apparatus, the data rate of image data output from the image capture device is changed by calculating a first data rate of the image data according to a first size of a variable display area that displays the image data. Information indicating th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269281 | Method for measuring object based on image and photographing apparatus A method is provided that can conduct accurate correspondence of images in measuring an object based on images obtained by plural cameras so that measurement of the object is conducted precisely. The method includes the steps of capturing plural images by plural cam... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257235 | Monitoring apparatus, monitoring method, monitoring program and monitoring program recorded recording medium readable by computer A monitoring apparatus according to the present invention has an image taking section which captures images of a plurality of image capturing areas, a detecting section which detects an object to be monitored based on an image obtained by the image taking section, a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250853 | Surveillance system A surveillance system is provided. The system includes at least one target detection sensor, a plurality of adjustable identification sensors and a system controller. The syste controller is coupled to the at least one target detection sensor and the plurality of ad... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250936 | System and process for selecting objects in a ubiquitous computing environment A system and process for selecting objects in an ubiquitous computing environment where various electronic devices are controlled by a computer via a network connection and the objects are selected by a user pointing to them with a wireless RF pointer. By a combinat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248301 | System and method for providing camera focus feedback Disclosed are systems and method for providing feedback to a user. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to analyzing levels of focus of discrete portions of an image, evaluating a relative focus of the image portions, and identifying to a user the image ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242423 | Linking zones for object tracking and camera handoff Linked zones define the temporal and spatial relationships among multiple zones of a surveillance area, and are used to model an object's disappearance from one zone, for potential reappearance at another zone. One or more zones are defined within each camera's fiel... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7218342 | Pan/tilt/zoom surveillance system and method for dynamically adjusting a user defined image picture mask A surveillance camera apparatus includes a first storage unit for storing a size of pixels configuring a image-sensor, a computation unit for performing a computation using first information, second information, third information, and fourth information to calculate... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7202889 | Camera system, control method, communication terminal, and program storage media, for selectively authorizing remote map display A display authorization area corresponding a user is selected from maps stored in a device, only the selected zone is displayed, and a camera which is not authorized for the user to perform information communication is inhibited from being displayed. With this arran... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199817 | Methods and systems for networked camera control Methods and systems for providing fluid real-time camera control of at least one camera to at least one network user via a network including the internet. A control pad or area can be provided to camera users via an application or applet that can be calibrated to pr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196709 | Display device and display system using the same Provided are a display device with low power consumption which enables reduction of an operation processing amount of a GPU and which does not require a storage device for storing image data corresponding to one screen, and a display system using the display device.... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190392 | Telepresence system and active/passive mode display for use therein A telepresence server is for connection to a telecommunications network for providing access to a reality engine for a plurality of passive users. The reality engine can be controlled by an active user or a professional director through the network or by a local pro... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184559 | System and method for audio telepresence A system and method for audio telepresence. The system includes a user station and a telepresence unit. The telepresence unit includes a directional microphone for capturing sounds at the remote location, and means for converting the captured sounds into a stream of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7164811 | Pocket-pen ultra-high resolution MEMS projection display in combination with on-axis CCD image capture system including means for permitting 3-D imaging A small portable “pocket pen size” projector/image grabber device for allowing an individual to gather, share and exploit information in a projected format in real time, day or night, with other individuals on demand. An ultra high density MEMS mirror display ar... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161619 | Data communication system, data communication control method and electronic apparatus A control apparatus is provided for controlling an image capture apparatus. The control apparatus includes a communication unit for receiving an image captured by the image capture apparatus, and a control unit coupled to the communication unit. The control unit con... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161623 | Camera control system, camera server, camera client, control method, and storage medium An arrangement is provided in which previously sensed image information is stored, so that information with an angle desired by the user can be searched for and displayed. Image data sensed by a camera device (100) is captured by an image information capture ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140789 | Remote controlled pan head system for video cameras and its method of operation A pan head system for selectively attaching a video camera to a stand that enables the video camera to be operated and panned from a remote location. The pan head system includes a camera mount for engaging a video camera. The pan head system also has a stand mount ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136093 | Information presenting apparatus, operation processing method therefor, storage medium storing program for executing operation processing The present invention has as its object to automatically provide information about an object image-sensed by a camera and automatically image-sense and present an object described by browsed information while a user is browsing the information. To achieve this objec... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7116357 | Camera monitoring system A camera control system having a plurality of cameras connected to a network, enabling users to be informed of such as status of use of each camera and each user's access right in a real-time manner. The system, where one of cameras controllable via the network is s... | 10/03/2006 |
