Method and system for determining spatial characteristics of a camera

A system for determining a geographical position of a camera, the system comprising:

• the camera;
• and
• a mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises:
• a global positioning system (GPS) receiver configured to determine geographical coordinates of the mobile device;
• a processing unit configured to detect a geographical direction in which the mobile device is directed, wherein the mobile device is directed at the camera;
• the processing unit further configured to generate a pattern that includes information representing the geographical coordinates of the mobile device and the geographical direction in which the mobile device is directed;
• the processing unit in the camera is further configured to dynamically adjust the pattern in response to a change in the geographical direction in which the mobile device is directed without additional user intervention;
• and
• a display arranged to visually present said pattern;
• wherein the camera comprises:
• an image sensor for capturing images of said pattern;
• and
• a processing unit configured to:
• interpret the information in the pattern generated by the processing unit of the mobile device and captured by the image sensor;
• extract the geographical position information, including geographical coordinates and a geographic direction, from the interpretation by the pattern interpreter;
• and
• set the geographical position of the camera based on the extracted geographic position information.