# US 10,455,133 B2 · Method and apparatus for remotely controlling an image capture position of a camera

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- Number: US 10,455,133 B2
- Document ID: US10455133B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/403,214
- Filed: 2017-01-11
- Published: 2017-05-04
- Granted: 2019-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2011-10-24
- Assignees: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
- Applicants: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
- Inventors: Tyrone D. Bekiares; Matthew C. Keller; Steven D. Tine
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10455133B2

## CPC

- H04N 23/661: Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
- G06T 7/70: Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80)
- G08B 13/19689: {Remote control of cameras, e.g. remote orientation or image zooming control for a PTZ camera}
- H04M 3/5116: {for emergency applications}
- H04M 3/5133: {Operator terminal details}
- H04N 7/185: {from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control}
- H04N 23/633: {for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera}
- H04N 23/69: Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
- G08B 13/19621: {Portable camera}
- H04M 2242/04: for emergency applications
- H04M 2242/08: menus for interactive user guidance
- H04M 2250/52: including functional features of a camera
- H04N 2007/145: {Handheld terminals}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

A digital image capture device streams captured images (e.g. low-resolution images) to a remote viewer terminal, along with image identifiers and/or device position information. The remote viewer terminal displays the images for viewing by a remote viewer. The remote viewer provides inputs to a user interface, which indicate a direction of desired movement of the image capture device, and/or that the remote viewer wants new images (e.g. high-resolution images) to be captured at a desired position. The user interface inputs are translated into requests, which are transmitted to the image capture device. The image capture device provides movement prompts that direct a device operator to move the device in a requested direction or toward a requested position. When a position of the device corresponds to a requested image capture position, the image capture device captures one or more new images, and transmits the new images.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic system comprising:
a display device;
a device operator interface;
a data path interface configured to receive, from a remote device, image data and indications of image capture positions associated with the image data; and
a processing system configured to
cause images to be displayed on the display device, wherein the images correspond to the image data received from the remote device,
receive a device operator input via the device operator interface indicating device operator selection of a selected image of the displayed images, and
transmit an image capture request to the remote device via the data path interface, wherein the image capture request includes a unique image identifier;
wherein the image capture request causes the remote device to:
retrieving, by the remote device and based on the unique image identifier, device position data;
determining, by the remote device, the image capture position of the remote device based on remote device position data; and
when a current position of the remote device corresponds to the determined image capture position, capturing a new image using a digital camera to produce new image data.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the indications of the image capture positions include at least one position definition parameter selected from a group consisting of a device orientation, a device geographical location, and an optical magnification level, and wherein the information corresponding to the image capture position includes a position definition parameter associated with the selected image.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic system of claim 1, wherein:
the image data received from the remote device corresponds to relatively low resolution images;
the data path interface is further configured to receive requested image data from the remote device in response to the processing system having transmitted the image capture request, wherein the requested image data corresponds to a relatively high resolution image; and
the processing system is further configured to cause the display device to display an image that corresponds to the requested image data.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the electronic system is an operator terminal associated with a public safety answering point.