# US 12,118,863 B2 · Pan-tilt-zoom camera for omni-directional 360-degree-detection and 360-degree surveillance method

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- Number: US 12,118,863 B2
- Document ID: US12118863B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/953,441
- Filed: 2022-09-27
- Published: 2023-05-25
- Granted: 2024-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2021-11-23
- Applicants: Boyuhao Wang
- Inventors: Boyuhao Wang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12118863B2

## CPC

- G08B 13/1963: {Arrangements allowing camera rotation to change view, e.g. pivoting camera, pan-tilt and zoom [PTZ]}
- G08B 13/19619: {Details of casing}
- H04N 23/51: Housings
- H04N 23/56: provided with illuminating means
- H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
- H04N 23/695: Control of camera direction for changing a field of view, e.g. pan, tilt or based on tracking of objects
- H04N 23/698: for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A pan-tilt-zoom camera for omni-directional 360-degree-detection is provided, which includes a top cover and a bottom cover, an upper end of the top cover is connected to a screw lamp cap, the bottom cover includes an inner bracket and an outer bracket, a camera assembly is provided inside the inner bracket and the outer bracket, a circuit board is electrically connected to the camera assembly; a slide connection apparatus is provided on the inner bracket, the circuit board is electrically connected to the camera assembly through the slide connection apparatus, and the camera assembly controls the slide connection apparatus to perform 360-degree rotation; one path is to electrically connect the camera assembly and the circuit board through rotating shafts of a motor as electric connection leads, and the other path is to electrically connect the circuit board and the camera assembly through a first connection line and a wiring terminal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pan-tilt-zoom camera for omni-directional 360-degree-detection, comprising a top cover, wherein a bottom of the top cover is connected to a bottom cover, the top cover is provided with a circuit board inside, an upper end of the top cover is connected to a screw lamp cap, the screw lamp cap is connected to mains electricity to supply power for the circuit board, the bottom cover comprises an inner bracket and an outer bracket, a camera assembly is provided inside the inner bracket and the outer bracket, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the camera assembly; wherein a slide connection apparatus is provided on the inner bracket, the circuit board is electrically connected to the camera assembly through the slide connection apparatus to power on the camera assembly, and the camera assembly controls the slide connection apparatus to perform 360-degree rotation;
wherein the slide connection apparatus comprises a motor, wherein the motor is provided with a rotating shaft, and an end of the rotating shaft is connected to a wiring terminal; the motor is further provided with a first connection line connected to another wiring terminal, and the wiring terminal is electrically connected to a control panel of the camera through the rotating shaft and the first connection line; and when the rotating shaft rotates, the first connection line keeps in contact with the another wiring terminal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera assembly comprises the control panel and the camera controlled by the control panel, and the control panel is electrically connected with the circuit board through the slide connection apparatus.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 2, wherein the camera assembly further comprises a front cover, the control panel and the camera are provided in the front cover, and a lamp panel and a lamp controlled by the lamp panel are further provided between the front cover and the control panel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 3, wherein the front cover is provided with a through hole through which the camera runs, the foremost end of the camera is substantially flush with the through hole, and the through hole is further provided with a lamp cover through which the camera runs to perform monitoring.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 1, wherein the first connection line has at least two contact points with the another wiring terminal, and at least one of the contact points is in contact with the wiring terminal when the rotating shaft rotates.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 5, wherein the another wiring terminal comprises a slide adapter ring base provided on the rotating shaft, the slide adapter ring base is sleeved with a slide adapter ring, the another wiring terminal is connected to the slide adapter ring, two contact points of the first connection line are in contact with the slide adapter ring, and the slide adapter ring base is made of a non-conductive material.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 6, wherein the contact points of the first connection line are provided on two sides of the slide adapter ring and are in contact with the slide adapter ring.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 7, wherein the contact points of the first connection line are in contact with a slide adapter ring line.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 1, wherein the another wiring terminal comprises a slide adapter disc, a bottom of the slide adapter disc is provided with a conductive ring, and the first connection line is in contact with the conductive ring.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 9, wherein contact points of the first connection line and the conductive ring are provided on two sides of the rotating shaft and are in contact with the conductive ring to generate relative force.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the rotating shaft of the motor is further provided with a second connection line, and the second connection line is in contact with the rotating shaft.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 11, wherein a contact portion of the second connection line is in contact with an axis of the rotating shaft.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft is provided with an insulation portion, wherein the insulation portion is part of a surface of the rotating shaft and rotates along the rotating shaft, and the motor is further provided with a third connection line in contact with the insulation portion, and when the rotating shaft rotates, the third connection line keeps in contact with the rotating shaft to implement a counting function.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 13, wherein a contact portion of the third connection line is in contact with an axis of the rotating shaft.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera assembly further comprises a 360-degree detecting device, and the 360-degree detecting device is electrically connected to the control panel to implement 360-degree monitoring; and when the 360-degree detecting device detects an abnormality at an angle, the control panel drives the slide connection apparatus to rotate so as to make the camera align at an abnormal direction.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 15, wherein the 360-degree detecting device is a panoramic camera, an infrared thermal camera, or a radar.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 16, wherein the infrared thermal camera or the radar is provided in at least two to implement 360-degree monitoring.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The pan-tilt-zoom camera according to claim 1, wherein the top cover and the inner bracket are connected via a transition shell; the screw lamp cap, the top cover, and the circuit board are replaced with a power adapter, and the power adapter is connected to the transition shell to supply power for the camera assembly.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

A 360-degree surveillance method, wherein the method comprises a step of making a camera assembly electrically connect a camera and a control panel via the slide connection apparatus according to claim 1 to perform rotating surveillance.