Methods and systems for networked camera control

A graphical user interface (GUI) for providing control of at least one camera by at least one network user, the at least one network user and the at least one camera being connected by at least one communicative network link, the GUI comprising:

• a control area;
• and
• a cursor confined within the control area,
• where variable speed camera control commands are generated based on the cursor position within the control area.

A method for administering control of at least one camera to at least one network user, comprising:

• associating at least one queue with the at least one camera;
• receiving a request from one of the at least one network users for control of the at least one camera;
• associating the request with one of the at least one camera;
• and
• conditionally placing the at least one network user in the at least one queue associated with the request.

A computer product for providing control of at least one camera to at least one network user, the computer product disposed on a computer readable medium and having instructions for causing a processor to:

• provide at least one network link between the at least one camera and the at least one network user;
• provide at least one interface to the at least one network user, the at least one interface having a cursor and a control area;
• generate variable speed camera control commands based on interface data generated from the position of the cursor within the control area of the at least one interface;
• provide the variable speed camera control commands to the at least one camera;
• and
• utilize the at least one network link to provide the at least one network user with data based on the at least one camera.

A computer for administering control of at least one camera to at least one network user, the computer product disposed on a computer readable medium and having instructions for causing a processor to:

• provide at least one queue for association with the at least one camera;
• receive a request from one of the at least one network users for control of the at least one camera;
• associate the request with one of the at least one cameras;
• and
• conditionally place the at least one network user in the at least one queue associated with the request.

A system for providing remote control of at least one camera by at least one network user, comprising:

• means for providing access for at least one network user to a network, the means for providing access having a display for displaying,
• an interface having a cursor and a control area, the interface providing variable speed camera control commands based on the position of the cursor within the control area, and,
• video data from the at least one camera,
• processor means to receive the variable speed camera control commands from the at least one initiating device, to provide the variable speed camera control commands to the at least one camera, to receive at least one of audio and video data from the at least one camera, and to provide at least one of the audio and video data to the at least one network user, and
• instructions for translating the variable speed camera control commands to instructions for moving the at least one camera.