US 2013/0155182 A1 · METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMPENSATE FOR OVERSHOOT OF A DESIRED FIELD OF VISION BY A REMOTELY-CONTROLLED IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE

Abstract

Embodiments include apparatus and methods to compensate for overshoot of a desired field of vision (FOV) by a remotely-controlled image capture device. The image capture device produces images associated with a plurality of FOVs, and transmits the images to a remote viewer terminal along with image identifiers (or FOV definitions for the images). The terminal receives and displays the images to a viewer. In response to viewer indications to pan or stop panning, the terminal sends pan and regress commands, respectively, to the image capture device. A regress command includes a reference to a selected FOV (e.g., an image identifier or an FOV definition). In response to receiving a regress command, the image capture device regresses to the selected FOV, and transmits additional images associated with the selected FOV to the terminal. The system also may include an intermediary device, which performs some of the functions associated with overshoot compensation.

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Dependent claims

A method performed in a system that includes a remote viewer terminal and an image capture device that is controllable to change a field of vision (FOV), with respect to a fixed coordinate system, of images produced by the image capture device, the method comprising:

producing, by the image capture device, a plurality of images associated with a plurality of FOVs;
transmitting, over a data path, the plurality of images produced by the image capture device;
receiving, over the data path, a regress command that includes a reference to a selected FOV of the plurality of FOVs;
and
in response to receiving the regress command, producing, by the image capture device, additional images associated with the selected FOV.

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A method performed in a system that includes an image capture device and a viewing system, which communicate with each other over a data path, the method performed by the viewing system and comprising:

receiving, over the data path, a plurality of images captured by the image capture device as the image capture device pans through a plurality of fields of vision (FOVs);
causing the plurality of images to be displayed on a display device of the viewing system in a sequential manner;
receiving an indication to stop panning at a selected field of vision (FOV) of the plurality of FOVs, wherein the selected FOV corresponds to a selected image of the displayed images;
transmitting, to the image capture device over the data path, a regress command intended to cause the image capture device to regress to the selected FOV;
and
causing the plurality of images to be displayed on the display device in an altered manner.

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An image capture device comprising:

a camera configured to produce a plurality of images associated with a plurality of fields of vision (FOVs);
a data path interface;
and
a processing system configured to
transmit, via the data path interface, the plurality of images produced by the camera,
receive, via the data path interface, a regress command that includes a reference to a selected FOV of the plurality of FOVs, and
control the camera to produce additional images associated with the selected FOV.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods and apparatus to compensate for overshoot of a desired field of vision by a remotely-controlled image capture device

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Methods and apparatus to compensate for overshoot of a desired field of vision by a remotely-controlled image capture device

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