Camera system, video selection apparatus and video selection method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorEisaburo ITAKURA
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Abstract
A camera system includes a plurality of camera apparatuses that output respective video data in a packetized format. A relaying apparatus receives the packetized video data from the plurality of camera apparatuses and relays selected selected packetized video data from a particular one of the plurality of camera apparatuses on a frame basis.
Claims15
1-14. (canceled)
A camera system comprising:
- a plurality of camera apparatuses to output respective video signals in the form of packetized video data;
- and
- a relay apparatus coupled to the plurality of camera apparatuses to relay selected packetized video data received from the plurality of camera apparatuses,
- wherein the relay apparatus comprises:
- a receiving unit to receive the packetized video data from the plurality of camera apparatuses;
- a control unit to determine selected packetized video data from a particular one of the plurality of camera apparatuses based on an input control signal;
- and
- a switch unit to select and output the selected packetized video data on a frame basis.
A method of providing video images, comprising:
- generating packetized video data from a plurality of camera apparatuses and outputting the packetized video data;
- receiving the packetized video data at a relay apparatus;
- determining selected packetized video data from a particular one of the plurality of camera apparatuses based on an input control signal;
- and
- selecting and outputting selected packetized video data on a frame basis based on an input control signal.
A camera system comprising:
- a plurality of camera means for outputting respective video signals in the form of packetized video data;
- and
- relay means coupled to the plurality of camera means for relaying selected packetized video data received from the plurality of camera means,
- wherein the relay means comprises:
- receiving means for receiving the packetized video data from the plurality of camera means;
- controlling means for determining selected packetized video data from a particular one of the plurality of camera means based on an input control signal;
- and
- switching means for selecting and outputting the selected packetized video data on a frame basis.
A relay apparatus for selecting packetized video data provided from a plurality of camera apparatuses, comprising:
- a receiving unit to receive the packetized video data from the plurality of camera apparatuses;
- a control unit to determine selected packetized video data from a particular one of the plurality of camera apparatuses based on an input control signal;
- and
- a switch unit to select and output the selected packetized video data on a frame basis.
A method for selecting packetized video data provided from a plurality of camera apparatuses, comprising:
- receiving the packetized video data at a relay apparatus;
- determining selected packetized video data from a particular one of the plurality of camera apparatuses based on an input control signal;
- and
- selecting and outputting the selected packetized video data from the relay apparatus on a frame basis based on an input control signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.