Panoramic camera with independently controlled lenses and method for controlling the same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYI HSU, CHI-HSUN HO, CHUN-YEN KUO
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Abstract
A panoramic camera includes a casing and at least two lenses mounted to the casing. Each lens can be independently controlled. The panoramic camera further includes a wireless communication interface and a controller. The wireless communication interface receives a remote command from a mobile terminal, the command including information of at least one lens to be controlled and a type of operation required. The controller analyzes the remote command to determine which of the at least one lens is to be controlled and the type of the operation, and controls each determined lens to perform the determined operation.
Claims14
A panoramic camera comprising:
- a casing;
- at least two lenses mounted to the casing, each lens able to be independently controlled;
- a wireless communication interface mounted to the casing and configured to receive a remote command from a mobile terminal, the remote command comprising information of at least one lens to be controlled and a type of an operation;
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- a controller positioned in the casing, the controller configured to obtain the remote command from the wireless communication interface, analyze the remote command to determine the at least one lens to be controlled and the type of the operation, the type of the operation comprises zoom in, zoom out, focal length adjustment, aperture adjustment, and any combination thereof, the controller further configured to control each determined lens to perform the determined operation.
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A method for controlling a panoramic camera, comprising:
- providing the panoramic camera which comprising a casing, at least two lenses mounted to the casing, a wireless communication interface mounted to the casing, and a controller received in the casing, each lens able to be independently controlled;
- powering on the panoramic camera and controlling the panoramic camera to enter a remote mode;
- selecting at least one lens to be controlled and a type of an operation through a mobile terminal, thereby informing the mobile terminal to generate the remote command and to send the remote command to the panoramic camera, the remote command comprising information of the at least one lens to be controlled and the type of the operation, the type of the operation comprises zoom in, zoom out, focal length adjustment, aperture adjustment, and any combination thereof;
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- the controller obtaining the remote command from the wireless communication interface, analyzing the remote command to determine the at least one lens to be controlled and the type of the operation, and controlling each determined lens to perform the determined operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.