Apparatus and method for controlling a camera using a video compression algorithm

#This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 from Korean Patent Application No. 2001-66851, filed on Oct. 29, 2001, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to a system for photographing an object, and more particularly, to a method for controlling a camera with motion information of the object that is obtained during compression of input images.

#The above-mentioned objects and features of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention when read with reference to the appended drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional image compressing method;

#FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional method for automatically tracking a moving object by using an image signal;

#The present invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the preferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

#FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a moving object tracking system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The moving object tracking system includes a photographing unit 100, an image compression processing unit 200, a driving unit 300 and a photographing control unit 400.

#The photographing unit 100 includes a lens (not shown) and a charge coupled device (not shown), and generates image signals while photographing a monitoring area.