Video collection for a wireless communication system
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorJohn Charles Borjas
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Abstract
A wireless communication system comprises an antenna system and a control system. The control system receives operator inputs and transfers control signals indicating a direction. The antenna system receives the control signals, and in response, points a camera to the direction, opens a door to expose the camera, operates the camera to collect video, and transfers the video. The antenna system receives additional control signals, and in response, closes the door to protect the camera from external environmental elements.
Claims18
A wireless communication system comprising:
- an antenna system including a radome that houses an antenna and a camera, wherein the antenna is configured to exchange wireless communication signals with user devices;
- a video control system configured to display a geographic map of the wireless communication system including the antenna system, in response to the geographic map, receive operator inputs selecting the radome and a direction, and in response to the operator inputs, transfer video control signals indicating the selected direction over a communication network to the antenna system;
- the antenna system is configured to receive the video control signals, and in response, rotate a section of the radome to point the camera to the selected direction, open a door in the section of the radome to expose the camera externally to the radome, operate the camera to collect video at the selected direction, and transfer the video over the communication network to the video control system;
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- the video control system is further configured to receive and display the video.
A method of operating a wireless communication system having a video control system, a communication network, and an antenna system including a radome that houses an antenna and a camera, the method comprising:
- operating the antenna to exchange wireless communication signals with user devices;
- in the video control system, displaying a geographic map of the wireless communication system including the antenna system, in response to the geographic map, receiving operator inputs selecting the radome and a direction, and in response to the operator inputs, transferring video control signals indicating the selected direction over the communication network to the antenna system;
- in the antenna system, receiving the video control signals, and in response, rotating a section of the radome to point the camera to the selected direction, opening a door in the section of the radome to expose the camera externally to the radome, operating the camera to collect video at the selected direction, and transferring the video over the communication network to the video control system;
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- in the video control system, receiving and displaying the video.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.