Patent · US Expired

Camera lens control system and method

US5570177A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1995
Grant dateOct 29, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/695
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The system includes distance measuring capability for use in the local and remote control of a camera lens for automatic and programmable control of ZOOM perspective, FOCUS, IRIS and other functions of the camera in conjunction with the programming of an included microcomputer-controlled automatic tracking system.

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