Remote-controlled camera-picture broadcast system
US6556241B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/63
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote-controlled camera-picture broadcast system is provided, which decreases the cost of hardware and network for the use of a lot of unspecified users. This system is comprised of a camera apparatus, a camera controller, a camera server connected to the camera controller through a first network, and clients connected to the camera server through a second network. Each of the clients transmits an operation demand for the camera apparatus to the camera server through the second network according to an input of a user. The camera server receives the operation demand from the client into which the input of the user is applied, and transmits an operation command corresponding to the operation demand to the camera controller through the first network. The camera controller controls the camera apparatus according to the operation command from the camera server so that the camera apparatus acquires a picture and produces a video signal of the picture. The camera controller receives the video signal of the picture produced by the camera apparatus, converts the video signal to a picture data, and transmits the picture data to the camera server through the first network. The camera serve…
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