Patent ID: 9641869
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G05D,H04N

Claim:
1. A video camera system comprising: a plurality of video cameras including a first subset of video cameras that are configured to generate at least one broadcast video signal of an event, and wherein the plurality of video cameras include a second subset of video cameras that are each individually controllable by a corresponding one of a plurality of subscribers of the video camera system via subscriber control data from a corresponding one of a plurality of video player systems to generate a corresponding one of a plurality of processed video signals of the event; and a video access server configured to receive the subscriber control data from the plurality of video player systems corresponding to a plurality of subscribers for control of the second subset of video cameras, and for routing the plurality of processed video signals of the event such that the corresponding one of the plurality of processed video signals of the event is routed to the corresponding one of the plurality of video player systems; wherein the second subset of video cameras includes a plurality of camera drones, wherein each of the plurality of camera drones is individually controllable in response to the subscriber control data from the corresponding one of the plurality of video player systems, and wherein the video access server limits a position of each of the plurality of camera drones to be within a restricted area of the event.