Patent ID: 6281930
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An automatic control system for controlling the creation of a field of view of one camera being controlled by an automatic control system comprising means for selecting values for one or more field of view variables from the following list of variables that define the field of view of the one camera to create a field of view unique to each subject, field of view position variables, field of view perspective variables, camera imaging variables, and automatic control system variables; means for defining a share view as the field of view created by the one camera other than the field of view unique to each subject created by combining respective position coordinates of each of at least two subjects and field of view variables associated with each of the at least two subjects; means for issuing a command to said automatic control system requesting a first share view for the at least two subjects identifiable as such by said automatic control system; and means for controlling the at least one camera by said automatic control system to provide for the field of view requested in accordance with the values selected.