Patent ID: 7595833
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying one of a plurality of images stored in a storage server, the images captured by a controllable camera, the method comprising the steps of: constructing a representation of a field of view accessible by the camera; retrieving, from the storage server, the stored image and a plurality of parameters characterizing a plurality of control states of the camera when the image was captured; and displaying: (a) the retrieved image; (b) the representation; and (c) an indicator on the representation dependent upon the parameters, wherein the method displays a video clip comprising sub-clips of the stored images, wherein the displaying step comprises, for successive sub-clips of the video clip, the steps of displaying: (1) the sub-clip, and (2) an indicator on the representation dependent upon parameters associated with the sub-clip, and wherein for each successive sub-clip in the video clip, the indicator associated with the sub-clip is displayed for a time period after the sub-clip ceases to be displayed.