Patent ID: 6803946
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video camera apparatus for use in a video monitor system having a monitor site remote from the video camera apparatus where an image picked up by the video camera apparatus may be viewed, the video camera apparatus comprising:video camera means for taking an image of a particular object placed at a particular position, generating a video signal from the image, processing and outputting the video signal; preset data storing means, for storing preset data including a piece of position data corresponding to the particular position of the particular object, pieces of time zone data of each of types and pieces of video signal control data, each piece of video signal control data corresponding to the piece of position data and one piece of time zone data of each type conforming to a time; time signal generating means for generating a time signal; preset operation means responsive to a preset operation command for receiving the time signal from the time signal generating means in response to a preset operation command from an operator, reading the piece of position data of the particular position specified by the preset operation command from the preset data storing means, specifying pieces of time zone data of the types conforming to the time signal in the preset data storing means, and reading one piece of video signal control data corresponding to the piece of read position data and the pieces of specified time zone data of the types from the preset data storing means; mechanical control means for mechanically controlling the video camera means according to the piece of position data read by the preset operation means to take the image; and electrical control means for controlling the video camera means to process the video signal according to the piece of video signal control data read by the preset operation means.