Patent ID: 6731331
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A remote-controlled shooting system which is provided with a video camera apparatus loaded on an aircraft, a shooting instruction device for sending a shooting instruction to said video camera apparatus over a radio channel, and an information display device for displaying the results of shooting by said video camera apparatus sent thereto over a radio channel, wherein:said shooting instruction device: responds to an operator's instruction to select a desired one of a plurality of prestored shooting patterns; inputs shooting conditions corresponding to said selected shooting pattern; and sends to said video camera apparatus a shooting instruction based on said selected shooting pattern or shooting instruction based on said selected shooting pattern and said input shooting conditions; said video camera apparatus: receives said shooting instruction from said shooting instruction device; make reference to map data and position/attitude information of said aircraft; based on said received shooting instruction, computes a still picture marking position for extracting a still picture; makes a flight plan which satisfies said shooting instruction; based on said flight plan, display the flight path of said aircraft and shoots a shooting target; and adds a still picture mark to the video signal obtained at said still picture marking position, and sends a video signal with still picture mark and data associated with said shooting; and said information display device: receives said video signal with still picture mark sent from said video camera apparatus; extracts said still picture from said video signal with still picture mark; and displays said still picture together with said associated data.