Patent ID: 8558886
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system comprising: an antenna system including a radome that houses an antenna and a camera, wherein the antenna is configured to exchange wireless communication signals with user devices; a video control system configured to display a geographic map of the wireless communication system including the antenna system, in response to the geographic map, receive operator inputs selecting the radome and a direction, and in response to the operator inputs, transfer video control signals indicating the selected direction over a communication network to the antenna system; the antenna system is configured to receive the video control signals, and in response, rotate a section of the radome to point the camera to the selected direction, open a door in the section of the radome to expose the camera externally to the radome, operate the camera to collect video at the selected direction, and transfer the video over the communication network to the video control system; and the video control system is further configured to receive and display the video.