Patent ID: 8306415
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A single seat-kill camera, comprising: a camera head; a support structure; an elevator configured to move the camera head relative to the support structure to position the camera head in one of a down position and an up position; an obstruction sensor mounted to the support structure, the obstruction sensor to determine whether or not a field of view of the camera head is obstructed, at least in part, when the camera head is in the down position; and a controller coupled to the elevator and the obstruction detector, wherein the controller automatically instructs the elevator to position the camera head in the up position when the obstruction sensor determines that the field of view of the camera head in the down position is obstructed and automatically instructs the elevator to position the camera head in the down position when the obstruction sensor determines that the field of view of the camera head in the down position is not obstructed.