Patent ID: 8624976

Claim:
A method implemented in a pan-tilt camera for achieving a 360 degree continuous panning capability by moving a maneuverable part of the pan-tilt camera from a first pan-tilt position, having a first pan position and a first tilt position, to a second pan-tilt position, having a second pan position and a second tilt position, the maneuverable part being configured to pan in a geometric pan plane, comprising: receiving an input to move the pan-tilt camera; identifying a position of a mechanical pan stop; determining whether the position of the mechanical pan stop would be located in a path to be used by the maneuverable part of the pan-tilt camera when moving from the first pan-tilt position to the second pan-tilt position; and if so, moving the maneuverable part from the first pan position to the second pan position, by inverting the maneuverable part of the camera by tilting the maneuverable part passing a normal of said geometric pan plane, and panning to the second pan position, wherein the first pan position is part of a pan-tilt coordinate system and the second pan position is part of a complementary pan-tilt coordinate system representing positions of the inverted maneuverable part.