JP5043844B2 - カメラ制御の方法と装置 - Google Patents
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ノード20がノード速度制御バー32の事前決定速度プラスあるいはマイナス操作者によって実行される最新の手動調整分で移動する事前設定速度機能から派生するものである。
移動カメラ上で使用されても良く、カメラの地理上の場所を提供するトラック上に据付けられるものが知られる。例えば、これはGPS装置がカメラに取り付けられると同時に、制御器へのリアルタイム供給情報を有することによって実現される。こうして、ノード20に関連するカメラ16の地理上の位置は常時知られよう。
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- それぞれのカメラが、複数の視野方向に設定されるように制御可能である、レースコースの周りに設置される複数のカメラ;
前記複数のカメラのそれぞれの位置の3軸座標と前記レースコース境界の座標とを記憶することにより、前記レースコースの地図を生成させるための記憶手段;
前記レースコース境界内の連続した3軸座標からなり、前記記憶手段に記憶され、事前決定される前記地図上の経路を描くための手段;及び、
前記複数のカメラ及び前記記憶手段と通信状態にある制御手段、が含まれるカメラ制御装置であって、
前記レースコース上において、少なくとも1人のレース参加者の予想速度に対応して、事前決定される前記地図上の経路上を、又は経路から外れて動くように構成される空間ノードを設け、且つ、前記複数のカメラの動きを前記少なくとも1人のレース参加者の速度に対応するように調整可能にすることにより、前記複数のカメラのそれぞれは、その視野方向が前記空間ノードを追跡して、前記少なくとも1人のレース参加者の画像を捕捉するように制御される、カメラ制御装置。 - 前記レースコース境界の座標が、前記レースコースの測量により決定される地理座標である、請求項1に記載のカメラ制御装置。
- 前記制御手段が、パニング、チルティング、ズーミングおよび焦点あわせを含む、複数のカメラのそれぞれの機能を制御する、請求項1に記載のカメラ制御装置。
- 前記複数のカメラが、予め複数の空間ノードを設定することにより、第1の空間ノード、次に第2の空間ノード、と順番にたどるように適応可能である請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載のカメラ制御装置。
- 前記複数のカメラが前記ノード周りの特定視野を表示するように構成される、請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載のカメラ制御装置。
- 前記複数のカメラのそれぞれのズーミング長さとズーミング幅を含む視野が、手動又は自動で調整可能である請求項5に記載のカメラ制御装置。
- 前記複数のカメラのそれぞれの視野が一体で又は個別に制御可能である、請求項5又は6に記載のカメラ制御装置。
- 前記空間ノード速度が手動又は自動で制御可能である請求項1に記載のカメラ制御装置。
- 前記事前決定される前記地図上の経路に複数のマイルストーンが含まれ、前記空間ノード速度および前記複数のカメラ機能を特定のマイルストーンに合わせて事前にプログラム化することができる請求項1〜8のいずれか1項に記載のカメラ制御装置。
- レースコース境界の地理座標を決定するための、レースコースの測量の実施;
前記レースコースに隣接し、複数の視野方向に設定されるように制御可能な複数のカメラの設置;
前記複数のカメラのそれぞれの位置の3軸座標の決定;
前記レースコースの地図を生成させるため、前記複数のカメラの3軸座標と前記レースコース境界の地理座標の利用;
記憶手段への前記地図の記憶;
前記レースコース境界内の連続した3軸座標からなり、前記記憶手段に記憶され、事前決定される前記地図上の経路の描画;
前記レースコース上において、少なくとも1人のレース参加者の予想速度に対応して、事前決定される前記地図上の経路上を、又は経路から外れて動くように構成される空間ノードの生成;
前記記憶手段へのアクセス;の各段階が含まれるカメラ制御方法であって、
前記複数のカメラの動きを前記少なくとも1人のレース参加者の速度に対応するように調整可能にすることにより、前記複数のカメラのそれぞれは、その視野方向が前記空間ノードを追跡して、前記少なくとも1人のレース参加者の画像を捕捉するように制御される、カメラ制御方法。 - 前記複数のカメラのそれぞれの位置が、複数の測量マーカーと位置確認測量方法の利用により決定される請求項10に記載のカメラ制御方法。
- 前記レース参加者に対する前記空間ノードの位置が変更可能である10に記載のカメラ制御方法。
- 前記測量は、GPSシステムを利用して行われる前記レースコースの位置測量である、請求項10に記載のカメラ制御方法。
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