Methods and systems for networked camera control

摘要

Methods and systems for providing fluid real-time camera control of at least one camera to at least one network user via a network including the internet. A control pad or area can be provided to camera users via an application or applet that can be calibrated to provide fluid camera control. Compressed or uncompressed analog, digital, or streaming video and audio data can also be provided to the users to allow real-time low latency continuous audio/visual feedback. Multiple camera users can obtain control of a camera using a dynamic queuing technique that can allow single user camera control for certain time intervals. An administrator can establish user camera control parameters including camera control intervals for subscriber users versus non-subscriber users, camera usurping by an administrator, elimination of camera control privileges for a user, and denial of camera control requests by a user.

主权项

1. A method for providing control of a multimedia source, the method comprising:
receiving a request for control of the multimedia source from a user; placing the user in a queue; administering control of at least one aspect of the multimedia source to the user when the user reaches a predetermined position in the queue; and providing multimedia generated by the multimedia source to users other than the controlling user, wherein content of said multimedia provided to the other users is based at least on the control of the at least one aspect by the controlling user.