CAMERA SYSTEM CONTROL AND INTERFACE

摘要

Control or monitoring of a camera system comprising a plurality of electrical or controllable devices, each of which has a respective device-specific protocol is described. A network signal is communicated between a system controller or interface and device controllers or interfaces across a shared communication channel. A common communication protocol, independent from the device-specific protocol is used and the network signal identifies a combination of spatial parameters, each of which represents a spatial position or movement within a respective degree of freedom. The network signal can be used to control the spatial configuration of a controllable device for capture of camera images by the camera system or to determine spatial information based upon the plurality of spatial parameters and a configuration for the electrical devices. Combined control and monitoring is also discussed.