METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TAKING VISUAL IMAGES

• Main Author: HYUGA, MAKOTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 11.03.2003
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; TESTING

The selection and execution key (6) of a portable device (2) having transmitters (1i) is operated to transmit signals containing ID data. By a receiver (11), the signals are received. The ID data are identified by a unit (12) for identifying transmitter IDs. The direction of and distance to the transmitter (1i) are measured by the direction and distance measuring unit (13) to determine the position. After the position of the transmitter (1i) is determined, a camera controller (17) selects cameras (14?) to (14n), and (14c). Panning and tilting are controlled to adjust the angle of view to focus the camera. After the signal is received from the transmitter (1i), the cameras (14?) to (14n), and (14c) are operated for approximately one minute for imaging. Together with the video signals produced by the cameras (14?) to (14n), and (14c), the signals of the IDs of the transmitters (1i) identified by the unit (12) are recorded in time series in a recording unit (18). In accordance with the IDs recorded in the recording unit (18), editing is executed by an editor (19) to extract the contents having the same ID. The contents thus extracted are dubbed in time series by a dubbing apparatus (20) on video tapes or the like.