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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1991
John Hudson, Aldershot, GB;
Sony Broadcast & Communications Limited, Basingstoke, GB;
Abstract
A video camera control apparatus (10') includes a respective remote control panel (14) and a respective camera control unit (16) for each of several video cameras (12) to be controlled by the apparatus. Each remote control panel (14) is connected to the associated camera control unit (16) by a respective bus (18) whereby technical operational control of each camera can be effected at the associated remote control panel (14). A respective interface unit (30) is connected in the bus (18) between each remote control panel (14) and the associated camera control unit (16). A master control unit (34) connected to all of the interface units (30) is capable of communicating with any selected one of the camera control units (16) via the associated interface unit (30) to enable technical operational control of any selected one of the cameras (12) to be effected at the master control unit.