Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an improved Internet camera is described. The method comprises capturing an image and determining if the image has changed. If the image has changed, sending the image to a server, and if the image has not changed with a period, sending a heartbeat to indicate continued functionality of the camera.
Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing special effects for wide-angle video images. The special effects include replacing a selected portion of a wide-angle video image with a predetermined image or an associated portion of a video image captured in a subsequent frame. Other special effects include image intensity scaling for wide-angle video images.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 10, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 17, 2004
Assignee:
IPIX Corp.
Inventors:
Steven Dwain Zimmermann, Christopher Shannon Gourley
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