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Appendix E: Glossary of Terms
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autoFIND
* – A feature of the autoTRACK Camera that
enables the camera to search automatically for a Tracking
Device worn or held by a presenter that is not in the
camera's field-of-view.
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autoTRACK
* – An exclusive and patented technology of
ParkerVision that enables a presenter to be tracked
automatically by a robotic, motion-control camera.
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autoTRACK Mode
* – The exclusive mode of operation used
by ParkerVision’s autoTRACK camera system that
automatically tracks a presenter's movements.
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autoTRACK Views
* – Any of four camera views selected by
the presenter where the presenter appears in either a close
camera view, a wide-angle camera view, a left-of-center
camera view, or a right-of-center camera view, while being
tracked automatically by the camera.
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CameraMan autoTRACK Camera
– A robotic, video-
tracking camera that uses a patented technology called
autoTRACK
to track a presenter's movements automatically
in videoconferencing or videotaping applications.
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Field-of-View
– The area in front of the autoTRACK Camera
where it can communicate with and locate the Tracking
Device worn or held by the presenter.
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Focus
– Adjusts the lens for visual clarity of the video frame.
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IMAGE
– Adjusts picture brightness in the video frame.
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Line-of-Sight
– An unobstructed line between the
CameraMan autoTRACK Camera and the Tracking Device
worn or held by the presenter.
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Location Preset
– A feature that enables a presenter to
program a specific camera view and location that can be
recalled at anytime at the touch of a button.
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Tracking System Keypad
– A hand-held keypad used by a
presenter to control camera functions and tracking features
by using wireless radio frequency (RF) communications or
direct, hard-wired connections.
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RF
– An abbreviation for
Radio Frequency
that is a
technology used in wireless communications.
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Subject Position
* – The position or location of a presenter
wearing or holding the Tracking Device within the video
frame while in the autoTRACK mode.
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Tracking Freeze
– A feature of the CameraMan autoTRACK
Camera that enables a presenter to stop or freeze the
camera's automatic movements by pressing a button on the
Tracking System Keypad.
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Tracking Ring Package
* – A ring or necklace withits
associated RF Belt Pack, worn by a presenter that receives a
signal through its sensors enabling the CameraMan
autoTRACK Camera to track the presenter automatically.
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Window
* – An invisible area within each autoTRACK view in
which movement of the subject wearing a Tracking Ring will
not cause the autoTRACK Camera to
PAN
or
TILT
,
eliminating unnecessary movement.
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Zoom
– Controls the camera perspective for a wider or
tighter view.
* Features with patents granted or patents pending.
The following are terms used throughout the Presenter Camera System Operations Manual that will assist you in understanding
how to use the CameraMan system.
