An omnidirectional monitoring control system includes an omnidirectional camera for taking an omnidirectional image over a viewing angle of a maximum of 360 degrees; at least one zoom camera for performing positional control and magnification ratio control; a control section for rotating the omnidirectional...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7479979?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7479979 - Omnidirectional monitoring control system, omnidirectional monitoring control method, omnidirectional monitoring control program, and computer readable recording medium