Transmission control device and transmission control method for transmitting image

• US 10,362,210 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2018
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kuwabara, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Giles, Nicholas G
• Application Number:
  US15/886,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20180227474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/28 characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] wireless communication networks H04W ; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/38 Transmitter circuitry for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/08 Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band , e.g. by time division H04N7/007 takes precedence

Abstract

A transmission control device includes, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to, transmit a first captured image to apparatus when acquiring the first captured image obtained by imaging by a camera, receive a request including range information from the apparatus after transmitting the first captured image, extract a first image from a second captured image in accordance with range information, the second captured image being obtained by imaging by the camera, and transmit the extracted first image and position information of a range corresponding to the range information in the second captured image to the apparatus.

Claims

1. A transmission control device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to;

transmit a first captured image to an apparatus when acquiring the first captured image obtained by imaging by a camera,

receive a request including first range information from the apparatus after transmitting the first captured image,

extract a first image from a second captured image in accordance with the first range information, the second captured image being obtained by imaging by the camera,

perform comparison of the extracted first image and a third captured image obtained by imaging by the camera,

determine, by a result of the comparison, first position information of a range corresponding to the extracted first image in the third captured image, and

transmit the extracted first image, the third captured image, and the first position information to the apparatus.

2. The transmission control device according to claim 1, wherein the first image is displayed on the third captured image in a superimposed manner based on the first position information in the apparatus.

3. The transmission control device according to claim 1, wherein the first range information is information that represents a range decided based on an input in the apparatus.

4. The transmission control device according to claim 1, wherein the first range information includes information indicating a reference object included in the second captured image.

5. The transmission control device according to claim 2, wherein the processor further configured to cause the camera to capture the second captured image in higher image quality than the first captured image in response to receiving the request.

6. The transmission control device according to claim 1, wherein the camera is mounted on a head-mounted display.

7. The transmission control device according to claim 1, wherein the processor further configured to:

detect a reference included in a fourth captured image obtained by imaging by the camera,

extract a second image from a fifth captured image in accordance with second range information associated with the reference, the fifth captured image being obtained by imaging by the camera, the fifth captured image being higher image quality than the fourth captured image, and

transmit the second image and second position information of a range corresponding to the second range information in the fifth captured image to the apparatus.

8. A transmission control method executed by a computer, the method comprising:

transmitting a first captured image to an apparatus when acquiring the first captured image obtained by imaging by a camera;

receiving a request including first range information from the apparatus after the transmitting of the first captured image;

extracting a first image from a second captured image in accordance with the first range information, the second captured image being obtained by imaging by the camera;

comparing the extracted first image with a third captured image obtained by imaging by the camera;

determining, by a result of the comparing, first position information of a range corresponding to the first range information in the third captured image; and

transmitting the extracted first image, the third captured image, and the first position information to the apparatus.

9. The transmission control method according to claim 8, wherein the first image is displayed on the third captured image in a superimposed manner based on the first position information in the apparatus.

10. The transmission control method according to claim 8, wherein the first range information is information that represents a range decided based on an input in the apparatus.

11. The transmission control method according to claim 8, wherein the first range information includes information indicating a reference object included in the second captured image.

12. The transmission control method according to claim 9, wherein the processor further configured to cause the camera to capture the second captured image in higher image quality than the first captured image in response to receiving the request.

13. The transmission control method according to claim 8, wherein the camera is mounted on a head-mounted display.

14. The transmission control method according to claim 8, further comprising:

detecting a reference included in a fourth captured image obtained by imaging by the camera,

extracting a second image from a fifth captured image in accordance with second range information associated with the reference, the fifth captured image being obtained by imaging by the camera, the fifth captured image being higher image quality than the fourth captured image, and

transmitting the second image and second position information of a range corresponding to the second range information in the fifth captured image to the apparatus.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a transmission control program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:

transmitting a first captured image to an apparatus when acquiring the first captured image obtained by imaging by a camera;

receiving a request including range information from the apparatus after the transmitting of the first captured image;

extracting a first image from a second captured image in accordance with the range information, the second captured image being obtained by imaging by the camera;

comparing the extracted first image with a third captured image obtained by imaging by the camera;

determining, by a result of the comparing, position information of a range corresponding to the range information in the third captured image; and

transmitting the extracted first image, the third captured image, and the position information to the apparatus.