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Monitoring system, monitoring method, computer program, and storage medium

  • US 20040027453A1
  • Filed: 05/01/2003
  • Published: 02/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A monitoring system comprising:

  • a picture photographing unit for photographing a picture;

    a photographing direction varying unit for varying a photographing direction of the picture photographing unit;

    a storage unit for storing picture data;

    a picture display unit; and

    a controller which stores, in the storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in the photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of the photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture, and displays, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture, wherein a picture within the predetermined coverage area is photographed with the picture photographing direction varied, the coverage area picture is displayed on the picture display unit, the photographing direction is controlled to a desired position by designating the desired position within the coverage area picture, and the whole panorama picture captured with respect to the designated position is displayed on the picture display unit.

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