Method of generating moving picture information

• US 20040189871A1
• Filed: 03/29/2004
• Published: 09/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Kurosawa, Takahiro, Kawai, Tomoaki
• Application Number:
  US10/810,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20040189871A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/552
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN

Abstract

A moving picture file is generated from moving picture data received from a camera. Control sequence information from the camera corresponding to the generated moving picture file, and information relating to an address of the camera, are incorporated into the moving picture file. The moving picture file is generated by dividing the received moving picture data, based on camera control information.

Claims

1. A method of generating moving picture information to distribute to a terminal device, the method including:

receiving moving picture data taken by a camera, and control sequence information of operations performed by the camera;

generating a moving picture file from the received moving picture data;

incorporating, into the moving picture file, the control sequence information of the camera corresponding to the generated moving picture file, and information relating to an address of the camera; and

distributing, to the terminal device, the moving picture file with the control sequence information of the camera and link information of the camera incorporated in the incorporating.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control sequence information from the camera includes at least one of a pan operation, a tilt operation, and a zoom operation performed by the camera.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the generating, the moving picture file is generated by dividing the received moving picture data.

4. A moving picture information distribution apparatus, including:

a communications device for receiving moving picture data taken by a camera, and control sequence information of operations performed by the camera; and

a file generation device for generating a moving picture file from the received moving picture data by incorporating into the moving picture file the camera control sequence information corresponding to the generated moving picture file, and information relating to the an address of the camera.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the camera control sequence information includes at least one of a pan operation, a tilt operation, and a zoom operation performed by the camera.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein in the file generation device, the moving picture file is generated by dividing the received moving picture data.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the camera is incorporated integrally into the distribution device.

8. A computer readable medium which stores a program for executing a distribution method comprising:

receiving moving picture data taken by a camera, and control sequence information of operations performed by the camera;

generating a moving picture file from the received moving picture data;

incorporating, into the moving picture file, the control sequence information of the camera corresponding to the generated moving picture file, and information relating to an address of the camera; and

distributing, to the terminal device, the moving picture file with the control sequence information of the camera and link information of the camera incorporated in the incorporating.

9. The medium according to claim 8, wherein the control sequence information from the camera includes at least one of a pan operation, a tilt operation, and a zoom operation performed by the camera.

10. The medium according to claim 8, wherein in the generating, the moving picture file is generated by dividing the received moving picture data.

11. A method of generating a moving picture file, the method including:

obtaining moving picture data taken by a camera, and information relating to the camera corresponding to moving picture data; and

generating a moving picture file by dividing the moving picture data, based on information relating to the camera.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to a range where the camera is prohibited from capturing pictures.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to switching of the camera.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to operations of the camera.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the operation information of the camera is one of information relating to a change amount per unit time and movement information indicating movement toward a pre-set position.

16. An apparatus for generating a moving picture file, comprising:

an obtaining device for obtaining moving picture data taken by a camera, and information relating to the camera corresponding to moving picture data; and

a generating device for generating a moving picture file by dividing the moving picture data, based on information relating to the camera.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to a range where the camera is prohibited from capturing pictures.

18. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to switching of the camera.

19. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to operations of the camera.

20. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the operation information of the camera is one of information relating to a change amount per unit time and movement information indicating movement toward a pre-set position.

21. A computer readable medium which stores a program for executing a method of generating a moving picture file, the method comprising:

obtaining moving picture data taken by a camera, and information relating to the camera corresponding to moving picture data; and

generating a moving picture file by dividing the moving picture data, based on information relating to the camera.

22. The medium according to claim 21, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to a range where the camera is prohibited from capturing pictures.

23. The medium according to claim 21, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to switching of the camera.

24. The medium according to claim 21, wherein the information relating to the camera is information relating to operations of the camera.

25. The medium according to claim 21, wherein the operation information of the camera is one of information relating to a change amount per unit time and movement information indicating movement toward a pre-set position.