Image input system
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1. A camera control apparatus, comprising:
- a designating device which designates a first position corresponding to a sensing direction of a camera on a control screen displayed on a display device; and
a control device which (i), when the first position designated by said designating device is in a moveable area of the camera, outputs control information to move the camera to the first position of the camera and (ii), when the first position designated by said designating device is not in the movable area of the camera, sets a second position in the movable area neighboring to the first position as a position corresponding to a new sensing direction and outputs a control information for the camera to move the camera to the second position of the camera instead of the control information to move the camera to the first position.
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Abstract
This invention provides an image input system capable of setting an arbitrary imaging inhibited area. This system displays a map showing the positions of cameras arranged in an office and the directions in which these cameras can be aimed, or displays the view angles of the cameras. An operator designates an imaging inhibited area on the map. In accordance with the designated imaging inhibited area, a limiting direction is calculated for each camera, and each camera is so controlled as not to point in that direction. Even when cameras are fixed, the system controls display so that an imaging inhibited area is not displayed.
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1. A camera control apparatus, comprising:
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a designating device which designates a first position corresponding to a sensing direction of a camera on a control screen displayed on a display device; and
a control device which (i), when the first position designated by said designating device is in a moveable area of the camera, outputs control information to move the camera to the first position of the camera and (ii), when the first position designated by said designating device is not in the movable area of the camera, sets a second position in the movable area neighboring to the first position as a position corresponding to a new sensing direction and outputs a control information for the camera to move the camera to the second position of the camera instead of the control information to move the camera to the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A camera control method, comprising:
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a designating step of designating a first position corresponding to a sensing direction of a camera on a control screen displayed on a display device; and
a controlling step of (i), when the first position designated by said designating step is in a moveable area of the camera, outputting control information to move the camera to the first position of the camera and (ii), when the first position designated by said designating step is not in the movable area of the camera, setting a second position in the movable area neighboring to the first position as a position corresponding to a new sensing direction and outputting a control information for the camera to move the camera to the second position of the camera instead of the control information to move the camera to the first position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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