Video system
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Abstract
In a video system of the invention, control means is provided for a terminal input apparatus which is connected by a communication network of a camera on the partner side and which comprises an image display apparatus having a multiwindow display function for selecting and displaying the camera. An image pickup operation which is required to the camera on the partner side, for example, the image pickup direction, focal distance, panning, exposure amount, white balance, automatic focusing, and the like of the designated camera are inputted by using an image display and a window display of the image display apparatus. The operation of the camera on the partner side and the operations of a tripod, a movable arm, and the like to hold the camera are controlled through communicating means. A photographed image is displayed by the display apparatus.
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89 Claims
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70. A server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said server comprising:
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a generating device that generates common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals; and
a changing device that changes the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal, wherein the common information changed by said changing device is displayed at not only the predetermined terminal but also other terminals of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A server system including a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said server comprising:
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a generating device that generates common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals; and
a changing device that changes the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal, wherein the common information changed by said changing device is displayed not only at the predetermined terminal but also at other terminals of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method of controlling a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said method comprising:
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a generating step of generating common information about a camera state to be displayed on respective displays of the plurality of terminals; and
a changing step of changing the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal, wherein the common information changed in said changing step is displayed not only at the predetermined terminal but also at other terminals of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A computer readable medium which stores a program for executing a method of controlling a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, the method comprising:
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a generating step of generating common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals; and
a changing step of changing the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal, wherein the common information changed in the changing step is displayed not only at the predetermined terminal but also at other terminals of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89)
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