Method of and apparatus for setting image-capturing conditions, and computer program

• US 20050169500A1
• Filed: 05/24/2004
• Published: 08/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Harada, Tomoyuki, Takahashi, Kunikazu, Nishimaki, Yuji
• Granted Patent: US 7,630,515 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/20 Analysis of motion motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/54 of traffic, e.g. cars on the road, trains or boats
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/625 License plates
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/63 Scene text, e.g. street names
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0175 by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules

Abstract

An apparatus for setting an image-capturing condition includes a travel direction storing unit that receives information on a travel direction of a moving object, and stores the information received, and an image-capturing condition setting unit that sets, based on the information stored, a condition for capturing an image that includes identification data for identifying the moving object.

Claims

1. An apparatus for setting an image-capturing condition, comprising:

a travel direction storing unit that receives information on a travel direction of a moving object, and stores the information received; and

an image-capturing condition setting unit that sets, based on the information stored, a condition for capturing an image that includes identification data for identifying the moving object.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a travel direction detecting unit that detects the traveling direction of the moving object, wherein

the travel direction storing unit receives information on the travel direction of the moving object detected.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the travel direction storing unit receives information on a schedule for changing the travel direction of the moving object.

4. A method of setting an image-capturing condition, comprising:

receiving information on a travel direction of a moving object;

storing the information received; and

setting, based on the information stored, a condition for capturing an image that includes identification data for identifying the moving object.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising detecting the traveling direction of the moving object, wherein

the receiving includes receiving information on the travel direction of the moving object detected.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the receiving includes receiving information on a schedule for changing the travel direction of the moving object.

7. A computer program for setting an image-capturing condition, making a computer execute:

receiving information on a travel direction of a moving object;

storing the information received; and

setting, based on the information stored, a condition for capturing an image that includes identification data for identifying the moving object.

8. The computer program according to claim 7, further making a computer exectute detecting the traveling direction of the moving object, wherein

the receiving includes receiving information on the travel direction of the moving object detected.

9. The computer program according to claim 7, wherein the receiving includes receiving information on a schedule for changing the travel direction of the moving object.