Adapter apparatus and network camera control method
First Claim
1. An adapter apparatus connected to a network camera and to a television receiver, the adapter apparatus comprising:
- an input device configured to receive a control signal, the control signal being utilized for controlling the network camera; and
a controller configured to receive, from the network camera, a video image which the network camera captures, and to transmit the video image to the television receiver, the controller being further configured to;
determine whether the control signal is received by the input device, while when the video image is displayed on the television receiver; and
control the network camera based on the received control signal, the network camera transmitting the video image to the television receiver via the adapter apparatus, when it is determined that the control signal is received by the input device.
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Abstract
The adapter apparatus according to the present invention is configured to include a network communicator, a display controller, a video signal generator, an input unit and a camera controller. The network communicator is used to perform communication with a network camera. The display controller generates screen display data, including video images data captured by the network camera via the network communicator. The video signal generator converts screen display data generated by the display controller into video signals compatible with a television receiver, and transmits the converted signals to the television receiver for display. The input unit is used by users to input instructions to the network camera. The camera controller generates predetermined camera control signals based on the instructions from the input unit, and transmits the generated signals to the network camera.
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20 Claims
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1. An adapter apparatus connected to a network camera and to a television receiver, the adapter apparatus comprising:
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an input device configured to receive a control signal, the control signal being utilized for controlling the network camera; and
a controller configured to receive, from the network camera, a video image which the network camera captures, and to transmit the video image to the television receiver, the controller being further configured to;
determine whether the control signal is received by the input device, while when the video image is displayed on the television receiver; and
control the network camera based on the received control signal, the network camera transmitting the video image to the television receiver via the adapter apparatus, when it is determined that the control signal is received by the input device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 12, 13)
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2. An adapter apparatus connected to a network camera and to a television receiver, the adapter apparatus comprising:
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an input device configured to receive a control signal, the control signal including one control signal and another control signal, the one control signal being utilized for displaying on the television receiver an operation screen for controlling the network camera, the another control signal being utilized for controlling the network camera while the operation screen is displayed on the television receiver; and
a controller configured to receive, from the network camera, a video image which the network camera captures, and to transmit the video image to the television receiver, the controller being further configured to;
generate operation screen data related to the operation screen based on the one control signal, when the one control signal is received by the input device;
transmit the operation screen data to the television receiver;
receive the another control signal by the input device, while the operation screen is displayed on the television receiver based on the operation screen data;
determine whether the another control signal is associated with the operation screen displayed on the television receiver;
control the network camera based on the another control signal, when it is determined that the another control signal is associated with the operation screen. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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14. An adapter apparatus connected to a plurality of network cameras and to a television receiver, one sensor being provided on each of the plurality of the network cameras, the one sensor detecting an object coming into a predetermined area of the network camera corresponding to the one sensor and issuing an detection signal, the adapter apparatus comprising:
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an input device configured to receive the detection signal from the one sensor, the detection signal indicating that an object has come into the predetermined area of the network camera corresponding to the one sensor; and
a controller configured to receive, from the plurality of the network cameras, video images which the plurality of the network cameras capture;
the controller being further configured to;
determine whether the input device receives the detection signal from the one sensor;
transmit, to the television receiver, the video image which the network camera corresponding to the one sensor captures, prior to transmission of a video image from the other network cameras, when it is determined that the input device receives the detection signal from the one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling a network camera using an adapter apparatus, the adapter apparatus being connected to the network camera and to a television receiver, the method comprising:
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receiving a control signal, the control signal being utilized for controlling the network camera;
receiving, from the network camera, a video image which the network camera captures, and to transmit the video image to the television receiver, determining whether the control signal is received by the input device, when the video image is displayed on the television receiver; and
controlling the network camera based on the received control signal, the network camera transmitting the video image to the television receiver via the adapter apparatus, when it is determined that the control signal is received by the input device.
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