Mobile camera system
First Claim
1. A mobile camera system, comprising:
- at least one mobile camera which is assigned with identification information;
a terminal apparatus; and
a server, wherein the mobile camera includes;
a first communication section for communicating with the server;
an imaging section for imaging a subject; and
a transmitting section which transmits image data of an image that is imaged in the imaging section and the identification information to the server, wherein the terminal apparatus includes;
a second communication section for communicating with the server; and
a requesting section which transmits an imaging request signal to the server, said imaging request signal designating a location and requesting imaging of the designated location, wherein the server includes;
a third communication section for communicating with the mobile camera and the terminal apparatus, said third communication section receiving the image data from the mobile camera;
a location search section which has location information of the mobile camera and the identification information that are correlated with each other, and searches for and specifies the mobile camera that is in the location designated by the imaging request signal based on the location information; and
an imaging instructing section which transmits an imaging instruction signal to the specified mobile camera, said imaging instruction signal instructing the mobile camera to perform imaging, and wherein the specified mobile camera performs the imaging in response to the imaging instruction signal.
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Abstract
A mobile camera system is provided in which a user can view images of various desired locations while staying in a location remote from those locations. A control server acquires positions of a plurality of mobile camera apparatuses set up on mobile bodies such as vehicles, and images that are acquired by the mobile camera apparatuses, via radio communication. Then, the control server manages the positions and the images in its image DB. Then, in response to an imaging request that is issued from a terminal apparatus to designate a location (area), the control server searches for the image satisfying the request, in the image DB, or newly acquires the image satisfying the request, from the mobile camera apparatus. Then, the control server transmits the image to the terminal apparatus via radio communication.
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16 Claims
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1. A mobile camera system, comprising:
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at least one mobile camera which is assigned with identification information;
a terminal apparatus; and
a server, wherein the mobile camera includes;
a first communication section for communicating with the server;
an imaging section for imaging a subject; and
a transmitting section which transmits image data of an image that is imaged in the imaging section and the identification information to the server, wherein the terminal apparatus includes;
a second communication section for communicating with the server; and
a requesting section which transmits an imaging request signal to the server, said imaging request signal designating a location and requesting imaging of the designated location, wherein the server includes;
a third communication section for communicating with the mobile camera and the terminal apparatus, said third communication section receiving the image data from the mobile camera;
a location search section which has location information of the mobile camera and the identification information that are correlated with each other, and searches for and specifies the mobile camera that is in the location designated by the imaging request signal based on the location information; and
an imaging instructing section which transmits an imaging instruction signal to the specified mobile camera, said imaging instruction signal instructing the mobile camera to perform imaging, and wherein the specified mobile camera performs the imaging in response to the imaging instruction signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile camera system, comprising:
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at least one mobile camera;
a terminal apparatus; and
a server, wherein the mobile camera includes;
a first communication section for communicating with the server;
an imaging section for imaging a subject; and
a first transmitting section which transmits image data of an image that is imaged in the imaging section to the server, wherein the terminal apparatus includes;
a second communication section for communicating with the server; and
a requesting section which transmits a search request signal to the server, said search request signal designating information that includes at least one of an imaging location and an imaging time, and said search request signal requesting a search of the image data that is correlated with the designated information, and wherein the server includes;
a third communication section for communicating with the mobile camera and the terminal apparatus, said third communication section receiving the image data from the mobile camera;
a storage for storing the received image data and information that includes at least one of an imaging location and an imaging time of the image data, said image data and said information being correlated with each other;
an image search section which searches for and specifies the image data that is correlated with the information designated by the search request signal, from the image data stored in the storage, in response to the search request signal received from the terminal apparatus; and
a second transmitting section which transmits the specified image data to the terminal apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A mobile camera which is assigned with identification information, said mobile camera comprising:
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a communication section for communicating with a server;
an imaging section for imaging a subject in response to an imaging instruction signal that instructs the mobile camera to perform imaging and is received from the server; and
a transmitting section which transmits image data of an image that is imaged in the imaging section and the identification information to the server.
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13. A server, comprising:
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a communication section for communicating with at least one mobile camera and a terminal apparatus, said mobile camera being assigned with identification information;
a location search section which has location information of the mobile camera and the identification information that are correlated with each other, and searches for and specifies the mobile camera that is in a location designated by an imaging request signal, based on the location information, said imaging request signal requesting imaging and being received from the terminal apparatus;
an imaging instructing section which transmits an imaging instruction signal to the specified mobile camera, said imaging instruction signal instructing the mobile camera to perform imaging; and
an image acquiring section which acquires image data from the mobile camera, said image data being obtained in response to the imaging instruction signal.
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14. A terminal apparatus, comprising:
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a communication section for communicating with a server;
a requesting section which transmits an imaging request signal to the server, said imaging request signal designating a location and requesting at least one mobile camera to perform imaging of the designated location and an image acquiring section which acquires image data of an image, that is imaged in the designated location, from the server in response to the imaging request signal, said image data being transmitted to the server from the mobile camera.
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15. A server, comprising:
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a communication section for communicating with at least one mobile camera and a terminal apparatus, said mobile camera being assigned with identification information, and said communication section receiving image data from the mobile camera;
a storage for storing the received image data and information that includes at least one of an imaging location and an imaging time of the image data, said image data and said information being correlated with each other;
an image search section which, in response to a search request signal that designates information that includes at least one of an imaging location and an imaging time, and that is received from the terminal apparatus, searches for and specifies the image data that is correlated with the designated information, from the image data stored in the storage; and
a transmitting section which transmits the specified image data to the terminal apparatus.
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16. A terminal apparatus, comprising:
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a communication section for communicating with a server;
a requesting section which transmits a search request signal to the server, said search request signal designating information that includes at least one of an imaging location and an imaging time, and said search request signal requesting a search of image data that is correlated with the designated information; and
an image acquiring section which acquires the image data that is searched based on the search request signal, from the server.
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