Camera control system, camera server, client, control method, and recording medium
First Claim
1. A camera control system comprising:
- a camera server that controls a camera whose angle can be freely controlled; and
a plurality of clients that control the camera and display images transmitted from the camera server on a display screen, wherein the camera server includes notifying means operable, when the camera server has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client, to notify the one client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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Abstract
It is an object of the invention to provide a camera control system in which operations intended by clients can be carried out by a camera server by appropriately managing and controlling every client that wishes to control a camera so that operation commands are issued to the camera server from only one client at any given time.
In a camera control system composed of: a camera server 1 that controls a camera whose angle can be freely controlled; and a plurality of clients 3a, 3b, and 3c that control the camera and display images transmitted from the camera server 1 on a display screen, the camera server 1 includes notifying means operable when the camera server 1 has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client to notify the client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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2 Claims
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1. A camera control system comprising:
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a camera server that controls a camera whose angle can be freely controlled; and
a plurality of clients that control the camera and display images transmitted from the camera server on a display screen, wherein the camera server includes notifying means operable, when the camera server has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client, to notify the one client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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