IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. An imaging system in which an image is shared by a first imaging apparatus and a second imaging apparatus which form a network group,said first imaging apparatus comprisingan imaging request information transmission unit adapted to transmit imaging request information to request imaging to said second imaging apparatus;
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Abstract
An imaging system in which an image is shared by a first imaging apparatus and a second imaging apparatus which form a network group, the first imaging apparatus comprising a transmission unit adapted to transmit imaging request information to request imaging to the second imaging apparatus; and the second imaging apparatus comprising a reception unit adapted to receive the imaging request information, a switching unit adapted to switch an imaging mode to a request imaging mode when the imaging request information is received, an imaging unit adapted to capture an image in the request imaging mode, a generation unit adapted to generate, based on the imaging request information, imaging information assigned to the image captured by the imaging unit, and a storage unit adapted to store the image captured by the imaging unit and the imaging information generated by the generation unit in association with each other.
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15 Claims
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1. An imaging system in which an image is shared by a first imaging apparatus and a second imaging apparatus which form a network group,
said first imaging apparatus comprising an imaging request information transmission unit adapted to transmit imaging request information to request imaging to said second imaging apparatus; - and
said second imaging apparatus comprising an imaging request information reception unit adapted to receive the imaging request information transmitted by said imaging request information transmission unit, an imaging mode switching unit adapted to switch an imaging mode to a request imaging mode when the imaging request information is received by said imaging request information reception unit, an imaging unit adapted to capture an image in the request imaging mode, an imaging information generation unit adapted to generate, based on the imaging request information, imaging information assigned to the image captured by said imaging unit, and an imaging information storage unit adapted to store the image captured by said imaging unit and the imaging information generated by said imaging information generation unit in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An imaging system in which an image is shared via a server by a first imaging apparatus and a second imaging apparatus which form a network group,
said first imaging apparatus comprising an imaging request information transmission unit adapted to transmit, to said server, imaging request information for requesting imaging to said second imaging apparatus, said server comprising an imaging request information reception unit adapted to receive the imaging request information transmitted by said imaging request information transmission unit, and a second imaging request information transmission unit adapted to transmit the imaging request information to said second imaging apparatus, and said second imaging apparatus comprising a second imaging request information reception unit adapted to receive the imaging request information transmitted by said second imaging request information transmission unit, an imaging mode switching unit adapted to switch an imaging mode to a request imaging mode when said imaging request information reception unit receives the imaging request information, an imaging unit adapted to capture an image in the request imaging mode, an imaging information generation unit adapted to generate, based on the imaging request information, imaging information assigned to the image captured by said imaging unit, and an imaging information storage unit adapted to store the image captured by said imaging unit and the imaging information generated by said imaging information generation unit in association with each other.
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11. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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an imaging request information reception unit adapted to receive imaging request information transmitted from a server or another imaging apparatus; an imaging mode switching unit adapted to switch an imaging mode to a request imaging mode when said imaging request information reception unit receives the imaging request information; an imaging unit adapted to capture an image in the request imaging mode; an imaging information generation unit adapted to generate, on the basis of the imaging request information, imaging information assigned to an image captured by said imaging unit; and an imaging information storage unit adapted to store the image captured by said imaging unit and the imaging information generated by said imaging information generation unit in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling an imaging apparatus, comprising:
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receiving an imaging request information transmitted from a server or another imaging apparatus; switching an imaging mode to a request imaging mode when the imaging request information is received in the receiving the imaging request information; capturing an image in the request imaging mode; generating, on the basis of the imaging request information, imaging information assigned to an image captured in the capturing the image; and storing the image captured in the capturing the image and the imaging information generated in the generating the image information in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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