IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup unit capable of changing an image pickup direction;
a transmitting unit configured to transmit a picked-up image picked up by the image pickup unit to a receiving device;
a receiving unit configured to receive a designation of the image pickup direction of the image pickup unit in relation to superimposition of a mask image on the picked-up image; and
a setting unit configured to set, when the receiving unit receives the designation of the image pickup direction, a position of superimposition of the mask image in an image pickup range where the image pickup unit can pick up images, on the basis of the designated image pickup direction.
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a designation of an image pickup direction of an image pickup unit in relation to superimposition of a mask image on an picked-up image; and a setting unit configured to set, when the receiving unit receives the designation of the image pickup direction, a position of superimposition of the mask image in an image pickup range where the image pickup unit can pick up images, on the basis of the designated image pickup direction.
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15 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup unit capable of changing an image pickup direction; a transmitting unit configured to transmit a picked-up image picked up by the image pickup unit to a receiving device; a receiving unit configured to receive a designation of the image pickup direction of the image pickup unit in relation to superimposition of a mask image on the picked-up image; and a setting unit configured to set, when the receiving unit receives the designation of the image pickup direction, a position of superimposition of the mask image in an image pickup range where the image pickup unit can pick up images, on the basis of the designated image pickup direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A control method for controlling an image pickup apparatus, the control method comprising:
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a transmitting step of transmitting, to a receiving device, a picked-up image picked up by an image pickup unit capable of changing an image pickup direction; a receiving step of receiving a designation of the image pickup direction of the image pickup unit in relation to superimposition of a mask image on the picked-up image; and a setting step of setting, when the designation of the image pickup direction is received in the receiving step, a position of superimposition of the mask image in an image pickup range where the image pickup unit can pick up images, on the basis of the designated image pickup direction. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A recording medium that records a program for controlling an image pickup apparatus, the program configured to cause the image pickup apparatus to execute:
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a transmitting procedure for transmitting, to a receiving device, a picked-up image picked up by an image pickup unit capable of changing an image pickup direction; a receiving procedure for receiving a designation of the image pickup direction of the image pickup unit in relation to superimposition of a mask image on the picked-up image; and a setting procedure for setting, when the designation of the image pickup direction is received in the receiving procedure, a position of superimposition of the mask image in an image pickup range where the image pickup unit can pick up images, on the basis of the designated image pickup direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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