Camera control method and apparatus, and network system of camera control apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another, comprising:
- display means for displaying an image picked up by the camera, said display means being divided into a plurality of zones, each of said zones displaying a partial image of the image picked up by the camera, and each of said zones being assigned with a direction of movement of the camera;
designating means for designating a desired position in the image displayed by said display means, by an operation of a mouse; and
moving means for moving the camera in the direction of movement that has been assigned to the zone corresponding to the position designated by said designating means, wherein said moving means controls a panning of the camera for a time proportional to a period while a button of the mouse is pressed.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another includes a display step of displaying an image, which has been captured by the camera, on display device having a display screen area divided into a plurality of zones, with a direction of movement of the camera being assigned to each of the zones; a designating step of designating a prescribed position in the display screen area; and a moving step of moving the camera in the direction of movement that has been assigned to whichever zone corresponds to the position designated at the designating step.
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1. An apparatus for controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another, comprising:
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display means for displaying an image picked up by the camera, said display means being divided into a plurality of zones, each of said zones displaying a partial image of the image picked up by the camera, and each of said zones being assigned with a direction of movement of the camera;
designating means for designating a desired position in the image displayed by said display means, by an operation of a mouse; and
moving means for moving the camera in the direction of movement that has been assigned to the zone corresponding to the position designated by said designating means, wherein said moving means controls a panning of the camera for a time proportional to a period while a button of the mouse is pressed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another, comprising:
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a display step of displaying an image, which has been picked up by the camera, on display means;
said display means being divided into a plurality of zones, each of said zones displaying a partial image of the image picked up by the camera, and each of said zones being assigned with a direction of movement of the camera;
a designating step of designating a desired position in the image displayed by said display means, by an operation of a mouse; and
a moving step of moving the camera in the direction of movement that has been assigned to the zone corresponding to the position designated at said designating step, wherein in said moving step, a panning operation of the camera for a time proportional to a period while a button of the mouse is pressed is controlled. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An apparatus for controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another, comprising:
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display means for displaying an image picked up by the camera in an image display area;
assigning means for dividing the image display area into a plurality of zones and for assigning each of the zones with a direction of movement of the camera different from each other;
detecting means for detecting a position designated by an operation of a mouse;
determination means for determining which zone is designated on the basis of the position detected by said detection means; and
moving means for moving the camera in the direction of movement assigned to a zone determined by said determination means, wherein said moving means controls a panning operation of the camera for a time proportional to a period while a button of the mouse is pressed. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. A method of controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another, comprising:
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a display step of displaying an image picked up by the camera in an image display area;
an assigning step of dividing the image display area into a plurality of zones and of assigning each of the zones with a direction of movement of the camera different from each other;
a detecting step of detecting a position designated by an operation of a mouse;
a determining step of determining which zone is designated on the basis of the position detected in said detection step; and
a moving step of moving the camera in the direction of movement assigned to a zone determined in said determination step, wherein in said moving step, a panning operation of the camera for a time proportional to a period while a button of the mouse is pressed is controlled. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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46. An apparatus for controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another, comprising:
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display means for displaying an image picked up by the camera, the displayed image being divided into a plurality of zones, each of said zones displaying a partial image of the image picked up by the camera, and each of said zones being assigned a direction of movement of the camera;
designating means for designating a desired position in said image display area; and
moving means for moving the camera in the direction of movement that has been assigned to the zone corresponding to the position designated by said designating means, wherein said moving means moves the camera by an amount of a movement of the camera in proportion to an operation time of said designating means, which is different from an operation time of the movement of the camera by said moving means.
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47. A method of controlling a camera capable of being moved in prescribed directions that differ from one another, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an image picked up by the camera, the displayed image being divided into a plurailty of zones, each of said zones displaying a partial image of the image picked up by the camera, and each of said zones being assigned a direction of movement of the camera;
designating a desired position in said image display area; and
moving the camera in the direction of movement that has been assigned to the zone corresponding to the position designated in said designating step, wherein, in said moving step, the camera is controlled so as to move by an amount of a movement of the camera in proportion to an operation time in said designating step, which is different from an operation time of the movement of the camera in said moving step.
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48. An apparatus for controlling a direction of an image pickup apparatus, comprising:
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display control unit for displaying an image, in a predetermined area on a display screen, picked-up by said image pickup apparatus, said predetermined area being divided into a plurality of zones, each of said zones displaying a partial image of the image picked up by said image pickup apparatus, and each of said zones being assigned a direction of a movement of a camera; and
output unit for outputting a control command for controlling said image pickup apparatus in the direction of the movement that is assigned to the zone corresponding to a position designated by a user;
wherein an amount of the movement of said image pickup apparatus is in proportion to an operation time by the user. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method for controlling a direction of an image pickup apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an image, in a predetermined area on a display screen, picked-up by said image pickup apparatus, said predetermined area being divided into a plurality of zones, each of said zones displaying a partial image of the image picked up by said image pickup apparatus, and each of said zones being assigned a direction of a movement of a camera; and
outputting a control command for controlling said image pickup apparatus in the direction of the movement that is assigned to the zone corresponding to a position designated by a user;
wherein an amount of the movement of said image pickup apparatus is in proportion to an operation time by the user. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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