Apparatus and method for remote-controlling image sensing apparatus in image sensing system
First Claim
1. A remote control apparatus for remote controlling an image sensing apparatus by changing image sensing conditions of the image sensing apparatus, said remote control apparatus comprising:
- a map display device which displays map information;
a state display device which obtains parameters of the image sensing apparatus and displays a symbol which indicates a position and state of the image sensing apparatus on the map information displayed by said map display device on the basis of the parameters;
a designation device which allows direct designation on the displayed map information of an arbitrary size, shape, and position of image sensing area to be sensed, independent of the current image sensing area, by the image sensing apparatus without changing the state of the symbol; and
a control value calculation device which calculates a control value for controlling an angle of view of the image sensing apparatus on the basis of the size of the image sensing area designated by said designation device.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) which displays a map image showing the location of a camera whose sensed image is distributed via a network, and further displays a camera icon indicative of the position and states of the camera on the map image. When a user designates an area desired to be sensed on the GUI after the user obtains authorization to control the camera, control values for controlling facing direction and the angle of view of the camera are calculated. The calculated control values are transmitted to a camera server via the network, and the camera server controls the camera on the basis of the control values.
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19 Claims
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1. A remote control apparatus for remote controlling an image sensing apparatus by changing image sensing conditions of the image sensing apparatus, said remote control apparatus comprising:
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a map display device which displays map information;
a state display device which obtains parameters of the image sensing apparatus and displays a symbol which indicates a position and state of the image sensing apparatus on the map information displayed by said map display device on the basis of the parameters;
a designation device which allows direct designation on the displayed map information of an arbitrary size, shape, and position of image sensing area to be sensed, independent of the current image sensing area, by the image sensing apparatus without changing the state of the symbol; and
a control value calculation device which calculates a control value for controlling an angle of view of the image sensing apparatus on the basis of the size of the image sensing area designated by said designation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image sensing system which remote controls an image sensing apparatus by changing image sensing conditions of the image sensing apparatus, said system comprising:
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a map display device which displays map information;
a state display device which obtains parameters of the image sensing apparatus and displays a symbol which indicates a position and state of the image sensing apparatus on the map information displayed by said map display device on the basis of the parameters;
a designation device which allows direct designation on the displayed map information of an arbitrary size, shape, and position of image sensing area to be sensed, independent of the current image sensing area, by the image sensing apparatus without changing the state of the symbol; and
a control device which controls an angle of view of the image sensing apparatus on the basis of the size of the designation by said designation device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A remote control method for remote controlling an image sensing apparatus by changing image sensing conditions of the image sensing apparatus, said method comprising:
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displaying map information;
obtaining parameters of the image sensing apparatus;
displaying a symbol which indicates a position and state of the image sensing apparatus on the displayed map information on the basis of the obtained parameters;
directly designating on the displayed map information an arbitrary size, shape, and position of image sensing area to be sensed, independent of the current image sensing area, by the image sensing apparatus without changing the state of the symbol; and
controlling an angle of view of the image sensing apparatus on the basis of the size of the designated image sensing area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium for remote controlling an image sensing apparatus by changing image sensing conditions of the image sensing apparatus, said product comprising:
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first computer readable program code for displaying map information;
second computer readable program code for obtaining parameters of the image sensing apparatus;
third computer readable program code for displaying a symbol which indicates a position and state of the image sensing apparatus on the displayed map information on the basis of the parameters by said second computer readable parameter obtaining program code;
fourth computer readable program code for allowing direct designation on the displayed map information of an arbitrary size, shape, and position of image sensing area to be sensed, independent of the current image sensing area, by the image sensing apparatus without changing the state of the symbol; and
fifth computer readable program code for controlling an angle of view of the image sensing apparatus on the basis of the size of the designated image sensing area.
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