Camera control system that controls a plurality of linked cameras
First Claim
1. A camera control system for controlling a linked operation of a plurality of cameras via a network, said system comprising:
- camera setting means for setting a plurality of cameras connected to the network as cameras to be linked with one another;
movement setting means for setting conditions and contents of a linked movement for each of the cameras set by said camera setting means;
camera-state-information acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a state of at least one photographing parameter of the plurality of cameras set by said camera setting means;
starting means for starting, when a camera satisfying the conditions of the linked movement set by said movement setting means is present based on the state information acquired by said camera-state-information acquisition means, the contents of the linked movement corresponding to the conditions of the linked movement set by said movement setting means; and
output means for outputting a control command corresponding to the contents of the linked movement to at least one camera to be linked with the camera satisfying the set conditions.
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Abstract
In order to allow the user to access an arbitrary camera from an arbitrary camera client via a network, and to cause a plurality of cameras to perform a linked movement, a camera linkage server includes a communication path to each camera client, a client control module for controlling a camera used by the camera client, a communication path to each camera server, a camera server control module for controlling the camera used by the camera server, a camera server for controlling each of a plurality of cameras, a camera control module for controlling a camera client having an operation right for the camera and a state of the camera, and a linkage control module, having linked-movement defining information for defining a linked movement between each camera and other cameras, for recognizing a request for connection from an arbitrary camera client to an arbitrary camera via a corresponding client control module, and providing the other camera to perform a linked movement in accordance with the request for the connection with a request for connection via a corresponding camera server control module and a corresponding camera control module, based on the linked-operation defining information.
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20 Claims
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1. A camera control system for controlling a linked operation of a plurality of cameras via a network, said system comprising:
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camera setting means for setting a plurality of cameras connected to the network as cameras to be linked with one another;
movement setting means for setting conditions and contents of a linked movement for each of the cameras set by said camera setting means;
camera-state-information acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a state of at least one photographing parameter of the plurality of cameras set by said camera setting means;
starting means for starting, when a camera satisfying the conditions of the linked movement set by said movement setting means is present based on the state information acquired by said camera-state-information acquisition means, the contents of the linked movement corresponding to the conditions of the linked movement set by said movement setting means; and
output means for outputting a control command corresponding to the contents of the linked movement to at least one camera to be linked with the camera satisfying the set conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A camera control method for controlling a linked operation of a plurality of cameras via a network, said method comprising:
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a camera setting step of setting a plurality of cameras connected to the network as cameras to be linked with one another;
a movement setting step of setting conditions and contents of a linked movement for each of the cameras set in said camera setting step;
a camera-state-information acquiring step of acquiring information relating to a state of at least one photographing, parameter of the plurality of cameras set in said camera setting step, a starting step of starting, when a camera satisfying the conditions of the linked movement set in said movement setting step is present based on the state information acquired in said camera-state-information acquiring step, the contents of the linked movement corresponding to the conditions of the linked movement set in said movement setting step; and
an output step of outputting a control command corresponding to the contents of the linked movement to at least one camera to be linked with the camera satisfying the set conditions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A storage medium storing an operation processing program for controlling a linked operation of a plurality of cameras via a network, said program comprising the processes of:
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setting a plurality of cameras connected to the network as cameras to be linked with one another;
setting conditions and contents of a linked movement for each of the set cameras;
acquiring information relating to a state of at least one photographing parameter of the plurality of set cameras, starting, when a camera satisfying the set conditions of the linked movement is present based on the acquired state information, the contents of the linked movement corresponding to the set conditions of the linked movement; and
outputting a control command corresponding to the contents of the linked operation to at least one camera to be linked with the camera satisfying the set conditions. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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