Camera control using scroll bar for tilt control and having display of tilting direction and controllable range information
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1. A camera control system for controlling an image pickup direction of a camera connected to said camera control system through a network, said camera control system comprising:
- a map display control device adapted to display a map;
a first camera index indicative of a position of the camera in a state of being superimposed on the map and a second camera index on the map, indicative of a state of a current tilting direction of the camera in relation to the fist camera index by changing the shape of said second camera index without depending on a state of a current panning direction of the camera;
a tilting direction display control device adapted to display information on the current tilting direction of a camera which corresponds to a designated second camera index and information on the controllable range in the tilting direction of the camera in response to designating the second camera index, by using a scroll bar; and
a communicating device adapted to receive an image picked up by the camera;
wherein said tilting direction display control device display the information of the current tilting direction of the camera and information on the controllable range in association with the change of shape of the second camera index.
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Abstract
A camera control system is arranged to improve operability of at least a camera or each of a plurality of cameras for panning and tilting control over the camera by permitting simultaneous confirmation of the photo-taking postures of the camera in the direction of tilting as well as in the direction of panning. The operability is improved by arranging a tilt control panel to be displayed to permit control in the tilting direction of the camera when a camera icon indicative of the camera is selected on a map displayed at a monitor.
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1. A camera control system for controlling an image pickup direction of a camera connected to said camera control system through a network, said camera control system comprising:
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a map display control device adapted to display a map;
a first camera index indicative of a position of the camera in a state of being superimposed on the map and a second camera index on the map, indicative of a state of a current tilting direction of the camera in relation to the fist camera index by changing the shape of said second camera index without depending on a state of a current panning direction of the camera;
a tilting direction display control device adapted to display information on the current tilting direction of a camera which corresponds to a designated second camera index and information on the controllable range in the tilting direction of the camera in response to designating the second camera index, by using a scroll bar; and
a communicating device adapted to receive an image picked up by the camera;
wherein said tilting direction display control device display the information of the current tilting direction of the camera and information on the controllable range in association with the change of shape of the second camera index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control method for a camera control system for controlling an image pickup direction of a camera connected to said camera control system through a network, said control method comprising:
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a map display step for displaying a map;
a first camera index display step of displaying a first camera index indicative of a position of the camera in a state of being superimposed on the map; and
a second camera index display step of displaying a second camera index on the map indicative of a state of a current tilting direction of the camera in relation to the first camera index by changing the shape of said second camera without depending on a state of a current passing direction of the camera;
a displaying information display step of displaying information on the current tilting direction of a camera which corresponds to a designated second camera index and information on the controllable range in the tilting direction of the camera in response to designating the second camera index, by using a scroll bar; and
wherein said displaying information display step displays the information of the current tilting direction of the camera and information on the controllable range in association with the change of shape of the second camera index. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A storage medium which stores therein a program for operating functions of a camera control system for controlling an image pickup direction of a camera connected to said camera control system through a network, said program comprising processes of:
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displaying a map;
displaying a first camera index indicative of a position of the camera in a state of being superimposed on the map; and
displaying a second camera index, on the map, indicative of a state of a current tilting direction of the camera in relation to the first camera index by changing the shape of said second camera index without depending on a state of a current panning direction of the camera;
displaying information on the current tilting direction of a camera which corresponds to a designated second camera index and information on the controllable range in the tilting direction of the camera in response to designating the second camera index, by using a scroll bar; and
wherein said displaying step displays the information of the current tilting direction of the camera and information on the controllable range in association with the change of shape of the second camera index. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A camera control system for controlling an image pickup direction of a camera connected to said camera control system through communication medium, said camera control system comprising:
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a camera index display control device adapted to display a camera index indicative of a state of a current tilting direction of the camera by changing the shape of said camera index;
a tilting direction display control device adapted to display information on the current tilting direction of a camera which corresponds to a designated camera index and information on the controllable range in the tilting direction of the camera in association with the change of the shape of the designated camera index, in response to designating said camera index, by using a scroll bar separately formed from said camera index. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A camera control method for a camera control system for controlling an image pickup direction of a camera connected to said camera control system through communication medium, said camera control method comprising:
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a camera index display step of displaying a camera index indicative of a state of a current tilting direction of the camera by changing the shape of said camera index;
a displaying information display step of displaying information on the current tilting direction of a camera which corresponds to a designated camera index and information on the controllable range in the tilting direction of the camera in association with the change of the shape of the designated camera index, in response to designating said camera index, by using a scroll bar separately formed from said camera index. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A storage medium which stores therein a program for operating functions of a control method for a camera control system for controlling an image pickup direction of a camera connected to said camera control system through communication medium, said program comprising processes of:
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displaying a camera index indicative of a state of a current tilting direction of the camera by changing the shape of said camera index;
displaying information on the current tilting direction of a camera which corresponds to a designated camera index and information on the controllable range in the tilting direction of the camera in association with the change of the shape of the designated camera index, in response to designating said camera index, by using a scroll bar separately formed from said camera index. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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