Method of generating moving picture information

• US 8,692,897 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2011
• Issued: 04/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Kurosawa, Takahiro, Kawai, Tomoaki
• Primary Examiner(s): CUTLER, ALBERT H
• Application Number:
  US13/329,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20120086820A1
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 348/211.8
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN

Abstract

A moving picture file is generated from moving picture data received from a camera. Control sequence information from the camera corresponding to the generated moving picture file, and information relating to an address of the camera, are incorporated into the moving picture file. The moving picture file is generated by dividing the received moving picture data, based on camera control information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus which transmits picture data to one or a plurality of information terminals, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a picture obtaining unit configured to obtain picture data from a picture capturing device;

a processing unit configured to incorporate, to the picture data obtained by the picture obtaining unit, link information comprising a URL to be used by the one or the plurality of information terminals for starting a computer program which operates on the one or the plurality of information terminals and which controls the picture capturing device from which the picture data is obtained by the picture obtaining unit, wherein a destination of the link information is accessed by the one or the plurality of information terminals using a browser; and

a picture transmitting unit configured to transmit the picture data, to which the link information has been incorporated by the processing unit, to the one or the plurality of information terminals.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the picture obtaining unit obtains status information of the picture capturing device, and

wherein the processing unit generates the link information using control instruction data of the picture capturing device based on the status information as a parameter, and incorporates the generated link information to the picture data obtained by the picture obtaining unit.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processing unit incorporates the link information using the control instruction data as the parameter to a partial section or a whole of the picture data.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processing unit divides the picture data with a timing when a predetermined event occurs in the picture capturing device, links a plurality of picture sections in turn, and incorporates the link information using the control instruction data as the parameter to each picture section.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the processing unit links the plurality of picture sections in turn, by reflecting at least any one of a time of each picture section, priority of each picture section, and a relationship of each picture section.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the priority of each picture section and the relationship of each picture section are determined based on at least one of a frequency of controls to the picture capturing device, the number of controls to the picture capturing device, and a content of the occurred event in the picture capturing device.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the processing unit redundantly incorporates the link information using the control instruction data as the parameter to each picture section, so as to partially overlap the control instruction data to be incorporated to the adjacent picture section.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the link information includes information for designating the picture capturing device before and after changing a picture data obtaining destination.

9. An information processing method which is performed by an information processing apparatus which transmits picture data to one or a plurality of information terminals, the information processing method comprising:

obtaining picture data from a picture capturing device;

incorporating, to the obtained picture data, link information comprising a URL to be used by the one or the plurality of information terminals for starting a computer program which operates on the one or the plurality of information terminals and which controls the picture capturing device from which the picture data is obtained, wherein a destination of the link information is accessed by the one or the plurality of information terminals using a browser; and

transmitting the picture data, to which the link information has been incorporated, to the one or the plurality of information terminals.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the picture obtaining step obtains status information of the picture capturing device, and

wherein the processing step generates the link information using control instruction data of the picture capturing device based on the status information as a parameter, and incorporates the generated link information to the picture data obtained by the picture obtaining unit.

11. A non-transitory storage medium which stores therein a computer-readable program for causing a computer which transmits picture data to one or a plurality of information terminals to execute a method comprising:

an obtaining procedure to obtain picture data from a picture capturing device;

a processing procedure to incorporate, to the picture data obtained in the obtaining procedure, link information comprising a URL to be used by the one or the plurality of information terminals for starting a computer program which operates on the one or the plurality of information terminals by and which controls the picture capturing device from which the picture data is obtained in the picture obtaining procedure, wherein a destination of the link information is accessed by the one or the plurality of information terminals using a browser; and

a transmitting procedure to transmit the picture data, to which the link information was incorporated in the processing procedure, to the one or the plurality of information terminals.

12. A control apparatus for controlling an imaging apparatus, the control apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive video data captured by the imaging apparatus and incorporating link information comprising a URL for controlling the imaging apparatus which has captured the video data; and

a controlling unit configured to access a destination of the link information using a browser, the controlling unit starting a computer program in the control apparatus based on the link information when accessing the destination of the link information for controlling the imaging apparatus from which the video data is obtained.

13. The control apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the video data received by the receiving unit further includes link information indicating how the imaging apparatus is controlled.

14. The control apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the video data received by the receiving unit further includes a plurality of sections each of which includes link information indicating how the imaging apparatus is controlled.

15. A control method by a control apparatus for controlling an imaging apparatus, the control method comprising:

receiving video data captured by the imaging apparatus and incorporating link information comprising a URL for controlling the imaging apparatus which has captured the video data; and

accessing a destination of the link information using a browser, starting a computer program in the control apparatus based on the link information when accessing the destination of the link information for controlling the imaging apparatus from which the video data is obtained.

16. The control method according to claim 15, wherein the video data received by the receiving step further includes link information indicating how the imaging apparatus is controlled.

17. The control method according to claim 15, wherein the video data received by the receiving step further includes a plurality of sections each of which includes link information indicating how the imaging apparatus is controlled.

18. A non-transitory storage medium which stores therein a computer-readable program for causing a computer which controls an imaging apparatus to execute a method comprising:

a receiving procedure to receive video data captured by the imaging apparatus and incorporating link information comprising a URL for controlling the imaging apparatus which has captured the video data; and

a controlling procedure to access a destination of the link information using a browser, the controlling procedure starting a computer program in the control apparatus based on the link information when accessing the destination of the link information for controlling the imaging apparatus from which the video data is obtained.

19. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the video data received by the receiving procedure further includes link information indicating how the imaging apparatus is controlled.

20. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the video data received by the receiving procedure further includes a plurality of sections each of which includes link information indicating how the imaging apparatus is controlled.