Controller for photographing apparatus and photographing system

• US 9,210,328 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2013
• Issued: 12/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Koyanagi, Masakazu, Tomitaka, Tadafusa, Iijima, Toshiyuki, Hosonuma, Naoyasu, Tamayama, Ken
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US14/078,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20140071277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 386/224, 386/225, 386/226, 386/241, 386/248, 386/343, 386/210, 386/211, 386/230
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/69 Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/695 Control of camera direction for changing a field of view, e.g. pan, tilt or based on tracking of objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A picture photographed by a camera portion is sent to a video capturing portion of a computer. The picture is displayed in an operation area of a monitor. A panorama picture of which pictures in part or all moving range of a pan tiler are combined is displayed in a panorama operation area. A pan tilter portion sends positional information of pan and tilt to the computer through a mode controller. With a mouse, the operation area and the panorama operation area are operated so as to select an object. The computer obtains data for driving the pan tilter. Thus, the selected object is displayed at the center of the operation area.

Claims

1. A signal processing apparatus, comprising:

a display control unit controlling a display unit to display a first image and a second image on one screen, the first image being based on image data generated by an imaging device; and

a position detection unit detecting a selected position on the first image;

wherein the second image corresponds to the selected position;

wherein the second image is displayed so that the second image is larger than a corresponding image section in the first image;

wherein the corresponding image section is a section within the first image corresponding to the second image.

2. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

a mark is displayed on the first image

and the mark indicates a position of the corresponding image section.

3. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display unit displays the second image so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

4. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the signal processing apparatus is to be used in a surveillance system.

5. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the imaging device is connected to a network and the generated image data is transmitted via the network.

27. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

output unit outputting a control data for the imaging device,

wherein the control data is transmitted via a network.

28. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 27,

wherein the imaging device generates an image data based on the control data.

29. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 27, wherein

the display unit displays the second image so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

6. A signal processing system comprising:

an imaging device;

a display control unit controlling a display unit to display a first image and a second image on one screen, the first image being based on image data generated by an imaging device; and

a position detection unit detecting a selected position on the first image;

wherein the second image corresponds to the selected position;

wherein the second image is displayed so that the second image is larger than a corresponding image section in the first image;

wherein the corresponding image section is a section within the first image corresponding to the second image.

7. The signal processing system according to claim 6 wherein:

a mark is displayed on the first image

and the mark indicates a position of the corresponding image section.

8. The signal processing system according to claim 6, further comprising:

a display device.

9. The signal processing system according to claim 6, wherein:

the display unit displays the second image so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

10. The signal processing system according to claim 6, wherein:

the signal processing system is a surveillance system.

11. The signal processing system according to claim 6, wherein:

the imaging device is connected to a network and the generated image data is transmitted via the network.

30. The signal processing system according to claim 6, further comprising:

output unit outputting a control data for the imaging device,

wherein the control data is transmitted via a network.

31. The signal processing system according to claim 30,

wherein the imaging device generates an image data based on the control data.

32. The signal processing system according to claim 30, wherein

the display unit displays the second image so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

12. A signal processing apparatus, comprising:

display control means for controlling a display unit to display a first image and a second image on one screen, the first image being based on image data generated by an imaging device; and

position detection means for detecting a selected position on the first image;

wherein the second image corresponds to the selected position;

wherein the second image is displayed so that the second image is larger than a corresponding image section in the first image;

wherein the corresponding image section is a section within the first image corresponding to the second image.

13. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein:

a mark is displayed on the first image

and the mark indicates a position of the corresponding image section.

14. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein:

the display unit displays the second image so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

15. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

the signal processing apparatus is to be used in a surveillance system.

16. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

the imaging device is connected to a network and the generated image data is transmitted via the network.

33. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

output unit outputting a control data for the imaging device,

wherein the control data is transmitted via a network.

34. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 33,

wherein the imaging device generates an image data based on the control data.

35. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 33, wherein

the display unit displays the second image so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

17. A signal processing method, comprising:

controlling a display unit to display a first image and a second image on one screen, the first image being based on image data generated by an imaging device; and

detecting a selected position on the first image;

wherein the second image corresponds to the selected position;

wherein the second image is displayed so that the second image is larger than a corresponding image section in the first image;

wherein the corresponding image section is a section within the first image corresponding to the second image.

18. The signal processing method according to claim 17, wherein:

a mark is displayed on the first image

and the mark indicates a position of the corresponding image section.

19. The signal processing method according to claim 17, wherein:

the second image is displayed so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

20. The signal processing method according to claim 17, wherein

the signal processing method is carried out in a surveillance system.

21. The signal processing method according to claim 17, wherein

the imaging device is connected to a network and further comprising the step of transmitting the generated image data via the network.

36. The signal processing method according to claim 17, further comprising the steps of outputting a control data for the imaging device,

wherein the control data is transmitted via a network.

37. The signal processing method according to claim 36,

wherein the imaging device generates an image data based on the control data.

38. The signal processing method according to claim 36, further comprising the steps of displaying the second image so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

22. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is recorded a program that, when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform the signal processing method, comprising:

controlling a display unit to display a first image and a second image on one screen, the first image being based on image data generated by an imaging device; and

detecting a selected position on the first image;

wherein the second image corresponds to the selected position;

wherein the second image is displayed so that the second image is larger than a corresponding image section in the first image;

wherein the corresponding image section is a section within the first image corresponding to the second image.

23. The medium according to claim 22, wherein;

a mark is displayed on the first image

and the mark indicates a position of the corresponding image section.

24. The medium according to claim 22, wherein;

the second image is displayed so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.

25. The medium according to claim 22, wherein

the signal processing method is carried out in a surveillance system.

26. The medium according to claim 22, wherein

the imaging device is connected to a network and further comprising the step of transmitting the generated image data via the network.

39. The medium according to claim 22, further comprising:

outputting a control data for the imaging device,

wherein the control data is transmitted via a network.

40. The medium according to claim 39,

wherein the imaging device generates an image data based on the control data.

41. The medium according to claim 39, further comprising the step of displaying the second image so that an object corresponding to a designated point is shown at substantially a center of the second image.