Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system

• US 9,781,327 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2012
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Group Corp.
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nakamura, Hitoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Ngoc-Yen
• Application Number:
  US13/591,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20130050514A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,868 Days
• Field of Search: 34821111, 348143, 34821113, 34821114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/617 Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a correspondence relationship information change unit for changing a correspondence relationship information indicating each correspondence relationship between a plurality of image pickup devices and a plurality of controllers, the image pickup devices and the controllers being associated with each other, the controller being used to operate at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices, and the controller being capable of operating the image pickup device associated with the controller.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

generate correspondence relationship information indicating association between a plurality of camera controllers and a plurality of image pickup devices, wherein each of the plurality of camera controllers is used to operate an associated one of the plurality of image pickup devices;

store the generated correspondence relationship information;

change the stored correspondence relationship information such that the changed correspondence relationship information indicates a new association between at least one of the plurality of camera controllers and at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices; and

control a display screen to display the changed correspondence relationship information,

wherein the displayed correspondence relationship information lists association of at least a first camera controller and a second camera controller of the plurality of camera controllers with an associated first image pickup device and an associated second image pickup device of the plurality of image pickup devices, respectively, on the display screen.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to change the correspondence relationship information to change an association of the one of the plurality of image pickup devices with one of the plurality of camera controllers based on a user operation.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of image pickup devices are used to broadcast.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to change content of a database in which the correspondence relationship information is described based on a user operation.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to control the plurality of image pickup devices and the plurality of camera controllers.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of camera controllers control at least one of a state of iris or a color balance in the associated one of the plurality of image pickup devices.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to generate a table based on a plurality of parameters related to the plurality of image pickup devices.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of camera controllers is associated to one of the plurality of image pickup devices.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of camera controllers is associated with one of the plurality of image pickup devices based on priority associated with the plurality of camera controllers.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least two of the plurality of camera controllers are associated with one of the plurality of image pickup devices.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to generate the correspondence relationship information based on a priority associated with each of the plurality of camera controllers.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the displayed correspondence relationship information indicates the plurality of camera controllers that control each of the plurality of image pickup devices.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein based on an association of the first camera controller and the second camera controller with the first image pickup device, the first camera controller, having a priority higher than the second camera controller, is configured to control the first image pickup device.

14. An information processing method, comprising:

in an information processing apparatus;

generating correspondence relationship information indicating association between a plurality of camera controllers and a plurality of image pickup devices, wherein each of the plurality of camera controllers is used to operate an associated one of the plurality of image pickup devices;

storing the generated correspondence relationship information;

changing the stored correspondence relationship information such that the changed correspondence relationship information indicates a new association between at least one of the plurality of camera controllers and at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices; and

controlling a display screen to display the changed correspondence relationship information,

wherein the displayed correspondence relationship information lists association of at least a first camera controller and a second camera controller of the plurality of camera controllers with an associated first image pickup device and an associated second image pickup device of the plurality of image pickup devices, respectively, on the display screen.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

generating correspondence relationship information indicating association between a plurality of camera controllers and a plurality of image pickup devices, wherein each of the plurality of camera controllers is used to operate an associated one of the plurality of image pickup devices;

storing the generated correspondence relationship information;

changing the stored correspondence relationship information such that the changed correspondence relationship information indicates a new association between at least one of the plurality of camera controllers and at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices; and

controlling a display screen to display the changed correspondence relationship information,

wherein the displayed correspondence relationship information lists association of at least a first camera controller and a second camera controller of the plurality of camera controllers with an associated first image pickup device and an associated second image pickup device of the plurality of image pickup devices, respectively, on the display screen.

16. An information processing system, comprising:

a plurality of image pickup devices;

a plurality of camera controllers to operate at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices; and

one or more processors configured to;

generate correspondence relationship information indicating association between the plurality of camera controllers and the plurality of image pickup devices, wherein each of the plurality of camera controllers is used to operate an associated one of the plurality of image pickup devices;

store the generated correspondence relationship information;

change the stored correspondence relationship information such that the changed correspondence relationship information indicates a new association between at least one of the plurality of camera controllers and at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices; and

control a display screen to display the changed correspondence relationship information,

wherein the displayed correspondence relationship information lists association of at least a first camera controller and a second camera controller of the plurality of camera controllers with an associated first image pickup device and an associated second image pickup device of the plurality of image pickup devices, respectively, on the display screen.

17. The information processing system according to claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of camera controllers determines conditions of a black balance and a flare balance in the associated one of the plurality of image pickup devices.