Image capturing apparatus, external apparatus, image capturing system, method for controlling image capturing apparatus, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium
First Claim
1. An image capturing apparatus to communicate with an external apparatus via a network, the image capturing apparatus comprising:
- an image capturing unit;
a hardware processor; and
a memory storing instructions to be executed by the hardware processor, wherein, when the instructions stored in the memory are executed by the hardware processor, the image capturing apparatus functions as;
a receiving unit configured to receive, from the external apparatus via the network, a synthesizing command for controlling an operation of synthesizing a plurality of images that have been captured by the image capturing unit under different exposure conditions, and an exposure setting command for controlling an operation of obtaining an image that has been generated under a set exposure condition,a control unit configured to selectively execute, in a case where the receiving unit receives the synthesizing command and the exposure setting command, one of a synthesizing operation and an exposure setting operation,a determining unit configured to determine the operation executed by the control unit, anda transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the external apparatus via the network, operation information indicating operations which are specifiable by the synthesizing command and the exposure setting command received by the receiving unit.
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Abstract
An image capturing apparatus to communicate with an external apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a receiving unit, a control unit, a determining unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives, from the external apparatus, a synthesizing command for controlling an operation of synthesizing images that have been captured by the image capturing unit under different exposure conditions, and an exposure setting command for controlling an operation of obtaining an image that has been generated under a set exposure condition. The control unit controls an operation that is performed based on the synthesizing and exposure setting commands, where the receiving unit receives the synthesizing and exposure setting commands. The transmitting unit transmits, to the external apparatus, operation information indicating operations which are specifiable by the synthesizing command and the exposure setting command received by the receiving unit, in accordance with a determination result obtained from the determining unit.
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20 Claims
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1. An image capturing apparatus to communicate with an external apparatus via a network, the image capturing apparatus comprising:
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an image capturing unit; a hardware processor; and a memory storing instructions to be executed by the hardware processor, wherein, when the instructions stored in the memory are executed by the hardware processor, the image capturing apparatus functions as; a receiving unit configured to receive, from the external apparatus via the network, a synthesizing command for controlling an operation of synthesizing a plurality of images that have been captured by the image capturing unit under different exposure conditions, and an exposure setting command for controlling an operation of obtaining an image that has been generated under a set exposure condition, a control unit configured to selectively execute, in a case where the receiving unit receives the synthesizing command and the exposure setting command, one of a synthesizing operation and an exposure setting operation, a determining unit configured to determine the operation executed by the control unit, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the external apparatus via the network, operation information indicating operations which are specifiable by the synthesizing command and the exposure setting command received by the receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An external apparatus to communicate with an image capturing apparatus via a network, wherein the image capturing apparatus includes:
- an image capturing unit, an image capturing apparatus hardware processor, and an image capturing apparatus memory storing instructions to be executed by the image capturing apparatus hardware processor, wherein, when the instructions stored in the image capturing apparatus memory are executed by the image capturing apparatus hardware processor, the image capturing apparatus functions as;
a control unit configured to selectively execute, in a case where the image capturing apparatus receives a synthesizing command and an exposure setting command, one of a synthesizing operation and an exposure setting operation, and a determining unit configured to determine the operation executed by the control unit, the external apparatus comprising;an external apparatus hardware processor; and an external apparatus memory storing instructions to be executed by the external apparatus hardware processor, wherein, when the instructions stored in the external apparatus memory are executed by the external apparatus hardware processor, the external apparatus functions as; an external apparatus transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the image capturing apparatus via the network, a synthesizing command for controlling an operation of synthesizing a plurality of images that have been captured by the image capturing unit under different exposure conditions, and an exposure setting command for controlling an operation of obtaining an image that has been generated under a set exposure condition, and an external apparatus receiving unit configured to receive, from the image capturing apparatus via the network, operation information indicating operations which are specifiable by the synthesizing command and the exposure setting command received by the image capturing apparatus.
- an image capturing unit, an image capturing apparatus hardware processor, and an image capturing apparatus memory storing instructions to be executed by the image capturing apparatus hardware processor, wherein, when the instructions stored in the image capturing apparatus memory are executed by the image capturing apparatus hardware processor, the image capturing apparatus functions as;
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12. A method to control an image capturing apparatus, having an image capturing unit, to communicate with an external apparatus via a network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the external apparatus via the network, a synthesizing command for controlling an operation of synthesizing a plurality of images that have been captured by the image capturing unit under different exposure conditions, and an exposure setting command for controlling an operation of obtaining an image that has been generated under a set exposure condition; selectively executing, in a case where receiving includes receiving the synthesizing command and the exposure setting command, one of a synthesizing operation and an exposure setting operation; determining the operation executed by the executing; and transmitting, to the external apparatus via the network, operation information indicating operations which are specifiable by the received synthesizing command and the received exposure setting command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification