Image distributing apparatus
First Claim
1. An image distributing apparatus, including:
- an image register storing photograph images, which are photographed by turning a photographing apparatus and continuously photographing the periphery of the photographing apparatus, in a storing region;
a request receiver receiving a distribution request of an image photographed in a specified direction, which is specified any direction in a photograph range of the photographing apparatus;
a reader determining a reading start position on one image, from the continuous photograph images, in accordance with the specified direction of the distribution request, and reading out a part of the photograph image from the start position as a distribution image, and also reading out the distribution images from the positions moved correspondingly to the turns from the start position on the image following the photograph image; and
a distributor distributing the distribution images to request destinations of the distribution requests.
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Abstract
To provide a technology for easily distributing an image in a requested photograph direction. Photograph images, which are photographed by turning a photographing apparatus and continuously photographing the periphery of the photographing apparatus, are stored in a storing region. Any direction in a photograph range of the photographing apparatus is specified and a distribution request of an image photographed in the specified direction is received. A reading start position on one image is determined from the continuous photograph images in accordance with the specified direction of the distribution request. A part of the photograph image is read out from the start position as a distribution image. The distribution images are read out from the positions moved correspondingly to the turns from the start position on the image following the photograph image. The distribution images are distributed to request destinations of the distribution requests.
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13 Claims
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1. An image distributing apparatus, including:
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an image register storing photograph images, which are photographed by turning a photographing apparatus and continuously photographing the periphery of the photographing apparatus, in a storing region;
a request receiver receiving a distribution request of an image photographed in a specified direction, which is specified any direction in a photograph range of the photographing apparatus;
a reader determining a reading start position on one image, from the continuous photograph images, in accordance with the specified direction of the distribution request, and reading out a part of the photograph image from the start position as a distribution image, and also reading out the distribution images from the positions moved correspondingly to the turns from the start position on the image following the photograph image; and
a distributor distributing the distribution images to request destinations of the distribution requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image distributing method, including the steps of:
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storing photograph images, which are photographed by turning a photographing apparatus and continuously photographing the periphery of the photographing apparatus, in a storing region;
receiving a distribution request of an image photographed in a specified direction, which is specified any direction in a photograph range of the photographing apparatus;
determining a reading start position on one image, from the continuous photograph images, in accordance with the specified direction of the distribution request, and reading out a part of the photograph image from the start position as a distribution image, and also reading out the distribution images from the positions moved correspondingly to the turns from the start position on the image following the photograph image; and
distributing the distribution images to request destinations of the distribution requests. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A storage medium stored an image distribution program for, on a computer, executing steps of:
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storing photograph images, which are photographed by turning a photographing apparatus and continuously photographing the periphery of the photographing apparatus, in a storing region;
receiving a distribution request of an image photographed in a specified direction, which is specified any direction in a photograph range of the photographing apparatus;
determining a reading start position on one image, from the continuous photograph images, in accordance with the specified direction of the distribution request, and reading out a part of the photograph image from the start position as a distribution image, and also reading out the distribution images from the positions moved correspondingly to the turns from the start position on the image following the photograph image; and
distributing the distribution images to request destinations of the distribution requests. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An image distributing system having a photographing apparatus that is turnably placed and an image distributing apparatus for distributing an image photographed by the photographing apparatus through a network,
in which the photographing apparatus includes: -
a photographing device continuously photographing an image;
a turning device turning a photograph direction; and
an output device outputting a photograph image to the image distributing apparatus, and in which the image distributing apparatus includes;
an image register storing photograph images of the photographing apparatus in a storing region;
a request receiver receiving a distribution request of an image photographed in a specified direction, which is specified any direction in a photograph range of the photographing apparatus;
a reader determining a reading start position on one image, from the continuous photograph images, in accordance with the specified direction of the distribution request, and reading out a part of the photograph image from the start position as a distribution image, and also reading out the distribution images from the positions moved correspondingly to the turns from the start position on the image following the photograph image; and
a distributor distributing the distribution images to request destinations of the distribution requests.
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Specification