VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM AND VIDEO MONITORING PROGRAM

• US 20070206100A1
• Filed: 03/02/2007
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hikita, Jun
• Application Number:
  US11/681,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20070206100A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/211.700
• 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 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

A video monitoring system includes a camera connected to a network; a recording unit recording, via the network, video images captured by the camera; a display unit displaying video images captured by the camera; a control unit controlling display of video images on the display means; and a joystick controller changing the operation of a joystick according to a control mode selected by the control unit. The joystick controller performs control such that when the joystick controller is controlled in a camera control mode by the control unit, a video capturing operation of the camera is controllable with the joystick, and when the joystick controller is controlled in a function setting mode by the control unit, the operation of a pointer displayed on the display unit or selecting operation for selecting a list item is controllable with the joystick.

Claims

1. A video monitoring system comprising:

a camera connected to a network;

recording means for recording, via the network, video images captured by the camera;

display means for displaying video images captured by the camera;

control means for controlling display of video images on the display means; and

a joystick controller changing the operation of a joystick according to a control mode selected by the control means,

wherein the joystick controller performs control such that when the joystick controller is controlled in a camera control mode by the control means, a video capturing operation of the camera is controllable with the joystick, and when the joystick controller is controlled in a function setting mode by the control means, the operation of a pointer displayed on the display means or selecting operation for selecting a list item is controllable with the joystick.

2. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the joystick controller adjusts the control speed thereof according to the amount of operation of the joystick.

3. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the joystick controller changes an object to be operated with the joystick only while a predetermined button is held down.

4. A video monitoring program executed by a video monitoring system including a camera connected to a network;

recording means for recording, via the network, video images captured by the camera;

display means for displaying video images captured by the camera;

control means for controlling display of video images on the display means; and

a joystick controller changing the operation of a joystick according to a control mode selected by the control means, the video monitoring program comprising the step of;

performing control such that when the joystick controller is controlled in a camera control mode by program processing carried out by the control means, a video capturing operation of the camera is controllable with the joystick, and when the joystick controller is controlled in a function setting mode by program processing carried out by the control means, the operation of a pointer displayed on the display means or selecting operation for selecting a list item is controllable with the joystick.

5. A video monitoring system comprising:

a camera connected to a network;

a recording unit recording, via the network, video images captured by the camera;

a display unit displaying video images captured by the camera;

a control unit controlling display of video images on the display means; and

a joystick controller changing the operation of a joystick according to a control mode selected by the control unit,

wherein the joystick controller performs control such that when the joystick controller is controlled in a camera control mode by the control unit, a video capturing operation of the camera is controllable with the joystick, and when the joystick controller is controlled in a function setting mode by the control unit, the operation of a pointer displayed on the display unit or selecting operation for selecting a list item is controllable with the joystick.

6. A video monitoring program executed by a video monitoring system including a camera connected to a network;

a recording unit recording, via the network, video images captured by the camera;

a display unit displaying video images captured by the camera;

a control unit controlling display of video images on the display unit; and

a joystick controller changing the operation of a joystick according to a control mode selected by the control unit, the video monitoring program comprising the step of;

performing control such that when the joystick controller is controlled in a camera control mode by program processing carried out by the control unit, a video capturing operation of the camera is controllable with the joystick, and when the joystick controller is controlled in a function setting mode by program processing carried out by the control unit, the operation of a pointer displayed on the display unit or selecting operation for selecting a list item is controllable with the joystick.