Camera control system, camera server, client, control method, and recording medium
First Claim
1. A camera control system comprising:
- a camera server that controls a camera whose angle can be freely controlled; and
a plurality of clients that control the camera and display images transmitted from the camera server on a display screen,wherein the camera server includes notifying means operable, when the camera server has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client, to notify the one client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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Abstract
A camera control system in which operations intended by clients can be carried out by a camera server by appropriately managing and controlling every client that wishes to control a camera so that operation commands are issued to the camera server from only one client at any given time. The camera control system includes a camera server that controls a camera whose angle can be freely controlled and a plurality of clients that control the camera and display images transmitted from the camera server on a display screen. The camera server includes notifying means that have been issued by one client to notify the client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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40 Claims
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1. A camera control system comprising:
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a camera server that controls a camera whose angle can be freely controlled; and a plurality of clients that control the camera and display images transmitted from the camera server on a display screen, wherein the camera server includes notifying means operable, when the camera server has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client, to notify the one client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A camera server that includes a camera whose angle can be freely controlled and transmits images photographed with the camera in accordance with instructions from clients in remote locations to the clients, the camera server comprising
notifying means operable, when the camera server has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client, to notify the one client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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20. A client that is connected to a camera server that transmits images photographed by a camera whose angle can be freely controlled, the client comprising:
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issuing means for issuing a control authorization acquisition request for camera control and identification information for the client to the camera server; receiving means for receiving a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed that are sent in reply from the camera server that has received the control authorization acquisition request and the identification information; and informing means operable after the waiting time has elapsed from a point at which the waiting time was received to inform a user that the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A control method for a camera server that includes a
camera whose angle can be freely controlled and transmits images photographed with the camera in accordance with instructions from clients in remote locations to the clients, the control method comprising: a step of notifying, when the camera server has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client, the one client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A control method for a client that is connected to a camera server that transmits images photographed by a camera whose angle can be freely controlled, the control method comprising:
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a step of issuing the control authorization acquisition request for camera control and identification information for the client to the camera server; a step of receiving a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed that are sent in reply from the camera server that has received the control authorization acquisition request and the identification information; and a step of informing, after the waiting time has elapsed from a point at which the waiting time was received, a user that the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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35. A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded a program for causing an apparatus to function as a camera server, which includes a camera whose angle can be freely controlled and transmits images photographed with the camera in accordance with instructions from clients in remote locations to the clients,
the program causing the apparatus to function as a notifying means operable, when the camera server has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client, to notify the one client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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36. A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded a program for causing an apparatus to function as a client that is connected to a camera server that transmits images photographed by a camera whose angle can be freely controlled, the program causing the apparatus to function as:
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an issuing means for issuing the control authorization acquisition request for camera control and identification information for the client to the camera server; receiving means for receiving a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed that are sent in reply from the camera server that has received the control authorization acquisition request and the identification information; and informing means operable after the waiting time has elapsed from a point at which the waiting time was received to inform a user that the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.
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37. A camera control system comprising:
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a camera server for controlling a pan/tilt camera; and a client that remotely indicates a pan/tilt of the pan/tilt camera, wherein the client sends a control authorization acquisition request for camera control, and when the control authorization acquisition request is received from the client, the camera server transmits time information including a waiting time and a permitted control time to the client for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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Specification