EP0737005A1
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Camera control method and apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-04-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-04-03
Abstract
Abstract A camera control apparatus has the following arrangement. Pan buttons (42,44), tilt buttons (46,48), a home position button (50), a telephoto button (52), and a wide-angle button (54) are set on a camera operation window (40). A rectangular frame (56) indicates the maximum image sensable range based on pan, tilt, and zoom operations. An image sensable range based on the current pan, tilt, and zoom values is displayed as a rectangular frame (or rectangular box) having a size corresponding to the zoom value at a position corresponding to the pan and tilt angles within the rectangular frame (56). Desired image sensing directions and the like are registered at preset memory buttons (60) (60-1 - 60-6). A register button (62) for registration of such data and a delete button (64) for deleting the registered data are also set on the camera operation window. Symbols (66,68,70) encircling registered buttons (60) are displayed at positions corresponding to the registered image sensing directions within the rectangular frame (56).
Inventors
- 👤 Atsuo Uchida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:43
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/63; H04N23/631; H04N23/633; H04N23/635; H04N23/66; H04N23/661; H04N23/695; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A camera control apparatus, characterized by comprising: first display means (26, 30) for displaying an image sensable range of a camera (20) on image display means (24); storage means (33) for storing image sensing direction data of said camera (20); and second display means (26, 30) for displaying identification data used to identify the image sensing direction data of said camera at a position corresponding to the image sensing direction data of said camera (20), which is stored in said storage means (33), within the image sensable range displayed by said first display means (26, 30).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores image sensing direction data of a plurality of cameras.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising selection means for selecting one of the image sensing direction data of said plurality of cameras which are stored in said storage means, and wherein said second display means displays identification data used to identify the image sensing direction data selected by said selection means at a position corresponding to the image sensing direction data selected by said selection means within the image sensable range displayed by said first display means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising deletion means for deleting the image sensing data of said camera which is stored in said storage means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage means further stores image sensing magnification data corresponding to the image sensing direction data of said camera.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising third display means for displaying an image sensing frame corresponding to the image sensing magnification data stored in said storage means within the image sensable range of said camera which is displayed by said first display means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for driving a predetermined camera in accordance with image sensing direction data of a camera which is stored in said storage means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising control means for driving a predetermined camera in accordance with image sensing direction data selected by said selection means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image sensing direction data of said camera includes pan and tilt angles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said camera control apparatus disclosed in claim 1 is connected to a predetermined data network, and said predetermined camera is a camera connected to the data network.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
93 words
A camera control method, characterized by comprising: first display step (S14) of displaying an image sensable range of a camera on image display means (24); storage step (S5) of storing image sensing direction data of said camera (20); and second display step (S6) of displaying identification data used to identify the image sensing direction data of said camera (20) at a position corresponding to the image sensing direction data of said camera (20), which is stored at said storage step (S5), within the image sensable range displayed at said first display step (S14).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 11, wherein at said storage step image sensing direction data of a plurality of cameras is stored.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method according to claim 12, further comprising selection step of selecting one of the image sensing direction data of said plurality of cameras which are stored at said storage step, and wherein at said second display step displaying identification data used to identify the image sensing direction data selected at said selection step at a position corresponding to the image sensing direction data selected at said selection step within the image sensable range displayed at said first display step, is processed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 11, further comprising deletion step of deleting the image sensing data of said camera which is stored at said storage step.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 11, wherein at said storage step further storing image sensing magnification data corresponding to the image sensing direction data of said camera is processed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 15, further comprising third display step of displaying an image sensing frame corresponding to the image sensing magnification data stored at said storage step within the image sensable range of said camera which is displayed at said first display step.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 11, further comprising control step of driving a predetermined camera in accordance with image sensing direction data of a camera which is stored at said storage step.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 13, further comprising control step of driving a predetermined camera in accordance with image sensing direction data selected at said selection step.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 11, wherein the image sensing direction data of said camera includes pan and tilt angles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 17, wherein a camera control apparatus using the method disclosed in claim 11 is connected to a predetermined data network, and said predetermined camera is a camera connected to the data network.
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