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Television conference system and method therefor
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-07-17
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Granted: 1998-05-26
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Expires: 2015-07-17
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for displaying an image captured by a video camera displays a window of the captured image, buttons displayed about the window for scrolling the image, and a sizing button displayed adjacent the window for enlarging/reducing the size of the window. If an operator wishes to pan, tilt or zoom the video camera, the operator manipulates the scroll buttons and sizing button for scrolling the image horizontally or vertically and sizing the window. The apparatus causes the camera to tilt or pan in accordance with the scrolling of the window by the scrolling operation and causes the camera to zoom in or out in accordance with the sizing operation. The apparatus is adapted to display an icon which is a miniature image of the image captured by the video camera. When this icon is selected, the application using the video camera is started. The icon is not displayed if the video camera is operating abnormally.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsushi Inagaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:02
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/15; G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/22; G09G5/24; G09G5/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A display controlling apparatus for displaying an output image, which is obtained from image pick up means, on a monitor screen, said apparatus comprising: discriminating means for discriminating whether or not said image pick up means operates; and display control means for controlling a display of an icon corresponding to application software for said image pick up means on the monitor screen wherein the icon is formed on the basis of the output image from said image pick up means when said discrimination means discriminates that said image pick up means operates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A display controlling apparatus for displaying an output image, which is obtained from image pick up means, on a monitor screen, said apparatus comprising: discriminating means for discriminating whether or not said image pick up means operates; and display control means for controlling a display of an icon corresponding to application software for said image pick up means on the monitor screen wherein the icon is formed on the basis of the output image from said image pick up means when said discrimination means discriminates that said image pick up means operates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
A display controlling method for displaying an output image, which is obtained from an image input device, on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of: a discriminating step of discriminating whether or not the image input device operates; and a display controlling step of controlling a display of an icon corresponding to application software for the image input device on the monitor screen, wherein the icon is formed on the basis of the output image from the image input device when the image input device is discriminated as being in operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
A display controlling method for displaying an output image, which is obtained from an image input device, on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of: a discriminating step of discriminating whether or not the image input device operates; and a display controlling step of controlling a display of an icon corresponding to application software for the image input device on the monitor screen, wherein the icon is formed on the basis of the output image from the image input device when the image input device is discriminated as being in operation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The display controlling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for executing the application upon clicking the icon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The display controlling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for deleting the icon in a case where said discriminating means discriminates that said image pick up means does not operate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The display controlling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for updating the icon at a predetermined time period.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The display controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the icon is formed by performing a reduction process on the output image from said image pick up means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The display controlling method according to claim 2, wherein the icon displayed at said display controlling step is formed by processing the output image from the image input device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The display controlling method according to claim 2, wherein the application is executed by clicking the icon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The display controlling method according to claim 2, wherein the icon is deleted in a case where said image input device is discriminated at said discriminating step as being not in operation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The display controlling method according to claim 2, wherein the icon is updated at a predetermined time period.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The display controlling method according to claim 7, wherein a process which is performed on the output image is reduction.
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