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Image display apparatus, camera control apparatus and method
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-04-22
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Granted: 2003-04-01
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Expires: 2017-04-22
Abstract
Abstract An image display apparatus capable of selecting an arbitrary camera from a plurality of cameras connected via a network and displaying an image sensed by the selected camera. The image display apparatus includes a first memory unit for storing predetermined map data, a map display unit for displaying a map on a screen based on the map data stored in the first memory unit, a symbol display unit for superimposing a camera symbol indicative of the camera at an arbitrary position of the map displayed on the screen, and a second memory unit for storing the camera symbol in association with the position.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroki Yonezawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:52
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/18; H04N7/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A map edit apparatus for editing a map file comprising: a display device that controls a display of a map, a camera symbol on the map corresponding to a camera set at a real position, and a control pointer at a position neighboring the displayed camera symbol, said control pointer being used for defining a sensing direction of said camera; a setting device that turns said camera symbol by dragging said control pointer and sets the direction of said camera symbol as an initial sensing direction of said camera; and a storing device that stores information about the map edited and the direction of said camera symbol as a map edit file.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A map edit apparatus for editing a map file comprising: a display device that controls a display of a map, a camera symbol on the map corresponding to a camera set at a real position, and a control pointer at a position neighboring the displayed camera symbol, said control pointer being used for defining a sensing direction of said camera; a setting device that turns said camera symbol by dragging said control pointer and sets the direction of said camera symbol as an initial sensing direction of said camera; and a storing device that stores information about the map edited and the direction of said camera symbol as a map edit file.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The map edit apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said setting device sets a position of said camera symbol in accordance with an instruction of a predetermined pointing device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The map edit apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said display device selects an image file used as a background to place a camera symbol reads image data from the selected image file superimposes on the camera symbol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The map edit apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of areas where the camera symbols are arranged are displayed, and each of the areas includes a tab so that one of the areas can be selected.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of editing a map file, comprising the steps of: displaying a map, a camera symbol on the map corresponding to a camera set at a real position, and a control pointer at a position neighboring the displayed camera symbol, said control pointer being used for defining a sensing direction of said camera; turning said camera symbol by dragging said control pointer; setting the direction of said camera symbol as an initial sensing direction of said camera; and storing information about the map edited and the direction of said camera symbol as a map edit file.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of editing a map file, comprising the steps of: displaying a map, a camera symbol on the map corresponding to a camera set at a real position, and a control pointer at a position neighboring the displayed camera symbol, said control pointer being used for defining a sensing direction of said camera; turning said camera symbol by dragging said control pointer; setting the direction of said camera symbol as an initial sensing direction of said camera; and storing information about the map edited and the direction of said camera symbol as a map edit file.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
121 words
A memory medium storing computer program codes for a map editor for editing a map file which is utilized by an apparatus, comprising: program codes for displaying a map, a camera symbol on the map corresponding to a camera set at a real position, and a control pointer at a position neighboring the displayed camera symbol, said camera pointer being used for defining a sensing direction of said camera; program codes for turning said camera symbol by dragging said control pointer; program codes for setting the direction of said camera symbol as an initial sensing direction of said camera; and program codes for storing information about the map edited and the direction of said camera symbol as a map edit file.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
121 words
A memory medium storing computer program codes for a map editor for editing a map file which is utilized by an apparatus, comprising: program codes for displaying a map, a camera symbol on the map corresponding to a camera set at a real position, and a control pointer at a position neighboring the displayed camera symbol, said camera pointer being used for defining a sensing direction of said camera; program codes for turning said camera symbol by dragging said control pointer; program codes for setting the direction of said camera symbol as an initial sensing direction of said camera; and program codes for storing information about the map edited and the direction of said camera symbol as a map edit file.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The map edit apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an input device that reads a map, wherein said input device converts the read map to digital data, and said storing device stores the map data converted by said input device.
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