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Image-sensing control method and apparatus, image sensing system, and storage medium containing program for executing image-sensing control method
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-02-19
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Granted: 2000-11-21
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Expires: 2017-02-19
Abstract
Abstract An image sensing system, including visual telephone and teleconference terminals, connected via a network. Each terminal has a video camera placed on a pan head, and can display a video image sensed by the video camera connected to the terminal and a video image sensed by a video camera of a communication-destination terminal, on a monitor connected to the terminal. Each terminal detects whether or not the video camera is placed on the remote-controllable pan head, and mutually transmits the result of detection to its communication-destination terminal. At each terminal, if the direction of the video camera can be controlled by the pan head, a pan-head control panel is displayed with the video image from the video camera, on the monitor. Further, if the video camera of the communication-destination terminal is placed on a remote-controllable pan head, a pan-head control panel for the pan head of the communication-destination terminal is displayed with the video image from the communication-destination terminal, on the monitor.
Inventors
- 👤 Kan Ito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/147; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/63; H04N23/631; H04N23/632; H04N23/633; H04N23/66; H04N23/661; H04N7/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
An image-sensing control apparatus comprising: image sensing means; a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing means; detection means for detecting whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are connected to each other; and display control means for controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction by the pan head based on a detection detected by said detection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
An image-sensing control apparatus comprising: image sensing means; a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing means; detection means for detecting whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are connected to each other; and display control means for controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction by the pan head based on a detection detected by said detection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The image sensing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said detection means detects whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are physically connected.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The image-sensing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said detection means detects whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are electrically connected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The image-sensing control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said detection means detects status of electricity-supply to said pan head.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The image-sensing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if said detection means detects that said pan head and said image sensing means are not connected to each other, said display control means does not display the control panel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The image-sensing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display control means displays the control panel, if said detection means detects that said pan head and said image sensing means are connected to each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The image-sensing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said said image sensing means is placed on the pan head.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
85 words
An image-sensing control method for an image sensing control apparatus for controlling image sensing means and a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing means, comprising: a detection step of detecting whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are connected to each other; and a display control step of controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction by the pan head based on a detection detected at said detection step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
85 words
An image-sensing control method for an image sensing control apparatus for controlling image sensing means and a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing means, comprising: a detection step of detecting whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are connected to each other; and a display control step of controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction by the pan head based on a detection detected at said detection step.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The image-sensing control method according to claim 8, wherein at said detection step, whether or not said pan he ad and said image sensing means are physically connected is detected.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The image-sensing control method according to claim 8, wherein at said detection step, whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are electrically connected is detected.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The image-sensing control method according to claim 10, wherein status of electricity-supply to said pan head is detected at said detection step.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
The image-sensing control method according to claim 8, wherein if it is detected at said detection step that said pan head and said image sensing means are not connected with each other, the control panel is not displayed at said display control step.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
The image-sensing control method according to claim 8, wherein in said display control step, the control panel is displayed, if it is detected at said detection step that said pan head and said image sensing means are connected to each other.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
140 words
An image sensing system which transmits at least image information via a transmission line, comprising: an image sensing apparatus which converts an optical image of an image-sensed object into an electrical signal; a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing apparatus; detection means for detecting whether or not said pan head and said image sensing apparatus are connected; notification means for notifying connection status between said pan head and said image sensing apparatus, detected by said detection means, to a communication-destination apparatus, via said transmission line; and display control means for controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction of said image sensing apparatus based on the connection status detected by said detection means or based on the connection status received from said communication-destination apparatus via said transmission line.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
140 words
An image sensing system which transmits at least image information via a transmission line, comprising: an image sensing apparatus which converts an optical image of an image-sensed object into an electrical signal; a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing apparatus; detection means for detecting whether or not said pan head and said image sensing apparatus are connected; notification means for notifying connection status between said pan head and said image sensing apparatus, detected by said detection means, to a communication-destination apparatus, via said transmission line; and display control means for controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction of said image sensing apparatus based on the connection status detected by said detection means or based on the connection status received from said communication-destination apparatus via said transmission line.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
The image sensing system according to claim 14, wherein said display control means displays the control panel, when said pan head and said image sensing apparatus are connected to each other, thus enabling image sensing in the image sensing direction designated by said control panel.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The image sensing system according to claim 14, wherein said detection means detects whether or not said image sensing apparatus and said pan head are physically connected.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The image sensing system according to claim 14, wherein said detection means detects whether or not said image sensing apparatus and said pan head are electrically connected.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The image-sensing system according to claim 17, wherein said detection means detects status of electricity-supply to said pan head.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
55 words
The image sensing system according to claim 15, wherein if said detection means detects that said pan head and said image sensing apparatus are not connected to each other, said display control means does not display the control panel for designating the image sensing direction of said image sensing apparatus controlled by said pan head.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
96 words
A storage medium containing a program for executing an image-sensing control method for an image-sensing control apparatus having image sensing means and a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing means, said program comprising: a detection process module for detecting whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are connected to each other; and a display control process module for controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction by the pan head based on a detection detected at said detection process module.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
96 words
A storage medium containing a program for executing an image-sensing control method for an image-sensing control apparatus having image sensing means and a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing means, said program comprising: a detection process module for detecting whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are connected to each other; and a display control process module for controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction by the pan head based on a detection detected at said detection process module.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
29 words
The storage medium according to claim 20, wherein at said detection process module, whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are physically connected is detected.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
29 words
The storage medium according to claim 20, wherein at said detection process module, whether or not said pan head and said image sensing means are electrically connected is detected.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
92 words
A computer-readable storage medium containing a program for executing an image-sensing control method for an image-sensing control apparatus having image sensing means and a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing means, said program comprising: a function detection process module for detecting a function of said image sensing means; and a function display process module for controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction of said image sensing means based on the result of detection at said function detection process module.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
92 words
A computer-readable storage medium containing a program for executing an image-sensing control method for an image-sensing control apparatus having image sensing means and a pan head for controlling an image sensing direction of said image sensing means, said program comprising: a function detection process module for detecting a function of said image sensing means; and a function display process module for controlling a displaying status of a control panel for designating the image sensing direction of said image sensing means based on the result of detection at said function detection process module.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
27 words
The storage medium according to claim 23, wherein the function of said image sensing means includes at least one of auto-exposure function, auto-focusing function and zooming function.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
28 words
The storage medium according to claim 23, further comprising a display control process module for displaying the function detected at said function detection process module on a monitor.
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