Image capturing device, control method for grouping image capturing devices, and control system thereof

1. A control method for grouping image capturing devices adapted for controlling a plurality of image capturing devices, each of the plurality of image capturing devices having a direction detection unit for indicating a current direction, the method comprising:

providing a steering command to at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices, the steering command indicating a specified region;

for each of the plurality of image capturing devices receiving the steering command, calculating a steering angle according to the current direction and the specified region; and

driving each of the plurality of image capturing devices receiving the steering command to capture the specified region according to the steering angle;

wherein the step of providing a steering command to at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices, the steering command indicating a specified region comprises:

grouping at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices into a specified group according to a selecting command; and

providing the steering command to the plurality of image capturing devices of the specified group;

wherein for the at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices of the specified group, the calculations of the steering angles are independent.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of driving each of the plurality of image capturing devices receiving the steering command to capture the specified region according to the steering angle comprises:

performing distortion correction to an area for calibrating and taking an image of the area for calibrating as an image captured in the specified region.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of calculating the steering angle comprises:

each of the plurality of image capturing devices receiving the steering command calculating the area for calibrating in a panoramic image according to the specified region.

4. An image capturing device, comprising:

a direction detection unit for indicating a current direction;

an image sensor for capturing an image of the current direction;

a command receiving unit for receiving a steering command, the steering command indicating a specified region;

a computing unit coupled to the direction detection unit and the command receiving unit for calculating a steering angle according to the current direction and the specified region; and

a driving unit coupled to the image sensor for driving the image capturing device to capture the specified region according to the steering angle;

wherein the image capturing device is grouped into a specified group according to a selecting command, and the calculation of the steering angle of the image capturing device is independent from another image capturing device of the specified group.

5. The image capturing device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a calibrating unit coupled to the computing unit, the image sensor, and the driving unit, for performing distortion correction to an area for calibrating in a panoramic image and taking an image of the area for calibrating as an image captured in the specified region.

6. A control system for grouping image capturing devices, comprising:

a plurality of image capturing devices, each of the plurality of image capturing devices comprising:

a direction detection unit for indicating a current direction;

an image sensor for capturing an image of the current direction;

a command receiving unit for receiving a steering command, the steering command indicating a specified region; and

a driving unit coupled to the image sensor for driving the corresponding image capturing device receiving the steering command to capture the specified region, wherein a steering angle is calculated according to the current direction and the specified region; and

an electronic device for generating the steering command;

wherein the electronic device generates a selecting command for determining at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices as a specified group and providing the steering command to the plurality of image capturing devices in the specified group, and for the at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices of the specified group, the calculations of the steering angles are independent.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of image capturing devices further comprises:

a computing unit coupled to the direction detection unit and the command receiving unit for calculating the steering angle according to the current direction and the specified region.

8. The system of claim 6 , further comprising:

a server for calculating the steering angle according to the current direction of each of the plurality of image capturing devices and the steering command generated by the electronic device and providing the plurality of steering angles to the plurality of corresponding image capturing devices.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the electronic device provides a control interface, and the control interface has a regional map, and the regional map records a plurality of installation locations corresponding to the plurality of image capturing devices.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the electronic device provides a control interface and the control interface has at least one direction selection unit for determining the specified region by an indicated direction.

11. The system of claim 6 , wherein the electronic device provides a direction detection unit for detecting a direction which the electronic device faces towards and a region which the electronic device faces towards is indicated as the specified region.

12. The system of claim 6 , further comprising:

at least one display unit having a plurality of displayed regions, wherein locations of the plurality of displayed regions correspond to locations of the plurality of image capturing devices in a physical region, and images captured by the plurality of image capturing devices are outputted to corresponding locations of the plurality of displayed regions.